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What happens if we do wrong?
Investigating who has the authority to decide the consequences of wrongdoing.
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What happens if we do wrong?
Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Identify what actions might be seen as wrong and why.
- Identify what Christians believe about forgiveness from Bible stories.
- Describe how Jesus teaches forgiveness through his actions and words.
- Make simple links between Christian beliefs and actions such as prayer, repentance, and forgiving others.
- Describe similarities and differences between Christian and Humanist ideas about forgiveness and saying sorry.
- Make simple links between beliefs about God’s judgement and Jewish practices such as prayer, fasting, or giving Tzedakah.
- Recognise that many Muslims believe God judges people by both their actions and their intentions.
- Explain why some Hindus choose to live morally and make good choices.
Suggested prior learning
Is scripture central to religion?
Get startedLessons
Lesson 1: When people do wrong, who decides the consequences?
- To investigate what happens when people do something wrong by exploring different perspectives.
Lesson 2: Why is forgiveness important to many Christians?
- To describe Christian beliefs about sin and forgiveness through looking at stories from scripture.
Lesson 3: How do Christians believe they can make things right?
- To compare Christian and Humanist beliefs about forgiveness through real life secnarios.
Lesson 4: How do some Jewish people seek forgiveness?
- To explore how some Jewish people seek God’s forgiveness during Yom Kippur.
Lesson 5: How do some Muslim people seek forgiveness?
- To discuss how some Muslims seek forgiveness during Ramadan.
Lesson 6: What do some Hindu people believe about karma?
- To summarise what some Hindus believe about karma and how actions have consequences.
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Cross-curricular opportunities
English: Spoken language.
RSE: Respectful relationships.
British Values: Tolerance of different cultures and religions, Mutual respect.