4 lessons focusing on how to locate their school Lesson 1: Who lives where? Learning objectives Children should learn: • that some children live far away from school while others live nearby and everyone travels different distances; • how to measure and compare the distance of the routes used by the children in their class. Lesson 2: The journey to school Learning objectives Children should learn: • that everyone travels to school in different ways; • how to design and carry out a survey; • to draw a simple graph; • how to analyse their findings. Lesson 3: Where is the school? Learning objectives Children should learn: • a sense of place: the relationship between home and school; • to draw a picture map Lesson 4: Describing my route to school Learning objectives Children should learn: • to describe geographical features on their route to school; • to compile a personal word bank of geographical terms; • to give descriptive directions using adjectives. Taken from LCP’s KS1 Geography Resource File Leave a review

Lesson: My school address Learning objectives Children should learn: • that everyone has a personal address; • the significance of addresses, including the school address. Success criteria Children can: understand the importance of knowing addresses particularly of their school Taken from LCP’s KS1 Geography File

The lesson begins by recapping on the shared values of marriage, and then begins to explore these through the Jewish ceremony. The main teaching point of this lesson is how a wedding ceremony is a public display of a personal decision. By sharing their intentions and beliefs with their friends and family, believers have the support to do what they believe is right, even when things are tough. The lesson gives people the opportunity to draw parallels with their own public lives and the values which they demonstrate. Before teaching the lesson, you will need to find a video of a Jewish wedding ceremony. Ensure that you have had a chance to watch the video and that all equipment is working correctly Learning objective • To understand why Jewish believers get married and the public ceremony that celebrates this. Success criteria Learning about: • Pupils will know some key features of Jewish wedding ceremonies. Learning from: • Pupils will have reflected on the consequences of making vows in public and what making them says about the decisions the believer has made. Like this? See the full Unit on either TES or our website

This unit addresses the topic of marriage in a way that is appropriate for Key Stage 2 pupils. It begins by looking in general terms at the idea of love and relationships, then goes on to explore how some of the major religions allow believers to make a lifelong commitment to their partner and how God’s blessing on this is represented in a marriage ceremony. Non-religious commitment is also discussed and addressed. The individual circumstances of anyone in your class for whom this is a sensitive topic should be considered and discussed with their carers if appropriate. You will need to source video clips of Christian, Jewish, Muslim and Sikh marriage ceremonies to enhance the teaching of the lessons. Prior learning: It is likely that pupils will have studied friendship, families and perhaps other relationships that are special to them. However, no specific knowledge is required to access the unit. Lesson length: The lessons are designed to last approximately 75 minutes. 7 lesson unit includes all lesson plans and resource sheets Lesson 1: Relationships Lesson 2: Love Lesson 3: Christian Weddings Lesson 4: Jewish Weddings Lesson 5: Arranged Marriage Lesson 6: Sikh Wedding Lesson 7: When relationships go wrong

About this unit This unit looks at what it means to belong to something, whether it be a community, class, club, country, team, family, circle of friends and so on, and the need to show that belonging through joint activities or lifestyle, dress or behaviour. The unit explores belonging to: • a family • a school • other groups • the local community • our country • the world. People of particular life stances or groups will be valuable in sharing their experiences and showing any clothing and artefacts that signal their belonging and pride in that. Where opportunities arise for adding this feature to the lessons, make the most of them! Lesson length: Each lesson is designed to take one hour. (Lesson 3 will take longer if the group works outside to gather photographs.) Expectations At the end of this unit most children will: • understand the importance people attach to belonging to a group, and be able to name a religious and secular group. Some children will have made less progress and will: • be able to talk about the groups they belong to. Some children will have progressed further and will: • be able to explain why people belong to religious groups, naming some

Fun, interactive assembly to promote healthy and safe choices. Full Assembly script and key questions Aims • To teach the children about the importance of choosing healthy options. • To emphasize that it is not always easy to make the safe or healthy choice. • To remind the children that we are lucky to be in a position where we can make choices. You will need: • 10 pieces of A3 white paper and a thick black marker pen. • An overhead projector, a plain piece of acetate, and a suitable pen for writing on the acetate. • 10 children to hold up the answers.

