Learning objective
- To identify the characteristics of a prophet by exploring a story.
Success criteria
- I can recall what makes prophets special
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Religious Education Council Curriculum Framework for RE in England (non-statutory guidance):
- A1: Recall and
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Cross-curricular links
English
Reading
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Arrange the children into pairs and display the Presentation: What am I?
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support:
Could use the Resource: Jonah and the whale: pupil version to follow along in the lesson; should use the sentence stems from the Presentation: Discussion during class discussion; should use the images on the Activity: Characteristics to decide whether the card is what they think a prophet might be like.
Pupils working at greater depth:
Could explain why Jonah did not obey God; could suggest why God may have chosen someone who was unwilling; should suggest some of their own words and phrases to describe what a prophet should be like.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: explaining that a prophet
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Vocabulary definitions
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Christian Bible
Scripture believed by many Christians to be the word of God.
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doubt
When you are not sure about something.
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In this unit
Assessment - R&W Y2: What is a prophet?
Lesson 1: What characteristics did some prophets have?
Lesson 2: How might it feel to be a prophet?
Lesson 3: What promises do some people believe God made to some prophets?
Lesson 4: How do we know that Muhammad was the last prophet in the Muslim worldview?
Lesson 5: Why is Jesus important to some religious people?
Lesson 6: Why might some Sikhs believe Guru Nanak is special?
Optional Easter lesson: Why does Easter bring hope to many Christians?
