LDBS Religious Education Syllabus

Aims and Pedagogy of LDBS Syllabus for Religious Education

Model Curriculum Map

Revised units of learning 2021 – 2022

 

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Reception: Units of Learning
Religion	Term	Big Question
Christianity	Autumn 1	Who made the wonderful world and why?
	Autumn 2	Why is Christmas special for Christians?
	Spring 1	Why do Christians believe Jesus is special?
	Spring 2	What is so special about Easter?
	Summer 1	Who cares for this special world and why?
	Summer 2	How did Jesus rescue people?

 

KS1: Units of Learning
Religion and Year Group	Term	Big Question	Appendix/Resource
Christianity Year 1	Autumn 1	What responsibility has God given people about taking care of the world?	Lesson 2 Sorting Activity	Lesson 3 Making a Choice
	Autumn 2a	Why are saints important to Christians?	PowerPoint Presentation
	Autumn 2b	Christmas: Why is each person important in the Nativity Story?	Lesson 1	Lesson 2	Lesson 3	Lesson 4	Lesson 4a	Lesson 5
	Spring 2a	What are God’s rules for living?	God’s Top 10
	Spring 2b	Easter: Why is Easter the most important festival for Christians?
	Summer 2	Why did Jesus tell stories?	Lesson 1 Images from the parables	Lesson 4 The wise and foolish builders
Christianity Year 2	Autumn 1	Why did Jesus teach the Lord’s Prayer as the way to pray?	Lesson 1a People CommunicatingLesson 1b People Praying Lesson 1c Images of God	Lesson 2 Kingdom of God	Lesson 3a Recap Activity Lesson 3b Needs and Wants Sorting Activity	Lesson 3c Diamond NineLesson 3d Odd One Out	Lesson 5 Temptation	Lesson 6 Assessment Task
	Autumn 2a	Who is the saint of our school?/ What is the story of our school’s name?
	Autumn 2b	Christmas: How does the symbol of light help us to understand the meaning of Christmas for Christians?	Lesson 1	Lesson 3
	Spring 2a	What is the story of Noah really all about?
	Spring 2b	Easter: How do the symbols of Easter help us to understand the meaning of Easter for Christians?	Lesson 4
	Summer 2	Why do Christians make and keep promises before God?	Lesson 1 Belonging to a Christian Community	Lesson 3 Odd one out	Lesson 6 Talking Tubs
Judaism Year 1	Spring 1	What is it like to live as a Jewish person?	Lesson 6
Judaism Year 2	Spring 1	Why are they having a party?	Lesson 1	Lesson 3	Lesson 6
Islam Year 1	Summer 1	What does it mean to be a Muslim?	Lesson 1b Caring for special books	Lesson 2 The boy who threw stones at trees	Lesson 4 Performing wudu	Lesson 5 Praying 5 times a day	Lesson 6 Talking tub
Islam Year 2	Summer 1	How do the five pillars of Islam help a Muslim to show commitment to God Allah?	Lesson 3 How to help	Lesson 4a When and who fasts?	Lesson 4b When can you eat?	Lesson 4c Reasons for fasting	Lesson 6 Statements related to the five pillars

 

