PROGRAMME OF STUDY LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

Pupils should be given the opportunity to:

a) learn about the shared beliefs and interests people may have when they belong to a Jewish group or community;
b) learn about some of the practices associated with belonging to a Jewish group or community;
c) learn about forms of personal Jewish response to belief, eg prayer, meditation, contemplation;
d) learn about a variety of Jewish festivals and celebrations, eg anniversaries, seasonal festivals, commemorations;
e) consider some of the beliefs and meanings reflected in a variety of Jewish festivals and celebrations.

WHERE THIS SAMPLE UNIT FITS IN

This unit is designed for Year 4. It connects with units 1,4, 7, 10 and 12 in dealing with aspects of human identity and experience, with units 2, 5, 8, 10 and 12 in dealing with questions of meaning and purpose and with units 2, 4, 9, 10 and 12 in dealing with aspects of religious practices and lifestyles. – Summer Term. It connects with units 3 and 9 in dealing with rules and values and with units 1 and 8 in dealing with religious beliefs.

FEATURED FAITH(S): Judaism

TIME: This unit is planned for 12 sessions of 1 hour sessions of 1 hour.

• Torah Scroll;
• Nelson 'Living Religions' Judaism posters and book;
• Note taking writing frame;
• Pathways of Belief: Judaism programmes 1 (God) & 3 (Family);
• Matzot;
• Tallit;
• Kippah;
• Teacher's notes.

OBJECTIVES FOR LEARNING AND ASSESSMENT

B2 demonstrate factual knowledge of selected features of religions;
B3 describe the function of key features of religions in relation to religious practice;
B4 identify and compare selected features of religions and describe their significance to believers.
D2 identify aspects of others' identity/ personality/ experience, including religious aspects;
D3 compare aspects of, and influences on, their own identity/ personality/ experience, including religious aspects, with those of others;
D4 ask a range of questions about people's identity/ personality/ experience, including questions about the qualities that might be demonstrated by people with a faith commitment, and suggest appropriate answers;
E2 identify aspects of life which may cause people, including people with a faith commitment, to wonder/question;
E3 compare their own ideas about life on earth with those of others, including people with a faith commitment.