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Other Faiths – Judaism
Learning Objectives
Key words
Look
Learn
Understand and
respect
Saturday: a day of rest,
worship and family.
The worship in the
synagogue.
Pupils’ activities, group, differentiation
Discuss being cared for.
Show a picture of a baby or a young
animal, talk about the care each needs.
Remember something you have made.
How do you care for it? How do you like
other people to look after it?
Is it precious to you?
Feeling tired-rest
How do you feel at the end of the day?
What do you do at the end of the day?
We care for the earth and
for each other
God is the creator, he
cares for us, he created
the world.
Teaching activities
Year 1
Creator
Care
Jewish
Caring
Blessed
Created
Rest
Shabbat
Read the story of creation
Remember that after God created the
world he stopped on the seventh day
(Shabbat means stopped)
Learning outcomes
Can children identify how they
and others are cared for?
Resources/ ICT
Pictures from books of
babies, the elderly and
animals being cared
for.
Use the internet for
pictures / video clips to
be used on the
interactive white
board.
Big book – Creation
Begin to make a collage of creation which
will be finished throughout the week.
A globe
View the earth on the
interactive white board Google earth.
Big Book – My Jewish
Faith
God created the world
How can we help take care of it?
Have a litter – pick up in the playground.
Make posters to display around the school
to care for our school environment.
How do you help your parents when they
are busy?
Assess the children’s
understanding of the aspects of
Judaism that has been covered.

What has been learned
from this topic? (respect
of a different religion and
culture)
Do the children understand that:
God is the creator of the world
We can help god by caring for
his creation
Shabbat is a special day for
Jewish people to rest – 7th day of
the week (Saturday)
Other Faiths – Judaism
Year 2
Before beginning the topic ask children existing knowledge from work covered in previous year on Judaism.
Learning Objectives
Key words
Look
To understand that there
are special days.
Learn
Saturday as god’s special
day, Shabbat; the family
gathers for the meal.
Understand and
respect
Saturday: a day of rest,
worship and family.
The worship in the
synagogue.
Shabbat
Challah
Kiddalah
Havdalah
Synagogue
Rabbi
Kippah
Tallith
Ark
Scrolls
Torah
Teaching activities
Discuss special days.
What is your favourite day of the week?
Why do you like it?
What do you do?
Who is with you?
Discuss a special meal.
Why is it special?
Does each person in the family have a
special job to prepare the meal?
Discuss special places/buildings.
Hospital, library, church etc…
Why are they special?
How would you recognise them?
Discuss special books.
What is your favourite book?
Why is it special?
How do you take care of it?
Re-cap the story of creation
Remember that after God created the
world he stopped on the seventh day
(Shabbat means stopped)
Read story from HIA p322
Discuss the story and show pictures of a
Shabbat meal. Continue to read stories
on p323&324 point out how all the
family prepare for the special meal.
Teach about the synagogue p325
Explain that the rabbi is a teacher.
Show pictures and the rabbi doll explain
what he is wearing.
Teach about the Torah p326
Show the children a reproduction scroll
explain the importance of the Torah, how
it must not be touched and should be
treated with reverence and respect.
Pupils’ activities, group, differentiation
Make a special meal on a paper plate.
Learning outcomes
Can children identify special
days?
Lotto matching games.
Resources/ ICT
Pictures from books of
special days, meals and
places.
A selection of special
books.
Use video clips and the
internet.
Matching buildings
game using interactive
white board.
Big book – Creation
Make challah bread-see p323
Big Book – My Jewish
Faith
Rabbi doll
Kippah
Tallith
Soft toy synagogue
Visit a virtual
synagogue
www.ezra.mts.jhu.ed/~r
abbiars/synagogue/
Reproduction torah
scroll
Assess the children’s
understanding of the aspects of
Judaism that has been covered.