KS2: Units of Learning
Religion and Year Group	Term	Big Question	Appendix/Resource
Christianity Year 3	Autumn 1	What is the Bible’s Big Story?	Lesson 1	Lesson 1a	Lesson 2	Lesson 3	Lesson 4	Lesson 4a
	Autumn 2a	Why is remembrance important?	Peace Cranes	Remembrance Storytelling
	Autumn 2b	Christmas: How does the season of Advent and the feast of Epiphany point towards the true meaning of Christmas?	Lesson 2 Getting ready to Welcome Jesus	Lesson 4 Paintings of  the Wisemen	Lesson 5 Sorting Activity
	Spring 2a	How do Christians believe following Jesus’ new commandments and his greatest commandment make a difference?
	Spring 2b	Easter: Who is the most important person in the Easter story?	Lesson 1	Lesson 1 alternative	Lesson 5
	Summer 2	Who is Jesus?	Lesson 1 Diamond Nine	Lesson 2a Holman Hunt – Light of the world	Lesson 2b I am the light of the world	Lesson 4 I am the true vine	Lesson 5 The raising of Lazarus	Lesson 6 Talking Tub
Christianity Year 4	Autumn 1	How did belief in God affect the actions of people from the Old Testament?	Lesson 3 Venn diagram	Lesson 6a Talking Tubs	Lesson 6b Recap and Decision Task
	Autumn 2a	What are the beatitudes and what do they mean to Christians?
	Autumn 2b	Christmas: Is the Christmas message of peace still relevant for today’s world?	Lesson 2 Venn diagram
	Spring 2a	Do fame and Christian Faith go together?
	Spring 2b	Easter: What is Holy Communion and how does it build a Christian Community?	Lesson 1	Lesson 1a	Lesson 2	Lesson 2a	Lesson 3
	Summer 2	Why is liturgy important to many Christians?	Glossary to Support Liturgy Unit	PowerPoint to Support Liturgy and Holy Communion
Christianity Year 5	Autumn 1	What do the miracles tell us about Jesus?	Learning grid	Lesson 1
	Autumn 2a	What can we learn from wisdom?
	Autumn 2b	Christmas: How do art and music convey Christmas?	Lesson 1	Lesson 2	Lesson 2a	Lesson 3
	Spring 2a	The contemporary Anglican Church.
	Spring 2b	Easter: What happens in Churches during Lent, Holy Week and Easter Sunday?	Year 5 Grid for recording learning on	Lesson 2	Lesson 3	Lesson 4	Lesson 5	Lesson 6 Lesson 6 target board
Christianity Year 6	Autumn 1	What might the journey of life and death look like from a Christian perspective?
	Autumn 2a	Should every Christian go on a pilgrimage?
	Autumn 2b	Christmas: How would Christians advertise Christmas to show what Christmas really means today?	Lesson 2	Lesson 2a
	Spring 2a	What do the monastic traditions with Christianity show us about living in community?
	Spring 2b	Easter: How does the Christian festival of Easter offer hope?	Lesson 6
	Summer 1	How has the Christian message survived over 2000 years?	Lesson 1a Poem	Lesson 1b Pentecost	Lesson 2a Recap starter	Lesson 2b Apostle Creed	Lesson 3a Translating the Bible	Lesson 3b How Christians use the Bible
	Summer 1	How has the Christian message survived over 2000 years?	Lesson 3c Translating the Bible	Lesson 5a Pie charts	Lesson 5b Samuel Azariah	Lesson 5c  Christian Aid leaflet page 1	Lesson 5c Christian Aid leaflet page 2	Lesson 5d mission storyboard frames
	Summer 1	How has the Christian message survived over 2000 years?	Lesson 6a Day in the life of a church	Lesson 6b Church diary	Lesson 6c  SPIES
Judaism Year 3	Spring 1	What does it mean to be Jewish?	Lesson 1	Lesson 4	Lesson 5	Lesson 6	Lesson 6a
Hinduism Year 4	Spring 1	How do Hindus worship?	Lesson 1a	Lesson 1b	Lesson 4a	Lesson 4b	Lesson 5a	Lesson 5b
Hinduism Year 4	Spring 1	How do Hindus worship?	Lesson 6a	Lesson 6b
Hinduism Year 4	Summer 1	What does it mean to be a Hindu?
Sikhi Year 5	Spring 1	How do the first five Gurus shape Sikhi?	Appendix 1	Appendix 3a	Appendix 3b	Appendix 5	Appendix 6a	Appendix 6b
Sikhi Year 5	Summer 1	How did the final five human Sikh Gurus shape Sikhi?	Appendix 1a – Guru Hagrobind – Powerpoint	Appendix 1b – The First Diwali	Appendix 2a – Guru Har Rai Powerpoint	Appendix 2b –  Guru Har Rai	Appendix 3a  – Guru Har Krishan – Powerpoint	Appendix 4a –  Guru Tegh Bahadur
			Appendix 4b – Info Guru Tegh Bahadur	Appendix 5a Guru Gobind Singh and the Khalsa	Appendix 5b Guru Gobind baisakhi info sheet
Islam Year 5	Summer 2	How do Muslims live and embrace their faith in a diverse world	Appendix Lesson 1
Buddhism Year 3	Summer 1	What did the Buddha teach his followers about life?	Appendix Lesson 2 Interdependence Web	Appendix Lesson 4 The Dharma Teaching	Appendix Lesson 6a Talking Tubs	Appendix Lesson 6b Personal Reflection Sheet
Buddhism Year 6	Spring 1	What does it mean to be Buddhist?	Lesson 3 Right livelihood	Lesson 4 Actions that lead to consequences
Thematic Unit Year 5	Summer 2	Understanding faith in….
Thematic Unit Year 6	Summer 2	Who decides? Version A  Version B