PLANNING DOCUMENT: PUPILS’ LEARNING
YEAR GROUP 1 WHOLE CLASS/ wc3 NUMBER OF 30 DATE
GROUP PUPILS
EYFS FOCUS AREA(S) SUBJECT
RE HOLI
EXPECTED PUPIL OUTCOMES – WHAT IS THE KEY LEARNING? PRIOR LEARNING – WHAT DO CHILDREN ALREADY KNOW? HOW DO YOU
KNOW? HOW WILL THIS PRIOR KNOWLEDGE BE RETRIEVED OR
ACTIVATED?
To learn about the religious festival, Holi and how this is celebrated. On Monday, children had a special visit from the head of the Hindu
Temple earlier in the week.
FOCUS PUPILS OR GROUPS POSSIBLE MISCONCEPTIONS? HOW WILL THESE BE ADDRESSED?
Kavin and Lilianna: Story Cards and verbal retelling, t-shirt activity Mixing of key names, this can be addressed by referring to who they are
e.g. Prahlad, the King’s son/ the prince.
RESOURCES TO SUPPORT LEARNING VOCABULARY (REVISITING AND MODELLING NEW)
IWB, worksheet, whiteboards, pens, pencils Holi, celebration, festival, Prahlad, Krishna, Holika,
PLANNING DOCUMENT: STUDENT TEACHER KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
PLANNING HANDED TO CTM AT LEAST ONE DAY BEFORE THE LESSON ✔ WHEN COMPLETE
SUBJECT SPECIFIC GUIDANCE HAS BEEN ANNOTATED AND ATTACHED FOR OBSERVED LESSONS ✔ WHEN COMPLETE
PREPARED TO DISCUSS HOW THE TAUGHT COURSE HAS INFLUENCED PRACTICE ✔ WHEN COMPLETE
THE EYFS / NATIONAL / RE CURRICULUM DOCUMENT HAS BEEN ANNOTATED ✔ WHEN COMPLETE
AREA FOR DEVELOPMENT FROM THE RELEVANT APL (PEDAGOGY, PROFESSIONAL BEHAVIOURS,
MANAGING BEHAVOUR, ASSESSMENT)
SUBJECT SPECIFIC TARGET FOR THE SESSION OR LESSON (CURRICULUM)
THE LEARNING JOURNEY
LEARNING OBJECTIVE TIME OUTLINE THE SESSION KEY QUESTIONS AND ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES
I am learning about the (At later stages of your training, this can include reference ADAPTING TEACHING AND LEARNING FOR KEY
to school planning and PPT or flip chart slides) PUPILS / GROUPS
Hinduism festival called
Holi
STARTING THE LEARNING Refer to children’s assembly, what happened during Refer to the story Nabi shared, the special colourful
this special visit? powder used for celebration, songs that were sang.
Use of retrieval strategies /
activating prior knowledge
INTRODUCING NEW Children have already visited the story of Holi.
LEARNING
Before retelling the story, talk about the religious
meaning and the meaning behind the throwing of
● key vocabulary
colours/water.
● modelling
Retell the story using the IWB
● scaffolding
● guided practice
CONSOLIDATING Talking about the celebrations: How do Hindus Celebrations start with a Holika bonfire on the night
KNOWLEDGE AND celebrate Holi? before Holi.
UNDERSTANDING;
Now, we are going to celebrate Holi by decorating our People sing and dance around the fire and roast
INDEPENDENT LEARNING
t-shirt with lots of different and vibrant colours. grains, popcorn and coconut around it.
*EYFS – independent learning
What powder colours would you want thrown on They also throw chickpeas on the fire. Last year’s
activities or other adult led
you? rubbish is burnt to represent new beginnings.
activities
*KS1 and KS2 – independent
learning activities or adult
supported / guided activities
PLENARY Answer these questions on your whiteboard
Learners know more, What did Krishna throw at the milkmaids as a child?
remember more and can do
Why did the King’s sister, Holika, trick Prahlad to sit in
more
the fire?
EVALUATING THE LEARNING JOURNEY: REFLECTING ON THE LEARNING OBJECTIVE AND ASSESSMENT OPPORTUNITIES
SUMMARY OF PUPILS LEARNING IMPLICATIONS FOR FUTURE PLANNING
