What do we know about Jesus?

Delve a little deeper into the character of Jesus in these informative and engaging Year 3 KS2 RE lessons. Your class will have the chance to look at varying representations of Jesus and explore whether any of these can be accurate before finding out what the Bible tells us about his personality, actions and life. As well as using the Gospels, your class will study opinions about Jesus from a range of Biblical characters and explore why not everyone liked or trusted him, before looking at what Jesus said about himself.

PlanBee's engaging and accessible RE lessons contain everything you need to teach this scheme of work, including lesson plans, slides, activity ideas, differentiated worksheets, and much more, so sit back and let our resources bring Jesus to life in your classroom!

A Knowledge Organiser is available to support the learning in this scheme. It is included in the Complete Series download or can be purchased individually.

Picture Him

This introductory lesson shows your class a variety of representations of Jesus in art across the centuries and continents, giving the children the chance to discuss why each is so different. Children will consider reasons why no one knows what Jesus looked like and think about why different ethnic groups portray Jesus in different ways.

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Portraying Beliefs

This lesson studies how portrayals of Jesus in art can tell us a great deal about the artist's personal beliefs about Jesus, and gives your class the chance to express their own views about what Jesus was like in a variety of ways.

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The Gospel Truth

Moving on to what we know about Jesus' personality, this lesson explores accounts of Jesus in the Gospels and gives your class the chance to become more familiar with these four Bible books.

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Other Views

This lesson explores some of the negative views that Jesus' contemporaries had of him and gives your class the chance to find out why not everyone in the first century thought of Jesus in a positive way.

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What Jesus Said

In the Bible, Jesus describes himself as being many things and this lesson allows your children to explore how Jesus described himself and why he used metaphors, such as the ‘Bread of Life’, to do this.

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Conclusion

This final lesson encourages your class to consolidate what they have learnt over the last 5 lessons and use this knowledge to reflect on their own views and feelings about Jesus. They can show what they know through a variety of methods, including using ICT or more creative methods.

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This Year 3 RE Knowledge Organiser has been created to complement the study of the Christianity strand within our RE and worldviews resource offer. It is designed to support your children's understanding of key vocabulary and big ideas covered in this scheme of work, while signposting prior learning. Children are also encouraged to reflect on 'Ways of Knowing' about religion and worldviews, and to think deeply about the topic through the 'Thinking Questions' provided.

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