Exploring sacred stories

Sacred texts are often story texts. Use of creative and imaginative storytelling and follow-up activities not only helps children to hear and learn about traditional, timeless faith stories valued within religions and central to sacred texts, it also gives children a glimpse 'inside' these stories - of the 'spiritual heart' at the centre. Children need to be given opportunities to engage with such stories at their own levels and to respond to them in their own ways, finding their own meanings.