What happens when we die? - The Complete Series (5 lessons)

This lesson pack comes complete with detailed planning, slides for teaching input and differentiated resources.

Children will consider how they feel when they lose something as well as ways in which those feelings might differ depending upon the degree of loss. They will go on to discuss ways in which someone experiencing a loss might be helped and supported.

In this lesson, children will learn about what actually happens to the body when a person dies, then go on to explore some funeral rites and traditions in different religions and communities.

Children will learn about the beliefs of some religions with regard to what happens when a person dies, as well as having the opportunity to share their own beliefs, prior knowledge and experiences as members of religious or non-religious groups and communities.

In this lesson, children will learn about some of the ways people can express their feelings when suffering a bereavement, including expressing feelings through art. The lesson plan includes a choice of art activities where children will have the opportunity to express themselves.

Children will consider how funeral rituals and memorial services help people to remember someone who has died, before going on to consider other ways of remembering a person which would help comfort loved ones suffering a bereavement. They will also learn about some of the ways in which inspirational figures are remembered.

• Lesson plan
• Slides
• Activity ideas
• Mind map challenge card
• Inspirational figures sheet
• Obituary sheet