RE UNIT OF WORK - YEAR 1/TERM 2 - Park and Celebration topic JUDAISM /CHRISTIANITY HARVEST/CELEBRATION

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1 RE UNIT OF WORK - YEAR 1/TERM 2 - Park and Celebration topic JUDAISM /CHRISTIANITY HARVEST/CELEBRATION Celebration of Harvest in School Video footage of how Harvest is Know why people celebrate Harvest Look at how Christians celebrate Harvest Link this in with how we celebrate Harvest in our school. At this time of year lots of people say thank you for food by celebrating Harvest. Taste different fruit and vegetables usual and unusual. celebrated. Books in the library Know how and why Jewish people give thanks and Make soup or fruit salad. Variety of food celebrate at Sukkot Make display to go in the hall Recipes Talk about times of celebration in pupils own lives Links to assembly themes: New Beginnings new school year Being part of the school community we are all valued Harvest is celebrated at this time of year Christian Harvest Jewish Sukkot Muslim Eid Fundraising for Harvest giving/sharing/charity Know why Diwali is a celebration of light Know why and how Jewish people celebrate the festival of Hanukkah Reflect on the lights of the Hanukkah candlestick and upon the significance of light in pupils lives Why and how Christians celebrate Harvest How do Christians celebrate Harvest? Possible visit to church to see harvest display and learn about the church as a place of worship. Why and how Jewish people celebrate Harvest Look at pictures of a decorated Sukkot (shelter) which remind Jewish people of the time when they were in the wilderness. Thanks are given for the harvest at the time of Sukkot for wheat, barley, grapes, olive, pomegranates, dates, figs etc. Visit Ramsgate Synagogue to see their Sukkot and learn about the synagogue as a place of worship. Harvest around the world Make the connection with harvest celebration and fund raising in school for people in other parts of the world who may not have enough food due to famine, lack of money, climate etc. Diwali as a celebration of light-term 2 (Hinduism) Link this festival in with festivals that use light. Story of Rama and Sita Hanukkah Hanukkah is a mid-winter festival which comes near or sometimes on the same day as Christmas. Hanukkah means dedicate and reminds Jewish people of the time in the 2 nd century BC when the Jews were able to overcome their enemy and return to worship in their temple in Jerusalem. Although there was only oil for the temple candlestick to burn for one day it stayed alight for 8 days hence the eight candles in the Hanukkah candlestick. Display in class? Display in class? Build a Sukkot Use books from the library PowerPoint of Rama and Sita PowerPoint on Divali Make diva lamps Use pictures, video of Hanukkah celebration Light a Hanukkah candlestick over 8 days to think about the Jewish story.

2 Be able to re-tell briefly the nativity story Reflect upon the importance and meaning of gifts which pupils receive Christmas Re-cap on Hanukkah lesson as a Jewish festival before introducing to Christmas Use the Christmas story to learn why Christians celebrate Christmas. Focus on the gifts of the Wise Men. Also discuss the fact that Jesus was a gift from God to Mary and to the world. What would pupils give as a gift to Jesus or to an important person in their life, and why? Learn about the different activities, rituals etc. associated with Christmas around the world. Possible visit to church to see Nativity/Advent display and learn about the church as a place of worship. Make Christmas cards, decorations Christmas DVD s /PowerPoints Bible RE UNIT OF WORK Year 1/Term 3 - Hairy Tales topic JUDAISM /CHRISTIANITY BELIEVING and STORIES FROM JEWISH TRADITION/OLD TESTAMENT What does the word creation mean? PowerPoint relating to Creation Provide a selection of materials construction, junk modelling, paint, plasticine etc each pupil Dottie and Buzz - Creation should create something. Talk about the process how pupils felt. Know that Jewish people believe that God created the world Explore the idea of people as creative beings Create a creation display

3 God as the Creator Talk about creation stories from Christian and Jewish perspective. What is different or the same? Look at the story of Creation Look at different versions. Explore the idea that Christians and Jews believe God is creative and made human beings to be creative. (Genesis 1-2) Creation story from the Bible Display in class? Creation stories from other cultures will be taught in assemblies. Why is the world not always a perfect place to live in? Discuss why it can sometimes be difficult to be thankful when we look at the way the world is being spoilt. (use age appropriate examples eg. pollution, litter, vandalism) Think of examples of these (link to Ellington Park work from last term?). How would children feel if their creations were spoilt? Make posters to encourage everyone to protect the world. Important characters from the Old Testament - Abraham Jewish people think that Abraham is central to Judaism as the person with whom God made the covenant that the Israelites were to be his people and he would be their God. Tell the story of the promise made by God that he would have as many descendents as there were stars in the sky or grains of sand in the desert. Did Abraham believe the promise? Did Sarah believe the promise? Is it easy to believe all the promises made by you or to you? What promises are important? Important characters from the Old Testament - Moses Use the story of Moses saved by his mother and rescued by the Egyptian princess. Discuss the responsibilities of mothers/parents/carers. What does Moses mother s love mean to Jewish people? Focus on the faith which Moses mother had in God that God would protect Moses. Important characters from the Old Testament - David Use the story of David and Goliath to think about impossible situations being turned around Imagine the prayer/thoughts which David might have said before he went out to face Goliath. Are there times when you have been worried before doing something? How do you feel before taking on a new challenge? Refer to Oli s Learning Powers. Display in class? Star shape with God s promise to Abraham on one side and a promise which pupils want to make on the other Exodus 2: 1-10 Bible Bible Display on Having a Go and new Challenges

