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

Lesson 1: What is creation?

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

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

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

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

Lesson 6: Where did the world come from?

Key skills

Disciplinary

  • Asking questions about things
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Key knowledge

Personal

To know:

  • What they and
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Key vocabulary

belief

believe

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Equipment list

Equipment needed across all lessons in this unit.

This list does not include equipment which is usually readily available in the classroom (e.g pencils, A4 paper etc)

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Quantities marked × will update. Items without quantities are unaffected

  • A box with a lid (e.g. a shoe or chocolate box), covered or decorated and labelled ‘wonder box’

    ×1
  • A4 paper ×30
  • Coloured pens ×30
  • Scissors right- and left-handed options recommended. ×15
  • Glue stick ×15
  • Flipchart ×1
  • Large sheets of sugar paper

    ×8
  • Art materials, e.g. paint, pastels or pens.

    ×8
  • Art paper

    ×30

The equipment below is optional

  • Devices to take photos ×8
  • Video recording devices ×1
  • A Christian Bible ×1
  • A Torah book or scroll ×1
  • Props to tell the creation story

    ×1
  • Collage materials

    ×8
  • Building blocks or modelling clay

    ×8
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Knowledge organiser – R&W Y1: How did the world begin?

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

A display version of the key vocabulary from the 'How did the world begin?' unit.

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