Festivals: How do they celebrate the natural world?
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Why this why now
In Year 1 pupils looked at the creation stories in Genesis to understand how many Christians and Jews believe in divine origin to the world. Here they will look at this idea through a social science lens. By examining how people celebrate festivals they will connect the ideas of creation with how diverse Jews and Christians mark nature.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils will have studied how Christmas is celebrated around the world.
- They will have explored aspects of Jewish and Christian beliefs. In particular they will be examined creation stories.
- Pupils will be introduced to Hindu Dharma in this lesson.
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Why this why now
In Year 1 pupils looked at the creation stories in Genesis to understand how many Christians and Jews believe in divine origin to the world. Here they will look at this idea through a social science lens. By examining how people celebrate festivals they will connect the ideas of creation with how diverse Jews and Christians mark nature.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils will have studied how Christmas is celebrated around the world.
- They will have explored aspects of Jewish and Christian beliefs. In particular they will be examined creation stories.
- Pupils will be introduced to Hindu Dharma in this lesson.
Social science
Festivals: How do they celebrate the natural world?
In this unit pupils will investigate how Christians and Jews celebrate the natural world. They will examine case studies that to understand that there may be similarities and differences around the world. They will examine the concept of stewardship in Christianity and Jewish idea of tikkun olam.
6 lessons in unit
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