Learning objective
- To express ideas about enlightenment based on Buddhist beliefs.
Success criteria
- I can discuss
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Religious Education Council Curriculum Framework for RE in England (non-statutory guidance):
- A1: Describe and make
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Cross-curricular links
English
Spoken language
Pupils should
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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
Could use the Resource: The Bodhi tree during the Attention grabber to look closely at the image; could refer to the Resource: Knowledge organiser: Religion and worldviews – What happens when we die? (Part 2) during the lesson to support their understanding of vocabulary and concepts.
Pupils working at greater depth
Should give examples of traditions and practices found in both the Buddhist and Hindu worldview and consider the reasons for this; should use vocabulary from the lesson and examples from the lives of The Buddha and Lord Avalokiteshvara when writing their paragraphs in the Main event.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: recognising how the Buddha
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Vocabulary definitions
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Avalokiteshvara
A compassionate bodhisattva who postponed nirvana to help all beings to be freed from suffering.
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bodhisattva
An enlightened being who chooses to delay achieving nirvana to help others attain enlightenment.
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