Arsenal For Everyone
Religious Education
World Religions
Unit 4D
What religions are represented in our
neighbourhood?
World Religions (Teachers Notes)
Key Concepts
Religious Education
Improve pupils knowledge of religions around the world and in their neighbourhood.
The Arsenal classroom session will:
1) Teach various different aspects of Judaism, Islam, Sikhism and Christianity.
2) Encourage pupils to think about where they come from and what they believe in.
Range and Content
The depth that each place is studied can be adapted to suit the age and level of the class. For
example year 4 could look at basic origins, values and beliefs, place of worship, dress and
religious literature. Year 6 pupils could look at the reasons behind religious traditions and
practices.
Key Themes and Ideas
• Religious origins
• Values and beliefs of various different religions
• Different places of worship
• Dress
• Religious Literature
Key Words
• Origin
• Values
• Beliefs
• Worship
• Literature
World Religions(Teachers Notes)
Curriculum Opportunities
The class discussion and activity will cover the following unit of the Religious Education Key Stage 2
curriculum:
• 4D - What religions are represented in our neighbourhood?
This resource provides a valuable introduction to the Community topic outlined in the Cambridge
Education@Islington Religious Education Scheme of Work for Key Stage 2.
Class Task
The lesson begins with a discussion on things the children might see in their neighbourhood,
different types of shops, places, people etc.
After discussing general differences in the community, pupils will think about different football
clubs that they see where they live. The pupils should complete the Arsenal FC worksheet by
cutting out the appropriate symbols from the symbols sheet and sticking them in the correct box on
the worksheet.
The class should then discuss different religions in their neighbourhood. In pairs/groups they should
complete each individual worksheet and finish by presenting one of the sheets to the class.
The final task is a piece of individual work. The children should complete the “Who am I?”
worksheet, thinking about the topics which they have thought about on the previous worksheet.
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Symbols
Unit 3A - What do signs and
symbols mean in religion?
Religious Symbols (Teachers Notes)
Key Concepts
Religious Education
Improve the pupils’ knowledge of what specific symbols represent.
The Arsenal classroom session will teach:
1) The meaning of everyday symbols and signs.
2) What religious symbols represent .
3) How they themselves can be represented by symbols.
Range and Content
The content of this activity can be altered in order to suit the class age and level. Children of a lower
level can explore what symbols are, plus where and when they come across them; more advanced
children can think about what symbols represent themselves and their religion.
Key Themes and Ideas
• What is a symbol/sign?
• What is the purpose of a symbol?
• What symbols represent us?
• What else are we represented by? (Dress, people etc.)
• Where and when do we see them in everyday life?
• What do religious symbols represent?
Key Words
• Symbols
• Signs
• Represent
Religious Symbols (Teachers Notes)
Curriculum Opportunities
This activity teaches pupils about the importance of symbols in everyday life as well as in religion through the
Key Stage 2 curriculum:
• 3A - What do signs and symbols mean in religion?
It also gives the children an introduction the Story and Symbol topic outlined in the CEA Religious Education
Scheme of work for Key Stage 2 in Islington.
This is an important unit as it deals with everyday observations as well as religion.
Class Task
Begin with a discussion on symbols we see in everyday life e.g on the way to school. Offer a basic
definition of symbols: “an object or picture that represents something else”. Use symbols such as
street signs, McDonalds, underground, buses. Discuss why these symbols are used and what they
represent. To demonstrate meaning within symbols talk about the Arsenal crest (Arsenal was
founded in a gun factory).
Give out the worksheet entitled “Arsenal FC and FC Barcelona”. They must match the symbols to the
appropriate club. Once completed talk about the symbols and why they belong to that club.
Then talk about religious symbols/objects/people and what they represent.
Hand out the second set of worksheets following the same template now entitled “Abou Diaby and
Emmanuel Eboue”. Abou Diaby (Muslim) and Emmanuel Eboue (Christian)now replace the football
clubs. The task is to match the symbols to the appropriate players’ religious beliefs.
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Celebrations
Unit 2C
Celebrations (Teachers Notes)
Key Concepts
Religious Education
Improve the pupils’ knowledge of religious festivals.
The Arsenal classroom session will teach:
1) Which festivals are celebrated by each religion
2) The religious calendar
3) How the festivals are celebrated
Range and Content
This activity can be adjusted to suit the level of ability in the class. Pupils of a lower level can learn
when festivals are, which religions celebrate them and their basic themes; whilst more advanced
groups can explore why these festivals are celebrated.
Key Themes and Ideas
• What is a celebration?
• Why do religions celebrate festivals?
• How and when are they celebrated?
• Why does each religion celebrate different festivals?
