Communities: what does it mean to belong?
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Why this why now
Belonging to a community is central to many religious and non-religious worldviews. Pupils will build on their learning about Christians to see that Christians may belong to faith family. In addition, studying Shabbat will enable them to see the central place of the home for many Jews. They will also examine how humanists might feel they belong to a community.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils can understand what the word belong means
- Pupils can talk about a family
- Pupils know that Christians and Jews are both religious worldviews
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Why this why now
Belonging to a community is central to many religious and non-religious worldviews. Pupils will build on their learning about Christians to see that Christians may belong to faith family. In addition, studying Shabbat will enable them to see the central place of the home for many Jews. They will also examine how humanists might feel they belong to a community.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils can understand what the word belong means
- Pupils can talk about a family
- Pupils know that Christians and Jews are both religious worldviews
Social science
Communities: what does it mean to belong?
In this unit pupils will explore the idea of belonging to a religious community through case studies of Jewish and Christian families. They will hear from different Jews to see that Shabbat can be marked in diverse ways and understand that churches can take many forms in Christianity.
6 lessons in unit
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