This unit vocabulary display includes keywords from the Year 1/2 unit Religion and worldviews, Y1/2 (B), How do we know that new babies are special? and additional unit-specific words that may be helpful in a display.
Key vocabulary is clearly labelled on the display, highlighting essential words that the pupils are expected to retain and reuse in future units. Understanding these words enhances comprehension of the subject and supports understanding of prominent organised worldviews.
See the full Religion and worldviews: Progression of key vocabulary.
A Knowledge organiser that captures the essential knowledge and skills learnt throughout the unit Religion and worldviews, Year 1/2(B), How do we know that new babies are special?
This resource is designed to support the pupils as they explore the significance of new life in different religious and cultural traditions. It introduces key vocabulary such as birth, blessing, family, ceremony and community, helping the pupils understand how different worldviews celebrate and welcome new babies. The pupils also learn about naming ceremonies, religious rituals and family traditions that mark the arrival of a new child.
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In this video, the pupils are guided through evaluating a chair made for a teddy bear by checking against the design criteria, and then improving each element.
In this video, the teacher is guided through a method for testing how stiff or flexible a material is when it is made thicker by folding it in half and then in half again. This provides them with the skills and knowledge to guide Year 2 pupils to carry out their own exploration of thickness and flexibility themselves.
In this video, the pupils are guided through several possible methods to make and attach parts of a card and paper chair for a teddy bear.
In this video, the teacher is guided through a method for testing how strong different prisms are when weight is added on top of them, equipping them with the skills and knowledge to guide Year 2 pupils to carry out the test themselves.
In this video, the pupils are guided through a method for testing the strength of different prisms when weight is added to them.
In this video, the pupils are introduced to dowel as a thin, wooden cylinder and make predictions about which thickness of dowel is the stiffest.
