Muslim beliefs and practices: Part 1

Teacher notes

This is the first of two lessons exploring Asmir's faith at KS4 in Asmir's storyworld 'Who am I', one of six from Denmark which explore faith, religion and worldviews. Asmir’s family are Pakistani heritage and practise Sunni Islam, the largest denomination of Islam, practised by most of the world’s Muslims. Some teachers may also want to use this with older KS3 students, as with 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 is from the non-statutory national framework for RE as content is decided locally through locally agreed SACRE groups/ syllabus. This lesson supports the OCR, AQA, WJEC and Edexcel GCSE RE specifications with specific reference to worship, practices and prayer. Please 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 https://qualifications.pearson.com/content/dam/pdf/GCSE/Religious%20Studies/2016/teaching-and-learning/Getting_Started_GCSE_Religious_Studies_Specification_B.pdf https://www.wjec.co.uk/media/u3ilysed/wjec-gcse-religious-studies-spec-from-2017-e-120319.pdf Some suggested follow up activities and extension tasks are included in the final activity of Part 2 of the lesson. **Lyfta core themes:** Community and Citizenship, Culture and Identity, Health and Wellbeing, Relationships. **Lyfta core skills and values:** Courage & Self-Confidence, Critical Thinking, Empathy & Understanding Others, Intercultural Competence, Mindfulness, Perspective-Taking. **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. pg. 25 - use different disciplines and methods by which religions and worldviews are studied to analyse their influence on individuals and societies - account for varied interpretations of commitment to religions and worldviews and for responses to profound questions about the expression of identity, diversity, meaning and value, p.25. **Lesson learning objectives**: - To know and understand some different Muslim beliefs and practices - To reflect on personal identity and what makes a person unique.