Long Term Plan for Religious Education for Primary Schools in Chester Diocese Spring Term 2a Christian Concept: Forgiveness Theme: Forgiving and Being Forgiven Year Group Enquiry Questions Essential Knowledge FS Why do people say sorry? Why do Christians say ‘it doesn’t matter’ when people make mistakes? Christian Belief ‘Saying sorry and apologising’ New Testament Jesus’ Teaching: ‘Turn the other cheek’ Luke 6:29 Y1 Why did Jonah change his mind? Christian Belief Revisit ideas from FS: ‘Saying sorry and apologising’ Old Testament Jonah Chapters 1-3 Y2 How does prayer help Christians start again? Christian Belief ‘Owning up and confessing’ Old Testament Psalm 25:11-18; Psalm 32: 1-5;8-9;11 ‘Owning up and being forgiven’ New Testament Jesus’ Teaching: Lord’s Prayer on forgiveness Matthew 6:5-14 Y3 How did Jesus show forgiveness to those who betrayed him? New Testament Jesus’ Life: Last Supper Luke 22:7-23 Trials of Jesus Luke 22:47 to Luke 23:25 Jesus forgiving Peter Mark 14: 27-31, 66-72. John 18:15-18; 21:15-19 Judas’ betrayal Luke 22:1-6; 47-48 Y4 What did teach about forgiveness? Is it more important to forgive people or be forgiven by God? New Testament Jesus’ Teaching: Parable of the Unforgiving Servant Matthew 18:21-35 Parable of the Lost Son Luke 15:11-32 (visited in Year 4 ‘God’) Jesus’ Life: words on the cross; ‘Father forgive them they don’t know what they are doing’ Luke 23:34 Y5 How & why do Christians confess their sins? Who do Christians believe God forgives? Old Testament Proverbs 28:13 Christian Practice Confessional liturgy: ‘confession and absolution’ Compare ways of confessing in Catholicism and the Church of England New Testament Jesus’ Teaching: Parable of Pharisee & Tax Collector Luke 18:9-14 (visited in Year 3 ‘Good News’)
Y6 What is the difference between forgiveness and justice? Old Testament Call for justice and repentance Amos 5:11-15a; 21-24 New Testament Jesus’ Teaching: 70 x 7; Turn the other cheek Matthew 5:38-48 Parable of the Unforgiving Servant Matthew 18:21-28, Matthew 23:23, Luke 11:42 Paul’s Teaching: Forgiveness 2 Corinthians 2:5 -11
EYFS UNIT Spring 2a: Forgiveness Concepts: forgiveness, (Related concept: repentance) Medium Term Plan FS KEY QUESTION(S) Learning Objectives Learning Outcomes Activities Key Vocabulary Why do people say sorry? Why do Christians say ‘it matter’ when people make mistakes? The children will learn: the words ‘sorry’ and ‘apologise’ and what they mean to Christians. Some of the reasons that Christians believe it is important to say, ‘it doesn’t matter’ when people make mistakes. About what Jesus’ may have been teaching when he said ‘turn the other cheek’. By the end of this unit: Emerging (Some children) Know what the ‘sorry’ and apologise might mean. Expected (All children) Why the words ‘sorry’ and ‘apologise’ might be important to Christians. What may have been meaning when he said ‘turn the other Exceeding (Few children) Make links with the words ‘sorry and apologise’ and give examples from Lesson 1-2: ‘Saying sorry & apologising’. Ask: Have you ever done anything wrong? What did you do? What happened? Lead discussion into the need for saying ‘sorry’. Ask: What do we mean when we say sorry? (Example answers: we say sorry when we hurt people or when we do something wrong). Using puppets tell a story about saying ‘sorry and apologising’ or choose one of many early years story books on saying sorry eg Don’t hit your sister, by Myra I’m sorry by Sam McBratney Mouse Say "Sorry" (Hello Genius) Lucy's Quarrel (Lucy and Alice Story) by Ask the children to show you what kind of face they have when they say they are sorry. Why? Role play saying sorry for something in pairs. Over the week role play in home corner/small construction, drama, songs and games involving saying “Sorry” in a range of situations eg.‘Sorry that’s okay’ rap: ‘Saying I’m Sorry’ Hello kitty story: sorry apologise forgiveness God Resources children’s Bible speech bubbles post-its ‘sorry’ card template
class for their response. Ask: Why do you think Jesus said this is the right response? Is it always right to do this? Why? Why not? Explore words more in role play with toys. Discuss the idea of loving others, self control and not hitting back, treating others as you want to be treated and avoiding further conflict. Ask: Is it hard to do what Jesus said? Why might it be important for Christians to do this? Who might help them? Draw two pictures side by side; one scenario showing what happens when a person hits back and one that what happens when someone offers the other cheek. Write underneath a sentence explaining what might happen next in each picture (eg peace; argument). Assessment: Role play in pairs ‘saying sorry and apologising’. Explain in the role play why it might be important for Christians to do this. Write sentences and draw a pictures explaining what Jesus said about ‘turning the other cheek and if possible why. let him have your shirt as well. 31 Do for others just what you want them to do for you.’ NB one of the reasons Jesus said this was at that time the Romans had invaded the country and had taken over.
