RE curriculum skills

Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4 Term 5 Term 6 Vocabulary EYFS Talk about members of their Recognise some similarities and differences between life love, harvest, immediate family and community. in this country and life in other countries. thank you, trust, Name and describe people who are Explain some similarities and differences between life in generosity, familiar to them. this country and life in other countries, drawing on knowledge from stories, nonfiction texts and (when courage, Bible Understand that some places are appropriate) maps. Christmas, special to members of their Bethlehem, community. Opportunities: Mary, Joseph, Life in other countries donkey, inn, Recognise that people have different Easter beliefs and celebrate special times in shepherds, Star, different ways. stable Easter, Talk about the lives of the people disciples, Palm around them and their roles in Sunday, cross, society. tomb, risen

Know some similarities and friend, differences between different friendship, religious and cultural communities in trust, this country, drawing on their Church, experiences and what has been read Holy, in class. Temple. Pray, Opportunities: prayer, Family photos christening, Our environment baptism, Festivals and celebrations – Harvest, wedding, Bonfire Night, , Christmas, celebration, birthdays birthday Year 1 Describe simply some Christian beliefs Identify Identify some ways Christians Recognise and name some Harvest, about God special celebrate symbols of belonging from their Harvest Describe simply some Christian beliefs objects and Christmas/Easter/Harvest/Pentecost own experience, for Christians Festival, about Jesus symbols and some ways a festival is and at least one other religion, Christian, gift, Retell a story that shows what found in a celebrated in another religion (A1). suggesting what these might Christians believe about God place where Re‐tell stories connected with mean and why they matter to Wise Men, Share what a story about God might people Christmas/Easter/Harvest/Pentecost believers (A3). Jesus, St mean worship and and a festival in another religion and Give an account of what happens Nicholas Share what the stories about Jesus say be able to say say why these are important to at a traditional Christian infant about good, bad, right and wrong something believers (A2). baptism /dedication and suggest God, creation, Talk about issues of good and bad, about what Ask questions and suggest answers what the actions and symbols Genesis, world, right and wrong related to the stories they mean about stories to do with Christian mean (A1). hymns Ask some questions about believing in and how they festivals and a story from a festival Identify two ways people show God are used (A3). in another religion (B1). they belong to each other when Jesus, Son of Explain some ideas of my own about Talk about Collect examples of what people do, they get married (A1). God, friendship, God ways in which give, sing remember or think about at Respond to examples of co- miracle, disciple stories, the religious celebrations studied, operation between different Baptism, Font, objects, and say why they matter to believers people (C2) symbols and Christening, actions used Vicar/Minister, in churches, Priest, mosques and/or Godparents, synagogues promises, show what candle, people believe (B2). Ask good Good Friday, questions Easter Sunday, during a school visit Jesus, new life, about what Holy Week, happens in a disciples, Mary, church, garden, tomb synagogue or

mosque (B1). Church, Synagogue, mosque

Year 2 Talk about how the mezuzah in Recognise that sacred texts contain stories which Re‐tell Bible stories and stories Jewish, the home reminds Jewish are special to many people and should be treated from another faith Mezuzah, people about God (A3). with respect (B3). about caring for others and the Shabbat, world (A2). Talk about how Shabbat is a Re-tell stories from the Christian Bible and Hanukkah, Identify ways that some people special day of the week for stories from another faith; suggest the meaning make a response to Festival of Light Jewish people, and give some of these stories (A2). God by caring for others and the

examples of what they might do Ask and suggest answers to questions arising world (B1). to celebrate Shabbat (B1). from stories Jesus told and from another religion Talk about issues of good and bad, Bible, Old Re-tell a story that shows what (C1). right and wrong Testament, Jewish people at the festival of Talk about issues of good and bad, right and arising from the stories (C3). New Testament Chanukah might think about wrong arising from the stories (C3). Talk about some texts from different religions that Good news, God, suggesting what it means promote the ‘Golden Rule’, and Jesus, Mary, think about what Angel Gabriel, would happen if people followed this idea more Joseph, (C2) shepherds and Use creative ways to express their Bethlehem own ideas about the creation story and what it says Easter about what God is like Miracle, Cross, crucifix, Paschal candle, resurrection, Last Supper, symbol, Light of the World, sacrifice, celebration Holy Spirit, disciples, power, heaven Saviour, Messiah, Christ, Bethlehem, Mary, Joseph, Jesus, shepherds, angels, wise men, star Creation, Genesis

