Pupils who are secure will be able to:

• Discuss the importance of water and its practical and symbolic uses.
• Explain the relevance of water in religious stories and what it symbolises.
• Describe how the sound of water makes them feel and where they commonly hear water in their environment.
• Identify how water is used in some rituals.
• Explain the concept of purity, focusing on the context of Shinto beliefs.
• Explain the symbolism of water in baptism and other water ceremonies.
• Articulate reasons why water is considered precious across different cultures and religions.
• Identify similarities and differences in water symbolism between poems and ceremonies.