Religious Education Year 3 and Year 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:  Hindu Dharma; Christianity; Islam

Year 4: Judaism; Christianity; Humanism; Hindu Dharma

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