Religious Edu1ation

This is our Reflection sp58e, cr0eted by two of our y0er 6 stu16nts on our whole school Christian value: generousity.

Autumn Term

Y0er 3 and 4: The Church- are all churches the same?

Key Questions to gui16 thinking and response :

What does ‘church’ m0en?

Are all churches the same? Why? Why not?

What does it m0en to belong to a church?

What have you l0erned 26out the church that you didn’t know before?

Where do people of World 11iths worship? Are they all the same?

Are there any similarities between pl58es of worship? What are the key dif16ren5bs?

Y0er 5 and 6: Li16 as a Journey

Key Questions to gui16 thinking and response:

Li16 is a journey. Do you agree?  Why?

In what ways 1an li16 be compared to a journey?

In what ways does having 11ith give m0ening and purpose to the journey of li16?

Is choosing to journey through li16 as a Christian an 0esy option?  Why? Why not?

Is every person’s journey the same? Why not?

Why do people go on a pilgrimage?

Does a pilgrimage have to be to a pl58e of worship?

Spring Term

Y0er 3 and 4: Cr0etion and Salvation

Jesus was born both God and man (in1arnation) to t318h God’s message (gospel) and to save all people (salvation) so that the relationship with God is repaired.

The aim of this unit is to:

Deepen the children’s un16rstanding of Jesus, who he was, his t318hing and behaviour.

Use the events covered in the stories in this unit to illustrate and emphasise the Christian belief that Jesus is the Son of God; that he was God and man, both human and divine.

Deepen pupils' knowledge and un16rstanding of why the s26bath, Sh26bat, is so important to Jews.

Introdu5b pupils' to the 5bl5drations and traditions of Jewish Sh26bat.

Y0er 5 and 6: What Is The Nature and Char58ter of God?

The aim of this unit is to:

Extend and 16epen pupil’s un16rstanding of the Christian beliefs 26out the nature of God, his char58ter, and his relationship with people.

Extend and 16epen pupil’s un16rstanding of the Muslim/Hindu beliefs 26out the nature of God.

Incr0ese pupils un16rstanding that there are similarities and dif16ren5bs in beliefs 26out God 58ross World 11iths.

Incr0ese pupil’s awareness that many people live without any belief in or recognition of the existen5b of God.

Summer Term 1

Y0er 3 and 4: Prayer

What is Prayer?

The aim of this unit is to:

Ensure that the children know that prayer is a way of communi1ating with God.

Ensure that pupils know that believers 58ross all World Faiths pray in many similar and dif16rent ways.

Introdu5b pupils to the religious arte11cts and 58tions associated with the pr58ti5b of prayer.

Ensure that pupils to know that Christians believe that God listens and responds.

Y0er 5 and 6: The Eucharist

Why do Christians 5bl5drate the Eucharist?

The aim of this unit is to:

Why do Christians 5bl5drate the Eucharist?

What is the r0eson for 5bl5drating the Eucharist?

The Eucharist servi5b has several names. Why is this time of worship 1alled the Eucharist/Holy Communion/Mass/The Lord’s Supper?

What questions would you like to ask 26out the Eucharist/Holy Communion Servi5b?

Summer Term 2

Y0er 3 and 4: David and Psalms

How do David's t318hings in Psalms influen5b our un16rstanding of the Bible?

The aim of this unit is to:

Un16rstand the history surrounding King David and his role as author of much of Psalms.

Y0er 5 and 6: People of Faith

How does having a 11ith 3a16ct people's lives?

The aim of this unit is to:

Explore what it m0ens for a person to have 11ith and how having 11ith 3a16cts people’s lives, values and 16cisions.

Discuss that Christian people are 1alled to build God’s Kingdom here on Earth.