2 lessons with plans and resources Taken from our Year 5 and 6 Geography Flipbook Lesson 1: Making Waste Work Learning objectives Children should learn: • to investigate a local environmental issue • about issues associated with landfill sites Learning outcomes Children will be able to: • understand how change affects the local area • communicate opinions on landfill sites Activity: You are going to make a written proposal to ask the headteacher to give you permission to start a recycling scheme. Lesson 2: Recycling Learning objectives Children should learn: • about the types of rubbish we throw away • about the need for recycling in order to reduce rubbish Learning outcomes Children will be able to: • understand the difference between re-use and recycling • discuss what needs to be considered when setting up a recycling scheme Activity:Imagine that you are an education officer for Friends of the Earth. You are against the proposal for a new landfill site in the local area. • Design a T-shirt for children to wear in the campaign against a new landfill site. Leave a review

Taken from our EYFS/KS1 PSHE Resource File LO: To help us understand that the qualities we possess can be used to help other people. 30-45 mins Learning outcomes Children should be taught: • to take part in discussions with one other person and the whole class; • to think about themselves, learn from their experiences and recognise what they are good at; • to recognise how their behaviour affects other people; • to contribute to the life of the class and school To help us understand that the qualities we possess can be used to help other people. Leave a review

Taken from our EYFS/KS1 PSHE Resources File LO: To help children understand that their choices have different consequences. Learning outcomes: To share their opinions on things that matter to them and explain their views. To recognise choices they make To take part in discussion with one other person or as a whole class To understand that choices have consequences Inclues lesson plan and resources Leave a review

Taken from our PSHE KS1 Resource file. Lesson 1: Making choices Lesson 2: Dilemmas Lesson 3: Choosing a friend Lesson 4: How to play Lesson 5: Playing safe Lesson 6: Managing money Lesson 7: Money and talents Lesson 8: Looking at job choices In this unit of work the children will be taught to understand that we all have a right to our own opinion, which we express in the choices we make. Discussions throughout the unit will also help children to understand that their choices have different consequences, not only for themselves, but for other people around them. Even at an early age, there are real choices for children to make, for example, choosing healthy options at school meal-times and deciding what games to play. The lessons will also begin to cover and allow opportunities for discussion concerning how to use money wisely and how to explore related issues such as fairness; whilst encouraging the children to think about different career choices for the future. Leave a review

Taken from our PSHE EYFS/KS1 Resource file One lesson with activities to get the children thinking about key questions. About the unit in general: The material in this unit contains ideas on how PSHE and Citizenship can be introduced in the early years. Many of the skills and values that fall within this area of the curriculum are taught throughout each day in an Early Years classroom. The qualities they encourage are illustrated on the following page. Three themes: • Fairness • Relationships • Choices have been covered in depth. Many of the qualities that are developed in PSHE and Citizenship are embraced within these particular subjects. They are fundamental to the Early Years curriculum. Timing In this unit most of the activities would take 10-15 minutes. However, some of the ideas presented are not full activities but suggestions of how to incorporate the topic into the everyday classroom Find the full unit on TES: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/eyfs-pshe-understanding-the-world-back-to-school-unit-of-work-6-lessons-unit-12319666 Leave a review

Lesson 1Fairness: Behaviour Lesson 2: Fairness: Sharing Lesson 3: Relationships: Relationships at school Lesson 4: Relationships: Relationships at home and in the community Lesson 5 Choices: Keeping healthy Lesson 6: Choices: Being independent The material in this unit contains ideas on how PSHE and Citizenship can be introduced in the early years. Many of the skills and values that fall within this area of the curriculum are taught throughout each day in an Early Years classroom. The qualities they encourage are illustrated on the following page. Three themes: • Fairness • Relationships • Choices have been covered in depth. Many of the qualities that are developed in PSHE and Citizenship are embraced within these particular subjects. They are fundamental to the Early Years curriculum. Timing In this unit most of the activities would take 10-15 minutes. However, some of the ideas presented are not full activities but suggestions of how to incorporate the topic into the everyday classroom. Leave a review

Includes: Introduction Unit resources Medium-term plan Lesson 1: Belonging to a group Lesson 2: Confirmation and believer’s baptism Lesson 3: Bar Mitzvah Lesson 4: Amrit ceremony Lesson 5: Taking responsibility Lesson 6: Initiation ceremonies About this unit This unit is intended to explore becoming an adult and discuss the themes that are addressed by different religious initiation ceremonies and their effect on people’s lives. Not all religions have specific ceremonies welcoming members into adulthood but Christianity, Judaism, Sikhism and Hinduism do. In this unit we will look at three religions: Christianity, Judaism and Sikhism, together with a non-religious view: humanism. This unit allows pupils to consider the commitment involved in deciding to become a full member of a religious community. Prior learning: This unit will build on the work completed in Year 3 on birth ceremonies. Lesson length: The lessons are designed to last approximately 60–70 minutes. Taken from our R.E Lower Keystage 2 Resource File Leave a review

