What happens if we do wrong?
Investigating who has the authority to decide the consequences of wrongdoing.
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What happens if we do wrong?
Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Explain which actions can be considered wrong and what consequences may derive from them.
- Consider the authority which gives the consequences of wrongdoing.
- Describe how some religious people seek forgiveness.
- Explore the similarities between some Jewish and Muslim practices of seeking God’s forgiveness.
- Discuss how God’s forgiveness can change a believer’s life.
- Describe what might happen to the soul when a believer does something wrong.
- Explore why some religious people choose to live morally.
- Investigate some ways Christians ‘cleanse’ the soul through infant and adult baptism.
- Explain why Jesus was baptised and sacrificed.
- Define what karma means to some Hindus and how it can affect the soul.
- Know that many Hindus aim to live morally by collecting positive karma within their lifetimes to eventually reunite with God.
Suggested prior learning
Where do our morals come from?
This assumes that you are following Kapow Primary’s Religion and worldviews Long-term plan – standard.
Lesson 1: Who decides what happens after we do wrong?
- To analyse the consequences of wrongdoing by exploring different perspectives.
Lesson 2: Why might confession be important after wrongdoing?
- To examine some Christian beliefs about the process of forgiveness.
Lesson 3: How do some people seek God’s forgiveness?
- To investigate how some religious people seek God’s forgiveness after wrongdoing.
Lesson 4: How can wrongdoing affect the soul?
- To investigate some beliefs about what happens to the soul after repentance.
Lesson 5: How do some Christians ‘cleanse’ the soul from wrongdoing?
- To investigate some Christian beliefs about cleansing the soul.
Lesson 6: How might karma affect the soul?
- To explore some Hindu beliefs on how actions can affect the soul.
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Unit resources
Religion and worldviews
Knowledge organiser – R&W Y3: What happens if we do wrong?
Aimed at pupils, a double page document that gives key facts and definitions from the 'What happens if we do…
Religion and worldviews
Vocabulary display – R&W Y3: What happens if we do wrong?
A display version of the vocabulary from the unit 'What happens if we do wrong?'
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