LESSON 1

Wednesday 5th March 2014LOFT: TBAT identify similarities and differences between

Christian, Jewish and Muslim creation stories

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Discuss in Table Groups

Where would we find these versions of Creation stories?

What are the main features of Creation?What happened on each DAY?

Why is it written in days?Creation Story

LOFT: TBAT identify similarities and differences between Christian, Jewish and Muslim creation

stories Read through the Creation Rap

In table groups, prepare a performance of the rap.You can use equipment in the classroom as

instruments... STOMP-Style!

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LOFT: TBAT identify similarities and differences between Christian, Jewish and Muslim creation

stories

In pairs, create a Venn diagram comparing the Islamic and Judeo-Christian Creation Stories

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LESSON 2

Friday 7th March 2014LOFT: TBAT identify moral issues that arise in creation

stories

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Discuss in Table Groups

What is a creation story?What are ‘Yin and Yang’?

Chinese Creation Story

LOFT: TBAT identify moral issues that arise in creation stories

The terms yin and yang originated in ancient Chinese philosophy.

Yin and yang mean literally the “dark side” and the “sunny side” of a hill.

In Chinese and much other Eastern thought, they represent the opposites of which the world is thought to be composed: dark and light, female and male, Earth and heaven, death and

birth, matter and spirit. This is called a system of dualism, or two-sidedness.

The two forces yin and yang are believed to be complementary and contrasting principles.

Each makes up for what the other lacks, and the wholeness of the world would be incomplete if there were a deficiency of

either.

LOFT: TBAT identify moral issues that arise in creation stories

Create a table of Yin and Yang using examples from home and school.

Yin (Light side) Yang (Dark side)Not dropping litterLuke Skywalker

Pollution Darth Vader

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LOFT: TBAT identify moral issues that arise in creation stories

Use a compass to draw the symbol for Yin

and Yang.Decide which side these

belong on and label.

FemaleMale

PassiveActive

SunMoon

BrightDarkSoftHard

AboveBelow

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LESSON THREE

Monday 10th March 2014LOFT: TBAT read and discuss stories and ideas related to

creation

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Discuss in Table Groups

What creation stories have we read?How are they similar/different?

What do we believe about the creation of the world?

LOFT: TBAT read and discuss stories and ideas related to creation

Read the Aboriginal Creation Story.Try to summarise the story into 50 words in

your book. (5 Mins)

Read the Maori Creation Story.Discuss how the Aboriginal and Maori stories

compare.

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LOFT: TBAT read and discuss stories and ideas related to creation

Creation Story ArtUsing the style of traditional

Aboriginal Art, create a scene from one of the creation stories.

Aboriginal Art – uses dots and earth colours to show events that have happened.

LOFT: TBAT read and discuss stories and ideas related to creation

HomeworkCompare the Aboriginal and Maori Creation Stories to the other stories

we have read.

Due Wednesday 12th March 2014

Wednesday 12th March 2014LOFT: TBAT read and discuss stories and ideas related to

creation

Success Criteria

All must be able to retell religious stories, and suggest reasons for different beliefs (Level 2)

Most should show some awareness of similarities between religions (Level 2)

Some could make links between beliefs and sources, including religious stories (Level 3)

LOFT: TBAT read and discuss stories and ideas related to creationComplete the table with information about the Creation Stories.

Use colouring pencils to underline events that are similar between the stories.Make a list of possible reasons why creation stories differ in different parts of the world.

Judeo-Christian

Islamic Chinese Aboriginal Maori

AustraliaDreams are memories from the Creation periodAll living things are connected

New ZealandCreation came from the separation of the Sky Father and Earth Mother.All living things are connected

LESSON 4

LOFT: TBAT read and discuss stories and ideas related to creation

HomeworkHave your homework out on the desk.Organiser open for HWK Housepoint!

Wednesday 12th March 2014LOFT: TBAT express feelings through variety of media

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Read the Yanomani Creation StoryWhat happens in the story?

What part of the world might it be from?Why do you think that?

LOFT: TBAT express feelings through variety of media

South AmericaThe story is from the Yanomami, an indigenous tribe of people

that live in the Amazon Rainforest.The Yanomami, along with other tribes that live there, depend

on the rainforest for survival. They respect the earth, only using what they need.

The Creation Stories show this respect and dependence on the land.

Because there are so many tribes, with their own language and culture (and very little writing is used), the creation stories

are all slightly different.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPvkbOk2aq8

LOFT: TBAT express feelings through variety of media

TaskIn pairs, write your own South American

Creation Story, using the following criteria:

o Show respect for the landoHumans created from.oGreat animal as the Creator

LESSON 5

Friday 14th March 2014LOFT: To collect and consider information about the

universe

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In Pairs...Research other Creation stories that we have not

studied.Prepare a presentation on a Creation Story of your

choice.• http://www.innovationslearning.co.uk/subjects/re/in

formation/creation/creation_home.htm• http://www.magictails.com/creationlinks.html• http://www.dreamscape.com/morgana/uranus.htm

LESSON 6 – ASSESSMENT

Friday 14th March 2014LOFT: TBAT describe and compare a number of Creation

Stories

TaskDemonstrate your knowledge of Creation

Stories in a poem.Use the Assessment Criteria to help you

plan what to write in your poem.This will be completed for Homework.