Wiltshire RE Syllabus
Medium Term planner
Year: 1
Term:5
Theme: Symbol - Special Places: The
Church
Religion: Christianity
Key Question:
Why and how do special places and symbols help people show what they
believe?
Learning Objectives:
i.
Identify special objects and symbols found in a place where people worship
and be able to say something about how these are used and what they mean to
believers
ii.
Identify special objects and symbols found in their own home or school and
say why these are special and what they mean
iii.
Recognise that there are special places where people go to worship and their
importance to believers
iv.
Know some of the ways in which people pray and meditate
Step 1: Engagement AT2 (1 lesson)
 Together look at photographs/post cards/guide books of places that are special
to the class. Discuss what makes them special.
 Create a display of picture and captions (possible literacy link?) about where,
what and why these places are special. This could be added to throughout the
week if you ask children to bring in their own photos/post cards.
Reflect on the word ‘special’ to help children understand its meaning. (art circle time)
Step 2: Investigation AT1 (3 lessons)
What do Churches look like?
 Look at powerpoint (included) and discuss what Churches look like. Where is
your local church? What does it look like? Have you been there? Who might
you see there? What do people do there? Explore how the building helps
Christians pray and meditate – the symbols to focus on, candles, quiet, music,
incense.
Activity: Choose a church and create 3D junk models of one.
Reflection: Explain why their model would be a good place of worship e.g. “I have put
a bell tower on so that people can be called to worship”
Watch a virtual Tour of a church.
 Think of a question to ask when we visit the church (teacher can scribe
question) or create a list of things we might expect to see when we visit the
church. Make a class glossary of objects they expect to find in a Church.
Remember to take this on your trip as reference.
Reflect why each of the artefacts and symbols are special to Christians – important to
worship, helps them to pray, creates an atmosphere to allow spiritual reflection
(stilling).
Visit a Church
 Arrange a visit to your local Church. Ask children to label parts of the building
and things they can find inside. Discuss what they have found. You may want
to produce an activity sheet where children are asked to find objects using
photographs or check off their list they made during last lesson.
 Consider inviting a vicar to share a Bible story, or a bell ringer, or the organ
player, singing a hymn or song.
Step 3: Evaluation AT 2 (1 lesson)
 Recap the visit: where we went, what we saw, what we found out.
 How did we feel when we were there? Were we surprised by anything?
Possible ICT link: Record children’s responses to the questions. Use talking photo
album experiences by picture/audio.
Step 4 Expression AT 2 (1 lesson)
 Create a class ‘special area’. Discuss what we would want in it and how would
it help us to reflect, relax and express our feelings.
Evidence:
Special places display
Junk model
Talking book/recordings
Photos from the trip
Questions
Check list
Class glossary
Step 1
Engagement
Skills:
Asking relevant
questions
Skills and Attitudes focus in this enquiry
Step 2
Step 3
Investigation
Evaluation
Skills
Skills:
Asking relevant
questions
Kowing how to
use different
types of sources
as a way of
gathering
information
Draw meaning
from stories,
artefacts, works
of art, poetry and
symbolism
Reflect on on
feelings,
relationships,
experience,
ultimate questions,
beliefs and
practices
Step 4
Expression
Skills:
Reflect on on
feelings,
relationships,
experience,
ultimate questions,
beliefs and
practices
Making links
between religions
and individual,
community life
Attitudes:
Attitudes
Attitudes:
Attitudes:
Appreciating the
sense of wonder at
the world in which
they live
Feeling confident
about their own
beliefs and identity
and sharing them
without fear of
embarrassment or
ridicule
Developing their
capacity to respond
to questions of
meaning and
purpose
Being sensitive to
the feelings and
ideas of others
Being ready to
value difference
and diversity for the
common good
Developing skills
of listening and a
willingness to
learn from others,
even when others‟
views
are different from
their own
Being willing to
learn and gain
new
understanding
AT1 Levelled Learning Outcomes
AT2 Levelled Outcomes
Level 1
I can name a Church from a picture
I can recognise which artefacts belong to a
Church .
I can say why the artefacts are important to
Christians.
Level 1
I can talk about things that matter most to
me.
I can talk about things that matter most in
a Church.
I can talk about my own ideas about what
makes a building special or precious or
holy.
Level 2
Suggest two things that matter to a
Christian
Give a reason why Christians go to Church
Level 2
Suggest some things that are precious
that money can’t buy. L
Resources:
Collection of photographs/postcards/guide books ect of different special buildings.
Collection of pictures of different churches www.request.org.uk Follow links to infants
then church buildings.
Virtual tour of church http://www.request.org.uk/main/churches/tours/tours.htm
Teacher Reflection:
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