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Year 4 Vocabulary RE Guru Kesh Kangha Kara Kirpan Kaccha Granth Year 4 Vocabulary PSHCE RE Respect guru kesh kangha kara Sikhs show respect to God by through their kirpan kaccha Granth Sahib Nanak way of life, e.g.5Ks, praying, visiting the amrita selflessness spirituality honesty Gurdwara etc. community mantra Khalsa langor turban Gurdwara Nishan Sahib charity How do you show respect to the people in your life? DT Previous Learning How do you deal with disrespect? taste parathas spice dough The idea of community from ‘Hindu roll fold kneed senses Why do Humanists show respect? Stories.’ recipe langar communal fry Vaisakhi celebrations within school. Enrichment frying pan oil ingredients charity Belonging to a community similar to Local Gurdwara Christianity, Islam and Hinduism. Theme The idea of one God similar to Community Christianity and Islam. CHARACTER Managing Impulsivity Concentration Perseverance Respect Independence Revising/Improving Humility and Gratitude Curiosity: Resilience Integrity Enthusiasm Confidence Peace Self-Esteem Optimism Friendship Feeling Safe and Secure Self-Efficacy Good Humour Kindness Imitation Making Links Imagination/Creativity Listening/Communicating Reasoning Problem Solving Questioning Meta-cognition Perseverance. Co-operation Empathy & Compassion Courage Teamwork/Inclusiveness Risk-Taking Writing REPORT POETRY Features Features • Present tense (except historical reports) • Clear theme • General nouns • Written in stanzas • Third person • Figurative Language • Factual description • Interesting vocabulary • Technical vocabulary Year 4 Year 4 WILF – An information guide on Gurdwaras WILF – A poem inspired by the 5Ks use paragraphs to organise narrative and nonfiction writing use paragraphs to organise narrative and nonfiction writing choose tense appropriate for the text type choose vocabulary to add interest choose vocabulary to add interest choose vocabulary to add clarity choose vocabulary to add clarity choose vocabulary to introduce opinion and persuasion build a progressively varied range of sentence structures, including write well-paced events in narratives complex sentences build a progressively varied range of sentence structures, including extend the range of sentences with more than one clause by using a complex sentences wider range of conjunctions, including when, if, because, although write narrative with a build-up and problem/climax towards a defined indicate possession by using the possessive apostrophe with plural ending nouns extend the range of sentences with more than one clause by using a use all determiners correctly wider range of conjunctions, including when, if, because, although use capital letters correctly use commas after fronted adverbials e.g., Amazingly, she jumped over use full stops correctly a fence. use question marks correctly indicate possession by using the possessive apostrophe with plural use commas for lists correctly nouns use apostrophes for contraction correctly use all determiners correctly use colons for lists mostly correctly use and punctuate direct and reported speech with inverted commas and other punctuation use capital letters correctly use full stops correctly use question marks correctly use commas for lists correctly use apostrophes for contraction correctly use colons for lists mostly correctly RE Gurus Guru Nanak is the founder of Sikhism and the first of the Sikh gurus. His family were Hindu, but he studied both Hinduism and Islam. Guru Nanak started his main teachings when he was 30. For three days, he disappeared, leaving his clothes by the bank of a stream. When he returned, he remained silent for a while before saying he had received a vision from God and had returned to lead people to this amrit, (nectar), God. Guru Nanak received many visitors but always refused gifts, because he believed that spirituality should be given freely and not dependent on financial payment. He taught his followers three basic religious principles. - Selflessness – sharing with others, and giving to those who are less fortunate. But, also a selflessness of attitude – avoiding the pitfalls of egoism, pride and jealousy. - Earning an honest living – speak the truth, kind words, keep promises - Naam Japna – Meditating on God’s name and repeating a mantra. Through the repetition of God’s name, Nanak taught that a follower could free himself from selfish tendencies and create happiness. After Guru Nanak died, there were other gurus who helped shape Sikhism. The tenth Guru (Guru Gobind Simgh), did not appoint a human successor. Instead, he transferred his authority jointly to two institutions: the Guru Granth Sahib (the Sikh scripture) and the Guru Khalsa Panth (the community of committed Sikh believers initiated through a special ceremony.) The Guru Granth Sahib is the Sikh holy book and is the last and everlasting Guru of the Sikhs. Gurdwara Gurdwaras are Sikhism’s holy buildings. Sikhs worship at home and in the Sikh temple called the Gurdwara ('Gateway to the Guru'). Inside a Gurdwara: - Guru Granth Sahib (The Sikh scripture) - Langor (Community Kitchen) - Food is cooked by the members of the community and served by members of the community, to all people at the Gurdwara. The idea is to demonstrate equality of all people, irrespective of caste, creed, religion, race or sex. - Four Doors - The Gurdwara usually has four doors to show that it is open to all. - The "Nishan Sahib," a yellow (saffron) triangular flag bearing the Sikh symbol of "Khanda" flies from every Gurdwara. The term 'nisan' means 'flag' and 'sahib' is a term of respect. 5Ks Guru Gobind Singh introduced 5Ks so all members of the Khalsa would wear them. The members of the community would be more strongly bound together 1. Kesh (uncut hair) - uncut hair symbolizes adoption of a simple life, and denial of pride in one's appearance. It also respects a gift from god. 2. Kara (a steel bracelet) - a symbol of God having no beginning or end. 3. Kanga (a wooden comb) - This symbolises a clean mind and body and the importance of looking after the body which God has created. 4. Kaccha (cotton underwear) - a symbol of dignity and respect. It also symbolises getting rid of old ideas and embracing new 5. Kirpan (steel sword) – symbolises the defence of good, defence of the weak and the struggle against injustice Design and Technology Purpose: To make parathas to serve as part of the Langar Research Design Process Evaluation Taste different flavoured parathas Sieve the flour with the salt. Add What does it smell like? Use senses to explore spices Adapt a recipe enough boiling water gradually till How does it taste? Look at different recipes Choose different flavours you have a soft dough (not sticky). What would you Practise creating a circular shaped and ingredients to stuff Divide the dough into 10 to 12 change? dough using a rolling pin the parathas e.g. portions. Roll each portion into 12 to What did you find 15cm discs and brush with a bit of spinach, potato, paneer, difficult/easy? Research the ingredients The level of spice e.g. the oil. Fold in half, then brush with What do your peers Flour hot, medium, mild ghee and fold again. think of the taste of Spinach Choose the different Add your choice of stuffing your curry? Potatoes spices Roll out and cook one paratha at a Indian spices List the tools needs to time on a hot frying pan or tava, make parathas turning once. After a minute of cooking, add a little ghee or oil around the edges of the paratha, which should make it puff up. Turn again and fry the other side. When brown patches appear on both sides, the paratha is ready. .
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