Learning objective
- To explore some Hindu beliefs on how actions can affect the soul.
Success criteria
- I can describe
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Religious Education Council Curriculum Framework for RE in England (non-statutory guidance):
- A2: Describe and
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Cross-curricular links
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Pupils should be taught
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Display the Presentation: Gimme five! Arrange the children in pairs and ask them to think of five things they learned about baptism and the Christian worldview from the last lesson and tell them to their partner. Once they have listed five each, they can give one another a high five.
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Extended-mode explainer videos
How to extend your display to view the lesson page and preseantion mode simultaneously. Choose your operating system below to watch the video
Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Could use the Resource: Knowledge organiser – Religion and worldviews – What happens if we do wrong? for vocabulary support; could be assigned the role of an observer or commentator, discussing how karma affects the soul’s journey in the Activity: Journey of the soul.
Pupils working at greater depth
Should use a blank version of the game in Activity: Journey of the soul: extension and create their own action and consequence cards; could discuss if karma is always fair and how karma may be affected if a person causes harm or upsets without meaning to.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: describing what karma means
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Vocabulary definitions
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atman
A Hindu word used for the soul.
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Brahman
A Hindu name for God. Bhagavân is also used.
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In this unit
Assessment - R&W Y3: What happens if we do wrong?
Lesson 1: Who decides what happens after we do wrong?
Lesson 2: Why might confession be important after wrongdoing?
Lesson 3: How do some people seek God’s forgiveness?
Lesson 4: How can wrongdoing affect the soul?
Lesson 5: How do some Christians ‘cleanse’ the soul from wrongdoing?
Lesson 6: How might karma affect the soul?