Lesson 1: How do people record beliefs without words?
Considering how religious beliefs were communicated in the past, before written scripture.
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
1. Recap and recall
Before starting this unit, you might want to check children can recall:
That sacred and holy mean something is related to God, gods or religion.
Christian scripture is called the Bible.
The Torah is a central part of Jewish scripture.
The Qur'an is Muslim scripture.
All of these are considered to be divinely inspired or the word of God.
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In this unit
Assessment – R&W Y4: What makes some texts sacred?Lesson 2: What can we find out about scripture?Lesson 3: What does it mean if scripture was revealed or remembered?Lesson 4: Why do some worldviews have more than one book of scripture?Lesson 5: How do some people demonstrate the value of scripture?Lesson 6: How do sacred texts play a part in some people’s lives?Optional: How is Christmas part of a bigger story?
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Maintained by: Kapow Primary teamLast update: 3 July 2026
