Who made the world?

In RE this half term, we’ll be exploring the question, ‘Who made the world?’.

In our first RE lesson, we learned about the creation story in the Bible.

Christians believe God created the world in seven days.
Each day, he made another part of the world.
He created light to make night and day, and all the land, sky, and oceans. He made humans, animals and all living things.
On the seventh day, God rested.

We then discussed Christianity – What is Christianity?

The children really impressed me with their prior knowledge of Christianity.

We explored the school looking for Christian influence. We were surprised by how many things we found and the ways in which they affect our daily life at school.

• the altar
• a painting of St James
• the cross
• Christian values
• shells
• Bible story
• reflection areas
• candles
• Bible
• cloth
• prayer book
• liturgy

Help at home by discussing the Christian influence we found around school. Here are some questions to spark discussion.

Who is St James?

What do the shells represent?

What are our Christian values? Which (if any) is the most important?

Which of our Christian values have you demonstrated this week?

Recaps

Each week, we’ll start our RE sessions with a recap in which children will recall key facts about 6 religions (Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Sikhism):

• symbols
• places of worship
• festivals and celebrations

Help at home by learning some key religious facts. Can your child draw any of the symbols for the 6 religions we’ll learn about?

We’d love to celebrate all the fantastic learning that happens at home – perhaps you could share some drawings of religious symbols with us?