Teachers' plans - Crawford Primary in Cleghorn Glen

P1-7, Mrs Joyce Wood and Mrs Wendy Wales

RME 2-01a, RME 2-02b, RME 2-04a, RME 2-05a, RME 2- 08a

Introduction to Special Places

Mrs Wood takes children on a welly walk to her special place in the village - The Fairy Gate

Activity - visit Fairy Gate and discuss how it came to be there. Mrs Wood gives reasons as to why it is special to her.
Photograph other special places in the village on the way

Activity - list special features of Christian churches. Explore the importance of The Church in Christianity

Activity - to describe the sacred places of the two faiths including religious artefacts within the places and how the buildings relate to their beliefs and worship styles

Special Books, Stories and Storytelling

Look at special books in Christianity, Islam and Hinduism. Investigate the importance of these books in each religion. Compare the formats and traditions associated with them
Introduce Our Special Book of Cleghorn Glen to new P1s. Discuss importance of surroundings when relaxed and reading or listening
Plan creation of a Story Chair in school- a place where we can go to read or to listen to a story being read to us
Visit Cleghorn Glen for the second time to research characteristics important for the positioning of chair in school. What aspects of the Glen would we like to recreate in our own school grounds
Choose site in school grounds for the Story Chair
Ongoing work to create the special place for the Story Chair

Stories and Storytelling

Story Chair will be used by class teachers, pupils and adult helpers as a special place to read and listen