What has been learned
from this topic? (respect
of a different religion and
culture)
Do the children understand that:
Shabbat is a special time for
Jewish people
The synagogue is a special place
for worship.
The word of God is read in the
synagogue
The Torah is important to the
Jewish community and must be
respected.
Other Faiths – Judaism
Year 3
Before beginning the topic ask children existing knowledge from work covered in previous year on Judaism.
Learning Objectives
Look
Commitment to belief
Key words
Commitment
Promise
Learn
Jews believe in one God.
God leading Abraham to
start the nation
The Shema
Understand and
respect
How the Jewish people
express their love of
God.
Abraham
Believe
Torah
Shema
Mezuzah
Teaching activities
Discuss what it means to make a
commitment
e.g. belonging to Cubs, Brownies, a
football team etc…
what does it entail?
Is there anything you have to do in order
to belong?
What rules do you follow?
What happens if you don’t keep the
rules?
What is the school mission statement?
Why is it important?
Read the story of Abraham
Discuss and explain that until Abraham,
people worshipped many Gods – it was
through Abraham that the Jewish people
became committed to God, he lead them.
Read about Gods love and
commitment by rescuing his people
and staying with them on their
journey.
Discuss the role of Moses, another
leader who God gave the Ten
Commandments.
Read the Shema p466 & 467
Discuss the Shema Deuteronomy (6:4-9)
which is part of the Torah. Why is the
prayer so important?
Teach about the mezuzah (p467)
The last commandment is kept by use of
the mezuzah.
Pupils’ activities, group, differentiation
Learning outcomes
Can children identify special
days?
Resources/ ICT
Pictures from books of
special places where
commitments are made.
Internet.
A selection of bibles to
read the Old Testament.
Reproduction torah
scroll
The Shema
Mezuzah
www.jewfaq.org/
Design a mezuzah
Assess the children’s
understanding of the aspects of
Judaism that has been covered.

What has been learned
from this topic? (respect
of a different religion and
culture)
Do the children understand that:
Jews believe in one God.
Abraham is an important part of
the Jewish people’s history.
The Shema is important to the
Jewish people as an expression
of their love of God.
The Torah is important to the
Jewish community and must be
respected.
Other Faiths – Judaism
Year 4
Before beginning the topic brainstorm children’s existing knowledge from work covered the previous year on Judaism, refer to school overview and recap, use artefacts.
Learning Objectives
Look
We need guidance
Key words
Guidance
responsibility
Learn
The guidance God gives
his people;
God uses Moses to care
for his people;
The Torah;
Bar Mitzvah/ Bat
Mitzvah
Understand and
respect
Saturday: a day of rest,
worship and family.
The worship in the
synagogue.
Teaching activities

Discuss the need for guidance,
E.g. to show you where to go, follow
directions, read signposts.

Discuss changes,
A move from one school to another –
getting older and being given more
responsibility.

Synagogue
Rabbi
Kippah
Tallit
Ark
scrolls
Torah
Bar and Bat
Mitzvah
Pupils’ activities, group, differentiation
Resources/ ICT
Maps
www.streetmap.com
Read about the guidance God
gave Moses on Mt Sinai,
Discuss the importance of the 10
commandments.
Make cartoon strip of the events.
Find out about Moses using CD Rom,
Bible, encyclopaedia.

Teach about the Torah.
The first five books of the bible and
contains guidance for the people of Israel
and is important for Jews today.
Discuss the Ark and synagogue.
Watch a video, use books to show the
respect shown to the Torah scrolls.
Learn the names of the five books of the
Torah.
Research a Torah story e.g. Rebecca at the
well. (Gen 24: 10-20)

Teach about Bar/Bat Mitzvah
Explain that children study Hebrew at
the synagogue with the rabbi.
When a Jewish boy is thirteen or a girl is
twelve they undergo a special ceremony
which they become full members of the
Jewish people. From then on they are
responsible for their own actions and for
keeping the commandments.
Assess the children’s understanding of
the aspects of Judaism that has been
covered.

What has been learned from this
topic? (respect of a different
religion and culture)
Do the children understand that:

Bar/Bat Mitzvah is a special time
for Jewish people.

The synagogue is a special place of
worship and of learning.

The word of God is read in the
synagogue.

