Y5/6 (B): Lesson 3: Why is Friday night dinner different?
Developing an understanding of how geography and culture can affect practice.
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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 slide 1 of the Presentation: Melachot or not? and allow the children to discuss whether they think each activity would be considered melachot (forbidden) or not for practising Jewish people during Shabbat.
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Adaptive teaching
Assessing progress and understanding
Vocabulary definitions
In this unit
Y5/6 (B): Why do Abrahamic religions look different around the world?Y5/6 (B): Lesson 1: Why do some religions believe in the same God?Y5/6 (B): Lesson 2: How might a Jewish person observe Shabbat?Y5/6 (B): Lesson 4: What can a head covering tell us about identity?Y5/6 (B): Lesson 5: Why might someone want to cover their hair?Y5/6 (B): Lesson 6: How can scripture be expressed?
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