water blessed by a vicar or priest
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Y1 Knowledge Organiser RE – Naming Ceremonies (summer2)
Objectives:
I can identify what it means to belong.
I can identify what it means to Christians
to belong to a church.
I understand naming ceremonies are a way
of initiating someone into the
church/mosque/synagogue.
Key vocabulary to use & understand:
Bible Christian Christen/baptise
Qu’ran Muslim Aqiqah
Torah Jew Bar/Bat mitzvah
Naming ceremony
Holy water/font
Questions to ask:
Which groups do you belong to? How do
people know you belong to them? How do
they make you feel?
What do the naming ceremonies have in
common?
What does your name mean?
How can we help other belong?
How would you celebrate a new member of
your family?
Learning:
Understanding text – connection – impact
1.Belonging Look at groups children belong
to, how they show this & how it makes them
feel. Church helps people feel they belong –
read .
2.Naming Ceremonies
Look at images of Christenings, Baptism &
Bar/Bat mitzvah – what is common to each?
What does your name mean?
3.How can we help other people feel like
they belong?
Resources:
Images of groups children belong to
(Layston, Cougars FC, swimming groups,
dance classes, Beavers, Rainbows…)
Curriculum Links:
PSHE - belonging
Books & stories:
You Tube Rites of Passage Jewish Bat &
Bar Mitzvah
KS1 Outcomes:
Beliefs & practices
Symbols & actions
Identity & belonging
Human responsibility & values
Justice & fairness
Christening and baptism
Water blessed by a vicar or priest.
Promises made to God by parents and godparents to help and guide the child as they grow up.
Naming gifts given (traditional to have a crucifix and silver spoon).
Celebration with family & friends.
Bar Mitzvah (Son of Commandments) Bat mitzvah (Daughter of Commandments)
Reading from the Torah in Hebrew Reading poem in Hebrew
Celebration with family & friends Celebration with family & friends
Coming of age ceremony (13) Coming of age ceremony (12-13)
At the end they are showered with sweets to symbolise being showered with God’s blessings and have a party.
Aqiqah – welcoming ceremony
Held on 7th day after child is born (or 14th, 21st).
Parents host a party at their local community centre or their home.
Community meal of sheep or goat. Animal is slaughtered humanely, 1/3 meat is given away to the poor as charity,
the rest is served at the party. The baby’s head is shaved and its weight in gold is given to the poor. The baby’s
name is officially announced. Charity (zakat) is an essential part of the Muslim faith.