Our Wonderful World
Explore the wonders of our world with this Creation Story KS1 scheme of work designed for Year 1 Religious Education. Through studying different religious creation stories, your children will read captivating tales, examine stunning photographs of the world, and share their thoughts on what makes our world so special.
The provided lesson plans, slides, differentiated activity ideas, and range of printable resources make teaching this RE scheme of work a piece of cake, leaving you free to enjoy teaching your class about what makes our world special.
Why not upgrade to our Our Amazing World Topic Bundle – perfect if you're looking for a cross-curricular approach to your teaching.
A Knowledge Organiser is available to support the learning in this scheme. It is included in the Complete Series download or can be purchased individually.
What makes the World Special?
This first lesson asks children to think about and discuss what they think makes our world special. The children will be shown amazing photographs from around the world as a catalyst for discussion. They will be encouraged to think about the content of each photo and what is special about it.
What's included:
- Lesson plan
- Slides
- Activity ideas
- Differentiated worksheets
- Differentiated picture cards
- Differentiated poster sheets
The Creation Story
Your children will be told the creation story according to Jews, Christians, and Muslims and will find out why this story is similar across the three religions. The children can then retell the story in a variety of ways during the activity section of the lesson.
What's included:
- Lesson plan
- Slides
- Activity ideas
- Differentiated worksheets
- Differentiated story wheel sheets
The Hindu Creation Story
In this lesson, the children will learn about the Hindu creation story. They will find out who Vishnu, Brahma, and Shiva are and what role they have in the story. By the end of the lesson, the children will have thought about what similarities and differences this story has with the Jewish, Christian, and Muslim creation story they explored in the previous lesson.
What's included:
- Lesson plan
- Slides
- Activity ideas
- Differentiated worksheets
- Story sheets
- Extracts sheet
The Sky and Heaven
During this lesson, your class will describe the sky and think about what Heaven means to them. They will be shown a variety of images that are accompanied by different religions' descriptions of Heaven to support them. There is also the chance for children to consider what they think Heaven is like.
What's included:
- Lesson plan
- Slides
- Activity ideas
- Differentiated worksheets
- Picture cards
- Sentence cards
Plants
This lesson focuses on how the creation of plants is explained by different religions. Your class will be encouraged to think about why plants are important and what plants are used for. During the activities, they will either record why plants are important or they will match more unusual plants to their names using clues.
What's included:
- Lesson plan
- Slides
- Activity ideas
- Differentiated worksheets
- Picture cards
- Fact cards
- Answer sheet
Animals and People
In the final lesson of this series, your class will think about how animals and people are created in different creation stories. During the activities, they can either think about why people should look after the world, or create and name their own animals. The lesson ends with the children thinking about what skills they have and what makes them special.
What's included:
- Lesson plan
- Slides
- Activity ideas
- Differentiated worksheets
- Picture cards
This Year 1 RE Knowledge Organiser has been created to complement the study of the Worldviews Beliefs and Values strand within our RE and worldviews resource offer. It is designed to support your children's understanding of key vocabulary and big ideas covered in this scheme of work, while signposting prior learning. Children are also encouraged to reflect on 'Ways of Knowing' about religion and worldviews, and to think deeply about the topic through the 'Thinking Questions' provided.
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Our Wonderful World
Explore the wonders of our world with this Creation Story KS1 scheme of work designed for Year 1 Religious Education. Through studying different religious creation stories, your children will read captivating tales, examine stunning photographs of the world, and share their thoughts on what makes our world so special.
The provided lesson plans, slides, differentiated activity ideas, and range of printable resources make teaching this RE scheme of work a piece of cake, leaving you free to enjoy teaching your class about what makes our world special.
Why not upgrade to our Our Amazing World Topic Bundle – perfect if you're looking for a cross-curricular approach to your teaching.
A Knowledge Organiser is available to support the learning in this scheme. It is included in the Complete Series download or can be purchased individually.
What makes the World Special?
This first lesson asks children to think about and discuss what they think makes our world special. The children will be shown amazing photographs from around the world as a catalyst for discussion. They will be encouraged to think about the content of each photo and what is special about it.
What's included:
- Lesson plan
- Slides
- Activity ideas
- Differentiated worksheets
- Differentiated picture cards
- Differentiated poster sheets
The Creation Story
Your children will be told the creation story according to Jews, Christians, and Muslims and will find out why this story is similar across the three religions. The children can then retell the story in a variety of ways during the activity section of the lesson.
What's included:
- Lesson plan
- Slides
- Activity ideas
- Differentiated worksheets
- Differentiated story wheel sheets
The Hindu Creation Story
In this lesson, the children will learn about the Hindu creation story. They will find out who Vishnu, Brahma, and Shiva are and what role they have in the story. By the end of the lesson, the children will have thought about what similarities and differences this story has with the Jewish, Christian, and Muslim creation story they explored in the previous lesson.
