Learning objective
- To explore the significance of water at the Hindu Kumbh Mela festival.
Success criteria
- I can discuss why water is
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Religious Education Council Curriculum Framework for RE in England (non-statutory guidance):
- A1. Describe and make connections
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Cross-curricular links
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Pupils should
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Show the Presentation: Mind map and hand out whiteboards and pens (one each). Ask the children to write everything they can remember about baptism from the last lesson, trying to include the vocabulary in the presentation.
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Should use the Activity: Question and sentence starters during the Main event; could use the Activity: Next stanza with an image as inspiration; could use the Knowledge organiser: Why is water symbolic? to support with writing their stanza.
Pupils working at greater depth
Should write a verse for more than one ritual studied in the unit using the blank version of the Activity: Next stanza; could include a drawing that relates to their stanza; could write their own poem on a water festival, ceremony or ritual they have personal experiences of.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: explaining water’s importance in religious and
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Vocabulary definitions
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festival
A celebration, often for religious reasons.
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Kumbh Mela
A Hindu festival celebrated at sacred rivers with bathing.
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In this unit
Assessment - R&W Y3: Why is water symbolic?
Lesson 1: Why is water important?
Lesson 2: How is water used in some rituals?
Lesson 3: What can some religious stories suggest about water?
Lesson 4: What is baptism?
Lesson 5: How and why do some Hindus celebrate the River Ganges?
Lesson 6: Why is water precious?
Lesson 6: Why is water precious?
Discovering how and why is water considered precious and how people respond to this belief.
Lesson 2: How is water used in some rituals?
Exploring how water is connected to the daily life of some religious people.
Lesson 1: Why is water important?
Exploring how water is essential for life, having practical and symbolic uses.
Lesson 4: What is baptism?
Exploring the use and symbolism of water in baptism and other symbolic uses of water.
