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PR-2850IRE Religious Education in the Classroom - Book 1

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Foreword<br />

This series of books aims to provide teachers with a wide variety of<br />

activities to support study of <strong>Religious</strong> <strong>Education</strong> <strong>in</strong> primary schools.<br />

The materials will help develop knowledge and understand<strong>in</strong>g of what it<br />

means to be a member of a faith community and how <strong>the</strong> teach<strong>in</strong>gs of<br />

<strong>the</strong>se religions relate to shared human experience.<br />

The activities offer a coverage of <strong>the</strong> skills and processes <strong>in</strong> <strong>Religious</strong><br />

<strong>Education</strong>, namely:<br />

• <strong>in</strong>vestigation • <strong>in</strong>terpretation<br />

• reflection • empathy<br />

• evaluation • analysis<br />

• syn<strong>the</strong>sis • application<br />

• expression<br />

They can be used for whole class <strong>in</strong>vestigations and discussions, or by<br />

groups and pairs to engage <strong>in</strong> fur<strong>the</strong>r research.<br />

Each book engages <strong>in</strong> a study of Christianity (50% of activities) and<br />

fur<strong>the</strong>r <strong>in</strong>vestigations that cover:<br />

• Buddhism<br />

• Islam<br />

• Judaism<br />

• Sikhism<br />

<strong>Book</strong>s <strong>in</strong> this series are:<br />

View<strong>in</strong>g Sample<br />

• <strong>Religious</strong> <strong>Education</strong> <strong>Book</strong> 1 (5 – 8 year olds)<br />

• <strong>Religious</strong> <strong>Education</strong> <strong>Book</strong> 2 (9 – 10 year olds)<br />

• <strong>Religious</strong> <strong>Education</strong> <strong>Book</strong> 3 (11 – 12 year olds)<br />

Prim-Ed Publish<strong>in</strong>g<br />

<strong>Religious</strong> <strong>Education</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Classroom</strong> 1 - i

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