This invaluable new dictionary enables Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 3 children to understand the meaning behind many of the complex words and concepts that are used in Religious Education. Fully illustrated and cross-referenced, The Questions Dictionary of Religious Education will also help readers with what might be unfamiliar and difficult new words and concepts as all entries are classified by the use of symbols for: people and places signs, symbols and word pictures in religion worship and traditions in religion seasons and festivals in religion. The Questions Dictionary of Religious Education is designed for both individual and group work. The layout allows teachers to photocopy the entries for mounting on to A4 card or for use in displays. The dictionary can also be used for language teaching and the literacy hour.

 

This book is at the following key stages: Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3 . A key stage is any of the fixed stages into which the national curriculum is divided, each having its own prescribed course of study. At the end of each stage, pupils are required to complete standard assessment tasks. KS3 covers school years 7, 8 and 9, and ages 12-14 years. KS2 covers school years 4, 5 and 6, and ages 8-11 years. This book is aimed at children in primary school.

There are 104 pages in this book. This is a reference book. This book was published 2002 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC .

Dr Elizabeth Ashton taught in primary school classrooms for many years before becoming Lecturer in Religious and Moral Education at the University of Durham. She has been published widely in academic and professional journals and is an experienced external examiner.

This book has the following chapters: A-Z listing of key religious terms, including apocrypha, Benares, Ka'ba, mattins, reincarnation.