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- Year 8
The role of faith groups in a community
I can explain how faith contributes to a community and describe ways to respect different faiths.
- Year 8
The role of faith groups in a community
I can explain how faith contributes to a community and describe ways to respect different faiths.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Faith groups can play a significant role in building and maintaining community cohesion.
- Respecting different faith groups involves understanding and valuing their contributions.
- There are various ways to show respect to people of different faiths.
Keywords
Faith - a person’s religion or set of beliefs
Respect - being considerate of others and the world around you; treating people fairly and how you would like to be treated
Cohesion - when things or people stick together to make a united group or whole
Common misconception
All faith groups are the same.
While there are similarities, each faith group has unique beliefs and practices that contribute to the diversity of a community.
To help you plan your year 8 RSHE (PSHE) lesson on: The role of faith groups in a community, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 8 RSHE (PSHE) lesson on: The role of faith groups in a community, 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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Explore more key stage 3 RSHE (PSHE) lessons from the Communities: How do we respect people of different faiths? unit, dive into the full secondary RSHE (PSHE) curriculum, or learn more about lesson planning.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What does the word community mean?
Q2.When people work together as a team, we say they show good ...
Q3.Which of these is the best example of showing respect to someone?
Q4.Match each word with its correct meaning.
something passed down through generations
a special event or festival
someone who helps without being paid
an organisation that helps people in need
Q5.Why might different groups of people have different customs and traditions?
Q6.What does it mean when we say a community has 'diversity'?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the words to the correct definitions.
a person’s religion or set of beliefs
being considerate of others and the world around you
when things or people stick together to make a united group or whole