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The Stapleford Centre is pleased to offer our new 40 Creative Teaching Ideas for download, with the aim of enhancing your teaching of Religious Education in primary schools. Written by Margaret Cooling, each idea gives a variety of ways of bringing RE to life, and making RE lessons fun and exciting. Simple ideas to invigorate your RE teaching.

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Margaret Cooling

Margaret has taught primary and secondary pupils and adult learners. Over the last twenty five years, she has developed RE curriculum materials for use by pupils aged 5-14 and several books for churches. She is also a part-time lecturer at the University of Gloucestershire.

As a free-lance trainer and writer she works for schools, LEAs, Dioceses, churches and other organisations including: HMI, CEM, the BBC and the National Gallery Company. She has written, or co-written over fifty books as well as acting as consultant to many projects.

40 Creative Ideas for Teaching Primary RE

At the Stapleford Centre, we understand that inspiring and challenging children of the 21st century can be difficult. We passionately believe in equipping teachers to teach today's children, and part of our remit is to deliver high-quality, contemporary teaching resources for the classroom.

We are now offering our new 40 Creative teaching ideas for download, with the aim of enhancing your teaching of Religious Education. Written by Margaret Cooling, each idea will be available for free for a period of five weeks with one new idea being released every week during term time. After five weeks all Margaret’s fantastic ideas will be available to download from our bookshop for the unbeatable price of 99p.

'40 Creative Ideas' that are currently available for free

Creative Idea 40

'Jigsaws' - download here for free until Monday 9th August 2010 (after which it will be available from the Stapleford Centre Bookshop for the unbeatable price of £0.99).

>> Click to download 'Jigsaws'

Creative Idea 39

'Mind maps' - download here for free until Monday 2nd August 2010 (after which it will be available from the Stapleford Centre Bookshop for the unbeatable price of £0.99).

>> Click to download 'Mind maps'

Creative Idea 38

'Prequels, sequels and spin offs' - download here for free until Monday 26th July 2010 (after which it will be available from the Stapleford Centre Bookshop for the unbeatable price of £0.99).

>> Click to download 'Prequels, sequels and spin offs'

'40 Creative Ideas' that are currently available in the Bookshop

01 - Stepping Stones

For teaching RE where the topic has a clear structure and progression.

>> Now available for the unbeatable price of £0.99

 

02 - Triptychs

For use with a wide range of RE topics.

>> Now available for the unbeatable price of £0.99

03 - Faces and Feelings

For exploring the reactions of characters to events, and developing emotional vocabulary.

>> Now available for the unbeatable price of £0.99

 

04 - Hot and Cold

For exploring the thoughts and feelings of characters and significant moments in religious stories..

>> Now available for the unbeatable price of £0.99

05 - Thoughts, words and feelings

For exploring the thoughts, speech and feelings of characters in religious stories.

>> Now available for the unbeatable price of £0.99

 

06 - Cards

For teaching religious festivals and the associated symbolism.

>> Now available for the unbeatable price of £0.99

07 - Senses

Using the senses when teaching religious stories and festivals.

>> Now available for the unbeatable price of £0.99

 

08 - Signing

For use with prayers, expressive texts, or brief stories.

>> Now available for the unbeatable price of £0.99

09 - Story Coordinates

For creating a series of 'snapshots' as the pupils focus on different parts a story.

>> Now available for the unbeatable price of £0.99

 

10 - Diptychs

For use with a wide range of RE topics.

>> Now available for the unbeatable price of £0.99

11 - Through the keyhole or window

For looking at a story from different perspectives.

>> Now available for the unbeatable price of £0.99

 

12 - Posters and banners

For use with a wide range of RE topics.

>> Now available for the unbeatable price of £0.99

13 - RE Bags

For creative story-telling using "story bags".

>> Now available for the unbeatable price of £0.99

 

14 - Key moments of decisions

For reflecting on key moments in life.

>> Now available for the unbeatable price of £0.99

15 - Mime

For the use of mime in teaching stories or abstract concepts.

>> Now available for the unbeatable price of £0.99

 

16 - RE pairs

For teaching RE topics using a game of pairs.

>> Now available for the unbeatable price of £0.99

17 - Book activities

For teaching RE topics by encouraging pupils to 'make books'.

>> Now available for the unbeatable price of £0.99

 

18 - Storyboards and photo-storyboards

For using 'storyboards' for your teaching of RE.

>> Now available for the unbeatable price of £0.99

19 - Dance

Creative ways to use 'Dance' in RE.

>> Now available for the unbeatable price of £0.99

 

20 - Biographical activities

For learning from people's life journeys.

>> Now available for the unbeatable price of £0.99

21 - On screen

For the creative use of short films and presentations in RE.

>> Now available for the unbeatable price of £0.99

 

22 - Communications

For leveraging different ways of communication when exploring religious stories.

>> Now available for the unbeatable price of £0.99

23 - Musical texts

For exploring stories using music.

>> Now available for the unbeatable price of £0.99

 

24 - Puppets

For using puppets to explore stories, values and beliefs, and how these can affect people.

>> Now available for the unbeatable price of £0.99

25 - Emotions match

For exploring the emotions inherent in a story.

>> Now available for the unbeatable price of £0.99

 

26 - Conscience alley

For exploring the role of conscience in RE.

>> Now available for the unbeatable price of £0.99