Year 3 Describe Describe the practice of prayer in the religions studied (A2). Describe Make Islam some of the Make connections between what people believe about prayer and some connections Qu’ran ways in what they do when they pray (A3). examples of between Prophet which Describe ways in which prayer can comfort and challenge believers what stories in the Mecca Allah Christians (B2). Christians Bible and Muslim Describe and comment on similarities and differences between how do to show what Muhammad and/or Christians, Muslims and Hindus pray their faith, Christians Prophet Imam Muslims and make believe Prayer mat describe God connections about (A1). with some creation, the Ganesh Ask Christian Fall and questions beliefs and salvation

and suggest teachings (A2). . some of their (A1). Give Jesus, own Describe examples of responses to some ways how and Palm Sunday, ideas about in which suggest Temple, Last God (C1). Christian reasons why Supper, express Christians Gethsemane, Suggest why their faith use the Bible Good Friday, having a faith through today (B1). Crucified, or belief in hymns and Describe Easter Sunday something modern some ways and can be hard worship Christians Resurrection (B2). songs (A2). say God is Identify how Suggest at like, with Rules, Laws, and say why least two examples Moses, it makes a reasons from the Commandment, difference in why being a Bible, using Mount Sinai, people’s lives Christian is different Covenant, Old to believe in a good forms of God (B1). thing in expression and New Testament

Britain (A1). today, and Discuss their

two reasons own and why it others’ ideas might be about why hard humans do sometimes bad things (B2). and how Discuss links people try to between put things the actions right (C3).

of Christians in helping others and ways in which people of other faiths and beliefs, including pupils themselves, help others (C2).

Year 4 Suggest why Make connections between some of Make connections between Give examples Describe Festival of , some people Jesus’ teachings and the way stories, symbols and beliefs with of rules for some colours, Good see life as a Christians live today (A1). what happens in at least two living from examples of over evil, Describe how Christians celebrate festivals (A2). religions and what Hindus journey and Vishnu, prayer, Holy Week and Easter Sunday (A1) Ask questions and give ideas about suggest ways in do to show identify some . what matters most to believers in which they their faith, pray, puja, of the key Identify the most important parts of festivals (e.g. Easter, Eid) (B2). might help and make commitment, milestones Easter for Christians and say why Identify similarities and differences believers connections loyalty Aarti on this they in the way festivals are celebrated with difficult with some Bhajan journey (A2). are important (B1). within and between religions (A3). decisions (B1). Hindu beliefs Describe Explore and suggest ideas about Make and teachings Samuel, David, Give simple definitions of some key what is worth celebrating and connections about aims what Jonathan, Saul, happens in Christian terms (e.g. gospel, remembering in religious between stories and duties in Goliath, Christian, incarnation, salvation) and illustrate communities and in their own lives of temptation life (A1). inspiration, Jewish, them with events from Holy Week (C1). and why people Describe Psalm Holy and Easter (A2). can find it some ways in and/or Hindu difficult to be which Hindus Week, Jesus, ceremonies good express their of light, candles, (A2). faith through Christingle, commitment Give examples puja, aarti Light of the and say what of ways in and bhajans these rituals which some (A2). World, Saviour, mean (A3). inspirational Suggest at incarnation, Suggest people have least two Trust, betrayal, reasons why been guided by reasons why forgiveness, marking the their religion being a Hindu Judas, loyalty, (B1). is a good milestones of Peter, Discuss their thing in life are own and others’ Britain today, Gethsemane, important to Christians, ideas about and two church, chapel, Hindus how reasons why cathedral, vicar, and/or people decide it might be curate, priest, Jewish right and wrong hard Minister, Rabbi (C3). sometimes people (B2). (B2). Link up some Eid, festival, Discuss links Ramadan, faith, questions between the Muslim, fast, ten- and answers actions of month calendar, about how Hindus in sunrise, sunset believers helping

