Lesson 5: What is nirvana?
Investigating important Buddhist figures to understand some beliefs about death and reaching the state of nirvana.
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
1. Recap and recall
Share the Presentation: Retrieval race and ask the children to read through the questions and write their answers down on their whiteboards. Once they reach the end of the race, they should prepare a question and answer for the class.
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In this unit
Assessment – R&W Y5: What happens when we die? (Part 2)Lesson 1: If there is a soul, where does it go?Lesson 2: What is samsara?Lesson 3: How might someone reach moksha?Lesson 4: How can people find comfort after death?Lesson 6: What does enlightenment look like?Optional Easter lesson: What might the Easter story suggest about life after death?
Originally created by:
Kapow Primary’s Religion and Worldviews Team Religion and worldviews specialist
Maintained by: Kapow Primary teamLast update: 3 July 2026
