What happens if we do wrong?
Investigating who has the authority to decide the consequences of wrongdoing.
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What happens if we do wrong?
Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Explain which actions can be considered wrong and what consequences may derive from them.
- Consider the authority which gives the consequences of wrongdoing.
- Describe how some religious people seek forgiveness.
- Explore the similarities between some Jewish and Muslim practices of seeking God’s forgiveness.
- Discuss how God’s forgiveness can change a believer’s life.
- Describe what might happen to the soul when a believer does something wrong.
- Explore why some religious people choose to live morally.
- Investigate some ways Christians ‘cleanse’ the soul through infant and adult baptism.
- Explain why Jesus was baptised and sacrificed.
- Define what karma means to some Hindus and how it can affect the soul.
- Know that many Hindus aim to live morally by collecting positive karma within their lifetimes to eventually reunite with God.
Suggested prior learning
*Updated* Where do our morals come from?
This assumes that you are following Kapow Primary’s Religion and worldviews Long-term plan – standard.
Lesson 1: Who decides what happens after we do wrong?
- To analyse the consequences of wrongdoing by exploring different perspectives.
Lesson 2: Why might confession be important after wrongdoing?
- To examine some Christian beliefs about the process of forgiveness.
Lesson 3: How do some people seek God’s forgiveness?
- To investigate how some religious people seek God’s forgiveness after wrongdoing.
Lesson 4: How can wrongdoing affect the soul?
- To investigate some beliefs about what happens to the soul after repentance.
Lesson 5: How do some Christians ‘cleanse’ the soul from wrongdoing?
- To investigate some Christian beliefs about cleansing the soul.
Lesson 6: How might karma affect the soul?
- To explore some Hindu beliefs on how actions can affect the soul.
Free!
Optional: What can Easter teach about forgiveness?
- To explore the themes of forgiveness in the Easter story through texts and personal responses.
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Religion and worldviews
Knowledge organiser – R&W Y3: What happens if we do wrong?
Aimed at pupils, a double page document that gives key facts and definitions from the 'What happens if we do…

Religion and worldviews
Vocabulary display – R&W Y3: What happens if we do wrong?
A display version of the vocabulary from the unit 'What happens if we do wrong?'
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