Learning objective
- To compare how Buddhist teachings influence daily life for a monk and lay Buddhist.
Success criteria
- I can recognise
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Religious Education Council Curriculum Framework for RE in England (non-statutory guidance):
- A3: Explore and describe
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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
Display the Presentation: Explain the answer and remind the children that the word Diwali means ‘row of lights’. Working in pairs, ask the children to discuss why a festival of light may not be the same celebration for everybody.
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support:
Could use the Resource: My Buddhist life: support version which has a list of Amalasiddhi’s day; could use the Activity: Comparisons: support version and sort the suggested words onto the Venn diagram.
Pupils working at greater depth:
Should consider where in the world there might be a higher population of Buddhist monks and nuns and why; could research different ways Buddhist monks and nuns might practise in different places.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: discussing events that led
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Vocabulary definitions
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almsperson
Someone who receives charity like food or money, often as part of a religious practice.
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Bikkhu
A Buddhist monk.
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In this unit
Assessment - Why do religions look different around the world?
Y5/6 (A): Lesson 1: How can God be linked to a place when he is everywhere?
Y5/6 (A): Lesson 2: What can it be like as a Hindu in the UK?
Y5/6 (A): Lesson 3: What does being Sikh mean to different people?
Y5/6 (A): Lesson 4: Why are festivals of light important in different worldviews?
Y5/6 (A): Lesson 5: How do some Buddhists practise beliefs in their daily lives?
Y5/6 (A): Lesson 6: Do all Buddhists practise in the same way?
