Learning objective
- To explain simply how and why special objects and clothing are used during prayer.
Success criteria
- I can recognise some objects and clothing used
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Religious Education Council Curriculum Framework for RE in England (non-statutory guidance):
- A1: Recall and name different
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Pupils
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing support:
- Could rewatch the Pupil video: Jewish objects and clothing used during prayer and the Pupil video: Muslim objects and clothing used during prayer before sorting images.
- Could identify one Muslim object or item of clothing and one Jewish object or item of clothing during the Main event.
- Could refer to the Resource: How are the objects used? to support understanding during the activity.
Pupils working at greater depth:
- Should identify and name a range of objects and clothing used in prayer by explaining their reasoning.
- Should make links between prayer practices and the objects or clothing used by referring to examples from the lesson.
- Should compare similarities and differences in how objects and clothing are used in Jewish and Muslim prayer.
- Could explain their choices when sorting prayer objects by worldview.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding can:
- Recognise and name some important
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Vocabulary definitions
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hijab
Being covered up and the name for a head covering worn by Muslim women.
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Jewish
A person who is born into a Jewish family or becomes part of the Jewish community.
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In this unit
Assessment - R&W Y2: How do people talk to God?
Lesson 1: Why do some people talk to God?
Lesson 2: How might prayer make some people feel?
Lesson 3: How do some people use their bodies in prayer?
Lesson 4: What do some people use to help them pray?
Lesson 5: How do some Hindu people pray?
Lesson 6: Where do prayers come from?
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