Religious Education

Year 4

Module 1

Believing

Pupils will be taught:

Discuss and apply their own and others’ ideas about ethical questions, including ideas about what is right and wrong and what is just and fair, and express their own ideas clearly in response.

Inspiring others

We considered what it means to be a role model. This can be someone who inspires other to do the right thing.

The Good Samaratan

We read this parable and discussed the meaning.

Forgiveness and Kindess

We considered what these things meant and why they are important. We considered this from a Christian point of view but also as a value to have in everyday life.

Attitudes and Values

We discussed what these terms meant and what thought about we felt we important values to have to help us be good people.

The two debtors

We read this parable and discussed why we should help other people.

Forgiveness and helping others

"It's important to help as you never know when we might need help from someone" - Lily-Rose

Module 2

Expressing

Pupils will be taught:

Observe and understand varied examples of religious and non-religious worldviews so that they can explain, with reasons, their meanings and significance to individuals and communities;
Understand the challenges of commitment to a community of faith or belief, suggesting why belonging to a community may be valuable, both in the diverse communities being studied and in their own lives;
Observe and consider different dimensions of religion, so that they can explore and show understanding of similarities and differences between different religions and worldviews.

Religious festivals

We will be looking at how different religions remember people. We will consider how they do this, the importance of this to believers.

Diwali

Religious festivals - Pesach/Passover

We considered how these religions are similar and different and different in their approaches.

As part of our learning we relfected on the festival celebrated by Jews,Hindus and Christians across the world not just the UK.

Module 3

Expressing

Pupils will be taught:

Explore and describe a range of beliefs, symbols and actions so that they can understand different ways of life and ways of expressing meaning;
Understand the challenges of commitment to a community of faith or belief, suggesting why belonging to a community may be valuable, both in the diverse communities being studied and in their own lives;
Observe and consider different dimensions of religion, so that they can explore and show understanding of similarities and differences between different religions and worldviews.

Journeys in life

Journeys - marriage

We considered the commitment of marriage that forms the jounrey of some people.

We looked at a marriage from a Christian, Hindu and non-religious perspective. We compared the promises made, service and celebrations that take place for each.