Christian words and music
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can explain how Christians might use music in their worship.
Key learning points
- For many Christians, music is a means of connecting with God.
- Christians may use words from the Bible or their own words to create songs for worship.
- These words help Christians to express their beliefs and emotions.
- Different Christians will interpret words and music differently depending on their worldview.
Keywords
Psalm - a sacred song or poem used in worship
Lament - to express grief or sorrow
Praise - to express admiration and gratitude
Common misconception
Christians only sing words from the Bible.
Christians sing words from the Bible, and other song lyrics based on their beliefs and experiences.
Teacher tip
You could look online for examples of psalms in traditional and contemporary settings. Pupils could try writing their own poem or song of praise or lament to express their own emotions.
Licence
Lesson video
Loading...
Prior knowledge starter quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Christians often sing hymns and songs at services.
Q2.What is choral music usually sung by?
Q3.What instruments might a worship band use?
Q4.All Christian music is very ancient.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Many Christians use music to connect with ...
Q2.What is a psalm?
Q3.What can psalms of lament help Christians do?
Q4.Christians only sing words from the Bible.
To help you plan your 3 religious education lesson on: Christian words and music, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your 3 religious education lesson on: Christian words and music, 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.
We use learning cycles to break down learning into key concepts or ideas linked to the learning outcome. Each learning cycle features explanations with checks for understanding and practice tasks with feedback. All of this is found in our slide decks, ready for you to download and edit. The practice tasks are also available as printable worksheets and some lessons have additional materials with extra material you might need for teaching the lesson.
The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
Our video is a tool for planning, showing how other teachers might teach the lesson, offering helpful tips, modelled explanations and inspiration for your own delivery in the classroom. Plus, you can set it as homework or revision for pupils and keep their learning on track by sharing an online pupil version of this lesson.
Explore more key stage 2 religious education lessons from the Spirituality: How do music and silence express beliefs? unit, dive into the full primary religious education curriculum, or learn more about lesson planning.