Skip to content
Oak National Academy
Oak National Academy
View my library
0
Teachers
Pupils

KS1 & KS2 religious education curriculum

Unit sequence

Skip to units

Filter and highlight

Year group

Category

Highlight a thread
Religious education
Year 4

Natural world: what does dharma teach about attitudes to the planet?

6 lessons

Threads

  • Nature of religion and belief

Description

In this unit pupils will deepen their understanding of the concept of dharma by how Hindus see the world. Through stories and case studies they will learn how dharma describes the world as one family and how this interconnection between humans and nature has inspired activism.

In Year 1 pupils studied Jewish, Christian and humanist stories about the origins of the world and attitudes to nature. Now, in Year 4, they look at this from a dharmic perspective. Drawing on their understanding of dharma from Year 2 and 3 they are able to analyase how the concept of dharma might impact how Hindus see the world and what action this might lead to.

  1. Hindu stories of creation
  2. All are one: the Earth as mother
  3. Dharma: Yudhishthira and the dog
  4. Dharma as love for all beings
  5. Krishna: reverence and gratitude for the earth
  6. Dharma: taking action for the wellbeing of the world

  • Pupils will know some Hindu stories, such as Rama and Sita in the Ramayana.
  • Pupils will know that Hindu Dharma is an ancient worldview from India.
  • Pupils will know that dharma is an important Hindu concept and is found in many Hindu stories.
  • Pupils will know that Hindus have a pluralist worldview with many ways to live.
See lessons in unit

Use this KS1 and KS2 religious education curriculum plan to explore our sequences developed by leadi...

36 units shown,

Need help with our new curriculum?

Visit our help centre for technical support as well as tips and ideas to help you make the most of Oak.

Go to help centre