Learning objective
- To consider what makes humans special by exploring beliefs about the soul.
Success criteria
- I can ask thoughtful, open-ended questions.
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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
Spoken language
Pupils should
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Hand out the whiteboards and marker pens (one each). Display the Presentation: What am I? and ask the children to read each definition and write which word they think it refers to on their whiteboards. Click on each card to reveal the correct answers.
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Could use the question prompts and definitions on the Presentation: Drawing a soul to stimulate ideas about what a soul or inner self may look like; could use the Resource: The soul or inner self images to inspire their drawing or to choose which images they feel best represents the soul; could explain their choice either in writing or using an audio recording device.
Pupils working at greater depth
Should explain where their ideas about the soul came from; could discuss how they developed their ideas; could discuss whether they think all souls would look the same.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: discussing big questions and
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Vocabulary definitions
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inner self
A person's mind, personality or nature.
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soul
What some people believe to be the emotional, non-physical or spiritual part of a human.
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In this unit
Assessment - R&W Y3: What makes us human?
Introductory lesson: What are worldviews?
Lesson 1: What is a soul and do we all have one?
Lesson 2: What do some people think makes us human?
Lesson 3: What is spirituality?
Lesson 4: What do some Buddhists do to focus on their inner self?
Lesson 5: Does anyone know what makes us human?