LESSONS

AUTUMN TERM

• 7 A NEW START Students will consider the feelings, both negative and positive, which are likely to affect them at the start of a new school year.
• 9 MOVING ONWARDS, MOVING UPWARDS Students will understand that life is a journey that requires some effort in order to ensure success.
• 11 A TIME FOR THANKSGIVING Students will understand the need to give thanks for certain aspects of our lives.
• 13 LIFE IS FOR LIVING Students will learn about the importance of enjoying life and living it to the full.
• 15 HAPPINESS IS... Students will understand what it means to be happy and why it is good for them. They will examine their own personal experiences of 'happiness'.
• 17 DARK NIGHTS, DARK MORNINGS Students will examine the ideas and concepts associated with winter.
• 19 REMEMBER, REMEMBER Students will learn about the origins of the celebration of Bonfire Night.
• 21 11, 11, 11 Students will examine the meaning and importance of Remembrance Sunday.
• 23 FESTIVALS OF LIGHT Students will understand why most religions have Festivals of Light at this time of the year.
• 25 CHRISTMAS IS HERE Students will understand the two aspects of Christmas: secular and religious.

SPRING TERM

• 27 RESOLUTIONS AND PROMISES Students will look at the reasons for making 'resolutions' at New Year.
• 29 BEST DAYS, WORST DAYS Students will understand that we all go through good and bad times.
• 31 FRIENDSHIP Students will gain insights into the nature of friendship.
• 33 LOVE IS... Students will consider what love is, and how it is celebrated on Valentine's Day.
• 35 WORDS Students will look at the importance of words and language in our lives.
• 37 STORIES AND LEGENDS Students will understand that different cultures and faiths have various stories and legends, and will appreciate some of the reasons for them.
• 39 APRIL FOOL Students will learn about April Fool's Day, and what it means.
• 41 IN PRAISE OF... Students will learn to appreciate some of the beauty and wonder of the world.
• 43 NEW LIFE Students will learn about the Christian concept of new life in connection with the Easter Story.

SUMMER TERM

• 45 A THING OF BEAUTY Students will appreciate how the natural world is seen by many people as being full of beauty and awe.
• 47 AMAZING ANIMALS Students will appreciate the beauty and fascination of animals and consider why some people mistreat them.
• 49 WISHING ON A STAR Students will understand the purpose of wishes in our lives.
• 51 IMPORTANT PEOPLE? Students look at how and why people become important to us as individuals.
• 53 IN THE FUTURE Students explore ideas and images associated with the future.
• 55 MUSIC IN OUR LIVES Students will appreciate how influential music is in our lives.
• 57 SUMMER TIME Students will understand the attraction of summertime to most of us, especially as a time for holidays.
• 59 NOTHING'S IMPOSSIBLE Students learn that we sometimes have to strive hard for what we want to achieve.
• 61 UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN Students 'take stock' of a full year in school.