How did the world begin?

Exploring a range of creation stories in imaginative ways, children present their own ideas using art and language.

Teacher video: How did the world begin?

An overview video to support the teaching of this unit.

Lessons

Introductory lesson: Respectful Religion and worldviews – What do I believe?

  • To show respect when talking about big ideas.

Lesson 1: What is creation?

  • To identify what creation means in relation to the natural world.

Lesson 2: What might some Jewish and Christian people think about creation?

  • To recognise that some people believe God created the world by listening to the Jewish and Christian creation stories.

Lesson 3: What do some Hindu people believe about creation?

  • To recognise that there are different creation stories to explain how the world began.

Lesson 4: What do creation stories suggest to some people about God?

  • To express ideas about what a creator might be like based on creation stories.

Lesson 5: How do some Humanists believe the world began?

  • To know that many Humanists use science to understand how the world began.

Lesson 6: Where did the world come from?

  • To explore and express ideas about how the world began.

Key skills

Personal

  • Talking about simple ideas
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Key knowledge

Personal

To know:

  • What they and
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Key vocabulary

belief

believe

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Vocabulary: R&W – Y1 How did the world begin?

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