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RE expects some tough thinking. • You will learn to use some key words such as Blessed, Bible,

Gospel, Beatitudes, justice, mercy. Can you apply these ideas for yourself? Try to use the words and explain how and why Christians try to put the teaching of Jesus into action.

RE always encourages you to be thoughtful and imaginative Can you learn to:• Respond thoughtfully to some ‘wise words’ from long ago,

thinking for yourself about Jesus’ teachings.• Explore and describe some Christian beliefs and sources of

wisdom so that you can say how and why Christians try to follow Jesus.

Which sentences won? Which ones did you think should have done better?

32 Sentence Knockout

• We are going to play a knockout discussion, to decide on the winning ideas about what makes us happy. You will have to think!

• The ‘knockout’ activity, works like a sports draw: each of the sentences is ‘drawn against’ one other, and you have to decide by discussion which one is most likely to make us happy. That one goes through to the next round.

• By the time you get to the quarter finals, semis and final, the sentences left will probably include some of the major things which make us happy

• After the discussion, then you will be asked to create your own ‘8 sentences for the road to happiness.’

You are happy if you are

loved

You are happy if you

have a friend

You are happy if school

is over


have no worries

You are happy if there is

peace in your country

You are happy if your

family is together

You are happy if there is

chocolate in your hand


have plenty of money


helping someone else


have love in your life


safe

You are happy if

nothing scares you

You are happy if you get

the joke


can forget tomorrow

and yesterday


feel God near you


don’t expect much

You are happy if the sun

shines on you


don’t let the rain get to

you


together with your

mates


together with your

family


feel thankful, and say it!


pet loves you


make peace in your life


have a new games

console and phone


know your mum loves

you


dancing to your

favourite song


forget your troubles


take time to notice the

beauty of the earth


pray


win


loved by God


can be alone, but never

lonely

32 Sentence Knockout: You are happy if…

Make a cartoon to show what Jesus meant by one of his 8 sentences for happy life.

• This activity takes some difficult teaching of Jesus – the Beatitudes, from the Sermon on the Mount, and asks pupils to create a cartoon-style drawing that expresses the teaching.

• Look at three other children’s work.

• Look at the sayings of Jesus and decide which one you could turn into a cartoon. Think hard!

9 year olds made these cartoons of their own

beatitudes.

Do you think being happy with what you have is

important? Why?

How would you draw a cartoon to show your

ideas?

What do you think Christians mean by ‘having your heart right with God’? How would you draw this one?

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Dan, 10, shows what he thinks about how you should react if people pick on you for no good reason.

Sometimes Christians have been picked on like this: it is called ‘persecution.’

Can you create cartoons for some more of Jesus’ surprising sayings? Try to get at the real meaning of the teaching.

On the next side is a simplified version of Jesus’ 8 Beatitudes or Blessings

The road to happiness: Jesus said:• You are happy if you rely on God, not yourself

God’s kingdom belongs to you• You are happy if you wish things were better

You will be comforted.• You are happy if you think you are low down

God will give you all the Earth• You are happy if you long for justice.

One day you will be satisfied• You are happy if you are full of mercy

Others will then show mercy to you• You are happy if your heart is pure

You will see God• You are happy if you make peace

You will be known as a child of God• You are happy if you are picked on for doing good

God’s kingdom belongs to you.

8 sentences for the road to happinessMy sentences for the road to happiness

I think this makes people happy because…

I try to put this into practice by…

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My BeatitudesAiden Tompkins, age 8

Blessed are those who starve and thirst For they understand God's feeling.

Blessed are those who appreciate others' respect and love For they will respect and love back.

Blessed are those who tolerate the world For they listen to each other.

Blessed are those who are responsible for their actionsFor they are responsible for God.

Blessed are those who care for their neighboursFor they care for God's love.

Blessed are those who trust their neighboursFor they trust God and the world.

Blessed are those who feel friendship in othersFor they will be friends with the world and God.

Blessed are those who show happiness to the worldFor they show happiness to God.

Well done! Here are some things you may have achieved in this work

Working towards the expected outcomes for 11 year olds, pupils working at level 3 will be able to:▪ Describe simply what Jesus taught his followers in the Beatitudes;▪ Make links between ‘ancient wisdom’ and modern life, talking thoughtfully about what makes

us happy;▪ Give a simple reaction to one or more of Jesus’ sayings, asking their own good questions

about what makes us happy.Working at the expected outcomes for 11 year olds, pupils working at level 4 will be able to:▪ Use words like ‘blessing’. ‘beatitudes’, justice and mercy to show they understand some

meanings of Jesus’ teaching▪ Show their understanding of Jesus’ ideas about blessings and happiness, in a cartoon,

discussion or piece of writing▪ Apply ideas from the Beatitudes to a story of Christian action in the contemporary world

(from SUNARMA in Ethiopia).Working beyond the expected outcomes for 11 year olds, pupils working at level 5 will be able to:▪ Explain what some of the Beatitudes mean, giving examples▪ Explain why these ‘8 Sentences’ are so important for Christian people, giving reasons for their

own ideas▪ Express their own ideas and views about ‘the way to happiness’ in the light of the learning

from religion they have been doing.

2. We noticed…

3. We can see…

4. We’re not sure about…

1. We think this picture is…

6. We want to ask about

5. It made us think

9. We also want to

say

7. Our deepest

thoughts about it are

8. Our best ideas about this are

4 things we noticed and 5 things we thought

An observation / reflection strategy

• This is good – you will only know how good by trying it out.

• It steps and scaffolds a process

• Use it on the whiteboard, or with some differentiated images, or in any of 20 ways

• As an assessment, it can provide good evidence of pupils’ self expression

• You can vary the prompts in lots of ways too.

2. We noticed that…

3. We can see…

4. We’re not sure about…

1. We think this picture is…

6. We want to ask

about…

5. It made us think…

9. We also want to say…

7. Our deepest

thoughts about it are…

8. Our best idea about this art work is…

4 things we noticed and 5 things we thought

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