Learning objective
- To describe Christian beliefs about sin and forgiveness through looking at stories from scripture.
Success criteria
- I can find out about beliefs from Christian
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Religious Education Council Curriculum Framework for RE in England (non-statutory guidance):
- A2: Describe and
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Cross-curricular links
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Pupils should
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Explain that the children will revisit and explore the meaning of a key vocabulary word from the unit. Display slide 1 of the Presentation: Keyword detective and invite a volunteer to drag the magnifying glass to find the missing word: morals. Hand out whiteboards and pens (one each). Display slide 2 and click the arrows…
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Should use the Resource: Word bank when completing the Activity: God sends Jesus; could cut out the words from the Resource: Word bank to stick on the Activity: God sends Jesus; could refer to the Presentation: What did Jesus do? as a prompt when completing the Activity: God sends Jesus.
Pupils working at greater depth
Should explain connections between the words on the Activity: God sends Jesus; could suggest words that might also be important to non-religious people when they think about forgiveness; could colour the words that only relate to Christians in one colour and those that could relate to anyone in another colour.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: identifying what Christians believe about forgiveness
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Vocabulary definitions
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eternal
Lasting forever.
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forgiveness
Deciding to let go of any upset or anger towards someone who has done something wrong.
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In this unit
Assessment - R&W Y3/4 (B): What happens if we do wrong?
Y3/4 (B): Lesson 1: When people do wrong, who decides the consequences?
Y3/4 (B): Lesson 2: Why is forgiveness important to many Christians?
Y3/4 (B): How do Christians believe they can make things right?
Y3/4 (B): Lesson 4: How do some Jewish people seek forgiveness?
Y3/4 (B): Lesson 5: How do some Muslim people seek forgiveness?
Y3/4 (B): Lesson 6: What do some Hindu people believe about karma?
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Y3/4 (B): Lesson 2: What do some Christian and Jewish people believe about right and wrong?
Exploring the Ten Commandments and what they might mean to some Christian and Jewish people....
Y3/4 (A): Lesson 3: What did Jesus do?
Considering the meanings of Jesus’ parables and his ministry.
Y3/4 (A): Lesson 5: How did Jesus inspire people?
Considering how different people may understand and respond to accounts of Jesus in the Bible.
