Creative Planning KS1

Day 1

What is Spirited Arts & Poetry?• Spirited Arts is an annual competition run since 2004 for RE

pupils. We are delighted to once again welcome Poetry entries for 2020. The competition gives you a chance to be creative and imaginative in RE. It is all about spiritual ideas and your skills.

• There is a wonderful online art gallery & poetry collection. Last year over 50,000 pieces were created, and some of the best are on show there.

• If you enter this year, perhaps your art or poem will be in the gallery next time! Have a look and choose some favourites of your own.

• Pupils and their teachers are warmly invited to join in! We welcome entries from January of each year and the closing date is 31 July 2020. Click here to see full entry information.

Five themes to choose from

Spirited Arts & Poetry has five themes for 2020. Your teacher will choose a theme with you for you to enter. Have a look at some work from similar themes now.

The themes are:

• God’s good earth?

• Inspiring!

• Holy Words!

• Where is God?

• Picturing Faith (New! Photo section)

Choose the one you want. After this slide you’ll see lots more information and some great examples.

We are going to look at the theme

‘Inspiring!’

Inspiring!

What has inspired you? A song? A quote?

Another person’s life? A place?

Religion offers people inspiration to live.

Sometimes an inspirational life, a person’s

example, a text or a piece of music

crystallizes our inspiration. In this theme, you

are invited to identify what inspired you from a

religion – it doesn’t have to be

your own faith, as inspiration tends to spill over

the edges of religions.

Explain through your art and text what

connects your inspiration to spiritual or

religious life.

‘Open mind’ by Victoria and Samantha, both 15

‘We designed these t-shirts to represent being open minded. We thought if we did this on a t-shirt it would show people that you should be opened minded. We thought about what it would take to be open minded. The things we came up with on our t-shirt were loving each other which [is] represented by the giant love heart.

The different symbols represent different cultures and that we are all equal even if we believe in different cultures. The hands represent respect and peace. Being open minded means you can have your opinion but you still have to respect other people’s opinions.’

And what about you?• You have seen a lot of examples of the brilliant

entries to the Spirited Arts & Poetry competition.

• Now think over your own ideas, beliefs and skills.

• Plan to make a super entry of your own, to send in before the end of the Summer Term. The closing date is 31 July 2020.

• Write about how good it is! You can use the prompts we suggest. Up to 250 words maximum.

• Don’t forget you can see hundreds of interesting entries and other winners on the online gallery. Click here.

Good luck!

Please can you send in your completed work (named) by Friday 10th July to the office and we

will choose 10 pieces of artwork to

send off.We can’t wait to see what you come up

with!

Day 2

What do all these pictures have in common?

They are all linked with the country…

What do you know about Wales?

Have you ever visited Wales? What was it like? What did you

do?

Can you find Wales on a map?https://geology.com/world/world-map.shtml

Wales is part of the United Kingdom.

Wales is to the west of England and has lots of mountains.

The capital city of Wales is Cardiff.

Wales is the only country in the United Kingdom where most of its people speak a language other than

English- Welsh.

Wales is famous for its beautiful green countryside (and it has a lot of sheep!)

Mount Snowden is the highest mountain in Wales.

Wales is often called 'the land of castles' – there are 427 of them. If you visit Wales you’re almost certain to see one.

What do you notice about the Welsh flag?

To find out more about the welsh flag and why there is a dragon on it, visit

https://www.visitwales.com/info/history-

heritage-and-traditions/dragon-

spirit-legend-welsh-dragon

Activity Time

Have a go at recreating the red dragon on the Welsh flag.

You could use:- 1 paper plate- Lollipop stick

- Paint- Scissors

https://www.learnwithplayathome.com/2015/06/simple-paper-plate-dragon-

craft.html?m=1

Day 3

What can you see in this picture?

Where in the world is it?How do you know?

Let’s find out…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laORp52X8k0

Scotland is in the United Kingdom

Scotland is in the United Kingdom

SCOTLAND

Edinburgh

Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland.

Edinburgh Castle

This is Edinburgh Castle. The castle sits above the city on Castle Rock and is over a thousand years old. The

castle was built by King David and many other Scottish Kings lived here.

Loch Ness

Loch Ness is a large lake in the Scottish Highlands. It is famous because lots of people have said they have seen a monster there called the Loch Ness Monster.

Kilts

A kilt is a traditional dress of men and boys in the Scottish Highlands. It is usually made from woollen

cloth with a tartan pattern.

Tartan

Bagpipes are the national instrument of Scotland. Every year bagpipe players from all over the world come to Scotland to play in a big bagpipe competition called the World Pipe Band

Championship.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjYnddeEfao

Bagpipes

Thistle

The national flower of Scotland is the thistle, a prickly-leaved purple flower which was first used as a symbol

of defence.

Activity Time

You are to create your own Scottish thistle.

You could use:- 1 lollipop stick- Green paper- Purple tissue paper- Scissors

https://hodgepodgedays.co.uk/crafts/popsicle-stick-scottish-thistle/

Day 4What can you tell me about England?

England

England is the biggest country in the United Kingdom and contains 84% of the population!

England is famous for its musicians such as the Beatles, who came from a city called Liverpool.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXTJBr9tt8Q

England

It is also famous for its food such as the full English breakfast, which is eggs, beans, sausages,

mushrooms, hash browns, bacon and toast!

England

London is the capital city of England.

England

Have you ever been to London?What did you do

or see?

Who is famous for living in London?

Who are the men on the cover?

Let’s read ‘The Queen’s Hat.’https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Q8MQPVq_vg

What do you think might happen to

the Queen’s Hat?

Beefeaters

Can you remember all of the places that the Queen’s hat passed by?

1. Buckingham Palace2. Trafalgar Square

3. London Zoo 4. The London Underground

Let’s add some actions to help us remember all the famous London

landmarks.

5. The London Eye6. Tower Bridge

7. Big Ben 8. Kensington Palace

Did you know that all of the places in the story are real and in London?

Buckingham Palace

Trafalgar Square

London Zoo

London Underground

London Eye

Tower of London

Big Ben

Kensington Palace

Do you know any other famous places in London?

Activity Time

How to create your very own Royal crown- Just like the Queen’s!

https://www.redtedart.com/paper-crown-printable/

Where are we?

We live in the South West of England which is part of the United Kingdom. The U.K is part of the continent of Europe.

Day 5

The Republic of Ireland used to be

part of the UK but is now an

independent country in Europe.

The United Kingdom is made up of 4

countries –Scotland, England,

Wales and Northern Ireland.

This is the flag of Northern Ireland.

The capital city of Northern Ireland is Belfast.

Their money is the British Pound- just like us!

Northern Ireland is famous for the Giant’s Causeway.

This is a beautiful landscape which was naturally from a volcano eruption.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YK-aZ-HalIU

Throughout the whole of Ireland they share special traditions…

Irish dancinghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTr8IcTEK6E

Have you ever heard or seen any Irish

dancing before?

Throughout the whole of Ireland they share special traditions…

They celebrate St. Patricks Day!

Can you name all of the Saints across Great Britain?

Activity Time

Can you make your own poster about Northern Ireland?You are to use all of the information from today’s lesson to

help you. Your poster must…

…have a clear title.

… be colourful!

…include lots of facts!

…be clearly presented.