Includes Introduction Unit resources Medium-term plan Lesson 1: Why are there wars? Lesson 2: Why is there suffering? Lesson 3 & 4: Responses to suffering Lesson 5: Christmas Day truce Taken from our Lower Keystage 2 R.E Resource file This unit grapples with an issue of universal debate both within and between religions. In recent years, religious fanaticism has been regarded as a major contribution to war and suffering around the world. In truth, religious zeal has always been a factor in conflict on a local, national and international scale. By starting with playground problems and other contexts in which pupils’ arguments may get physical, the unit explores the problem of what is meant by a ‘justifiable’ war, looks at both religious and non-religious responses to war and suffering through the work of charities, and ends with a look at how individuals can make peace, even when whole countries are fighting each other. The length of the unit means that this is not intended to be an in-depth study, so you should see each lesson as an opportunity for pupils to develop questions, rather than be given all the answers. It will be important to address any topical issues or current events that may occur while you are teaching this unit to make the subject an uncomfortable reality for your class. Leave a review

Includes: Introduction Unit resources Medium-term plan Lesson 1: Doing the right thing Lesson 2: Making choices Lesson 3: A good influence Lesson 4: Wrong choices Lesson 5: David and Goliath Lesson 6: Inner strength Lesson 7: It’s up to you This unit is intended as an introduction to thinking about ultimate truths in Key Stage 2. By beginning with ‘golden rules’, found represented in all major faiths, pupils then explore how their sense of right and wrong can change with circumstances. By using stories from different faiths and by studying the actions of believers who chose what they believed to be right over wrong when that was a hard choice for them to make, pupils are introduced to the concept of faith and behaviour being inextricably linked. The issue of ‘right and wrong’ will be discussed almost daily throughout a school child’s life! For this age group, right and wrong tends to be very cut-and-dried. These lessons are not intended to introduce the issue of ‘grey areas’ or ‘relative truth’ as children at this age have neither the spiritual, mental, moral or ethical maturity to address these issues appropriately in a classroom context. Leave a review

Taken from -RE Resource File RE Resource File Key Stage 2 Years 3 Key Stage 2 Years 3 & & 4 Includes: Introduction Unit resources Medium-term plan Lesson 1: What does a baby need? Lesson 2: What is sin? Lesson 3: Christian baptism Lesson 4: Muslim birth ceremonies Lesson 5: Sikh birth ceremonies Lesson 6: Making comparisons All lesson plans and printable activities included This unit is designed as an introduction to Religious Education at Key Stage 2. It introduces pupils to some of the religions they will study during their four years in Key Stage 2. All religions treat the birth of a new life as special and celebrate its importance in different ways. In the religions covered in this unit, God is acknowledged to have an important role in the creation and safe delivery of a new life and is thanked for the new baby. Prior learning: The class will have spent time in Key Stage 1 studying religious belief and practice. This unit will build on their previously gained understanding. Lesson length: The lessons are designed to last approximately 60–70 minutes. At the end of this unit most children will: • Be able to explain the meaning behind the symbols and actions in the different birth ceremonies. • Be able to explain the importance of committing the baby to the community of God. Some children will have made less progress and will: • Be able to share their own experiences of babies and explain what some people believe are babies’ spiritual needs. Some children will have progressed further and will: • Be able to explain similarities and differences between the themes in the different birth ceremonies. Leave a review

This unit covers: Knowing the importance of keeping healthy and clean; ■ Managing own hygiene needs; ■ Knowing where we can find germs; ■ Identifying other times when we need to wash Taken from our Building Blocks resource. Building Blocks is a modular series of resources offering Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) practitioners a source of fresh, fun activities linked to inspirational, childcentred themes, and providing comprehensive coverage of the different aspects of the Early Learning Goals This unit is full with 6 pages full of a range of activities to teach your child about the importance of washing their own hands. Leave a review

It can often be very difficult to teach inference to less able readers because they cannot access challenging texts. Texts that support the teaching of ‘reading between the lines’, or inference and deduction. The use of photographs as a first approach in this resource means all children can develop these important comprehension skills. This resource contains 3 units of work. Each unit contains: Text 1 provides a story or explanation about the photograph that uses inference to give information (there are hints, but the author doesn’t explicitly say what is happening);Text 2 is an alternative text which makes the story really obvious. There is little or no inference and the simplicity of the text provides a good comparison with Text 1. The texts are written to support the teaching of inference and deduction and will probably need to be read to the children. The point of the exercise is not for the children to decode the texts but to understand and answer questions about it. Leave a review

The big picture In every gurdwara there is a langar, a free kitchen/dining hall where anyone of any gender, religion or colour can come and share a meal. The provision of the langar is part of the Sikh belief that everyone is of equal value and worth. This lesson also demonstrates the Sikh belief in equality. Learning objective Learning about • To explain how the water carrier’s beliefs led him to act as he did despite influence from other people. Learning from • To learn that standing up for your beliefs and doing what you think is right can be challenging. All resources included

Aim To encourage children to think about how we value ourselves and respect each other. 30-45 minutes Learning outcomes Children should be taught: • to talk and write about their opinions, and explain their views, on issues that affect themselves and society; • to face new challenges positively by … making responsible choices … ; • to resolve differences by looking at alternatives, making decisions and explaining choices.