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Jewish Symbols: Exploring Meaning and Significance | KS1 RE Lesson Plan
Fully Resourced for Creativity, Reflection, and Religious Education | Ideal for 30–60 Minute Lessons

Help your KS1 students explore key Jewish symbols with this comprehensive lesson plan designed to introduce young learners to the significance of symbols such as the Star of David, menorah, and mezuzah. This resource includes a 13-slide PowerPoint presentation, worksheets, and creative activities to support a deeper understanding of Judaism.

Through engaging tasks like drawing, writing, and crafting, children will learn about the meanings behind these important symbols and how they express Jewish beliefs. Students will also have the opportunity to design their own symbols, fostering reflection on the role of symbols in expressing personal values and identity.

What’s included:
✔ Detailed lesson plan with clear learning objectives
✔ 13-slide PowerPoint presentation covering the significance of key Jewish symbols
✔ Writing about a Jewish symbol worksheet to deepen understanding
✔ WAGOLL (What A Good One Looks Like) answer sheet for writing task
✔ Draw and label a Jewish symbol worksheet for visual learning
✔ Draw and label a Jewish symbol WAGOLL answer sheet to support drawing activity
✔ Create your own symbol worksheet for creative expression
✔ WAGOLL answer sheet for the “Create your own symbol” activity

Key skills covered:

• Identifying and understanding important Jewish symbols
• Exploring how symbols express beliefs and identity
• Developing creative thinking through designing personal symbols
• Encouraging reflective thinking on the role of symbols in everyday life

Why this lesson stands out:
✔ Combines creativity with religious education to engage young learners
✔ Supports personal reflection on values and identity through symbol design
✔ Clear, interactive activities that are suitable for whole-class or group work
✔ Ideal for fostering understanding of Jewish traditions in a meaningful way

Perfect for:

• KS1 Religious Education lessons
• Year 1 and Year 2 students
• Introducing key Jewish beliefs and symbols
• Creative activities that link religious learning to personal experience

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