Religious Education
In Key Stage One children are taught about Christianity and Hinduism. In Key Stage Two children are taught about Christianity, Hinduism and Islam. To develop our children’s awareness and respect towards other world religions we have focus weeks throughout the year. This work showcases an exemplar of work produced around the Jewish festival of Passover.
EYFS listened to the story of Moses, before acting it out to support their understanding of the story.
Year 1 created their own Sedar meals, matching the pictures to the name of each part of the meal.
Year 2 explored what each part of the Sedar meal represented.
Year 3 made matzah bread and tasted it. They then created a piece of art, showcasing Moses parting the water.
Year 4 researched the different parts of the Sedar plate and compared them to each other.
Year 5 explored reasons why Passover is celebrated. They looked at the ten plagues of Egypt and acted them out.
Year 6 watched a video about a family preparing for Passover, before discussing what makes the story of Moses worth remembering. They then looked at who needs freedom in today’s world.
The following pieces of work show the progression of learning in RE surrounding the area of belonging from Year 1 through to Year 6
Year 1
In Year 1, we recognise the symbols used in a Christian Baptism.
Year 2
In Year 2, this progresses to learning about Christian symbols and providing an explanation of what these symbols represent.
Year 3
In Year 3, we learn more in depth about Christian artefacts. We learn about the features of some of these artefacts, such as the Bible, and why these are important to Christians.
Year 4
In Year 4, we make comparisons between 2 religions, looking at both similarities and differences.
Year 5
In Year 5, we develop our knowledge of symbols further by providing deeper explanations as to what the symbols represent and why they are important to Christians.
Year 6
In Year 6, we make greater comparisons between religions, stating the similarities and differences between stories with the same theme.
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