Learning objective
- To explore the importance of the synagogue to some Jewish people by identifying features that help them pray.
Success criteria
- I can identify
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Religious Education Council Curriculum Framework for RE in England (non-statutory guidance):
- A1: Recall and name different
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Cross-curricular links
English
Spoken language
Pupils should be taught
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Display the Presentation: 3, 2, 1. Arrange the children into pairs and ask them to tell their partner three things they learnt in the last lesson about Christian places of worship, two things they found interesting and one question they still have. Take feedback.
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Could re-watch the Pupil video: The Synagogue as a prompt; could provide the children with pre-cut images; could use the Knowledge organiser during the Wrapping up.
Pupils working at greater depth
Should label the features of the synagogue in the Activity: Inside a synagogue: extension version; should orally describe the significance of the features; could record any connections with other places people go to pray.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: identifying key features of
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Vocabulary definitions
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Ark
A chest or cupboard used to house the Torah scroll in a synagogue.
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Bimah
A special platform in a synagogue where the Torah is read out loud.
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In this unit
Assessment resources
Lesson 1: Why do some Muslim people pray in a mosque?
Lesson 2: What can Orthodox churches suggest about some Christians’ beliefs?
Lesson 3: What can we learn by exploring different Christian places of worship?
Lesson 4: Why do some Jewish people go to a synagogue?
Lesson 5: Why do some Sikh people visit a gurdwara?
Lesson 6: What makes a place important to believers?
Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 22nd July, 2024
