Learning objective
- To explain why some religions have multiple scriptures.
Success criteria
- I can describe
This content is for subscribers only. Join for access today.
Religious Education Council Curriculum Framework for RE in England (non-statutory guidance):
- A2: Describe and understand links
This content is for subscribers only. Join for access today.
Cross-curricular links
English
Reading – comprehension
Pupils should be
This content is for subscribers only. Join for access today.
Before the lesson
This content is for subscribers only. Join for access today.
Lesson plan
1: Lesson plan
An area for you to put useful resources from the previous lesson
This content is for subscribers only. Join for access today.
Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Could use the word bank from slide 1 of the Presentation: Buddhist Canon to check the meaning of words throughout the lesson; could sort the five cards from the centre column of the Activity: Buddhist scripture jigsaw rather than all 15.
Pupils working at greater depth
Should justify their decisions clearly when sorting the cards; could explain how a person might change the way they live their everyday life if following the teachings in the Buddhist Canon.
This content is for subscribers only. Join for access today.
Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: identifying the key events that led
This content is for subscribers only. Join for access today.
Vocabulary definitions
-
canon
A collection of texts that are considered to be the authoritative scriptures of a religion.
-
enlightenment
Knowing the truth about life and being released from the constant cycle of death and rebirth.
This content is for subscribers only. Join for access today.
In this unit
Assessment - Religion and worldviews Y4: What makes some texts sacred?
Lesson 1: How do people record beliefs without words?
Lesson 2: What can we find out about scripture?
Lesson 3: What does it mean if scripture was revealed or remembered?
Lesson 4: Why do some worldviews have more than one book of scripture?
Lesson 5: How do some people demonstrate the value of scripture?
Lesson 6: How do sacred texts play a part in some people’s lives?