RE at key stages 1 and 2 (Year 3)
Unit 3A: What do signs and symbols mean in religion?
Section 2: How do symbols help us remember the past?
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Objectives |
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- the significance of Passover and its practice for Judaism
- about how symbolic food can be used to remember important events
- to reflect on important events in their own lives and link them with the importance of Passover for Jewish people.
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Activities |
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- Show the children a Passover (seder) plate. Talk about what it might be. Show a video extract of a Jewish family sharing a Seder meal; What meanings or memories does the seder plate hold for Jews? Explore the reasons why it is important for Jewish people to remember this event in their history.
- Ask children to imagine that they are living away from home and are preparing a meal which would bring back memories. What would you choose and why?
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- talk about and explain the significance of a Passover meal for Jewish people
- explain how food can remind them of special events
- make connections between their personal experience and the experience of people in a religious context
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