Lesson 3: How might someone reach moksha?

Learning objective

To recognise factors that may contribute to someone breaking the cycle of reincarnation and samsara.

Success criteria

I can suggest

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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

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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

Recap and recall

Display the Presentation: Speak like an expert and give the children time to recall as much information as they can about karma. Children’s responses may include: Karma is the law of cause and effect. Many people from Dharmic worldviews believe in karma. Some people believe actions can affect karma. Karma can affect the decisions people…

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support

Could use the Activity: Varna: support version and link each varna to some characteristics and attributes linked to it; could use the Resource: Knowledge organiser: Religion and worldviews – What happens when we die? (Part 2) to refer to the vocabulary and colours associated with each varna.

Pupils working at greater depth

Should consider the characteristics and attributes a person may show to gather negative karma, such as greed, selfishness and jealousy; should explore different colours (such as black) to represent negative karma and whether it could represent certain actions rather than others; should express their ideas about what happens to the atman when it is reincarnated in a new body.

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: suggesting how different roles

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Vocabulary definitions

artisan

Someone who makes things by hand, often using traditional methods.
Brahmins

Members of the varna primarily focused on religious duties, such as conducting rituals and teaching the scriptures.

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