Learning objective
- To recognise the significance of the soul in people’s beliefs about the afterlife and its role in Abrahamic worldviews.
Success criteria
- I can identify
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Religious Education Council Curriculum Framework for RE in England (non-statutory guidance):
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A2: Describe and understand
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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: Questions and allow the children time to suggest questions where each word could be the answer.
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Could use the Resource: Soul art to help suggest words and phrases for the Venn diagram; could be provided with the Resource: Souls and Resource: Beliefs to support them reading the text on the screen.
Pupils working at greater depth
Should compare extracts from different worldviews to identify similarities and differences and consider why these might be present; should use the Resource: Extracts from scripture when exploring verses from the Qur’an, Torah and Christian Bible to identify ideas about death without clues; could explore scripture extracts from all three worldviews rather than focusing on one at a time.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: recognising that many people
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Vocabulary definitions
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Abrahamic
Religious groups (Jewish, Christian and Muslim) who believe God made the first covenant with Abraham.
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covenant
A promise or agreement.
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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?
