What is God's job?

Investigating the roles of God through stories and sacred texts, children look at the things God does and what this means to different people.

Teacher video: What is God's job?

An overview video to support the teaching of this unit.

Lessons

Lesson 1: How do the 99 names of God tell us about what some Muslims believe God does?

  • To investigate different beliefs about God through exploring the 99 names of Allah.

Lesson 2: Why have some people decided to trust God?

  • To identify beliefs about special relationships with God from a Jewish story.

Lesson 3: What does the Tenak say about God?

  • To describe what some people believe about God using Jewish scripture.

Lesson 4: What do some people believe God might do as a person?

  • To describe what some people believe about God using a Christian story.

Lesson 5: What do some Hindu people believe about God?

  • To understand what some Hindus believe about God’s different forms and identify the roles of the Trimurti.

Lesson 6: What do some Zoroastrian people believe about God?

  • To explore some Zoroastrian beliefs about God through their creation story.

Key skills

Disciplinary

  • Asking questions about things
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Key knowledge

Substantive

To know:

  • In some religions,
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Key vocabulary

Allah

belief

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Knowledge organiser – R&W Y1: What is God’s job?

Aimed at pupils, a single page document that gives key facts and definitions from the 'What is God's job?' unit.

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Vocabulary: R&W – Year 1 What is God’s job?

Display versions of the year group key vocabulary and unit vocabulary from the 'What is God's job?' unit.

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