RE Y3/4
Year 3 and Year 4 cover the following subjects/topics/religions during Religious Education lessons, building upon their prior
Knowledge and Understanding of the World.
BAHA'I CHRISTIANITY HINDUISM HUMANISM ISLAM JUDAISM
Year 3: Hinduism; Baha'i; Christianity; Islam
Year 4: Judaism; Christianity; Humanist; Hindu Dharma
Example of what content may look like for the Free Choice Unit. Baha’i.
- Explain who Baha’u’llah was and His station in the Baha’i Faith
- Describe what is meant by the Oneness of Religion
- Explore the Baha’i concept of God
- Talk about what the Baha’i Faith teaches about children
- Investigate Baha’i worship and the Houses of Worship
- Explain the importance of community life
Essential content for Christianity in LKS2
- Explain how Christians see God as ‘Three in One’ through symbols.
- Analyse what Christians can learn about Jesus from nativity stories.
- Describe and suggest reasons why Christians call Jesus, Saviour.
- Explain the concept of salvation.
- Describe how Christians live their lives as disciples.
Essential content for Hinduism in KS2
- Explain how a Hindu may worship at home or in the mandir
- Describe and explain how a Hindu celebrates Diwali and Holi
- Explain how a Hindu may view God
- Retell some Hindu stories and explain their significance for a Hindu
- Analyse a Hindu’s journey of life and significant events along the way
Essential content for Humanism in KS2
- Describe the main beliefs of Humanism and begin to compare it to following a religious belief
- Say what Humanists think about God
- Explain how Humanists believe they can be happy
- Explore the happy human symbol
- Describe how Humanists celebrate in their lives
- Explain how Humanists lifestyle plays a role in modern society
Essential content for Islam in LKS2
- Identify and understand that Muslims believe the Prophets who came before Muhammad (PBUH) all taught the same message and that Muhammad (pbuh) is the last and final prophet.
- Recall at least three key facts about the story of the ‘Night of Power’ Muhammad’s (pbuh) first revelation. For example, Muhammad (pbuh) received messages from God; he told everyone that he was speaking words God gave him; people wrote them down exactly; the words later became the Qu’ran and afterwards Muhammad (pbuh) became known to all Muslims as the ‘Prophet of God’
- Recognise the Qu’ran and identify it with Islam. Explain how and why Muslims treat it with respect and believe it to be the exact words of ‘Allah’ (God)
- Describe three ways in which Muslim worship shows devotion to Allah making reference to life at home and in the Mosque.
- Analyse how the main features of a mosque explain Muslim key beliefs.
Essential content for Judaism in KS2
- Reflect on why and how Jews worship
- Explain the importance of the Covenant for Jews
- Explain key features in a synagogue, how worship happens there and explore how this relates to Jewish belief
- Evaluate why Pesach is important to Jews as an act of commemoration
