The Lord's Prayer
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can explain what the Lord’s Prayer is and why it is important today.
Key learning points
- The Lord's Prayer is one of the oldest and most widely used prayers in the Christian tradition.
- It comes from the words of Jesus in the gospels and was given to his followers to use.
- The Lord's Prayer covers many important beliefs for Christians.
Keywords
Prayer - the words or thoughts to help someone talk or listen to God
Eternal - something that lasts forever, with no beginning and no end
Lord's Prayer - a Christian prayer that Jesus taught to his followers
Common misconception
There is only one version of the Lord's Prayer.
The Lord's Prayer is said in many different churches, at home and even in some schools. It has many translations from the original language, so can sound very different.
Teacher tip
Listen to some audios of the Lord's Prayer from different countries from around the world - especially if any are represented in your class.
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Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
4 Questions
Q1.What is prayer?
Q2.How might someone say a prayer?
Q3.What is collective prayer?
Q4.Why do Muslims pray to Allah?
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.What is the Lord’s Prayer?
Q2.What does “holy is your name” teach Christians?
Q3.Jesus taught that God will forgive everyone if they say a heartfelt ...
Q4.There is only one version of the Lord’s Prayer.
To help you plan your 2 religious education lesson on: The Lord's Prayer, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your 2 religious education lesson on: The Lord's Prayer, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
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