Learning objective
- To recognise the significance of Dia de los Muertos for some Catholic people.
Success criteria
- I can identify the religious
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Religious Education Council Curriculum Framework for RE in England (non-statutory guidance):
- A1: Describe and make
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Cross-curricular links
Art and design
Pupils
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Display the Presentation: Brain dump and hand out the whiteboards and marker pens (one each). Ask the children to write down as many pieces of information as they can related to their learning about the soul.
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Could use the Resource: What happens when we die? to structure their thoughts and ideas during the Wrapping up activity; could use the Knowledge organiser to support answering the questions in the Wrapping up activity.
Pupils working at greater depth
Could include the words from the Resource: Unit vocabulary when answering the Big questions; could think of their own big questions for others to consider.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: discussing the link between
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Vocabulary definitions
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calacas
Skeletal figures representing the dead, used in Mexican Day of the Dead celebrations.
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calaveras
Decorative skulls, often made of sugar, used during Dia de los Muertos.
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In this unit
Assessment - R&W Y5: What happens when we die? (Part 1)
Lesson 1: Why do some people believe in a soul?
Lesson 2: How do some people make up for bad deeds?
Lesson 3: If there’s a heaven, what might it be like?
Lesson 4: What is the purpose of a funeral?
Lesson 5: How do people seek forgiveness in their lives?
Lesson 6: How do some people remember those that have died?
