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 The children will By the end of this unit: Lesson 1 love teach about learn: Recall previous work related to Jesus’ teaching on forgiveness forgiveness? forgiveness. Emerging reconciliation Jesus taught about Ask the children to create their own freeze frame of an (Some children) NB Jesus taught people forgiveness. incident where they needed to forgive someone who to forgive even an had hurt them. Discuss if they had found it easy or I can describe some of the enemy. He showed it key teachings of Jesus on difficult. Ask: What did you decide to do? Discuss in himself from the cross. forgiveness. pairs ideas about forgiveness. Record ideas, phrases Jesus demonstrated I can suggest how the and opinions on class wall. Tell the story of the forgiveness in his life. teaching may apply to unforgiving servant, Matthew 18:21-35. In pairs discuss Christians. Resources what they think Jesus was trying to teach people from Expected this story. Ask: Do they agree with his teaching? Do you Christians believe to start with a ‘Where (All children) think it is ever right not to forgive? Can they think of that God forgives Bible story? Parables I can make links with the specific incidents when this might be the case? Jesus teaching on those who love God 2011’ published by forgiveness and how it may and who are sorry for Chester Diocese page be expressed in a Christian’s wrong actions. 32-33. life. Lesson 2 Exceeding Revisit the of the Lost Son Luke 15:11-32. (Studied (Few children) Christians believe Rembrandt’s picture or I can describe how Jesus’ in Year 2 Stop at appropriate parts of the ‘salvation’). that they should modern images- see teaching on forgiveness might story and asks the children what they would do. Discuss influence others; suggest forgive others. Google images in pairs. At the end of the story ask the children in what it might mean and give groups of four to discuss: Which son did what the father my views on it. I can suggest important questions it may wanted? Why do they think the sons behaved as they raise. Lion Storyteller Bible did? What can we learn from this story about doing and
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
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