Year 3
Year 3 Curriculum Overview
Y3 Subject: Autumn 1 Knowledge – Would celebrating Diwali at home and in the community being a feeling of belonging to a Hindu child? |
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Key Endpoints: Would celebrating Diwali at home and in the community being a feeling of belonging to a Hindu child?
What gives the sense of belonging?
What is the story of Rama and Sita?
How do Hindus celebrate Diwali?
What shared activities happen during Diwali?
Why do Hindus celebrate Diwali?
What gives me a sense of belonging?
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National Curriculum Expectations:
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Links to prior learning:
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Links to future learning:
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Demonstrating Mastery of endpoints:
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Lesson & Objective |
Key Knowledge & Vocabulary |
Explanations/ Representations |
Misconceptions |
Connections: Revisit & Foreshadow |
Outcomes |
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What gives the sense of belonging?
To understand what belong is and how it is achieved
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Vocabulary: Belonging, identity |
Display the word identity – ask children what it means?
Children write different qualities/ beliefs on a post it note and begin to section them into categories. Ask the children how they feel when they share the same belief as others?
Display the word belonging – ask children to define it.
Ask the children to share experiences of when they have felt a sense of belonging – school, clubs, family etc Ask children how they show they belong to something? Uniform, badges etc In small groups, set children a group challenge to set themselves up as a special group which has an identity of its own because of what it believes in
Ask the questions Do you have a shared mission? Does this help you to feel as though you belong? How do you celebrate when steps towards your goal are met? Does this help you to feel as though you belong? |
Children need to understand belonging |
What groups have you been a part of?
Do you believe something the same as someone else? |
Children to write what belonging means to them on a handprint to be displayed around the classroom
Pupils establish what unites them and their peers in a small group. |
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What is the story of Rama and Sita? To summarise the story of Rama and Sita and understand why it is a main story of Hinduism
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Vocabulary: Rama, Sita, Ravana |
Watch the story of Rama and Sita https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zh86n39/articles/zjpp92p
Display story board template and as a class begin to retell the story
Discuss the main theme of the story
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Children need to understand the difference between good and evil |
What does belonging mean?
What gives you a sense of belonging?
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Children to retell the story of Rama and Sita in their own words
Explain the main theme in this story and what it teaches you about life? |
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How do Hindus celebrate Diwali? To understand Diwali and the celebrations that happen
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Vocabulary: Diwali, diyas, Lakshmi, Ganesha |
Watch the video https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/religious-studies-ks2-my-life-my-religion-hinduism-diwali-festival-of-light/z668qp3
The meaning The festival is usually sometime between October and November, with the date changing each year
The word Diwali comes from the Sanskrit word Deepavali, meaning "rows of lighted lamps"
It is often referred to as the festival of lights.
It is a festival of new beginnings and the triumph of good over evil, and light over darkness.
They worship Lord Ganesha to bring them good welfare and prosperity and Goddess Lakshmi for wealth and wisdom.
Lakshmi, the Hindu goddess of wealth, is worshipped as the bringer of blessings for the new year.
The Celebrations During this festival, people light up their houses and shops Fireworks and festivities are an essential part of the occasion as these symbolise the lights that were lit to guide Rama and Sita back home.
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Children need to understand that it is not just Hindu’s that celebrate Diwali |
What is the story of Rama and Sita?
What does the story represent?
Why is Diwali celebrated?
What Gods are worshipped during this time?
What celebrations are carried out during this time?
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Provide pupils with images e.g. candles, Hindu Gods and fireworks- explain to pupils annotate them to describe how they are linked to the festival of Diwali, how and why it is celebrated.
Children to explain the reason Diwali is celebrated and the practices around light.
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What shared activities happen during Diwali? To explain what activities happen during Diwali
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Vocabulary: Rangoli
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Recap on previous lesson.
As class give examples of activities that happen during different celebrations, Christmas, birthdays etc
Shared Activities During Diwali
Rangoli is a popular Diwali tradition –– beautiful patterns made using colourful powders and flowers. People draw Rangoli on the floor by the entrance of their homes to welcome the gods and bring good luck
Discuss Who makes these things during Diwali? Who do they make them with? Why? How do they feel when they are involved in these preparations/ celebrations? Discuss how during this time there is a strong sense of belonging both to their families and the Hindu community.
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Children need to understand why activities are carried out and their significance. |
What does the word Diwali mean?
Why is Diwali celebrated?
What celebrations are carried out? |
Children to have a picture of some Hindu children during Diwali completing shared activities. Children then complete thoughts/feelings bubbles about their thoughts and feelings during Diwali, e.g. I enjoy Diwali because... I don’t really enjoy Diwali because... Diwali makes me feel like I belong to…
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Why do Hindus celebrate Diwali? To understand why Hindus celebrate Diwali and how it makes them feel.
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Vocabulary: All previous vocabulary revisited |
Diwali is known as the 'festival of lights' which celebrates the new year Hindus around the world celebrate Diwali every year to remember when good beat evil in the world and they light divas to remember the story of Rama and Sita. Recap and Multiple-choice quiz.
Introduce key question: Would celebrating Diwali at home and in the community bring a feeling of belonging to a Hindu child?
Children to write answer drawing on all previous knowledge.
Paragraph 1 – Belonging What does belong mean? What do people do to feel a sense of belonging Paragraph 2 - Rama and Sita What is the Story of Rama and Sita? What is the meaning behind the story? Paragraph 3 – Diwali What is Diwali? How is Diwali celebrated? Paragraph 4 – feeling of belonging Does celebrating Diwali bring people together? How does celebrating Diwali make people feel?
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Children need to be able to imagine/understand what it would feel like to carry out these actions |
What shared activities are carried out during Diwali?
How do these make people feel? |
Children to complete writing outcome using scaffold |
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What gives me a sense of belonging? To identify what gives a sense of belonging
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Vocabulary: united, mission |
Recap the meaning of identify and belonging – draw on examples given in first lesson.
Ask what do Hindus do to feel a sense of belonging? What bring them together? How does this make them feel?
As a class decide on your beliefs as a class that will take you through the year.
This can be based on the class, or their own group.
Complete a Y chart:
Why is important to belong? |
Children need to be aware of other people's needs and feelings |
What do Hindus do to feel a sense of belonging?
What bring them together?
How does this make them feel?
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Children to write down the beliefs that we share as a class.
Children to explain how they feel belonging to the class.
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So they an actually achieve it