Pupils who are secure will be able to:

• Recognise that different people have different beliefs about God’s form and appearance.
• Explain how art can be used to express feelings towards God.
• Recognise that some Hindu people believe God has many forms.
• Understand and explain that the story shows some people believe Jesus is the son of God and God on Earth.
• Recognise and explain how Christian, Muslim and Hindu people refer to God.
• Identify and describe one representation of God from these religions.
• Show respect for differences and similarities in how different religions represent God.
• Explain why people use different names for God and show respect for the different names for God across religions.

Lesson 5 suggests arranging a visit to a local Christian, Hindu or Muslim place of worship so that the children can look for different representations of God. Alternatively, you could invite a visitor to come and speak to the children about their beliefs about how they represent and refer to God.

There is an option to ask parents and carers to send in the meaning of their child’s name or why they chose this name to share with the class in Lesson 6.