4 RE UNIT OF WORK Year 1/Term 4 - Wings, Wheels and Sails topic CHRISTIANITY LEADERS and TEACHERS/EASTER Know about Jesus baptism and that Christians are baptised today Talk about important times in pupils lives and why baptism is a special time for Christians What is baptism? Talk about what baptism what happens and where it may take place. Ask the children if they know if they have been baptised or have seen a brother or sister baptised (explain that is sometimes called a christening by Christians). Discuss that baptism usually takes place in a church for Christians, in a synagogue for Jewish people or other places of worship for different faiths. (Explain that not everyone is baptised and that this is ok!) Focus: Christians believe that Jesus was a very special person there are many stories in the Bible about the special things he did Read the story of Jesus baptism from a children s Bible Who baptised Jesus? What was used in the baptism? What appeared at the baptism? What words did God say? Jesus was now ready to begin his special work. What happened when Jesus was baptised? Baptism will carry on in Term 6 as part of the food topic how Christians celebrate Baptism today. PowerPoint relating to Jesus Baptism Remember how Jesus called the first disciples Talk about why friends are special in pupils lives and the lives of those around them Remember the story of Jesus and the paralysed man Discuss how and why pupils can help people who are special to them Children to learn about the story of the storm on the lake and how Jesus helped his friends in a Calling of the Disciples Discuss the importance of friends and why they are important to us what friends do for us and also that they are there for us when we are happy, sad, etc. Focus: Why is it important for us to have lots of different friends with different qualities? Read the story of The Call of the First Disciples from a children s Bible. Jesus chose lots of different people to be his disciples. How do you think the first disciples felt when Jesus asked them to follow him? Do you think it was easy for them to leave everything to follow Jesus? Are friends important? How are your friends special to you? Make a friendship card for a friend to let them know how special they are. The story of The Man Lowered Through the Roof Discussion about friendship. What would you do for a friend? How much trouble would you go to in order to help a friend? Read the story in the New Testament about the four men who took their paralysed friend to Jesus. Focus on the fact that they didn t give up even when they couldn t get near to Jesus, because they believed that Jesus was a special person who could help their special friend. Why did they not give up when things were difficult? Children could act out the story. Jesus Stills the Storm Talk about boat trips, rough and calm seas, etc. Tell the story through drama using the whole class. Encourage the children to go through the various emotions that the disciples experienced, especially the worry during the storm. Followup discussion should include examples of whom we should trust when things are difficult. Display in class of friendship? (Mark 2 v 1-12) (Matthew 8 v 23-27)

5 difficult situation Reflect on the importance of people who can be trusted in pupils lives Focus: this Bible story tells us how special people thought Jesus was at the time and how much his friends trusted him Children could make up thank you poems (or prayers) for the people we trust. Use these to reflect on the importance of being able to rely on certain people for help, support, guidance and comfort. Remember the story of how Jesus changed Zacchaeus Talk about how Zacchaeus became a better person by meeting Jesus and how pupils can be changed by doing the right thing Remember the story of how Jesus helped the blind man to see again Discuss the importance of our senses and how special healthy bodies and minds are and that Jesus showed this too Remember the story of ten men whose lives changed when they met Jesus Talk about how Jesus showed his concern for the men and how different people show their concern Know about the festival of Easter and its meaning Know some of the symbols Story of Zacchaeus Class discussion about honesty and cheating. Encourage pupils to say how cheating makes them feel and what they can do about it. Whole class role play to tell the story using all children. Afterwards, explain how Zacchaeus cheated by taking too much money as a tax collector and how the people would have disliked him for this. How did Jesus change Zacchaeus? Jesus Heals a Blind Man Explore what it feels like to be blind (eg close eyes, blindfolds, trust games) Read story from a children s bible about the healing of a blind man. Discuss the feelings of the healed man (eg what experience would he have found the most amazing, having been blind from birth). Can pupils understand why the man worshipped Jesus? Write simple poems, modelled by teacher, about the sense of sight/ all the wonderful things we can see. Try to include descriptions and feelings. Why are our senses important? Why should we look after our bodies and our minds? The Ten Lepers Discuss what it is like to be ill and how pupils can get help from a doctor. Explain that there were few doctors in Jesus time and that people could not always be made better by a doctor. The men in the story had a skin disease that could not be healed and they had to go and live away from other people so that they did not spread the disease. Read the story from the Children s Bible. Discuss how only one of the men went back to thank Jesus. What can pupils learn from this? Would pupils have gone back and said thank you? Are there any other ways to show gratitude? Draw or write four ways of when and how to say thank you. One should be the example from the story. Who demonstrates care/love/concern for our children and how? How did Jesus show his care for others? How can you do the same? Easter-New Life and Changes Go on a spring walk and record signs of spring. Focus on new life and growth and life cycles. Focus: Easter is when Christians remember that Jesus died, but had a new life in heaven. Read the Easter story (use appropriate text for children s age many examples in library resources). (Luke 19 v 1-10) (John 9 v 6-11) (Luke 17 v 11-19) Easter story from books in the library Easter PowerPoint with

