Learning objective
- To explore the importance of the synagogue to some Jewish people by identifying features that help them pray.
Success criteria
- I can identify
This content is for subscribers only. Join for access today.
Religious Education Council Curriculum Framework for RE in England (non-statutory guidance):
- A1: Recall and name different
This content is for subscribers only. Join for access today.
Cross-curricular links
English
Spoken language
Pupils should be taught
This content is for subscribers only. Join for access today.
Before the lesson
This content is for subscribers only. Join for access today.
Lesson plan
1: Lesson plan
An area for you to put useful resources from the previous lesson
This content is for subscribers only. Join for access today.
Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Could re-watch the Pupil video: The Synagogue as a prompt; could provide the children with pre-cut images; could use the Knowledge organiser during the Wrapping up.
Pupils working at greater depth
Should label the features of the synagogue in the Activity: Inside a synagogue: extension version; should orally describe the significance of the features; could record any connections with other places people go to pray.
This content is for subscribers only. Join for access today.
Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: identifying key features of
This content is for subscribers only. Join for access today.
Vocabulary definitions
-
Ark
A chest or cupboard used to house the Torah scroll in a synagogue.
-
Bimah
A special platform in a synagogue where the Torah is read out loud.
This content is for subscribers only. Join for access today.
In this unit
Assessment resources
Lesson 1: Why do some Muslim people pray in a mosque?
Lesson 2: What can Orthodox churches suggest about some Christians’ beliefs?
Lesson 3: What can we learn by exploring different Christian places of worship?
Lesson 4: Why do some Jewish people go to a synagogue?
Lesson 5: Why do some Sikh people talk to God?
Lesson 6: What makes a place important to believers?
Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 13th May, 2024
