Unit Sequence

1. What do many Jewish people do to mark Shabbat? 

2. What does Shabbat look like in the UK today? 

3. What do different Jewish people celebrate at Rosh Hashanah? 

4. What happens at Yom Kippur? 

5. What is the story of Passover? 

6. Why do many Jews celebrate Passover every year? 

Learning Outcomes

• Identify some Jewish beliefs about God, sin and forgiveness and describe what they mean. 

• Make clear links between the story of the Exodus and Jewish beliefs about God and his relationship with the Jewish people 

• Offer informed suggestions about the meaning of the Exodus story for Jews today 

• Make simple links between Jewish beliefs about God and his people and how Jews live (e.g. through celebrating forgiveness, salvation and freedom at festivals) 

• Describe how Jews show their beliefs through worship in festivals, both at home and in wider communities 

• Raise questions and suggest answers about whether it is good for Jews and everyone else to remember the past and look forward to the future. 

• Make links with the value of personal reflection, saying sorry, being forgiven, being grateful, seeking freedom and justice in the world today, including pupils’ own lives, and giving good reasons for their ideas 

L2.1 What do different people believe about God? 

1. Identify beliefs about God that are held by Jewish people (B1). 

2. Retell and suggest the meanings of stories from sacred texts about people who encountered God (A1). 

3. Describe some of the ways in which Jewish people describe God (A1). 

4. Ask questions and suggest some of their own responses to ideas about God (C1). 

5. Suggest why having a faith or belief in something can be hard (B2). 

6. Identify how and say why it makes a difference in people’s lives to believe in God (B1). 

L2.5 Why are festivals important to religious communities? 

1. Recognise and identify some differences between religious festivals and other types of celebrations (B2). 

2. Retell some stories behind festivals (e.g. Pesach) (A2). 

3. Make connections between stories, symbols and beliefs with what happens in at least two festivals (A2). 

4. Ask questions and give ideas about what matters most to believers in festivals (e.g. Easter, Eid) (B2). 

5. Identify similarities and differences in the way festivals are celebrated within religions (A3). 

6. Explore and suggest ideas about what is worth celebrating and remembering in religious communities and in their own lives (C1). 

7. Discuss and present their own responses about the role of festivals in the life of Britain today, showing their understanding of the values and beliefs at the heart of each festival studied, using a variety of media (C2). 

8. Suggest how and why religious festivals are valuable to many people (B2).