6 associated with Easter Explore questions about new life and pupils experience of this Talk about symbols in pupils lives and experiences Think about the symbols associated with Easter that we see all around us eg. crosses, hot cross buns, easter eggs, rabbits, chicks, flowers etc etc. some come from the story in the Bible, some come from Spring and the idea of new life and growth. Record in topic books. Talk about how the disciples felt on Good Friday and Easter Sunday. symbols Make an Easter card RE UNIT OF WORK Year 1/Term 5 - Food topic (part 1) JUDAISM BELONGING/MYSELF Know that special meals/foods are used as part of some celebrations Know how and when Jewish people celebrate Shabbat Discuss own experiences of being part of a special occasion The Jewish Home and Family Introductory Lesson - Special Meals. Look at a special cloth, candlesticks, crockery, cutlery which may be used for a special meal in your house eg. a dinner party / Christmas dinner etc. How might these make a meal special? How does it feel to eat a special meal especially when it is a celebration? PowerPoint and DVD on Shabbat Use the kipper and prayer shawl (tallit) Talk about how Jewish people have a special Shabbat meal every week a special time for them and their family to say prayers and think about God. People who attend might dress in a special way e.g. kipper and tallit. Children should learn about Shabbat including the rituals of the meal and the significance of each part. Discuss prayer (usually in Hebrew) that is taken from the Torah Scrolls relate back to the synagogue visit. Think about why Jewish people celebrate with this meal on their Sabbath which is a Saturday. What is the special day for Christian people? Compare their special meal (roast dinner) to Shabbat. Shabbat tableware: White cloth Shabbat candles & sticks Challah loaf & cover Kiddush cup & grape juice Havdalah candle & stick Spice pot Know that a Mezuzah reminds Jewish people about their faith in God Talk about objects and symbols which are important to pupils Mezuzah Explain what a Mezuzah is, where it can be found and what it contains. Can they remember seeing one on their visit to the synagogue? Discuss why Jewish people touch the Mezuzah each and every time they go through the door that they feel it will remind them of their faith and of God, and so deepen that faith. Give time for thought/reflection on this. Make a Mezuzah for the classroom door with a special message. Pictures of different mezuzah s

7 RE UNIT OF WORK Year 1/Term 6 - Food topic (part 2) CHRISTIANITY BELONGING/MYSELF Dottie and Buzz - Baptism Hannah Miles baptism in church Know what happens at an infant baptism Know that Christians believe that it is important to belong to the family of the church Talk about baptisms and other special ceremonies which pupils have experienced Discuss the special groups to which pupils belong and how belonging makes them feel Remember what happens at a Christian wedding Talk about why the promises at weddings are special to Christians and whether promises are important for pupils Know the story of the wedding at Cana and that Christians believe that Jesus is special Discuss special times and special people in pupils lives Belonging to the Christian family- Baptism Relate back to when the children learnt about Jesus being baptised in the River Jordan. By using baptism today, Christians believe they are following the example set by Jesus. Why are Christians baptised today? Christians believe baptism is a sign of joining God s family or the church. They feel they belong Use a collection of photos, videos, artefacts about baptism. Talk about godparents and their significance to Christians. They celebrate children/adults being baptised with a party and food e.g. cake Children could look at gifts given when a child/person is baptised. Record in topic books Weddings Talk about special occasions in life. Have children been to a wedding? Where was it? What happened? Focus: a wedding is a way for two people to celebrate that they love each other some people get married in a church because they believe in God, others get married in a hotel or at a registry office. Some people love each other but don t get married. Christians marry in church and there is a special service for this (Jesus attended a wedding John 2 v 1-12). Important areas to focus on at KS1 are love/ring/promises made. Think about rituals that take place e.g. Special clothes, procession in a church or special place, vows, rings, sign a register, take photos. Relate to food topic - have a special meal, drinks, special cake to celebrate. Look at different kinds of wedding celebrations on video eg. a Hindu wedding / a Jewish wedding Wedding at Cana Discuss weddings that children have attended. Explain that weddings took place in Jesus time too, followed by a big party to celebrate. Read the story of the wedding at Cana from a children s Bible. What does the story tell us about Jesus? (That he helped people in difficult situations. Christians believe that his power to do amazing things came from God). Picture of gifts, candle etc. Display on weddings? (John 2 v 1-12) Remember the story of Jesus feeding a crowd of hungry people Explore the importance of food and the The Feeding of the Five Thousand Discuss what it is like to be hungry (e.g. unable to concentrate, feel unwell). Introduce the story by saying that this is how the people in the crowd felt. Tell the story using a children s Bible. Would you have offered your food like the boy in the story did? How do you think the boy felt when Jesus used his food to feed so many people? (John 6 v 1-13)

8 care that Jesus showed by feeding the people who had come to see him. Why is food so important? What do the children feel about those who feed them?