Lent Worldwide

Learning Objectives:
1. Investigate ways that Lent is celebrated around the world 
2. Assess the ways they are expressions of Catholic belief
3. Assess the ways they are expressions of a community's culture

Resources Include: 
- Fully editable PowerPoint Lesson
- Country Information - Information sheet about the Lenten practices in Britain, Mexico, and the Czech Republic.
- A3 Poster - Pupils work in groups to memorise an A3 poster about the Lenten practices. One person at a time goes to look at the poster, and they must then contribute to a recreation of it back at their table.
- Flag Outlines - Template with the flags of each country for pupils to fill in the relevant information.

Religious Education Directory Links:
D8.4.5 - Investigate the different ways Lent is celebrated around the world (e.g., Green Thursday, La Samaritana, Oberammergau) and assess the extent to which they are expressions both of Catholic beliefs about the meaning of suffering and of a particular Christian community’s culture

Scheme of Work: Year 8 Desert to Garden - Lesson 10 _______________________________________________________________________________

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