KS1 RE - The Megillat Esther!

In this engaging and important lesson, students explore the key meanings of the Megillat Esther. They watch and listen to the story of Queen Esther, consider what makes the story so special to Jews, and also begin to think about the items and traditions in their own lives that they consider special.

The learning is guided by a clear and colourful PowerPoint presentation, which guides students through the following step-by-step journey:
-Reflecting on and recalling knowledge that they already built about special words and stories in their RE learning;
-Learn key facts about the Jewish religion;
-Watch a video about the story of Purim (story of Queen Esther) and answer comprehension questions to demonstrate their understanding;
-Learn about how Jews celebrate the story today;
-Storyboard the key events of the story (using the template provided);
-Consider the traditions that are important to them in their own lives;
-Self-reflecting on the extent to which they feel they have met the learning objective.

This resource pack includes the comprehensive PowerPoint presentation (15 slides) and the storyboard template (in both Word and PDF). There is everything that you need here to teach the lesson.

In the past, I have used this lesson with children from across Key Stage 1 - the key learning is aligned with curriculum expectations for RE, and also the content prescribed by most diocese regions. All images are licensed for commercial use.