KEY STAGE 1 UNIT Spring 2a: Forgiveness Concepts: forgiveness, prayer, sin Medium Term Plan Year 2 KEY QUESTION Learning Objectives Learning Outcomes Activities Key Vocabulary How does prayer help Christians again? The children will Jesus taught about prayer. Some of the suggested meaning in the Lord’s Prayer. How confession of sin people start again. By the end of this unit: Emerging (Some children) I can describe briefly some of what Jesus taught about prayer. Expected (All children) I can explain what part of the Lord’s prayer is about and how it might help Christians feel forgiven so they can start again. Exceeding (Few children) I can explain what part of the Lord’s prayer is about and how it might link to Christians lives today. Lesson 1 Recall previous work related to Jesus’ teaching on forgiveness. Place a variety of pictures around the room showing children making mistakes eg in playground saying sorry to the teacher or telling the teacher about a fight that has erupted. Think, Pair, Share. Ask: What might be happening in the picture? What do you do when you make a mistake? What do you do when someone makes a mistake against you? Collect children’s Ask: What kind of words do you use when you make a mistake? Daw out the idea of; owning up’ and introduce the concept of ‘confessing’. Add a further set of pictures of people saying sorry to God in church or in prayer on their knees alone. Ask: What might these people be doing? Draw out the idea of saying sorry to God and explain that the class is going to look at this idea a bit more in future lessons. love forgiveness reconciliation confessing owning up taught people to forgive even an enemy. Resources variety of pictures of children making mistakes and pictures of people in church from Google images.
KEY STAGE 2 UNIT Spring 2a: Forgiveness Concept: forgiveness (Related concepts: sin; reconciliation) Medium Term Plan Year 4 KEY QUESTION(S) Learning Objectives Learning Outcomes Activities Key Vocabulary What did Jesus teach about forgiveness? The children will learn: Jesus taught about forgiveness. Jesus demonstrated forgiveness in his life. Christians believe that God forgives those who love God and who are sorry for wrong actions. Christians believe that they should forgive others. By the end of this unit: Emerging (Some children) I can describe some of the key teachings of Jesus on forgiveness. I can suggest how the teaching may apply to Christians. Expected (All children) I can make links with the Jesus teaching on forgiveness and how it may be expressed in a Christian’s life. Exceeding (Few children) I can describe how Jesus’ teaching on forgiveness might influence others; suggest what it might mean and give my views on it. I can suggest important questions it may raise. Lesson 1 Recall previous work related to Jesus’ teaching on forgiveness. Ask the children to create their own freeze frame of an incident where they needed to forgive someone who had hurt them. Discuss if they had found it easy or difficult. Ask: What did you decide to do? Discuss in pairs ideas about forgiveness. Record ideas, phrases and opinions on class wall. Tell the story of the unforgiving servant, Matthew 18:21-35. In pairs discuss what they think Jesus was trying to teach people from this story. Ask: Do they agree with his teaching? Do you think it is ever right not to forgive? Can they think of specific incidents when this might be the case? Lesson 2 Revisit the of the Lost Son Luke 15:11-32. (Studied in Year 2 ‘salvation’). Stop at appropriate parts of the story and asks the children what they would do. Discuss in pairs. At the end of the story ask the children in groups of four to discuss: Which son did what the father wanted? Why do they think the sons behaved as they did? What can we learn from this story about doing and love forgiveness reconciliation NB Jesus taught people to forgive even an enemy. He showed it himself from the cross. Resources ‘Where to start with a Bible story? Parables 2011’ published by Chester Diocese page 32-33. Rembrandt’s picture or modern images- see Google images Lion Storyteller Bible