Author: Amanda McGarrigle

RE—Term 5
Faith Stories 1
What are the stories that are told in other Faiths?

Background Information
Other Faiths have many stories that they use to help them understand more about their faith. We will be finding out a bit more about the stories that Jewish, Muslim and Hindu people use to help them in their faith journeys. We will be looking at how the stories can give different messages.

In this unit the children will…
Know that the Jewish have a special book called the Torah and it contains stories.
Learn about what the Jewish people believe about saying sorry and having faith and being strong through the stories of Jonah and the Whale and David and Goliath.
Learn about how Muslim people believe that they should care for the world and all its creatures through the story of The Tiny Ants and The Thirst Camel.
To discover more about the festival of light that is celebrated by Hindu’s and the story of Rama and Sita.
To discover more about how Hindu people celebrate the new year from the story of The pearl and the crow.

By the end of this unit….
All children can:
Know that Jewish people believe in one God, who forgives people when they say sorry and know that their stories are written in the Torah.
Know that Muslim people believe in one God, Allah, who made the world and wants people to care for it and know their stories are written in the Qur’an.
Know that Hindu people believe in one supreme God Brahman in the forms of many gods and goddesses and that their stories are written in many books.
Most children will:
Make links between what is taught and what they believe.
Some children will:
Express their own ideas—in light of their thinking.
Identify similarities and differences in what different people might believe.

Jonah and the Whale
David and Goliath
The tiny Ants
The thirsy camel
Rama and Sita
The pearl and the crow

Key Vocabulary
Jewish, God, Torah, Muslim, Allah, Qur’an, Hindu, Brahman.