Learning objective
- To investigate how water is connected to special places through poetry and images.
Success criteria
- I can describe how water is used in
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Religious Education Council Curriculum Framework for RE in English (non-statutory guidance):
- A1. Describe and make connections
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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
Should use the Activity: Question and sentence starters (support) during the Main event; could give the children the Activity: Next stanza with an image that they can describe.
Pupils working at greater depth
Should write a verse for more than one ritual studied in the unit using the blank version of the Activity: Next stanza and include a drawing that relates to their stanza; could write their own poem on a different ceremony or ritual they learnt about during the unit.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: explaining water’s importance in religious and
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Vocabulary definitions
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Amritsar
A city in India, known for the Golden Temple with a Sarovar.
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festival
A celebration, often for religious reasons.
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In this unit
Assessment - Religion and worldviews Y3: Why is water symbolic?
Lesson 1: Why is water important?
Lesson 2: How is water used in some rituals?
Lesson 3: How is water considered pure?
Lesson 4: What is baptism?
Lesson 5: Why is water precious?
Lesson 6: How is water linked to special places around the world?