What's included:
- Lesson plan
- Slides
- Activity ideas
- Differentiated worksheets
- Story sheets
- Extracts sheet
The Sky and Heaven
During this lesson, your class will describe the sky and think about what Heaven means to them. They will be shown a variety of images that are accompanied by different religions' descriptions of Heaven to support them. There is also the chance for children to consider what they think Heaven is like.
What's included:
- Lesson plan
- Slides
- Activity ideas
- Differentiated worksheets
- Picture cards
- Sentence cards
Plants
This lesson focuses on how the creation of plants is explained by different religions. Your class will be encouraged to think about why plants are important and what plants are used for. During the activities, they will either record why plants are important or they will match more unusual plants to their names using clues.
What's included:
- Lesson plan
- Slides
- Activity ideas
- Differentiated worksheets
- Picture cards
- Fact cards
- Answer sheet
Animals and People
In the final lesson of this series, your class will think about how animals and people are created in different creation stories. During the activities, they can either think about why people should look after the world, or create and name their own animals. The lesson ends with the children thinking about what skills they have and what makes them special.
What's included:
- Lesson plan
- Slides
- Activity ideas
- Differentiated worksheets
- Picture cards
This Year 1 RE Knowledge Organiser has been created to complement the study of the Worldviews Beliefs and Values strand within our RE and worldviews resource offer. It is designed to support your children's understanding of key vocabulary and big ideas covered in this scheme of work, while signposting prior learning. Children are also encouraged to reflect on 'Ways of Knowing' about religion and worldviews, and to think deeply about the topic through the 'Thinking Questions' provided.
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Explore the wonders of our world with this Creation Story KS1 scheme of work designed for Year 1 Religious Education. Through studying different religious creation stories, your children will read captivating tales, examine stunning photographs of the world, and share their thoughts on what makes our world so special.
The provided lesson plans, slides, differentiated activity ideas, and range of printable resources make teaching this RE scheme of work a piece of cake, leaving you free to enjoy teaching your class about what makes our world special.
Why not upgrade to our Our Amazing World Topic Bundle – perfect if you're looking for a cross-curricular approach to your teaching.
A Knowledge Organiser is available to support the learning in this scheme. It is included in the Complete Series download or can be purchased individually.
What makes the World Special?
This first lesson asks children to think about and discuss what they think makes our world special. The children will be shown amazing photographs from around the world as a catalyst for discussion. They will be encouraged to think about the content of each photo and what is special about it.
What's included:
- Lesson plan
- Slides
- Activity ideas
- Differentiated worksheets
- Differentiated picture cards
- Differentiated poster sheets
The Creation Story
Your children will be told the creation story according to Jews, Christians, and Muslims and will find out why this story is similar across the three religions. The children can then retell the story in a variety of ways during the activity section of the lesson.
What's included:
- Lesson plan
- Slides
- Activity ideas
- Differentiated worksheets
- Differentiated story wheel sheets
The Hindu Creation Story
In this lesson, the children will learn about the Hindu creation story. They will find out who Vishnu, Brahma, and Shiva are and what role they have in the story. By the end of the lesson, the children will have thought about what similarities and differences this story has with the Jewish, Christian, and Muslim creation story they explored in the previous lesson.
What's included:
- Lesson plan
- Slides
- Activity ideas
- Differentiated worksheets
- Story sheets
- Extracts sheet
The Sky and Heaven
During this lesson, your class will describe the sky and think about what Heaven means to them. They will be shown a variety of images that are accompanied by different religions' descriptions of Heaven to support them. There is also the chance for children to consider what they think Heaven is like.
What's included:
- Lesson plan
- Slides
- Activity ideas
- Differentiated worksheets
- Picture cards
- Sentence cards
Plants
This lesson focuses on how the creation of plants is explained by different religions. Your class will be encouraged to think about why plants are important and what plants are used for. During the activities, they will either record why plants are important or they will match more unusual plants to their names using clues.
What's included:
- Lesson plan
- Slides
- Activity ideas
- Differentiated worksheets
- Picture cards
- Fact cards
- Answer sheet
Animals and People
In the final lesson of this series, your class will think about how animals and people are created in different creation stories. During the activities, they can either think about why people should look after the world, or create and name their own animals. The lesson ends with the children thinking about what skills they have and what makes them special.
What's included:
- Lesson plan
- Slides
- Activity ideas
- Differentiated worksheets
- Picture cards
This Year 1 RE Knowledge Organiser has been created to complement the study of the Worldviews Beliefs and Values strand within our RE and worldviews resource offer. It is designed to support your children's understanding of key vocabulary and big ideas covered in this scheme of work, while signposting prior learning. Children are also encouraged to reflect on 'Ways of Knowing' about religion and worldviews, and to think deeply about the topic through the 'Thinking Questions' provided.
