Watford Grammar School for Boys PRE Scheme of Work
Title: Expressions of faith
Year group:
Term: Autumn
Weeks: 13
Resources: Themes to inspire 1 student book and teacher resource book
Lesson content
What is Philosophy and ethics?
Why do we study it?
Possible activities
 Define ‘philosophy and
ethics’.
 Brainstorm why we study
it.
 Produce a class survey on
why we study Philosophy
and ethics
How do religions start?
 Read pages 8 and 9 of
6 major world faiths – who started it,
the textbook
when did they start it, where did they
 Match the religion to
start it
when, where and by
whom it started
 Produce a human time
line of when the religions
began
 Jeopardy. Give an answer
and the students give the
question. E.g. Jesus –
Homework
ICT
Produce a poster Class survey
about the benefits
of
studying
philosophy
and
ethics
SMRC
Why do we
study
philosophy
and ethics?
Write
a
diary
extract of anyone
who was ‘there’ at
the start of one of
the 6 major world
faiths.
To
consider Jeopardy
Pg 8 and 9
why
people Key
terms:
start religions religion, faith,
who,
when,
where
1
Literacy
Resources
Definitions
Class survey
Key
terms:
philosophy,
ethics, study
whose followers started
Christianity?
How did religions develop?
This is students’ lesson to
prepare for their assessment. In
groups of 3 – 4 give students one
of the 6 major world faiths. They
are to research the religion and
produce a presentation. In the
presentation they should include:
How the religion spread
How it grew?
Its splits?
How
did
religions
develop? Assessment lesson
(assessment)
Mark students as 6a – 3c as
individuals. Students should
produce evidence of the work
they have done for the
assessment
What makes a good teacher?
 Brainstorm what makes a
good teacher
 Look at pg 10 – which
point’s do you agree with
and disagree?
 Read stories on page 11
– what makes them a
good teacher?
Examples of good teachers – Guru
 Using
computers
Nanak and the Buddha
research Guru Nanak and
the Buddha. Find out
who they were, what
they did and how they
were a good teacher
 True/false on Nanak and
Finish assessment
Book
the
computers
for
this
lesson
Why people
have the same
faith
but
different
moral views
Presentations Pg 27 – 29
Key
terms:
religion,
develop, split,
spread
Presentations Why people
have the same
faith
but
different
moral views
Presentations Pg 27 - 29
Key
terms:
religion,
develop, split,
spread
Research
an Research for What makes a Key
terms: Pg 10 and 11
example
of
a homework
good teacher
good, teacher
famous teacher
Produce a fact file Computer
on another famous research
teacher - Gandhi
2
Good teachers
True/false
Key
terms:
good, teacher,
Nanak,
Gandhi,
Buddha
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Example of a good teacher - What do
non-Christians think about Jesus?
What do Hindus, Jews, Muslims and
Buddhists think of Jesus?
Students will understand that Jesus
does not belong just to Christianity
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Places of worship
What is a place of worship?
What general features do we find in a
place of worship?
The Synagogue and Mosque
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the Buddha
Do they think the
Buddha and Nanak were
good teachers based on
the previous lesson?
Why?
True or false on different
religious views of Jesus
Look at images of Jesus
on pg 14 – what does
each religion think that
Jesus looks like
From your religious/nonreligious perspective how
do you perceive Jesus?
Students could draw or
write this.
Read the birth of Jesus in
both the Quran and Bible
and compare them
Define the term ‘place of
worship’
Brainstorm all the types
of place of worship
Brainstorm
all
the
common features of a
place of worship – prayer
area, focus point etc
Look
at
the
interior/exterior of a
Mosque and Synagogue
– what is similar and
different
Conduct a survey
about
different
views of Jesus and
write up your
thoughts.
Opinions
Comparing
Pg 12 - 15
different texts
Key
terms:
Jesus,
nonChristians,
Buddhists,
Jews, Hindus,
Muslims, Isa
Research
Mandir
Worship
Definitions
Pg 20 – 23
Key
terms:
place
of
worship,
synagogue,
Mosque,
prayer, east,
separation
3
the
Places of worship
How are places of worship similar and
different?
The Roman Catholic Church and the
Gurdwara
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Look at the interior and
exterior of the RC Church
and Gurdwara – how are
they similar and different
 Use board works look at
what happens in a
Gurdwara
 Draw a comparison table
between the Gurdwara,
Mandir
and
Roman
Catholic Church
Assessment
Pg 30 and 31 of the textbook
Produce an information pack on
a local place of worship in
Watford that could be used to
give visitors information. You
should give students this double
lesson and 2 weeks of
homework to complete it in
groups of 4. Students do not
have to film or take photos of the
place of worship if they do not
have time to get down there.
They also do not have to present
their work to the local place of
worship for feedback.
Get students to fill in pg 40 of the
teacher resource pack before
they hand in their work and page
41 after they have done their
work.
Religious people’s homes – what will
 What important objects
you find?
do you have in your
Find
out
the Boardworks
similarities
and
differences
between a RC and
Church of England
Church
Worship
Key
terms: Boardworks
Roman
Pg 20 – 23
Catholic,
Gurdwara,
Mandir,
Church
Finish assessment
Worship
Key
terms: Pg 30 and 31
worship,
behaviour,
respect
Find objects in
your home that are
Worship
Key
terms: Pg 24 – 25
mezuzah,
4
The Mezuzah
A Shrine
Holy Books e.g. the Quran
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How are symbols used in religion?
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Religious symbols and art
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home and why?
Look at the mezuzah’s in
school – what do they
look like? Why have
them?
Set up a mini shrine in
the lesson – what is on
it? Why does it happen?
Look at copies of the
Quran and Bible – why
do people have them at
home?
Define the term ‘symbol’
Activity 1 on pg 6
Research the meaning of
the
ying/yang,
fish,
crescent and moon and
wheel of life
important
and
explain them.
Design your own Research
symbol
shrine, Quran,
Bible
Symbols
Art
Symbols
In groups look at the four
images on pg 16 – 19 and
produce a presentation
about what that image
teaches us.
Brainstorm
all
the
religious symbols in art
and what they mean
Draw your own religious
art
5
Definitions
Pg 4 -5
Research
Key
terms:
ying-yang,
fish, crescent
and
moon,
wheel of life
Key terms: art, Pg 17 - 19
symbols,
represents