In this engaging lesson, students develop their understanding of special places in Christianity, Islam and Judaism. It was originally taught as a part of an RE unit on ‘Special Places’ and so assumes some prior knowledge of churches and mosques (I have uploaded the prior lessons on this). The lesson introduces synagogues.
The learning is guided by a clear and colourful PowerPoint presentation, which guides students through the following step-by-step journey:
-Knowledge recall - gauging what children already know about special places in Christianity and Islam;
-Being introduced to synagogues and their key features;
-Using a provided worksheet/ template to find similarities and differences between churches, mosques and synagogues;
-Creating their own special places;
-Completing a plenary activity to assess their understanding;
-Self-reflecting on the extent to which they feel they have met the learning objective.
This resource pack includes the comprehensive PowerPoint presentation (23 slides) and the worksheet (provided in both Word and PDF). There is everything that you need here to teach the lesson, but you may wish to have some cardboard, shoeboxes etc. available for the creative task.
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.
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KS1 RE - Special Places Big Bundle!
This bundle contains all of the special places lessons PLUS the knowledge organiser! The series of interesting and engaging lessons aims to equip children with a solid foundation understanding of special places in different religions and their own lives. Children learn about religon, considering special places in Christianity (churches), Islam (mosques) and Judaism (synagogues and sukkah). They also learn from religion, reflecting upon places that are special to themselves. The lessons included are: 1. My Special Places 2. Christianity - Churches 3. Islam - Mosques 4. Judaism - Synagogues and Sukkah 5. Comparing Special Places In each lesson, the learning is guided by a clear and colourful PowerPoint presentation, which guides students through logical, step-by-step activities. There are also clear hyperlinks for the video resources, and engaging, well-structured worksheets for the activities. In the past, I have used these lessons with children from across years 1-2 - 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.
KS1 RE - Special Places - Lesson Bundle!
This series of interesting and engaging lessons aims to equip children with a solid foundation understanding of special places in different religions and their own lives. Children learn about religon, considering special places in Christianity (churches), Islam (mosques) and Judaism (synagogues and sukkah). They also learn from religion, reflecting upon places that are special to themselves. The lessons included are: 1. My Special Places 2. Christianity - Churches 3. Islam - Mosques 4. Judaism - Synagogues and Sukkah 5. Comparing Special Places In each lesson, the learning is guided by a clear and colourful PowerPoint presentation, which guides students through logical, step-by-step activities. There are also clear hyperlinks for the video resources, and engaging, well-structured worksheets for the activities. In the past, I have used these lessons with children from across years 1-2 - 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.
KS1 RE - Special Words and Stories Big Bundle!
This big bundle contains all of the special words and stories lessons, plus the knowledge organiser! The engaging and informative lessons develop children’s understanding of the Bible, the Megillat Esther, and the Guru Granth Sahib, as special books of the Christian, Jewish and Sikh faiths respectively. Children learn key facts about the books, important information about stories that these books contain, and how the books are treated by worshippers. Furthermore, they consider their own personal spirituality, considering the stories and books that are special to them. The are six lessons included, which should be taught in the following order: 1.The Bible 2.Personal Beliefs 3.The Lord’s Prayer 4.The Megillat Esther 5.The Guru Granth Sahib 6.Comparing Special Books In each lesson, the learning is guided by a clear and colourful PowerPoint presentation, which guides students through a step-by-step learning journey. There are also all of the reading and worksheets included - everything that you need to teach the lessons. In the past, I have used these lessons 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.
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