Planning RE using the Mind Friendly Framework for Learning

Connect to previous learning: What do I already know? What do I want to know?

Refer to list of questions about Pesach.

Learning intentions: to know, to be able to do, to understand

To know why Jews celebrate Pesach.

The Big Picture: What will I be finding out or learning about?

We are going to concentrate on one festival, Pesach. We are going to find out why it is celebrated.

Achievable steps: What are we going to do? How are we going to do it?

We will listen to the story of the Israelites and find out why they celebrated the first Pesach. You will then act out part of the story.

Teacher input: engaging the learner and encouraging thinking through visual, auditory and kinaesthetic cues

Read the story of Moses and the Plagues of Egypt. As the story is told, use pictures to illustrate each plague and think of an action to represent them.

Main activity: children explore the learning and establish meaning through activities which take account of multiple intelligences.

Children act out the final plague in small groups. They can decide whether they wish to tell the story from the point of view of an Israelite, or as an Egyptian.

Show you know: practise, rehearse and memorise key points. What have I learned?

Perform their mini-plays to the rest of the class. Discuss how the different characters would have felt.

Reflection: How did I learn? What do I need to know next?

Think about how we learnt about the story. Did it help you to think about how the Egyptians and the Israelites felt?