Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Share their personal worldview.
- Explain how and why their worldview might change.
- Identify the difference between personal and organised worldviews.
- Ask and answer open-ended questions.
- Explain what is meant by a soul and express their ideas about what a soul means to them personally.
- Understand that some people believe that humans have a soul.
- Summarise the similarities and differences between what people believe about the soul.
- Express their ideas clearly and compare their own beliefs with others.
- Explain, through talking and writing, how colour and images have been used in a piece of artwork to express a particular idea about the soul or inner self.
- State benefits and challenges relating to Buddhist meditation.
- Give examples of Buddhist meditation practices.
- Explain the reasons and purpose behind meditation.
- Summarise some key ideas about what people with a particular worldview might think about the question ‘What makes us human?’.
Suggested prior learning
Where do some people talk to God? – lessons available 31 May 2024
Get startedTeacher video: What does it mean to be human?
Lessons
Introductory lesson: Respectful Religion and worldviews – What are worldviews?
Lesson 1: What is a soul and do we all have one?
Lesson 2: What do different people think makes us human?
Lesson 3: How can art express ideas about the soul?
Lesson 4: Why do some Buddhist people meditate?
Lesson 5: Does anyone know what makes us human?
Key skills
- Reflecting on
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Key knowledge
- To know that soul
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Key vocabulary
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Unit resources
Assessment – Religion and worldviews Y3: What makes us human?
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Religion and worldviews: Long-term plans
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Religion and worldviews: Progression of pupils skills and knowledge
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Key vocabulary
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Cross-curricular opportunities
British values: Mutual respect, Tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs.
Art
Music
RSE: Respectful relationships.