Learning objective
- To explore some key Jewish beliefs about scripture by looking at religious practices, art and writings.
Success criteria
- I can describe how the Torah
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Religious Education Council Curriculum Framework for RE in England (non-statutory guidance):
- A2: Describe and
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Cross-curricular links
Art
Pupils should be
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Before starting this unit, you might want to check the children can recall: The Jewish, Christian and Muslim worldviews are sometimes referred to as the Abrahamic religions. The Torah is the first five books of Moses and is the central scripture of the Jewish worldview. Christian scripture is the Christian Bible. The Qur’an is the…
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Could use the artwork on the Presentation: God-speaking art as inspiration to draw their own picture and label it with words that suggest a revelation, e.g. God, light, angel, message; could watch the Pupil video: Using the Torah before the lesson; could draw a circle around the religious message and explain why messages like this are important to some people in the Activity: Rank the messages.
Pupils working at greater depth
Could add further detail to describe what the messages suggest about God in the Activity: Revelations from the Torah, e.g. God is all-knowing, God communicates with humans, God can communicate in different ways; could explain how the messages in the Presentation: A revelation from the Torah are different to the artwork shown in the Presentation: God-speaking art, e.g. the messages are the written word of God rather than an artist’s interpretation.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: describing how the Torah
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Vocabulary definitions
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Abrahamic Religions
Religious groups (Jewish, Christian and Muslim) who believe God made the first covenant with Abraham.
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holy
Related to God or religion, considered special and to be respected by followers.
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In this unit
Assessment - R&W Y3: Is scripture central to religion?
Lesson 1: What do some people mean by revelation?
Lesson 2: What's the difference between a scroll and a book?
Lesson 3: How is scripture used by some Muslims?
Lesson 4: How are some scriptures both similar and different?
Lesson 5: What does the Bible mean to some Christians?
Lesson 6: How and why are scriptures central to religion?
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Lesson 4: How are some scriptures both similar and different?
Comparing the Tenak and the Christian Bible, noting how Jews and Christians may interpret them...
Lesson 6: How and why are scriptures central to religion?
Contemplating the significance of scriptures in religion and reflecting upon the words central to an...
Assessment – R&W Y3: Is scripture central to religion?
Assessment quiz and Knowledge catcher for use at the start and/or end of the unit...
Lesson 2: What’s the difference between a scroll and a book?
Describing the similarities and differences between the ways in which scriptures are used by Jewish...
