Y1/2 (A): Why do we need to give thanks?
Using a range of sources including survey data, children learn about beliefs around using offerings to show gratitude.
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Y1/2 (A): Why do we need to give thanks?
Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Identify reasons people may feel thankful and how this is expressed.
- Explain how some people celebrate harvest time.
- Identify the meaning behind some harvest celebrations and practices.
- Talk about what Hindu and Christian followers might learn from stories about gratitude.
- Explain how some Hindus and Christians show their gratitude to God.
- Explain how Hindu worship may reflect a person’s beliefs about gratitude to God.
- Recognise how worship through songs can be used to express thanks to God.
- Express ideas about gratitude using music.
Suggested prior learning
Y1/2 (A): Why should we care for the world?
Get startedLessons
Y1/2 (A): Lesson 1: How and why do some people show thanks?
- To identify how and why some people say thank you by reflecting on personal experience.
Y1/2 (A): Lesson 2: Why is harvest an important time for giving thanks?
- To recognise how and why some people celebrate harvest by examining what they say and do.
Y1/2 (A): Lesson 3: Why do some people thank God?
- To identify why some Hindus and Christians feel thankful to God by exploring stories.
Y1/2 (A): Lesson 4: How can puja express thanks?
- To describe how and why some Hindus express gratitude to God by exploring puja.
Y1/2 (A): Lesson 5: How do some people thank God?
- To identify how some Hindus and Christians thank God by examining what they do.
Y1/2 (A): Lesson 6: How do some Christians use music to express gratitude?
- To explore music to understand how some Christians thank God.
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Cross-curricular opportunities
RSE: Respectful relationships.
British values: Tolerance of those with different faith and beliefs, mutual respect.
Science: Seasonal changes.
Geography: Human and physical geography.
Maths: Statistics.
English: reading comprehension, writing composition.
Music.