Religion and worldviews: Mixed-age
Mixed-age scheme of work providing full curriculum coverage for Religion & worldviews.
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The mixed-age units follow a Cycle A and Cycle B format to ensure progression of skills for children across the age range.
Year 1/2
Cycle A
Cycle B
Religion and worldviews
Y1/2 (A): Introductory lesson: Respectful Religion and worldviews
(1 lessons)
A stand-alone introductory lesson outlining how to respectfully engage in Religion and worldviews lessons, introducing important vocabulary and…
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Religion and worldviews
Y1/2 (A): What do some people believe God looks like?
(6 lessons)
Looking at art, avatars and images, children explore how different people understand God on Earth. They consider representations…
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Religion and worldviews
Y1/2 (A): How did the world begin?
(6 lessons)
Exploring a range of creation stories and scientific ideas about how the world began in imaginative ways, children…
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Religion and worldviews
Y1/2 (A): Why should we care for the world?
(6 lessons)
Building on their understanding of creation stories, children explore beliefs about the relationship between humans and nature.
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Religion and worldviews
Y1/2 (A): Why do we need to give thanks?
(6 lessons)
Using a range of sources including survey data, children learn about beliefs around using offerings to show gratitude.…
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Religion and worldviews
Y1/2 (A): How do we know some people feel a special connection to a god?
(6 lessons)
Exploring how we know that some people are believed to feel a special connection to a god through…
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Year 3/4
Cycle A
Cycle B
Religion and worldviews
Y3/4 (A): Introductory lesson: Respectful Religion and worldviews
(1 lessons)
A stand-alone introductory lesson outlining how to respectfully engage in Religion and worldviews lessons, introducing important vocabulary and…
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Religion and worldviews
Y3/4 (A): What makes us human?
(6 lessons)
Interpreting and using art to express beliefs about spirituality, inner self and the soul, the children design the…
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Religion and worldviews
Y3/4 (A): Why is water symbolic?
(6 lessons)
Looking at the many ways water is used in rituals and ceremonies, children experience its symbolic use and…
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Religion and worldviews
Y3/4 (A): What makes some texts sacred?
(6 lessons)
Looking at different ways scriptures are used, what this shows about the value placed on them and why…
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Religion and worldviews
Y3/4 (A): Who was Jesus really?
(6 lessons)
Considering Jesus’ life, interactions, prophecies about him, perceptions of his miracles, and the significance of his death and…
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Religion and worldviews
Y3/4 (A): Why is fire used ceremonially?
(6 lessons)
Continuing to look at symbolism, children explore the use of fire in many ceremonies and as a symbol…
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Year 5/6
Cycle A
Cycle B
Religion and worldviews
Y5/6: Introductory lesson: Respectful Religion and worldviews (Cycle A)
(1 lessons)
A stand-alone introductory lesson outlining how to respectfully engage in Religion and worldviews lessons, introducing important vocabulary and…
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Religion and worldviews
Y5/6 (A): Why do people have to stand up for what they believe in?
(6 lessons)
Thinking about religious freedom, children use historical and modern-day examples of people, such as Guy Fawkes, who have…
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Religion and worldviews
Y5/6 (A): Why do Dharmic religions look different around the world?
(6 lessons)
Considering how people practise their religion and worldview, children think about the influence culture, history, geography and tradition…
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Religion and worldviews
Y5/6 (A): What happens when we die? (Part 1)
(6 lessons)
Interpreting different sources of wisdom and beliefs from Abrahamic and non-religious perspectives, children explore what happens when we…
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Religion and worldviews
Y5/6 (A): What place does religion have in our world today?
(6 lessons)
Thinking about their own worldview and the religious make-up of their class, children use census data and digital…
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Religion and worldviews
Y5/6 (A): What happens when we die? (Part 2)
(6 lessons)
Continuing to investigate concepts relating to death, exploring the concepts of reincarnation and karma and comparing these ideas…
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