RE at key stages 1 and 2 (Year 2)
Unit 2C: Celebrations - Generic
Section 3: How is this festival celebrated in different parts of the world?
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Objectives |
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- that religious festivals reflect cultural differences and beliefs
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Activities |
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Outcomes |
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Children: |
- Show video extracts/CD-ROMs which show how the festival being studied is celebrated in different parts of the world. Discuss similarities and differences and suggest reasons for them.
- Ask the children to think about the festival through the eyes of a young child.
- Have a class celebration to participate in a festival. Make recipes associated with the festival. Focus on cultural diversity.
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- identify some of the ways in which believers celebrate festivals
- recognise cultural diversity
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Points to note |
- Develop internet links with a school in another country. Find out how they celebrate this religious festival.
- It is important to recognise the cultural diversity of festivals, and that many aspects, such as celebration food, are linked to the culture, rather than the religious context.
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This unit is divided into sections. Each section contains a sequence of
activities with related objectives and outcomes. You can view this unit by
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