Unit Sequence

1. Who was the Prophet Muhammad and why is he important to Muslims?

2. What difference does worshipping God make to Muslims?  

3. What difference does worshipping God make to Muslims? 

4. What difference does worshipping God make to Muslims? 

5. What difference does worshipping God make to Muslims? 

Learning Outcomes

• Recognise the words of the Shahadah and that it is very important for Muslims 

• Identify some of the key Muslim beliefs about God found in the Shahadah and the 99 names, and give a simple description of what some of them mean 

• Give examples of how stories about the Prophet show what Muslims believe about Muhammad. 

• Give examples of how Muslims use the Shahadah to show what matters to them 

• Give examples of how Muslims use stories about the Prophet to guide their beliefs and actions (e.g. care for creation, fast in Ramadan) 

• Give examples of how Muslims put their beliefs about prayer into action. 

• Think, talk about and ask questions about Muslim beliefs and ways of living 

• Talk about what they think is good for Muslims about prayer, respect, celebration and self-control, giving a good reason for their ideas 

• Give a good reason for their ideas about whether prayer, respect, celebration and self-control have something to say to them too. 

1.2 Who is a Muslim and what do they believe? 

1. Talk about the fact that Muslims believe in God (Allah) and follow the example of the Prophet Muhammad identify some ways Muslims mark Ramadan and celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr (A1). 

2. Recognise that Muslims do not draw Allah or the Prophet, but use calligraphy to say what God is like (A3). 

3. Re-tell a story about the life of the Prophet Muhammad (A2). 

4. Recognise some objects used by Muslims and suggest why they are important (A2). 

5. Identify some ways Muslims mark Ramadan and celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr and how this might make them feel (B1). 

6. Make links between what the Holy Qur’an says and how Muslims behave (A2). 

7. Ask some questions about God that are hard to answer and offer some ideas of their own (C1). 

1.4 What can we learn from sacred books? 

1. Talk about some of the stories that are used in religion and why people still read them (A2).

2. Recognise some ways in which  Muslims treat their sacred books (B3). 

3. Recognise that sacred texts contain stories which are special to many people and should be treated with respect (B3). 

4. Re-tell stories from the Qur'an; suggest the meaning of these stories (A2). 

5. Ask and suggest answers to questions arising from stories from the Qur'an (C1). 

6. Talk about issues of good and bad, right and wrong arising from the stories (C3). 

7. Suggest their own ideas about stories from sacred texts and give reasons for their significance (C1). 

8. Make links between the messages within sacred texts and the way people live (A2). 

1.6 How and why do we celebrate special and sacred times? 

1. Identify some ways Muslims celebrate Ramadan and Eid (A1).

2. Re-tell stories connected with Ramadan and say why these are important to believers (A2). 

3. Ask questions and suggest answers about stories to do Muslim festivals (B1). 

4. Collect examples of what people do, give, sing, remember or think about at the religious celebrations studied, and say why they matter to believers (C1). 

5. Suggest meanings for some symbols and actions used in religious celebrations, including Eid-ul-Fitr (A3). 

1.8 How should we care for others and the world, and why does it matter? 

1. Talk about how religions teach that people are valuable, giving simple examples (B1). 

2. Re-tell stories from Islam caring for others and the world (A2). 

3. Identify ways that some people make a response to the Prophet Muhammad by caring for others and the world (B1). 

4. Talk about issues of good and bad, right and wrong arising from the stories (C3). 

5. Give examples of ways in which believers put their beliefs about others and the world into action, making links with religious stories (B1). 

6. Answer the title question thoughtfully, in the light of their learning in this unit (C1). 

L2.1 What do different people believe about God? 

1. Identify beliefs about God that are held by Muslims (B1). 

2. Retell and suggest the meanings of stories from sacred texts about people who encountered the Prophet Muhammad (A1). 

3. Describe some of the ways in which Muslims describe God (A1). 

4. Ask questions and suggest some of their own responses to ideas about God (C1). 

5. Suggest why having a faith or belief in something can be hard (B2). 

6. Identify how and say why it makes a difference in people’s lives to believe in God (B1).  

L2.4 Why do people pray? 

1. Describe what some believers say and do when they pray (A1).

2. Respond thoughtfully to examples of how praying helps religious believers (B2). 

3. Describe the practice of prayer in the religions studied (A2). 

4. Make connections between what people believe about prayer and what they do when they pray (A3). 

5. Describe ways in which prayer can comfort and challenge believers (B2). 

6. Consider and evaluate the significance of prayer in the lives of people today (A1). 

L2.5 Why are festivals important to religious communities? 

1. Ask questions and give ideas about what matters most to believers in festivals (e.g. Eid) (B2). 

2. Explore and suggest ideas about what is worth celebrating and remembering in religious communities and in their own lives (C1). 

3. Suggest how and why religious festivals are valuable to many people (B2).