CHILD DEV – CH 14. SU 8 SPIRITUAL AND RELIGIOUS DEVELOPMENT LEARNING OUTCOMES: -Concepts – spirituality and religion (p.204-206 -The progress of the young child’s spiritual development (p. 206-208) -Programme planning (p. 208) -Suitable content for lessons (p.208-209) -The young child’s prayer life (p. 209)

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SPIRITUALITY RELGION Refers to a quality of perfect

humanity which includes the potential to transcend our human experience

Refers specifically to theological matters and people usually express their religious feelings by adopting a faith.

Compassion Responsibility Cooperation Goodwill excellence Universal

understanding service

EDUCATION OF CHN

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RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION VS RELIGION EDUCATION!

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“Unisa Past Papers Qu” Discuss the following statement,

“The child is naturally susceptible to religion”(10).

Chn ask qu’s and explore world: -open to world -prep to relate to world around them -incls to God/a god

Naturally receptive to religion -adults set e.g. -NB way adult takes up religion have major impact of child’s dev. Of religious concept

Adult accompaniment NB – as child is full of possibilities to develop in religious sphere

Security NB

3yrs – able to reps their concept of religious matters in drawing

Before 8 yrs not able to put religious concepts into world BUT are aware of spiritual sphere & possibility of transcendence

Falls in framework of life skills.

Religious Instruction

Religion Education

FROM CAPS: LIFE SKILLS

Beginning Knowledge/Personal and Social Well Being GRADE R: Festivals and special days celebrated by the community

should be discussed as they occur throughout the term. (Two hours per term are allocated for this) GRADE1,2,3 Religious days and other special days celebrated by the

community should be discussed as they occur throughout the term.

(Two hours per term are allocated for this)

Possible focus in Religion Education

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Programme Planning

Content carefully chosen Chronological order/timeframe doesn’t have to be exactly right Emotionally stabilising stories Christian religion – New Testament closer than OT to world of child

OT stories used with great care – topics rather that form part of world child knows Quiet area provision Guidance of teacher who is a spiritual or religious being Curriculum framework – life skills. S

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Chn can learn to pray at an early stage

Simply copy their parents

4-5 years: chn realise that prayer is a mental activity

5-6years assoc it with morality

Routines are NB (grace, devotions; evening prayers)

Form image of God/a god based on image presented by their educators.

Need to satisfy natural curiosity

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Spirituality takes place

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Love of parents leads

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Belief in parents leads to belifef in God/a god

Parents love and

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Trust chn have in adult

educators

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reflective in Primary RE. • At Wolsey House Primary, Leicester, pupils look at some of teacher

Michelle Green's calming holiday photos, followed by the story of ‘Siddartha and the Swan’.

• Michelle uses a box of props to help children understand the moral and spiritual dimensions of the story and teaches outside, as it is about finding a reflective space. Using open-ended questions, the children can reflect and Michelle is careful to demonstrate that in RE there is rarely one correct answer.

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Teaching a lesson on Christianity to a multi-faith class

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resource/Christianity-1-6083008/

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