Why should we care for the world?

Building on their understanding of creation stories, children explore beliefs about the relationship between humans and nature.

Teacher video: Why should we care for the world?

An overview video to support the teaching of this unit.

Lessons

Lesson 1: Who owns the world?

  • To explore who might own the world through a creation story.

Lesson 2: Who can care for the world?

  • To investigate why some people believe God created humans last in the creation story.

Lesson 3: Why do some people believe we should care for the world?

  • To understand the meaning of stewardship through exploring quotes.

Lesson 4: What do some Muslim people believe about caring for the world?

  • To investigate what some Muslims believe about caring for the world by exploring stories about Muhammad.

Lesson 5: What other reasons are there for caring for the world?

  • To understand why some people believe it is important to care for the world by exploring ahimsa.

Lesson 6: Why should we care for the world?

  • To understand the importance of taking care of the world from different views.

Key skills

Finding out about religion

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Key knowledge

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Key vocabulary

ahimsa

belief

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Unit resources

Assessment – Religion and worldviews: Why should we care for the world?

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Religion and worldviews: Progression of pupils skills and knowledge

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