Learning objective
- To investigate how a religion can begin by exploring the story of Pentecost and the start of the Christian church.
Success criteria
- I can recall how Christianity became a religion.
- I
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National curriculum
- A1: Describe and make connections
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Cross-curricular links
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Pupils should
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Display the Presentation: Retrieval race and ask the children to work through as many questions as they can in two minutes, moving towards the finish line. Once the time is up, click each question to reveal the answer.
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Could watch the Pupil video: Trinity prior to the lesson to become familiar with the concept of God in three forms; could use the Resource: Hot seat prompts: support version during the hot seating activity; could also work in a small group for the hot seat activity.
Pupils working at greater depth
Should consider how the start of Christianity would have affected or influenced other people, including those who did not share the same beliefs; should discuss how the disciples speaking in tongues may have helped the spread of Christianity; should use the Activity: Diamond nine to consider other factors in the Wrapping up.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: discussing some of the challenges faced
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Vocabulary definitions
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Abrahamic religions
Religious groups (Jewish, Christian and Muslim) who believe God made the first covenant with Abraham.
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blasphemous
Saying or doing something that could be seen as disrespectful to something sacred or holy.
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In this unit
Assesment - R&W: Why is Christianity not always the same?
Lesson 1: How did Christianity begin?
Lesson 2: How have some significant people influenced Christian practices?
Lesson 3: Why are there different denominations?
Lesson 4: How is the Bible interpreted differently?
Lesson 5: How do different denominations practise?
Lesson 6: How is Christianity changing?
Year 5: Why do some people use different names for Jesus?