show others and commitment ways in which with their people of own ideas other faiths and beliefs, about including community, pupils belonging themselves, and belief help others (C1). (C2).

Year 5 Outline clearly Outline Jesus’ Make connections between how believers feel about Make connections between Theist a Christian teaching on places of worship in different traditions (A3). Muslim practice of the Five Atheist understanding how his Select and describe the most important functions of a Pillars and their beliefs about Agnostic of what God is followers place of worship for the community (B3). God and the Prophet Old Testament like, using should live Give examples of how places of worship support Muhammad (A2). examples and (A2). believers in difficult times, explaining why this matters Describe and reflect on the New Testament evidence (A2). Offer to believers (B2). significance of the Holy Qur’an to Gospel Give examples interpretations Present ideas about the importance of people in a Muslims (B1). Word of God

of ways in of two of place of worship, rather than the place itself (C1). Describe the forms of guidance a Parable, which Jesus’ parables Muslim uses and compare them Kingdom of God believing in and say what to forms of guidance Imagery God is they might experienced by the pupils (A2). Saviour valuable in the teach lives of Christians Values Christians, and about how to Make connections between the Beliefs ways in which live (B3). key functions of the mosque and evidence it can be Explain the the beliefs of Muslims (A1). moral dilemma challenging impact Jesus’

(B2). example and Express teachings Church thoughtful might have on Chapel

ideas about Christians Temple the impact of today (B1). Orthodox believing or Express their Mosque not believing own Synagogue in God on understanding Muslim someone’s life of what Jesus (B1). would do in Prophet Present relation to a Muhammed different views moral dilemma five pillars on why people from the world Shahadah believe in God today (C3). Salat or not, Zaka including their Sawm own ideas Hajj

(C1). Qu’ran Sacred Holy Mosque prayer mat Wudu Bilal journey experience Year 6 Describe and Make connections between beliefs Express ideas about how and why Describe what Christians Emotions, facial make and religion can help believers when mean about humans being expressions, connections behaviour in different religions (A1). times are hard, giving examples made in the image of God and body language, Make connections between belief in (B2). between being ‘fallen’, giving examples tone of voice, ahimsa, Outline Christian, Hindu and/or examples of (A2). grace and Ummah, teachings and nonreligious beliefs about life after contentment, religious sources of death (A1). Describe some Christian and jealousy, creativity Humanist values simply (B3). wisdom in the three religions (A1). Explain some similarities and excitement, (buildings and Express their own ideas about Outline the challenges of being a differences between beliefs about fear, anger, art) (A1). Hindu, Christian life after death (B2). some big moral concepts, Muslim, Show or Muslim in Britain today (B2). Explain some reasons why such as fairness or honesty understanding Consider similarities and differences Christians and Humanists have comparing them with the Muhammad, of the value of between beliefs and behaviour in different ideas about an afterlife ideas of others they have Allah sacred different faiths (B3). (B3). studied (C3).

buildings and Suggest reasons why it might Church, Bible, art (B3). be helpful to follow a moral building, Suggest reasons code and why it might be Pentecost, why some difficult, offering different beliefs, prayer believers see points of view (B2).

generosity and Ummah, Grace, charity as more Ahimsa, important Ghandi, Sewa, than buildings selfless, charity and art (B2). Apply ideas Death, about values Humanists, and from afterlife, moral, scriptures to ethical, beliefs, the title similarities, question (C2). differences, values, fairness, honesty, comparison, compassion