2. LESSON 1

3. Wednesday 5 th March 2014 LOFT: TBAT identify similarities and differences between Christian, Jewish and Muslim creation stories End 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

4. 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!STOMP-Style End

5. 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 End

6. LESSON 2

7. Read the Jewish/Christian and Islamic stories. Make a list of similarities in your book.

8. Friday 7 th March 2014 LOFT: TBAT identify moral issues that arise in creation stories End Discuss in Table Groups What is a creation story? What are ‘Yin and Yang’? Chinese Creation Story

9. dualism 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.

10. 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 litter Luke Skywalker Pollution Darth Vader End

11. 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. Female Male Passive Active Sun Moon Bright Dark Soft Hard Above Below End

12. LESSON THREE

13. Monday 10 th March 2014 LOFT: TBAT read and discuss stories and ideas related to creation End 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?

14. 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. End

15. LOFT: TBAT read and discuss stories and ideas related to creation Creation Story Art Using the style of traditional Aboriginal Art, create a scene from one of the creation stories.

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

17. LOFT: TBAT read and discuss stories and ideas related to creation Homework Compare the Aboriginal and Maori Creation Stories to the other stories we have read. Due Wednesday 12 th March 2014

18. Wednesday 12 th March 2014 LOFT: 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)

19. LOFT: TBAT read and discuss stories and ideas related to creation Complete 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 IslamicChineseAboriginalMaori Australia Dreams are memories from the Creation period All living things are connected New Zealand Creation came from the separation of the Sky Father and Earth Mother. All living things are connected

20. LESSON 4

21. LOFT: TBAT read and discuss stories and ideas related to creation Homework Have your homework out on the desk. Organiser open for HWK Housepoint!

22. Wednesday 12 th March 2014 LOFT: TBAT express feelings through variety of media End Read the Yanomani Creation Story What happens in the story? What part of the world might it be from? Why do you think that?

23. LOFT: TBAT express feelings through variety of media South America The 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

24. LOFT: TBAT express feelings through variety of media Task In pairs, write your own South American Creation Story, using the following criteria: o Show respect for the land o Humans created from. o Great animal as the Creator

25. LESSON 5

26. Friday 14 th March 2014 LOFT: To collect and consider information about the universe End 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/inf ormation/creation/creation_home.htm http://www.innovationslearning.co.uk/subjects/re/inf ormation/creation/creation_home.htm http://www.magictails.com/creationlinks.html http://www.dreamscape.com/morgana/uranus.htm

27. LESSON 6 – ASSESSMENT

28. Friday 14 th March 2014 LOFT: TBAT describe and compare a number of Creation Stories Task Demonstrate 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.