Learning objective
- To identify and discuss big questions.
Success criteria
- I can explain why a question might be
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Religious Education Council Curriculum Framework for RE in England (non-statutory guidance):
- C1: Explore questions
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Cross-curricular links
English
Spoken language
Pupils should be taught
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
1: Lesson plan
An area for you to put useful resources from the previous lesson
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Could use the Resource: Big question prompts (support) to help structure their responses and gain confidence during the discussion.
Pupils working at greater depth
Should be encouraged to use prior knowledge to explain their answers to the big questions; could generate their own little, medium-sized and big questions to be sorted by another group.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: answering big questions from
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Vocabulary definitions
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big question
A question with many possible answers that makes people think hard.
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closed question
A question with only a few possible answers.
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In this unit
Assessment - R&W Y2: Why do we need to give thanks?
Introductory lesson: What are big questions?
Lesson 1: How and why do people show thanks?
Lesson 2: Why is harvest an important time for giving thanks?
Lesson 3: How and why do some people thank God?
Lesson 4: How can puja express thanks?
Lesson 5: How do some Christians use music to express gratitude?