Year 1/2 Religious Education
Cycle A
Autumn 1
Autumn 2
Believing.
Who is a Christian and what do they believe?
What do Christians believe about God?
What does the Bible teach us about God?
Why is Jesus important to Christians?
What do the miracles of Jesus teach us about what is important to Christians?
Why do Christians pray?
Who is a Christian?
Expressing.
How and why do we celebrate special and sacred times? (Christmas)
What do you celebrate and why? What stories do your families tell?
What happened at Christmas and how does it make people feel?
How do Christians celebrate Christmas?
What matters most at Christmas?
Why do Christians tell the Nativity story every year?
Spring 1
Spring 2
Believing.
Who is Muslim and what do they believe?
What do we think about God?
Who was the Prophet Muhammad, and why is he important to Muslims?
What stories of the Prophet do Muslims love to tell?
What makes a place or an object special to us? And to Muslims?
What is a mosque, and what happens at a mosque?
How and why do Muslims pray and worship at the mosque?
Mosques near where we live: What can we find out?
What can we learn from Muslim holy words?
What happens at the celebration of Eid-ul-Fitr, and why?
Who is a Muslim, and what do they believe? Final learning ideas
Expressing.
How and why do we celebrate special and sacred times? (Easter)
What happened at Easter and how does it make people feel?
How do Christians celebrate Easter?
What matters most at Easter?
Why do Christian people tell the story of Easter every year?
Summer 1
Summer 2
Believing.
What can we learn from sacred books? (Muslims)
How are holy books treated?
Which story do Muslims tell about the Prophet Muhammad?
Expressing.
How and why do we celebrate special and sacred times?
What do Muslims celebrate at Id‐ul–Fitr?
Living.
What does it mean to belong to a faith community? (Muslims)
Do we all belong to something?
How do Muslims know that they belong?
How do Christians welcome a new baby? How do Muslims welcome a new baby?
Believing.
What makes some places sacred?
Where do I feel safe? Where is a sacred place for believers to go?
Which place of worship is sacred for Christians?
Which place of worship is sacred for Jewish people?
Which place of worship is sacred for Muslims?
How are places of worship similar and different?
Why are places of worship important to our community?
Living.
How should we care for others and the world, and why does it matter?
Should we care for everyone?
What do Christians believe about caring for people?
What do some religions say about caring for other people?
How have some people shown they cared? How is the golden rule an encouragement to care?
What stories do Christians and Jewish people tell about the beginning of the world and how to treat the world?
Cycle B
Autumn 1
Autumn 2
Believing.
Who is a Christian and what do they believe?
What do Christians believe about God?
What does the Bible teach us about God?
Why is Jesus important to Christians?
What do the miracles of Jesus teach us about what is important to Christians?
Why do Christians pray?
Who is a Christian?
Expressing.
How and why do we celebrate special and sacred times? (Christmas)
What do you celebrate and why? What stories do your families tell?
What happened at Christmas and how does it make people feel?
How do Christians celebrate Christmas?
What matters most at Christmas?
Why do Christians tell the Nativity story every year?
Spring 1
Spring 2
Believing.
Who is Jewish and what do they believe?
What is precious to us? What is precious to Jewish people?
What does a mezuzah remind Jewish people about?
How and why do Jewish people celebrate Shabbat?
What does the story of Chanukah make us think about? How do Jewish people think about miracles at Chanukah?
Expressing.
How and why do we celebrate special and sacred times? (Easter)
What happened at Easter and how does it make people feel?
How do Christians celebrate Easter?
What matters most at Easter?
Why do Christian people tell the story of Easter every year?
Summer 1
Summer 2
Living.
What does it mean to belong to a faith community? (Christians and Jewish people)
Do we all belong to something?
How do Christians show they belong?
How do Jewish people show they belong together as a community?
How do Christians welcome a new baby? How do Jewish people welcome a new baby?
How do some people show they belong to one another?
Believing.
What can we learn from sacred books? (Jewish people)
What stories are special to us? What is a holy book?
How are holy books treated?
What story is special for Jewish people in the Torah?
What can be learnt from the story of Jonah? What is special about Jonah?
Expressing.
How and why do we celebrate special and sacred times? (Passover)
Why do Jewish people tell the story of Passover (Pesach) every year?