Unit Sequence

1. What can you remember about Holy Week? 

2. How did people feel on Good Friday? 

3. Why did Jesus have to die and rise again? 

4. Why is the Easter story important? 

5. For Christians, why is Good Friday so important? 

6. Why do Christians call the day Jesus dies ‘Good Friday’? 

Learning Outcomes

• Recognise the word ‘Salvation’, and that Christians believe Jesus came to ‘save’ or ‘rescue’ people, e.g. by showing them how to live. 

• Offer informed suggestions about what the events of Holy Week mean to Christians 

• Give examples of what Christians say about the importance of the events of Holy Week 

• Make simple links between the Gospel accounts and how Christians mark the Easter events in their communities 

• Describe how Christians show their beliefs about Jesus in worship in different ways 

• Raise thoughtful questions and suggest some answers about why Christians call the day Jesus died ‘Good Friday’, giving good reasons for their suggestions. 

L2.2 Why is the Bible important for Christians today? 

1. Recall and name some Bible stories that inspire Christians (A2). 

2. Identify at least two ways Christians use the Bible in everyday life (B1). 

3. Make connections between stories in the Bible and what Christians believe about creation, the Fall and salvation (A2). 

4. Give examples of how and suggest reasons why Christians use the Bible today (B1). 

5. Describe some ways Christians say God is like, with examples from the Bible, using different forms of expression (A1). 

6. Discuss their own and others’ ideas about why humans do bad things and how people try to put things right (C3). 

7. Explain how the Bible uses different kinds of stories to tell a big story (A2). 

8. Suggest why Christians believe that God needs to rescue/save human beings (B2). 

L2.3 Why is Jesus inspiring to some people? 

1. Ask questions raised by the stories and life of Jesus and followers today, and give examples of how Christians are inspired by Jesus (B1). 

2. Suggest some ideas about good ways to treat others, arising from their learning (C3). 

3. Make connections between some of Jesus’ teachings and the way Christians live today (A1). 

4. Describe how Christians celebrate Holy Week and Easter Sunday (A1).

5. Identify the most important parts of Easter for Christians and say why they are important (B1). 

6. Give simple definitions of some key Christian terms (e.g. gospel, incarnation, salvation) and illustrate them with events from Holy Week and Easter (A2). 

7. Make connections between the Easter story of Jesus and the wider ‘big story’ of the Bible (creation, the Fall, incarnation, salvation) – see unit L2.2), reflecting on why this inspires Christians (A1). 

8. Present their own ideas about the most important attitudes and values to have today, making links with Christian values (C2). 

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

6. 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). 

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