Religious Education in the Early Years (Teaching and Learning in the First Three Years of School)

This volume looks at the role of Religious Education in the curriculum for the Early Years child. This book attempts to: *Discuss how to incorporate a wide range of religions in the classroom; *Consider how these can be explored in exciting and imaginative ways; *Help readers clarify their thinking on the subject; *Looks at the development of new approaches to the teaching of RE. Through studying practical examples and discussing what should be aimed at when considering good practice in the classroom, she provides a text that manages to be both inspirational and useful. This is a great addition to the RoutledgeFalmer series of books on Teaching and Learning in the First Three Years of School. Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 List of boxes......Page 8 Preface......Page 11 Acknowledgements......Page 13 Cutting away the undergrowth: misconceptions of Religious Education......Page 16 Education in religion......Page 22 Language development and Religious Education......Page 42 Developing religious concepts......Page 58 Conversing with children......Page 74 Motivation and Religious Education......Page 89 Curriculum planning: a whole-school approach......Page 98 Case study 1: Religious Education in Reception......Page 112 Case study 2: Religious Education in Year 1......Page 123 Case study 3: Religious Education in Year 2......Page 134 Collective Worship in education......Page 153 In-service activities for staff development days......Page 164 Religious Education and values......Page 180 The legal context of Religious Education and Collective Worship......Page 185 Example of a Religious Education and Collective Worship policy document......Page 187 Public understanding of religion and the role of the teacher......Page 192 The theological background to the Christian festivals of Christmas and Easter......Page 195 Additional narratives for use with Early Years pupils......Page 202 References......Page 211 Index......Page 214 Discussing how to incorporate a wide range of religions in the classroom, this text considers how they can be explored in exciting and imaginative ways and helps readers to clarify their thinking on the subject Discusses how to incorporate a wide range of religions in the classroom, considers how these can be explored in exciting and imaginative ways and helps readers to clarify their thinking on the subject. The fact that Religious Education forms part of the basic curriculum for schools is, for many people, surprising.