Planning RE using the Mind Friendly Framework for Learning

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

Why do Jews celebrate Pesach? Refer to questions.

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

Know how Jews celebrate Pesach. Know what is put on the Seder plate, and the significance of each item.

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

We will look at how Jewish people celebrate Pesach.

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

We are going to find out how Pesach is celebrated through looking at posters, watching a video and by looking at some of the objects that they use in their celebrations. We will then make a puzzle with clues for people to solve to find out about the items used in the celebration.

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

Use posters to talk through the main points about Pesach. Show the children a Seder plate as seen in the posters. Pass round the items found on the plate one at a time. Identify what each item is and what it represents from the story, then place on the Seder plate. Watch the video about Pesach.

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

Cut out a copy of the Seder plate and cut flaps in each section of the plate. Glue this plate into their books. Write a clue on the top of the flap and draw and label a picture of that item beneath.

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

Test each other with some of the clues that they have written. Go through the different symbolic foods, what do they represent?

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

We have cut out flaps, drawn and labelled pictures and have used our logical skills to write clues.