Articles about Creation
‘What are stories of creation?’ How I used a NATRE resource to introduce younger learners to diverse perspectives
Last year I attended the Excellent RE course run by Adam Robertson in which we began to look at multidisciplinary RE. In the sessions, we looked at different ways of knowing and how they might be explored with pupils....
Why aren’t there dinosaurs in the Bible? If God made everything, who made God?
Creation, environment, faith and science: planning for better RE with bigger ideas and diverse opinions.
Reflective storytelling with 6- and 12-year-olds
Now for some original RE: Genesis refreshed
The Bible and wisdom: enquiry learning
Insects and engineering –the fingerprint of the Creator?
The relationship between science and religion has always been a contentious and fascinating one leading to questions such as ‘Can religion and science co-exist successfully in the classroom?’ and ‘How can we, as...
‘God made Adam and Eve because he had no one to love’
Rachel Buckby teaches RE to Reception pupils at St John’s School in Leicester. She asked her 4–5s to think about why the world is like it is. If God made the world, then why did God make things just as they are?...
The beginning of creative discussion
It’s Friday afternoon. Outside it’s cold, with an occasional lightly falling drop of rain hinting at imminent snowy weather, just in time for the weekend. Excited children, full of anticipation for tobogganing and...
Creation Incarnation Salvation: Three Christian concepts for young children
Our children are always making things; they are naturally creative. Creation is about God making things, and about a human responsibility to care for creation.
Our children love to dress up and become someone...