Learning objective
- To explore how the Four Noble Truths can help some Buddhists respond to suffering.
Success criteria
- I can suggest how Buddha’s guidance helped Kisa
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Religious Education Council Curriculum Framework for RE in England (non-statutory guidance):
- A2: Describe and understand
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Cross-curricular links
English
Reading – comprehension
Pupils should be
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Display the Presentation: Expand and add detail. Ask the children to expand and add detail to the statement with their partners, taking turns.
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support:
Could use the Knowledge organiser to support with key vocabulary or concepts explored within the lesson; could use the Activity: Overcoming suffering: support version to support their writing.
Pupils working at greater depth:
Should use the Knowledge organiser to include precise vocabulary in their letter; should refer to the Eightfold Path and the Four Noble Truths within their letters; should consider a fictional event that the sister may be experiencing and think about the advice they might give using the Buddha’s example.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: explaining how the Buddha’s
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Vocabulary definitions
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dukkha
A Buddhist concept meaning that suffering and discomfort are a normal part of life.
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samudaya
The Buddhist idea that craving and attachments cause suffering.
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In this unit
Assessment - R&W Y6: Why is there suffering? (Part 2)
Lesson 1: What can suffering teach us about happiness?
Lesson 2: What can cause suffering?
Lesson 3: How do some people overcome suffering?
Lesson 4: How can Hukam help in difficult times?
Lesson 5: Who is the best at helping?
Lesson 6: How can beliefs affect our understanding of suffering?
Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 27th May, 2024
