In this unit, pupils consider the stories that are special to them, giving reasons for why they are special. They will encounter stories from different religious worldviews and find out about why these might be special to a believer. With support, pupils will begin to consider the impact of these stories on the lives of believers. They will learn key events and retell stories from different worldviews remembering key events.
CHRISTIANS
BIBLE
MUSLIMS
TORAH
BELIEVER
TEXT
STORIES
JEWS
QUR’AN
SPECIAL
What is special to you and why?
Which stories do you know that are special to Christians?
How might a story from the Bible show a Christian how to treat other people?
Which stories are special to Christian and Jewish people?
What is the holy book for Muslims?
Which stories are special to Muslims?
Identify some of their own feelings in the stories they hear
Talk about some religious stories
Recognise some religious words, e.g. about God
Identify a scared text e.g. Bible, Torah
Talk about some of the things these stories teach believers (for example, what Jesus teaches about being friends with the friendless in the story of Zaccheus; what Jesus’ story about the ten lepers teaches about saying ‘thank you’, and why it is good to thank and be thanks; what the Chanukah story teaches Jews about standing up for what is right) etc .
F1: Which stories are special and why?
Talk about some religious stories
Recognise some religious words, e.g. about God
Identify some of their own feelings in the stories they hear
Identify a sacred text e.g. Bible, Qur’an
F2: Which people are special and why?
Recall and talk about stories of Jesus as a friend to others
Recall stories about special people in other religions and talk about what we can learn from them.