Learning objective
- To describe how and why some Hindus express gratitude to God by exploring puja.
Success criteria
- I can compare different ways of
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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
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Display the Quiz: Stories about gratitude and hand out the whiteboards and marker pens (one each). Read the questions and answers aloud and ask the children to record their answers on the whiteboards.
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing support:
Should cut and stick the cards from the Resource: Puja word cards rather than writing them; could rewatch the Pupil video: Puja; could focus on a reduced number of images from the Activity: Puja rather than all of them.
Pupils working at greater depth:
Could add their own words to the blank cards on the Resource: Puja word cards; should explain their word choices when completing the Activity: Puja; could make links between their own experiences of showing thanks and elements of puja.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: identifying practices and objects involved in
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Vocabulary definitions
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Brahman
A Hindu name for God (Bhagavân is also used).
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deities
Gods or goddesses showing different aspects of Brahman.
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Example work
Auckley School, Doncaster
Auckley School, Doncaster
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In this unit
Y1/2 (A): Lesson 1: How and why do some people show thanks?
Y1/2 (A): Lesson 2: Why is harvest an important time for giving thanks?
Y1/2 (A): Lesson 3: How and why do some people thank God?
Y1/2 (A): Lesson 4: How can puja express thanks?
Y1/2 (A): Lesson 5: How do some people thank God?
Y1/2 (A): Lesson 6: How do some Christians use music to express gratitude?
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Last update: 6th February, 2025
