• Understand that the Rigveda is the oldest of the four Vedas and is a collection of hymns.
  • Recognise that Rigvedic hymns praise natural forces — the sun, the wind, the rain, rivers and fire.
  • Listen to and respond emotionally to the sound of a Rigvedic shloka.
  • Draw connections between a Rigvedic nature hymn and their own experience of nature.