F1GOD’S WORLD
Introducing God’s World
Making rules for the classroom – links to looking after the world and looking after each other (PSED)
Circle Time
Pictures of people looking after/caring for the world – children/babies/elderly/police/fire etc
Activity
How do you look after each other in your family? – share photo’s/paint pictures/sort pictures/role play (home corner)
Activity/Display
Children to create a rainbow to show how they are caring for God’s world (use class reward system)
Red – good mannersYellow – listeningBlue – being considerate
Orange – kind actsGreen – helpfulnessPurple – sharing
Page 13 in 4 Creative Development (CD) “Children of God in one family” You tube
Page 14 Early Learning Goal: ‘Hear about and respond to the things God created for us’
Page 15 Poem about God making the world:
-children talk about the things they “think” God has made
-RE table/focus area: small world tray – farm animals/sand/water/lego/trees/wood/plants
-children create their own world
-Observe and ask key questions: “Why have you chosen____?” / “What is the weather like in your world___?” / “What animals live there____?” / “Who looks after it? Etc
Page 16: Reflective Activity
b) play guess the noise - (interactive)
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6 Knowledge & Understanding of the World (KUW)
Make ‘Autumn Book’ – children to write/say ‘Thank you God for______’
Additional songs: - “If I were a butterfly”
Assessment Opportunities
Activity
Think of 3 things God has created: story/walk – make picture/collage/writing – discuss what God didn’t create (manufactured goods)
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Creation Story: You Tube: Bible Story Series – Genesis the creation of the world (very child friendly) – children could make a dance/art work of this (use for Collective Worship)
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Reflection
d) Prayer: Song: “He’s got the whole world in his hands”
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Follow Up in Areas of Learning
1 (CLL): use fabric and small world as well as pictures
2 (MD): Days of the week – sequencing/talking about what they do on different days of the week
7 Make a list of the things they saw on the way to school
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Assessment Opportunity
You Tube: Beginners Bible for Kids – Creation (27 minutes) – watch in sections/use as Collective Worship/use as discussion starters
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Adult Led Focus Activity
Children to think about someone at school/in class that is special to them (throughout the week) – write the person’s name on a heart and put it in a special box – Teacher to pick out a name – children to say why they are special to them
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Follow Up in Areas of Learning
1 (CLL) use special pens/decorate their name
2 (MD)Activity ‘Finger Prints’: unique pattern for everyone in the world – link to pattern world (Maths) and use different coloured paint
Activity Introduce Class Prayer Book – just before lunchtime select a child to lead prayer and contribute to class prayer book – ‘Why have you chosen this prayer?’
Additional Ideas
-invite parents/staff with new born babies to talk about how to look after them
-learn ‘makaton’ signs / Mr Tumble (cbeebies)
-Topic boxes: ‘ourselves’
Noah’s Ark
-small world
-PSED – Noah looking after all the different animals
-Maths problem solving – animals in two’s “Noah saw 12 legs on his ark which animals did he see?”
-Favourite animal and why
-How do we take care of our animals – link to pets
-Vets role play
-PE: moving like animals/role play the story
-Literacy: Who should stay on the Ark? Children have to give an alternative ending to the story where the ark begins to sink – the animals have to persuade Noah to let them stay on the ark
-Building Arks (block area)
-“Den Man” – Leeds (he builds Arks – ‘Artforms’)
-Link to team work PSED
-Song: “The animals came in two by two”
-Google Earth – look at their area where they live and compare to other countries (EAL children)
-Differences in God’s World/respecting other people & cultures
-Directions (Maths)
-Sea/land comparisons – art work
-Space: stars/moon/planets
-Fun Fact File for God’s World
-Newsround: good/bad news share & discuss
Questions for God’s World
-If you could visit anywhere in God’s World where would it be and why?
-Has God forgotten anything in his world?
-If you could add day 8 to the story what would you create?
-What would you change about God’s world? Why?
-If God was next to you now what would he/you say about his world?
-What other sign could God have sent as a ‘promise’ (Noah’s Ark)?
-If you were in charge of the Ark what (5) things would you save and why?
Have “question of the week”
‘The Tale of the Three Trees (links to Creation Story)
You Tube: The legend of the three trees (watch in parts)
Plant 3 different types of plant/veg/flower
Talk about ‘aspirations’ – ‘when I grow up___’ ‘This year___’
How you can use God’s World: fundraising