Learning objective
- To know how the Christian Bible came to exist using historical enquiry.
Success criteria
- I can position key events in the creation
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Religious Education Council Curriculum Framework for RE in England (non-statutory guidance):
- A3: Explore and describe a
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Cross-curricular links
History
Pupils should be
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Provide each child with a whiteboard and pen and ask them to draw a three-by-three grid on their whiteboard. Display the Presentation: Keyword bingo! and explain that they must write one of the keywords in each square, in any order. Explain that you will read out definitions for each word and the children should cross…
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Could read and order fewer timeline cards from the Activity: Timeline cards; could be given pre-cut cards for the Activity: Timeline task: could use the Resource: Scripture artefacts to look at the artefacts at the end of the Main event.
Pupils working at greater depth
Could find more events to add to their timeline using internet-based research; could highlight the Activity: timeline cards using three colours to indicate who, what and where information on each card.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: positioning key events in the history of
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Vocabulary definitions
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archaeologist
Someone who studies the buildings, graves, tools and other objects of people who lived in the past.
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artefact
An object made by a person that we can learn from.
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In this unit
Assessment - R&W Y3/4 (A): Why is the Bible the best-selling book of all time?
Y3/4 (A): Lesson 1: How did the Christian Bible come to be?
Y3/4 (A): Lesson 2: What is in the Bible?
Y3/4 (A): Lesson 3: How did the Bible become a bestseller?
Y3/4 (A): Lesson 4: How can the Bible mean different things to different people?
Y3/4 (A): Lesson 5: Where might we find the Bible?
Y3/4 (A): Lesson 6: How is the Bible relevant for some people today?
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Last update: 13th May, 2025
