Learning objective
- To evaluate the rules around attending significant places.
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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Pupils should be taught to:
- Plan
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Explain that the children will work with a partner to remember what they learnt in the previous lesson. Show the Presentation: High five! and arrange the children in pairs. Allow time for paired discussion.
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support:
- Could use the Activity: The comment section: support version and complete the sentence stems.
- Could create a list of reasons why the Dome of the Rock is important rather than completing the activity.
Pupils working at greater depth:
- Could consider the viewpoints of both a religious and non-religious person and respond accordingly.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding can:
- Discuss why the Dome of the Rock
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Vocabulary definitions
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Angel Jibril
Also known as Gabriel, an archangel believed to have delivered Allah's revelations to the Prophet Muhammad.
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Buraq
A creature believed to have transported the Prophet Muhammad from Makkah to Jerusalem.
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In this unit
Assessment - R&W Y6: Why is it better to be there in person?
Lesson 1: What can make a space significant? People, place or practice?
Lesson 2: Why might a Jewish person want to visit Jerusalem?
Lesson 3: Why is Jerusalem significant to some Muslim people?
Lesson 4: How can shared challenge bring people together?
Lesson 5: Are all journeys pilgrimages?
Lesson 6: Why is it better to be there in person?
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Last update: 25th March, 2026
Lesson 6: Why is it better to be there in person?
Embarking on a personal pilgrimage.
Assessment – R&W Y6: Why is it better to be there in person?
Assessment quiz and Knowledge catcher for use at the start and/or end of the unit...
Lesson 2: Why might a Jewish person want to visit Jerusalem?
Considering the significance of the Western Wall and why someone may choose to leave a...
Lesson 1: What can make a space significant? People, place or practice?
Investigating the significance of religious and non-religious spaces.
