Learning objective

  • To explore beliefs about scripture by looking at the Torah and the Chumash.

Success criteria

  • I can describe the difference between the
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Religious Education Council Curriculum Framework for RE in England (non-statutory guidance):

  • A2: Describe and
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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

Recap and recall

Recap the meanings of holy, revelation and sacred: holy: related to God or religion, considered special and to be respected by followers. revelation: the act of revealing or making something known that was previously hidden or secret. sacred: something that is greatly respected and treated with care, especially in religious contexts. Display the Presentation: What…

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Adaptive Teaching

Pupils needing extra support

Could draw pictures of the Sefer Torah and the Chumash and talk about some of the key differences, e.g. The Sefer Torah is a large sacred scroll used in a synagogue and the Chumash is a small, easy-to-read, holy book used in the home; could be given sorting hoops labelled Sefer Torah and Chumash and be given only six simple word cards from the Activity: Which word, where? to sort.

Pupils working at greater depth

Should add additional words to each section of the Venn diagram in the Activity: Which word, where?, e.g. inspired, divine, difficult, useful; could be given blank cards to write true and false facts about the Sefer Torah or the Chumash, e.g. The Chumash is handwritten (false), the Torah scroll is kept on a shelf in the home (false) and use these with peers in the Wrapping up.

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: describing some differences between the Torah

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Vocabulary definitions

  • Chumash

    The Torah, printed in a book.

  • translated

    Words changed from one language to another.

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