Lesson Plan Template s21

JUDAISM YEAR 3 TERM 1

MOSES AND THE BURNING BUSH, MOSES AND THE PLAGUES, THE TORAH, TEN SAYINGS, TENAKH

KS2 Religious Education

JULY 2014 Board of Education

Serving children, schools and young people

Lesson 1 Learning Success Key Questions Possible content Possible Resources Objectives Criteria AT1 Relate Have you ever I can ask Life of Moses- The Burning Bush Teaching RE Judaism wanted to disobey questions about I can retell Prince of Egypt (video) Burning instructions? Moses’ religious stories Bush Scene (YouTube) experiences and Recap the story of the birth and early life of Moses (as KS1). Look in detail at the in my own words Why? feelings (L2) episode of ‘Moses and the burning Bush’ (there are videos such as ‘Prince of Egypt’ and Animated Bible stories ( video) (L2) What happened? Animated Bible for this). How would Moses have felt? Why was he so reluctant to go I can ask Moses and the Burning Bush (the AT 2 Respond to Egypt? Have children ever wanted to disobey an instruction? – Why? What Are you able to face important basic story) happened? I can ask changes in your life questions about The Passover Story Big Book A questions about easily? religious Ganeri (This includes Moses’ other people’s teachings and What do you do Possible activities: story.) experiences and practice (L3) when you are feelings (L2)  Hot Seat Moses Let My People Go L Broadbent, J nervous or fearful? Logan (A good basic story of The  Drama Passover.)  Moses’ diary entry for that day We Love Passover - Saviour Pirotta The Lion Children’s Bible – Moses Extension questions: Hears God’s Call Why did he not want to change his way of life? What was he afraid of? The Lion Storyteller Bible – The Burning Bush Board of Education

Lesson 2 Learning Success Key Questions Possible content Possible Resources Objectives Criteria AT 1 Relate Who/what is I know what the Life of Moses – The Plagues The Lion Children’s Bible – important to pupils at first nine plagues Pharaoh Says No I can suggest times of anger or were (L2) meaning to each Exodus - B Wildsmith difficulty? Continue the story of Moses with the first nine plagues and the building up of suspense story and image with the Pharaoh agreeing to let the slaves go and changing his mind. It is important to The Lion Graphic Bible – The (L2) I can talk about stress that God was protecting and rescuing his people as he had promised. Story of Moses AT2 Respond Who/what do you my own and Pathways of Belief Judaism 3 put your trust in? other people’s I can respond Family – Pesach and animation of ideas about Possible activities: sensitively when the plagues (At the end of the things which we asked a personal  Comic strip accounts. programme.) value (L2) question (L2)  Imaginary newspaper articles. Teaching RE Judaism  Posters The Prince of Egypt (video)  Write a weather report for the ten days of the Plagues. Ideas can be got by Various Power points on Judaism - looking at the way the weather is reported on the TV and Radio. Resources - TES(The 10 plagues power point) The Ten Plagues of Egypt (BBC Learning Zone) - stop at 9th plague and leave 10th for next lesson. Board of Education

Lesson 3 Learning Success Key Questions Possible content Possible Resources Objectives Criteria AT1 Describe Why is it important to I know what the Life of Moses – The Plagues The Story of Moses and the remember ‘big’ tenth plague was Pharaoh (DLTK) I can make events? and how it simple links A good opportunity for an AT2 impacted on the Focus on the story of the last plague and the story which has provided the basis of the between Assessment – Ask the children to Pharaoh (L3) Passover (Pesach) celebrations. By rescuing the Israelites and saving them at the Red religious beliefs think how they would feel if these Is trust important in Sea, Jews believe that God was keeping his promise to his people. and practices and I know how the things (plagues) were happening your life? Why/why people’s live (L3) festival of to them. not ‘Passover’ got its Possible activities: The Ten Plagues of Egypt (BBC name (L3) Learning Zone) AT2 Respond  Write a diary account of the last plague and the escape from Egypt. Why is it sensitively important to remember “big” events in life? The Ten Plagues (BBC Education I know that this Video) I can recognise event is still the values I have See lesson 2 resources. celebrated today For church schools and that other (L2) people hold (L2) Opportunity for Reflective Storytelling (Godly Play) Fall: The Exodus Board of Education

