Learning objective
- To identify reasons why some people choose to talk to God.
Success criteria
- I can describe prayer as talking to a
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Religious Education Council Curriculum Framework for RE in England (non-statutory guidance):
- A1: Recall and name different
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Cross-curricular links
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Pupils
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Pair the children and show the Presentation: High five! Read the slide aloud. Ask the children to talk to a partner about what they remember about God.
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing support:
- Could identify and sort one category only (for example, ‘asking for help’) to focus on understanding one reason for prayer.
- Could sort the Activity: Talking to God on their table using whiteboards with the headings to support organisation.
- Could use the Resource: Reasons for praying to support decision-making when sorting the pictures.
Pupils working at greater depth:
- Should explain similarities and differences between talking to people and talking to God by referring to examples from the lesson.
- Should explain why people might choose to talk to God in different situations by linking to the sorting activity.
- Should suggest that some people may choose to talk to God privately by considering different beliefs and preferences.
- Could justify their sorting choices by explaining their reasoning.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding can:
- Explain that prayer is talking to
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Vocabulary definitions
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Amen
A word said at the end of a prayer.
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God
A powerful, non-human being.
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In this unit
Assessment - R&W Y1/2 (B): How do some people talk to God?
Y1/2 (B): Lesson 1: Why do some people talk to God?
Y1/2 (B): Lesson 2: How might prayer make some people feel?
Y1/2 (B): Lesson 3: How do some people use their bodies in prayer?
Y1/2 (B): Lesson 4: What do some people use to help them pray?
Y1/2 (B): Lesson 5: How do some Hindu people pray?
Y1/2 (B): Lesson 6: Where do prayers come from?
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Last update: 27th March, 2026
Assessment – R&W Y1/2 (B): How do some people talk to God?
Assessment quiz and Knowledge catcher for use at the start and/or end of the unit...
Y1/2 (B): Lesson 5: How do some Hindu people pray?
Evaluating the importance of special objects in Hindu prayer.
Y1/2 (B): Lesson 2: How might prayer make some people feel?
Understanding that there are many ways some people choose to pray.
Y1/2 (B): Lesson 1: Why do some people talk to God?
Thinking about why some people might choose to talk to God.
