Learning objective
- To explore the significance of fire in the Zoroastrian worldview.
Success criteria
- I can discuss how fire can be practical
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Religious Education Council Curriculum Framework for RE in England (non-statutory guidance):
- A1: Describe and make connections
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Cross-curricular links
RSE
Respectful relationships
Pupils should
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Display the Presentation: Speak like an expert and ask the children to label themselves A and B. Give child A 60 seconds to speak like an expert about the role of fire in Hindu ceremonies and then child B 60 seconds to speak like an expert about the role of fire in the Olympics.
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing support:
Could explore the quote 1 which the may find easier to unpick and understand; could use the Resource: Ceremony words from Lesson 2 to support them choosing words and phrases symbolic to the eternal flame.
Pupils working at greater depth:
Should consider what the eternal flame might symbolise in a wedding ceremony or initiation ceremony and why it is used; should compare the eternal flame to the Olympic flame and fire used in Hindu ceremonies.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: listing attributes of the Zoroastrian eternal
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Vocabulary definitions
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Atash Bahram
A Zoroastrian flame made with three natural sources.
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Atash Kadeh
A Zoroastrian fire house.
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In this unit
Assessment - Religion and worldviews: Why is fire used ceremonially?
Lesson 1: What can fire symbolise?
Lesson 2: How is fire used in some Hindu ceremonies?
Lesson 3: Can fire be divine?
Lesson 4: What is an eternal flame?
Lesson 5: How is fire used to remember?
Lesson 6: What happens in the Easter Vigil?
