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.