Unit Sequence

1. What is precious to Jewish people? What does a mezuzah remind Jewish people about? 

2. What is precious to Jewish people? What does a mezuzah remind Jewish people about? 

3. How and why do Jewish people celebrate Shabbat? 

4. What stories do Jewish people tell from the Torah? 

5. What might the story of Chanukah make Jewish people think about? 

6. What might the story of Chanukah make Jewish people think about? 

Learning Outcomes

• Recognise the words of the Shema as a Jewish prayer 

• Re-tell simply some stories used in Jewish celebrations (e.g. Chanukah) 

• Give examples of how the stories used in celebrations (e.g. Shabbat, Chanukah) remind Jews about what God is like. 

• Give examples of how Jewish people celebrate special times (e.g. Shabbat, Sukkot, Chanukah) 

• Make links between Jewish ideas of God found in the stories and how people live 

• Give an example of how some Jewish people might remember God in diīerent ways (e.g. mezuzah, on Shabbat) 

• Talk about what they think is good about reflecting, thanking, praising and remembering for Jewish people, giving a good reason for their ideas 

• Give a good reason for their ideas about whether reflecting, thanking, praising and remembering have something to say to them too. 

1.3 Who is Jewish and what do they believe? 

1. Talk about the fact that Jewish people believe in God (A1). 

2. Recognise that some Jewish people remember God in different ways (e.g. mezuzah, on Shabbat) (A3). 

3. Talk about how the mezuzah in the home reminds Jewish people about God (A3). 

4. Talk about how Shabbat is a special day of the week for Jewish people, and give some examples of what they might do to celebrate Shabbat (B1). 

5. Re-tell a story that shows what Jewish people at the festivals of Sukkot, Chanukah or Pesach might think about God, suggesting what it means (A2). 

6. Ask some questions about believing in God and offer some ideas of their own (C1). 

7. Make links between some Jewish teachings and how Jewish people live (A2). 

8. Express their own ideas about the value of times of reflection, thanksgiving, praise and remembrance, in the light of their learning about why Jewish people choose to celebrate in these ways (C1).