Just how important are our beliefs?
Exploring how people show commitment to their beliefs by investigating practices such as ceremonies, charitable giving, dietary choices and clothing.
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Just how important are our beliefs?
Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Describe what baby welcoming ceremonies mean to some people.
- Explain the role of adults in these ceremonies, especially the promises or commitments they make.
- Describe the significance of commitment ceremonies to some people.
- Understand the cultural and religious importance of commitment ceremonies.
- Identify various items of clothing that people wear to express their beliefs.
- Explain what items may signify about an individual’s commitments or convictions.
- Give examples of religious fasting and dietary restrictions.
- Explain some reasons why people might demonstrate their commitment to beliefs through their diet.
- Evaluate the ways people may demonstrate their commitment to beliefs in seen and unseen ways.
- Justify their ideas about how sacrifice and commitment may show how important a person’s beliefs may be.
Suggested prior learning
What makes some texts sacred?
Get startedLessons
Lesson 1: What do promises mean?
Lesson 2: What promises do we make?
Lesson 3: Can we see the importance of someone’s beliefs on the outside?
Lesson 4: How else might some people show their commitment?
Lesson 5: What else might people give up for their beliefs?
Lesson 6: What might someone sacrifice?
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Unit resources
Religion and worldviews
Knowledge organiser – R&W Y4: Just how important are our beliefs?
Aimed at pupils, a single page document that gives key facts and definitions from the unit 'Just how important are…
Religion and worldviews
Vocabulary display – R&W Y4: Just how important are our beliefs?
A display version of the vocabulary from the 'Just how important are our beliefs?' unit.