BRINGING BIG IDEAS TO LIFE – MEDIUM TERM PLANNING
The bridge between the Big Idea and the substantive knowledge is the topic-related question.
Schools should interpret the following ‘pupils know and understand’ sections in relation to the religions / worldviews they have chosen to teach for this age-group. These decisions will reflect the national legal requirement and any local or denominational requirements.
BRINGING BIG IDEAS TO LIFE – MEDIUM TERM PLANNING
The bridge between the Big Idea and the substantive knowledge is the topic-related question.
Schools should interpret the following ‘pupils know and understand’ sections in relation to the religions / worldviews they have chosen to teach for this age-group. These decisions will reflect the national legal requirement and any local or denominational requirements.
Topic-related Questions and Learning Objectives for Ages 5-7
BI 1: CONTINUITY, CHANGE AND DIVERSITY: AGE-RELATED BIG IDEA FOR AGES 5-7
We are surrounded by distinctive things that are very important to people. Some of these are called ‘precious’, ‘sacred’ or ‘holy’. People belonging to the same religion / worldview may have different ‘holy’ or important things and express their religion / worldview in different ways.
| Topic-related question | Pupils know and understand: |
| 1. What sort of things might be precious to people and why? | i. that many people have particular things (e.g. items, places, music) that are precious or special to them ii. that these things are often important to people because of their association with a significant event, experience or person. |
| 2. What things do people regard as ‘holy’ or ‘sacred’, and why? | i. meaning for the words ‘holy’ and ‘sacred’ ii. the sorts of things that people might regard as ‘holy’ or ‘sacred’ iii. differences between things that people regard as ‘precious’, ‘holy’ or ‘sacred’ and things that they regard as everyday. |
| 3. What people, objects and places might Christians believe to be ‘holy’ or ‘sacred’ and why? 4. Do all Christians have the same holy things? | i. some items, places and people that are ‘holy’ or ‘sacred’ for Christians ii. why these things are regarded as ‘holy’ or ‘sacred’ by Christians iii. that not all Christians agree about what is ‘holy’ or ‘sacred’. |
| 5. What other religions / worldviews are to be found locally? 6. Do people of all religions / worldviews have items that they regard as ‘holy’ or ‘sacred’? 7. What do we think a religion might be? | i. the names of other religions practised by people in the school ii. examples of items they regard as ‘precious’, ‘holy’ or ‘sacred’ iii. the names of places of worship in the neighbourhood or region, other than churches which items might be ‘sacred’ to people of the second religion being studied iii. that people from within the same religion / worldview may have different views and practices from each other. |
EXEMPLAR(S) OF THIS MEDIUM TERM PLAN
(Word download) EXEMPLAR 1: Precious and Holy Things
TRANSFERABLE QUESTION
What do you think a religion is?