Unit Sequence

1. Where does Creation belong in the ‘Big Story’ of the Bible? 

2. What kind of world do Christians believe in? What do we mean by good? 

3. How have Christians interpreted looking after the world? 

4. How do different Christians think about and look after the environment? 

5. What do Christians mean by ‘The Fall’? 

6. What do many Christians learn from the stories of Creation and the Fall? 

Learning Outcomes

• Place the concepts of God and Creation on a timeline of the Bible’s ‘Big Story’ 

• Make clear links between Genesis 1 and what Christians believe about God and Creation 

• Recognise that the story of ‘the Fall’ in Genesis 3 gives an explanation of why things go wrong in the world 

• Describe what Christians do because they believe God is Creator (e.g. follow God, wonder at how amazing God’s creation is; care for the earth – some specific ways) 

• Describe how and why Christians might pray to God, say sorry and ask for forgiveness. 

• Ask questions and suggest answers about what might be important in the Creation story for Christians and for non-Christians living today 

1.8 How should we care for others and the world, and why does it matter? 

1. Talk about how religions teach that people are valuable, giving simple examples (B1). 

2. Recognise that some people believe God created the world and so we should look after it (A2). 

3. Re-tell Bible stories and stories from another faith about caring for others and the world (A2).

4. Identify ways that some people make a response to God by caring for others and the world (B1).

5. Talk about issues of good and bad, right and wrong arising from the stories (C3)

6. Use creative ways to express their own ideas about the creation story and what it says about what God is like (C1). 

7. Give examples of ways in which believers put their beliefs about others and the world into action, making links with religious stories (B1). 

8. Answer the title question thoughtfully, in the light of their learning in this unit (C1). 

L2.2 Why is the Bible important for Christians today? 

1. Recall and name some Bible stories that inspire Christians (A2). 

2. Identify at least two ways Christians use the Bible in everyday life (B1). Expected: 

3. Make connections between stories in the Bible and what Christians believe about creation, the Fall and salvation (A2). 

4. Give examples of how and suggest reasons why Christians use the Bible today (B1). 

5. Describe some ways Christians say God is like, with examples from the Bible, using different forms of expression (A1). 

6. Discuss their own and others’ ideas about why humans do bad things and how people try to put things right (C3). 

7. Explain how the Bible uses different kinds of stories to tell a big story (A2). 

8. Suggest why Christians believe that God needs to rescue/save human beings (B2). 

U2.1 Why do some people believe God exists? 

1. Give two reasons why a Christian believes in God (A3). 

2. Outline clearly a Christian understanding of what God is like, using examples and evidence (A2). 

3. Give examples of ways in which believing in God is valuable in the lives of Christians, and ways in which it can be challenging (B2). 

4. Express thoughtful ideas about the impact of believing or not believing in God on someone’s life (B1). 

5. Explain how Christians sometimes disagree about what God is like, giving examples of how they interpret texts differently (B3).