Creative Approaches to Teaching Primary RE

As an increasingly significant aspect of primary teaching, Creative Approaches to Teaching Primary RE is the essential companion to help bring creativity to life in the classroom. The text begins with a discussion of creative education and the value of Religious Education, moving on to reflect on the cross-curricular nature of the subject, exploring ways of introducing creativity to the classroom, through the medium of Religious Education. Each chapter provides ideas and activities demonstrating how pedagogy and theory can be applied in practice within a school setting. The inclusion of case studies will help you consider how to develop creative approaches in all curriculum areas. This book invites you to ask questions such as: * What is Creative Education? * Why should RE be included in the ever-changing curriculum? * How can I use Religious Education to generate a more creative environment in the classroom?

ISBN 1408204401   DEWEY edition DC22 ISBN13 9781408204405 (What's this?)   Pages 192 Publisher Pearson Education Limited   Weight (grammes) 346 Imprint Longman   Published in Harlow Format Paperback   Height (mm) 240 Publication date 28 Dec 2009   Width (mm) 170 DEWEY 372.84044   Academic level Professional / Scholarly

Dedication Preface Chapter 1: What is Creative Education? What is Creativity? Learning Creatively Being Creative Measuring Creativity What is Creative Religious Education? Chapter 2: The Purpose of Religious Education Brief History of the changing role of Religious Education in schools Chapter 3: The Value of Religious Education What is the Value of RE in Primary Schools? The Value of Skills- based approach to RE * The Value of Communication Skills in RE** The Value of Reflective Skills in RE * The Value of Thinking Skills in RE * The Value of Enquiry Skills in RE Chapter 4: Creatively Connecting RE An overview of the benefits of making cross-curricular and thematic links with Creative and Expressive Arts and Religious Education Chapter 5: What are the Connections with Art and RE?* RE and Visual Art Connecting with the Art Curriculum Exploring RE and Art* * Architechture * Advertising * NC links Interpretation of religion through Visual Art * Cartoons* * Windows* * NC links Expression of religion through Visual Art * Celebrations * Personal expressions of faith * Calligraphy * Allegory * NC links Chapter 6: What are the Connections with Dance and RE?* RE and Dance Connecting with the PE Curriculum A Themed Dance * an activity idea a taste of India * NC links Dancing in Groups * Creating a Class dance* * NC links Movement with Meaning * Interpreting people's faith through movement * Interpreting a hymn through movement * Words in Hymns * A class dance with words and hymns * NC Links Sacred Dance Chapter 7: What are the Connections with Drama and RE?* RE and Drama Conecting with the English Curriculum * Dramatic Conventions * Persona dolls * The godly play * Hot seating* o Exploring dilemmas o Conscious alley o Corner running o Expert groups and snowballing * NC links Group Drama * Freeze Frame * Powered Body Sculpture * Role Play and Shadow puppets * TV shows * NC links Class Drama * Choral Reading * Court room drama * Class Improvisation* * NC links Chapter 8: What are the Connections with Music and RE?* RE and Music Connecting with the Music Curriculum Creating and Performing Music * Simple to manage body sounds * Not so difficult to manage make your own song* * Farily Tricky to manage composing music * NC links Interpreting and Appraising Music * Desert Island Disks * Interpretation of Music* * Listening to Music * NC links Spiritual Music * Choral Reading/Singing * Chanting the Sacred sound of Aum * NC links The Internet and Music * Secondlife * Apple itunes * Hymns * Radio Chapter 9: Using Creative Resources in Religious Education Creative Use of Electronic Resources* * DVD, Video, YouTube * CD ROMS * Websites* * Online Teacher resources* * Online Children's Activities * Virtual Communities that can support RE lessons * Online Research in RE * Online Information about RE Creative Use of People* Creative Use of Artefacts* Creative use of Paper Resources * Children's Books * Teacher's Books Where can I get Resources? 10 Top Resource Tips Personal Training Plan Chapter 10: Planning for Creative Religious Education Creative Planning Types of Planning Creating Medium Term Plans in RE How to write a Medium Term Plan for RE* How to write a Short Term Plan for RE* Thematic and Cross Curricular Medium Term Planning Differentiation Examples of Planning * Figure 1 Thematic plan for Year 1 * Figure 2 Thematic plan based on TASC for Year 2* * Figure 3 Medium Term Plan based on TASC for Year 2* * Figure 4 Cross curricular Medium Term Plan for Year 5/6 * Figure 5 Cross curricular Short Term Plan for Year 3/4* Chapter 11: Creatively Assessing Religious Education The Planning Cycle What is Assessment? How do I Assess? * Self and Peer assessment * Teacher assessments What Evidence Shows Learning?* How do I collect Evidence? Levelling a child in RE* Chapter 12: What d

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