The Torah is important to the
Jewish community and must be
respected.
Learning outcomes
Can children identify how they
are given guidance?
A short extract showing
Torah scrolls on Pesach
video.
Kippah,
Tallit
Old Testament
Visit a virtual
synogogue:
www.ezra.mts.jhu.ed/~r
abbiars/synagogue/
Reproduction Torah
scroll
Judaism books in library
Other Faiths – Judaism
Year 5
Before beginning the topic ask children existing knowledge from work covered in previous year on Judaism.
Learning Objectives
Key words
Look
Learn
Understand and
respect
The celebration of
Pesach
Pupils’ activities, group, differentiation
Learning outcomes
Discuss special times.
Special times have you enjoyed?
Have you ever celebrated someones
wedding anniversary?
Sometimes when we celebrate we are
remembering an occasion from the past.
Discuss a special meal.
Why is it special?
Does each person in the family have a
special job to prepare the meal?
Special occasions
Pesach;
God caring for his
people;
Kosher food:
family gathering;
Welcome the stranger
Special food
Teaching activities
Moses
Exodus
Egypt
Freedom
Passover
Pesach
Seder plate
Matzah
Kosher
Peace
Community
Resources/ ICT
Pictures and the
internet using
interactive white
board.
Re-cap the story of the Israelites,
Exodus from Egypt .
Discuss the story and teach about
Pesach
Show a video of a family celebrating the
Pesach meal. Point out how all the
family prepare for the special meal.
Make cartoon strip of the events.
Research and find out about what special
food is eaten during Pesach meal.
Decorate a seder plate and draw the special
food. –differentiated tasks.
Video – Pesach – the
Jewish Passover.
Teach about how the seder plate is
used.
At the end of the Seder meal Jews pray
that next year they can celebrate Pesach
in Jerusalem, in peace.
Research other kosher foods.
Seder plate.
Write a poem about peace.
www.ezra.mts.jhu.ed/~r
abbiars/synagogue/
Big book – the story of
Pesach.
Research the life of someone who has
worked for peace.
Find out the word for peace in different
languages for a classroom display.
Assess the children’s
understanding of the aspects of
Judaism that has been covered.

What has been learned
from this topic? (respect
of a different religion and
culture)
Do the children understand that:
Pesach is a special time for
Jewish people.
The seder plate is a special plate
to help Jews to remember the
plight of the Israelites.
The importance of peace and
prayer for peace.
The celebration of Pesach is
important to the Jewish
community and must be
respected.
Other Faiths – Judaism
Year 6
Before beginning the topic ask children existing knowledge from work covered in previous year on Judaism.
Learning Objectives
Key words
Look
To understand that there
are special occasions, a
new beginning, being
sorry, making a new
start.
Learn
Yom Kippur – making a
new start.
Forgiveness – how
Jewish people prepare.
Opportunity to atone for
sin
Understand and
respect
The celebration of
Pesach
Rosh
Hashanah
Yom
Kippur
Teshurah
Shofar
Repentance
Returning
Forgiveness
Teaching activities
Discuss special occasions for new
beginning.
The new year – making resolutions.
Do you decide that in the future you will
improve something?
Discuss being sorry.
What do you do if you know you have
done something wrong and are really
sorry?
Discuss making a new start.
Have you ever made a new start?
Turned over ‘a new leaf’ what does it
feel like?
Pupils’ activities, group, differentiation
Read from HIA p470 Rosh Hashanah
– Jewish New Year
Takes place in the Autumn- lasts 10 days
and ends with Yom Kippur on the tenth
day (Day of Atonement)
Shofar – rams horn
To prepare for Yom Kippur Jews prepare
when the shofar is blown the month
leading to Yom Kippur for people to
repent and prepare
Teach about Yom Kippur (HIA
p471/472) explain that it is a time for
mending broken relationships, saying
sorry. On the eve of Yom Kippur many
families give money to the poor. People
express sorrow for their sins – Teshuvah
and receive Gods forgiveness. The
holiest day in the year.
Make cards to celebrate Jewish New Year –
Yom Kippur.
Use a dictionary to find out what atonement
means.
Learning outcomes
Resources/ ICT
Big book – my Jewish
Faith
Show pictures of the shofar – rams horn.
Read Leviticus 23:26-32 what does it tell
you about this time?
Pictures/internet
Visit a virtual
synagogue.
Read the story of ~Jonah – all about
forgiveness.
Reproduction torah
scroll.
Research Yom Kippur on the
internet/books.
Old Testament – story
of Jonah
Research another Jewish festival e.g.
Sukkot or Hanukkah.
www.ezra.mts.jhu.ed/~r
abbiars/synagogue/
Assess the children’s
understanding of the aspects of
Judaism that has been covered.

What has been learned
from this topic? (respect
of a different religion and
culture)
Do the children understand that:
Yom Kippur is a special time for
Jewish People.
Why Yom Kippur is the holiest
time of the year. (making a new
start)
That it is important to the Jewish
community and must be
respected.