Learning objective
- To explain the importance of Guru Nanak for many Sikhs by looking at key events and teachings.
Success criteria
- I can explain what makes Guru
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Religious Education Council Curriculum Framework for RE in England (non-statutory guidance):
- A1
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Cross-curricular links
English
Reading – comprehension
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Display the Presentation: In the spotlight. Arrange the children in pairs and ask them to discuss the questions on the slide.
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Could use the Activity: Match the message: support version which includes pictorial representations; could use the Knowledge organiser to remind them of key information about each story during the Wrapping up; could rewatch the Pupil video: The first Guru.
Pupils working at greater depth
Could write or draw their own suggestions for how people might demonstrate the qualities on the right-hand side of the Activity: Match the messages rather than matching the examples; should suggest how a teacher and messenger are different to a prophet; could say why more than one word might link to the words and phrases on the Presentation: What is the role?
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: describing what makes Guru
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Vocabulary definitions
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eternal
Something or someone that exists forever.
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Guru
A Sikh religious teacher or leader.
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In this unit
Assessment - R&W Y2: What is a prophet?
Lesson 1: What characteristics did some prophets have?
Lesson 2: How might it feel to be a prophet?
Lesson 3: What promises do some people believe God made to some prophets?
Lesson 4: How do we know that Muhammad was the last prophet in the Muslim worldview?
Lesson 5: Why is Jesus important to some religious people?
Lesson 6: Why might some Sikhs believe Guru Nanak is special?
Optional Easter lesson: Why does Easter bring hope to many Christians?
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Lesson 4: How do we know that Muhammad was the last prophet in the Muslim worldview?
Finding out more about Muhammad and why he is important to many Muslims.
Assessment – R&W Y2: What is a prophet?
Assessment quiz and Knowledge catcher for use at the start and/or end of the unit...
Optional Easter lesson: Why does Easter bring hope to many Christians?
A Year 2 optional lesson recognising that Easter celebrates Jesus coming back to life and...
Lesson 1: What characteristics did some prophets have?
Exploring what a prophet is and what they might be like by looking at stories.
