Y3/4 (A): Lesson 1: How do people communicate?
Investigating different ways of communicating beliefs and the benefits and challenges of them.
Learning objective
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Religious Education Council Curriculum Framework for RE in England (non-statutory guidance):
Cross-curricular links
Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
1. Recap and recall
Display the Presentation: Retrieval pyramid and hand out whiteboards and pens.
Working from bottom to top, ask the children to identify the keyword each definition refers to and write them on their whiteboards. The keywords could be written on the board randomly to support the children's recall and spelling (see Adaptive teaching).
Take feedback and click each definition to reveal the answers.
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Adaptive teaching
Assessing progress and understanding
Vocabulary definitions
In this unit
Assessment – Religion and worldviews: Y3/4 What makes some texts sacred?Y3/4 (A): Lesson 2: What do some people mean by revelation?Y3/4 (A): Lesson 3: How are some scriptures both similar and different?Y3/4 (A): Lesson 4: What does the Bible mean to some Christians?Y3/4 (A): Lesson 5: Are all religious texts connected to God?Y3/4 (A): Lesson 6: How important are religious texts?
Originally created by:
Kapow Primary’s Religion and Worldviews Team Religion and worldviews specialist
Maintained by: Kapow Primary teamLast update: 11 August 2026
