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Write your intro!
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2. Discuss a range of opinions
Listen to the ideas of others
Come to their own conclusions
Express their opinions

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4. Silent discussion

5. Tornado hits England 2014

6. Earthquake hits UK 2008

7. Flood in Gloucestershire 2014

8. Silent Discussion
If there is a God, then why does God let disasters happen?
Take 1 minute to think.

9. Silent Discussion
If there is a God, then why does God let disasters happen?
Write comments and questions on your ‘big paper’

10. Silent Discussion
If there is a God, then why does God let disasters happen?
Write comments and questions
Carry on and also respond to others comments and questions. Use lines so we know which idea you are responding to.

11. Silent Discussion
If there is a God, then why does God let disasters happen?
Go visiting!
Tick
Write comments and questions
Respond to others’ comments and questions

12. Break the silence!!!

13. Why it works Gives space to think
Written conversation slows down our thoughts – allows us to really clarify them
Opportunities to take on board and respond to ideas of others
Time to consider a ‘big question’
Engages those who aren’t necessarily ‘talkers’
Confidence and comfort levels move up as pupils partake more regularly

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Explore!
Picture of a box and a thought bubble – for 3D mind maps at the start and end of a unit
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15. Image of a Jewish family celebrating Chanukah

16. Over 2 000 years ago, many Jewish people lived in Israel
Over years ago, many Jewish people lived in Israel. The most holy place for the Jews was in Jerusalem which was a city in Israel. High on a hill in Jerusalem stood their temple. Inside the temple was a golden oil lamp called a menorah. It had seven branches – each one was filled with very special oil and burned day and night to remind Jewish people of G-d.

17. At this time, Israel was ruled by the Syrian Greeks and although they followed different religions, everyone lived together in peace. Everything changed for the Jews when a new Greek king came to the throne. He was called Antiochus and wanted Jewish people to stop learning about and following their religion. He wanted them to follow the Greek religion and pray to Greek gods.

18. Antiochus ordered his soldiers to break into the Jewish temple
Antiochus ordered his soldiers to break into the Jewish temple. The soldiers put statues of Greek gods inside. They broke the pots of special oil and knocked over the menorah. The lights of the menorah went out!

19. Some of the Jews decided to fight back
Some of the Jews decided to fight back. They were led by a man named Judah. Jewish people called him Judah Maccabee because Maccabee means hammer in Hebrew. His army was called the Maccabees.

20. Although the Maccabee’s army was strong, the Greek army was stronger
Although the Maccabee’s army was strong, the Greek army was stronger. The Greek army had many soldiers, horses, powerful weapons and elephants whilst the Maccabees did not. But the Maccabees would not give up. For three years, the Jewish army fought and fought against the Greeks.

21. Amazingly, at the end of three years, the Maccabees defeated the Greeks. Lots of Jewish people thought it was a miracle. Jewish men and women marched to Jerusalem and went straight to the temple…and found that it was in ruins. So they worked hard to clean up the temple and put everything right.

22. Of course, they wanted to relight the menorah, but could only find enough special oil to last for 1 day. This was a problem because it took 8 days to make new oil and Jewish people believed that the menorah should stay alight all the time. Some people say another miracle happened at that time – the tiny bit of oil stayed alight. It burned and burned and burned for 8 days! It lasted until new oil had been made to go in the menorah.
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23. Questions we wonder or puzzle about
How did the oil last for eight days?
How is oil made?
Why didn’t Judah and his army give up and do what the rulers wanted?
How did the small army manage to beat the bigger more powerful one?
Where is Jerusalem?
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Jigsaw learning
Dreidel
Chanukiah
Food
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25. Detective Stations
1 – general information station 2 – recipes 3 – dreidel 4 – chanukiah 5 – visitor

26. RECIPES
(LATKES) ’
(DOUGHNUTS)

27. Did you know?
The letters on a dreidel are the Hebrew letters for n, g, h and sh.
These stand for the sentence "Nes gadol hayah sham"
This sentence means "A great miracle happened there".

28. What are dreidels used for?
2. What do the letters on a dreidel stand for?
3. What might Jewish people remember when they play dreidel at Chanukah?

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What matters most?
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What matters most?
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What matters most?
What matters most
at Chanukah?
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Asking Questions
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