Key Words
• Celebration
• Festival
Celebrations (Teachers Notes)
Curriculum Opportunities
The focus of this activity is festivals held by each individual religion. This is a great chance
for the pupils to learn how different religions celebrate their faith. The following units of
the Religious Education Key Stage 2 curriculum could be covered:
• 2C – Celebrations
Links to Scheme of Work
Arsenal in the Community have worked closely with CEA @ Islington to ensure that the Arsenal For
Everyone project satisfies the unit stated above as well as exploring the learning outcomes of the
Religious Education scheme of work as outlined below:
• To have understood that everyone has special times that they can celebrate,
•To have understood that there are common experiences in preparing for a festival/celebration of
whatever faith,
•To have explored how the festivals are celebrated, including similarities and differences,
•To have reflected on special times for a variety of faith groups and their own lives and to have
considered the feelings associated with them.
Class Task
Start the lesson with a discussion on what we celebrate in everyday life e.g birthdays,
anniversaries etc. Follow this discussion by talking about what we celebrate at Arsenal and how.
Now complete the Champions 2003/04 worksheet.
Talk about your answers then move onto the religious celebrations worksheets. Once completed
talk about how although different religions celebrate various festivals with many similarities.
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Places of Worship
Unit 2D
Visiting a place of worship
Places of Worship(Teachers Notes)
Key Concepts
Religious Education
Improve pupils knowledge of places of worship for five main religions.
The Arsenal classroom session will teach:
1) The different places of worship for Islam, Christianity, Judaism and Sikhism.
2) What each place contains on the inside.
3) Attitudes and atmospheres in a place of worship
Range and Content
The depth that each place is studied can be adapted to suit the age and level of the class. For
example year 4 could look at the names of each place and what religion they belong to whilst
year 6 could continue onto more advanced themes such as types of worship that is undertaken
there.
Key Themes and Ideas
•What do people do in specific buildings? e.g eating in restaurants
• Why do people go to places of worship?
• What do they do there?
• How does each place differ/ how can they be identified?
• What is inside the place and why?
Key Words
• Attitudes
• Worship
• Prayer
• Atmosphere
Places of Worship (Teachers Notes)
Curriculum Opportunities
The class discussion and activity would mainly cover the following unit of the Religious Education
Key Stage 2 curriculum:
• 2D – Visiting a place of worship
This resource acts as a great introduction to the Places of Worship and Prayer and Worship topics
outlined in the CEA Religious Education Scheme of Work for Key Stage 2.
Class Task
The lesson begins with a discussion on attitudes and atmospheres in different places, reasons for
going to specific places and what we do when we are there.
Each pupil is given a picture of Emirates Stadium. Underneath the pictures they will answer a series
of basic questions about the venue.
Then discuss how we might behave in a place of worship and the different approach we would
behave when visiting. Now complete the worksheets about the places of worship.
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Religious Customs and Routines
Unit 1D
Beliefs and Practices
Religious Customs and Routines (Teachers Notes)
Key Concepts
Religious Education
Familiarise the children with the customs that different religions practice on a special day.
The Arsenal classroom session will teach:
1) Why days are special to each individual religion.
2) What customs are involved on special days.
3) How special days can differ.
Range and Content
This activity can be easily adapted to meet the needs and level of the class. Classes of a lower level
should focus on the basic issues concerned with a day of worship such as dress and where they go.
Higher classes could explore the reasons behind each part of the routine, for example why people
dress differently between religions.
Key Themes and Ideas
• What is a routine?
• Breaking a day of worship/matchday into subsections (preparation, dress, place of worship, prayer
etc.)
• What are traditions and customs?
• The differences between religions.
Key Words
• Routine
• Custom
Worship
Tradition
Religious Customs and Routines (Teachers Notes)
Curriculum Opportunities
As well as improving the pupils English writing skills, this activity explores the following unit of the
Religious Education Key Stage 2 curriculum.
• 1D – Beliefs and practice
This resource provides a valuable introduction to the Community topic outlined in the Cambridge
Education@Islington Religious Education Scheme of Work for Key Stage 2.
Class Task
Define in basic terms what a routine is: “a regular course of action”.
Begin the session with a discussion on daily routines, the pupils will be asked what they do on a
school day.
Hand out the comic strip style worksheet entitled “Andrey Arshavin’s Match day Routine”. Pupils
should write an appropriate caption underneath the picture of how Andrey Arshavin prepares for a
match.
Define what a custom is “a way of acting that is usual or accepted for a person or a social group”.
After completing the worksheet, discuss with the pupils things they might do on a day of worship. If
there is a pupil who is prepared to tell the class about his customs on a special day then he/she can
do so.
The children should then split into groups of 3/4. Then fill in the worksheet entitled “Practising
Customs on a Special Day”. They should discuss customs that they practice on a special day and
then write four thing’s that they might do. Then the children will draw a picture demonstrating one
custom that they practice.
If they do not practice any traditions/customs then they should talk with a friend and ask them
what they do.