Lesson 4 Learning Success Key Questions Possible content Possible Resources Objectives Criteria Lesson 4 What is the Torah? I know that the The Torah The Torah (BBC Information) Torah scrolls are (useful for background AT 1 Relate What are scrolls? hand written in information for teachers) I can recognise Where are they kept? Hebrew and The Torah scrolls are handwritten in Hebrew by a specially trained person called a Learning about religion CD some similarities must have no Scribe. There must be NO mistakes as Jews believe these are the words given by God How do the books of between mistakes (L2) to Moses. Torah scrolls themselves go untouched by fingers because of their Pathways of belief video/dvd the Torah shape what religions (L2) importance. A Yad is a special pointer. It is left in a special box to keep safe Jewish people believe I know they are Judaism FAQ today? so sacred, the Possible activities: akhlah (The Jewish Children's words in the AT2 Respond . Learning Network) scrolls must not I can recognise be touched (L3)  Ask the children to copy the first few verses from Genesis, without making a What is a Torah Scroll? the values I have single mistake (in English). If they make any mistakes, they must start again! (Information for children) I know that they and that of other are kept in a Afterwards, ask them if it was difficult. If so, why? How did it feel having the people (L2) special cupboard responsibility of producing a perfect copy of such an important text? Primary Resources• called the Ark (L2) Judaism A pictorial guide CEM Show a video clip of the Torah being carried around the Synagogue and being read. How the Torah is made. - Talk about the scrolls being kept in the Ark (a special cupboard) and about the covers Resources - TES I know they are that are put on the scrolls. Why are they treated with such respect? made up of the Religious Artefacts first five books of the Christian Old  Ask the children to design their own 'Yad' pointer with a box which looks Testament, special. Brainstorm words that imply value and list on board. believed by Jews to have been written by Moses (L3) Board of Education

Lesson 5 Learning Success Key Questions Possible content Possible Resources Objectives Criteria AT1 Relate Why are rules I know what the Ten Sayings Judaism FAQ necessary? Ten sayings are I can recognise These are all contained in the Torah – and also referred to as the Ten Commandments. akhlah (The Jewish Children's and where they some similarities These are the summary of a much greater body of 615 laws found in the Torah. Moses Learning Network) can be found (L2) between is believed to have received the commandments on stone tablets and they were kept What rules do you religions (L2) in the Ark of the Covenant. Four commandments give direction on belief and practice; live by? the other six are about how God expects his people to treat one another. The 10 Commandments I can remember some by heart.= Where do you learn about the rules for life? Children to discuss. AT2 Respond Which rules are most (L2) Ask the children why we need rules. Matching Activity (PDF) What do I can ask important? the Commandments mean? questions about In pairs list: What kinds of rules are there? Take feedback. other people’s I understand how What would happen if there were no rules? experiences and these rules affect feelings (L2) the lives of Are some rules more important than others? What about rules in games? people today (L2)

Possible activities:

 Pupils could work in pairs to write their 5 rules for life. These could be presented to go on a class display.  Write some new rules for a game, either a well-known game or a new one. Board of Education

Lesson 6 Learning Success Key Questions Possible content Possible Resources Objectives Criteria AT1 Relate What is the TeNakh? I know what the The TeNakh akhlah (The Jewish Children's TeNakh is made Learning Network) I can recognise The other books of the Jewish Scriptures (the Old Testament of the Christian Bible) are up of (L2) some similarities known as the TeNakh. Although the TeNakh is seen as less important than the Torah, TES Story Why is the TeNakh between the guidance and beauty of these scriptures is highly regarded by Jewish people. important to the Bibles religions (L2) Jewish community? I know that the Explain that the Tenakh is made up of three parts, the Torah, the Nevi’im (Prophets) TaNakh - Encylopedia for Kids stories of the and the Ketuvim (writings, such as the Psalms) Prophets and the Tanach NSW Board of Jewish AT2 Respond How does the Psalms are Education I can recognise TeNakh help Jewish important to Possible activities: the values I have people to live their Christians too  A story from one of the Prophets could be chosen to act out, for example the and that of other everyday lives? (L2) story of Joshua. people (L2)  Pupils could look at one of the Psalms and try to write a modern version.

N.B. As there are 150 Psalms, you will need to select a few from which the children can choose!