Religious Education
This is our Reflection space, created by two of our year 6 students on our whole school Christian value: generousity.
Autumn Term
Year 3 and 4: The Church- are all churches the same?
Key Questions to guide thinking and response :
What does ‘church’ mean?
Are all churches the same? Why? Why not?
What does it mean to belong to a church?
What have you learned about the church that you didn’t know before?
Where do people of World faiths worship? Are they all the same?
Are there any similarities between places of worship? What are the key differences?
Year 5 and 6: Life as a Journey
Key Questions to guide thinking and response:
Life is a journey. Do you agree? Why?
In what ways can life be compared to a journey?
In what ways does having faith give meaning and purpose to the journey of life?
Is choosing to journey through life as a Christian an easy option? Why? Why not?
Is every person’s journey the same? Why not?
Why do people go on a pilgrimage?
Does a pilgrimage have to be to a place of worship?
Spring Term
Year 3 and 4: Creation and Salvation
Jesus was born both God and man (incarnation) to teach God’s message (gospel) and to save all people (salvation) so that the relationship with God is repaired.
The aim of this unit is to:
Deepen the children’s understanding of Jesus, who he was, his teaching and behaviour.
Use the events covered in the stories in this unit to illustrate and emphasise the Christian belief that Jesus is the Son of God; that he was God and man, both human and divine.
Deepen pupils' knowledge and understanding of why the sabbath, Shabbat, is so important to Jews.
Introduce pupils' to the celebrations and traditions of Jewish Shabbat.
Year 5 and 6: What Is The Nature and Character of God?
The aim of this unit is to:
Extend and deepen pupil’s understanding of the Christian beliefs about the nature of God, his character, and his relationship with people.
Extend and deepen pupil’s understanding of the Muslim/Hindu beliefs about the nature of God.
Increase pupils understanding that there are similarities and differences in beliefs about God across World faiths.
Increase pupil’s awareness that many people live without any belief in or recognition of the existence of God.
Summer Term 1
Year 3 and 4: Prayer
What is Prayer?
The aim of this unit is to:
Ensure that the children know that prayer is a way of communicating with God.
Ensure that pupils know that believers across all World Faiths pray in many similar and different ways.
Introduce pupils to the religious artefacts and actions associated with the practice of prayer.
Ensure that pupils to know that Christians believe that God listens and responds.
Year 5 and 6: The Eucharist
Why do Christians celebrate the Eucharist?
The aim of this unit is to:
Why do Christians celebrate the Eucharist?
What is the reason for celebrating the Eucharist?
The Eucharist service has several names. Why is this time of worship called the Eucharist/Holy Communion/Mass/The Lord’s Supper?
What questions would you like to ask about the Eucharist/Holy Communion Service?
Summer Term 2
Year 3 and 4: David and Psalms
How do David's teachings in Psalms influence our understanding of the Bible?
The aim of this unit is to:
Understand the history surrounding King David and his role as author of much of Psalms.
Year 5 and 6: People of Faith
How does having a faith affect people's lives?
The aim of this unit is to:
Explore what it means for a person to have faith and how having faith affects people’s lives, values and decisions.
Discuss that Christian people are called to build God’s Kingdom here on Earth.
