Scope and sequence: Lent and Easter
Key Understandings– year PP
A WONDERING AT THE CREATOR of new life
A1 Wondering at new life
A3 Attribute: God loves us
B THE PROMISE OF CHRISTIAN SALVATION
B1 Jesus teaches people about new life
B1.1 Illustrates the story of Jesus’ Resurrection.
C CHRISTIAN RESPONSE
C1 The Church celebrates the Easter event
C1.1 Identifies that the Church celebrates Jesus’ Resurrection.
Key Understandings- year one
A WONDERING AT THE CREATOR OF NEW LIFE
B THE PROMISE OF CHRISTIAN SALVATION
C CHRISTIAN RESPONSE
C1 At Easter the Church celebrates that Jesus was raised to new life
C2 Jesus wants his followers to celebrate new life by showing love for others
C3 Continuing to wonder at how people can live Jesus’ new life
Key Understandings– year 2
A WONDERING AT THE CREATOR OF freedom
B THE PROMISE OF CHRISTIAN SALVATION
B1 Jesus was always free
B1.1 Illustrates times Jesus chose what was good.
B2 Jesus came to help people behave as he did
B2.1 Recognises how families and schools would be different if everyone made choices to behave like Jesus.
C CHRISTIAN RESPONSE
C1 Christians celebrate Jesus as the Son of God
C1.1 Identifies that Jesus is the Son of God.
C2 Christians celebrate during Lent/Easter that Jesus is the Son of God
C2.1 Identifies ways followers of Jesus carry out special actions during Lent.
C2.2 Represents the key elements in the suffering, death and Resurrection of Jesus.
Key Understandings/Learning Points – year 3
A Wondering at God the creator of bodies
B The Promise of Christian Salvation
B1 Jesus showed how to relate with God
C Christian Response
C1.2 States ways in which Jesus is human like us.
C1.4 Illustrates and explains why friends of Jesus celebrate the Holy Thursday ritual, ‘Washing of Feet’.
C1.5 Describes ways friends of Jesus can carry out actions of prayer, self-denial and helping others during Lent.
Key Understandings/Learning Points – year 4
A WONDERING AT the creator of love
B THE PROMISE OF CHRISTIAN SALVATION
C CHRISTIAN RESPONSE
C1.3 Explains the special actions Catholics carry out during Lent.
C1.4 Explores concepts of love and forgiveness represented by the cross and celebrated by followers of Jesus on Good Friday.
C1.5 States that the power Jesus gave to the Apostles, in the post-resurrection story of
John 20:19-23, is the power to forgive sins.
Key Understandings/Learning Points – year 5
A WONDERING AT the creator of the ability to choose what is right
B THE PROMISE OF CHRISTIAN SALVATION
C CHRISTIAN RESPONSE
C2 Christians celebrate Jesus Christ as Saviour during Lent and Easter
C2.2 Describes and represents the Traditional or Scriptural Stations of the Cross.
C2.3 Compares elements of one liturgy celebrated by the Church on Holy Thursday with the events of the Last Supper.
C2.4 Expresses ways Christians carry out actions of prayer, self denial and helping others during Lent.
Key Understandings/Learning Points – year 6
A WONDERING AT God who created each person unique
B THE PROMISE OF CHRISTIAN SALVATION
C CHRISTIAN RESPONSE
C2 Christians celebrate the power of Jesus as Lord during Lent/Easter
C2.1 Expresses ways Christians carry out actions of prayer, self-denial and helping others during Lent.
C2.2 Illustrates the stories of the triumph of Jesus.
C2.3 Names elements of the liturgy celebrated by the Church on Passion (Palm) Sunday.
C2.4 States that Jesus’ resurrection from the dead led his followers to recognise him as Lord.
Key Understandings/Learning Points – year 7
A WONDERING AT the creator of freedom
B THE PROMISE OF CHRISTIAN SALVATION
C CHRISTIAN RESPONSE
C2.2 Describes ways Christians carry out special actions, of prayer, self-denial and helping others during Lent.
C2.3 Recreates elements of the Service of Light from the Easter Vigil.
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