Year 8 Sikhism Unit

Specification / Assessment Foci Lesson Title and Learning Suggested Programme / Lesson Activities Resources – including
Programme of (APP /AFL assessment Objectives power points, IT, text
Study. guidelines) books, worksheets etc.
Starter: concept Who was Guru Nanak? Starter: RE/KS3/Year7/
Sikhism cracking. Introduce Students decode pictures to identify some key facts and Sikhism2013.14/L1
guru Nanak • Identify key beliefs about Guru Nanak. L1 The Life of Guru
events in Guru Nanak Powerpoint.
Plenary assesses Nanak’s life. The life of Guru Nanak
meeting of lesson • Examine the Amination DVD (video is
objectives. importance of hyperlinked to picture
Guru Nanak to on slide 4).
Responses to Sikhs
discussion.
Main:
NEW INFORMATION:
1. What did Guru Nanak believe about God?
2. Why did people follow Guru Nanak?
3. Why is Guru Nanak still important to Sikhs
today?
Students watch video write down examples they see in
the video of the questions above questions.

MAKING SENSE: Students answer the questions in full

sentences.

Plenary:
Using the key words on the slide, students write one or
two sentences summarising the lesson.

Differentiation/ Extension
When considering question 3, less able students can think about why

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Guru Nanak was important to Sikh’s at the time when Guru Nanak was
alive. More able students can think about why he is still important to
Sikhs today.

Extention task:
Ext:
4. How does the life of Guru Nanak, compare (similarities and
differences) with the life of Buddha?
5. What did Guru Nanak mean by there is no Hindu or Muslim?

Plenary:
Level ladder for students to help students structure their answer.

Homework/Out of School Learning.