Christian prayer and worship: Part 2

Teacher notes

This is the second of two lessons exploring prayer and worship at KS4 in Lukas' storyworld, Heart of an Athlete, one of six storyworlds from Denmark which explore faith, religion and worldviews. Lukas belongs to a Lutheran Christian church which is unusual as they are a 'biker' church. Some teachers may also want to use this with older KS3 students, as like all Lyfta lessons, it is adaptable and can have activities removed, added, amended or reordered by duplicating and amending your copy. This lesson was created by an RE Head of Department and is developed with reference to 'A Curriculum Framework for Religious Education in England’ by the Religious Education Council of England and Wales October (2013), available here: https://www.natre.org.uk/uploads/RE_Review_Summary.pdf Information regarding these lesson plan objectives are from the non-statutory national framework for RE as content is decided locally through locally agreed SACRE groups/ syllabus. This lesson supports the OCR and AQA GCSE RE specifications with specific reference to worship, practices and prayer, see: https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/religious-studies/gcse/religious-studies-a-8062/subject-content/component-1-the-study-of-religions-beliefs,-teachings-and-practices https://www.ocr.org.uk/Images/240547-specification-accredited-gcse-religious-studies-j625.pdf This lesson is suitable for KS4 but as all Lyfta lessons, is adaptable and can have activities removed, added, amended or reordered by duplicating and amending your copy. Some suggested follow up activities and extension tasks are included in the final activity teacher notes. **Lyfta core themes:** Community and Citizenship, Culture and Identity, Health and Wellbeing, Relationships. **Lyfta core skills and values**: Active Listening, Coping Methods, Critical Thinking, Empathy and Understanding Others, Information Retrieval, Intercultural Competence, Mindfulness, Perspective-Taking, Positive Attitude, Self Motivation, Work Ethic. **SDGs:** 3. **Objectives:** KS4 RE Students should: - be able to appreciate and appraise the beliefs and practices of different religions and worldviews with an increasing level of discernment based on interpretation, evaluation and analysis, developing and articulating well-reasoned positions (page 25) - use different disciplines and methods to study religions and worldviews and analyse their influence on individuals and societies - account for varied interpretations of commitment to religions and worldviews - respond to profound questions about the expression of identity, diversity, meaning and value. **Lesson learning objectives**: 1. To know and understand different types of prayer within Christianity 2. To explore the meaning and significance of worship for Christians 3. To evaluate the power of prayer in the everyday lives of Christians.