LDBS Religious Education Syllabus – Units of Learning

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Revised units of learning 2021 – 2022

 

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We have created the below tables split by Key Stage and then by religion. Topics are listed in alphabetic order with the recommended year group. These resources can be adapted if you wish to teach them to a younger or order age group. We have created downloadable zip files for each unit, in the column furthest to the right. If the files are very large we have split the unit into two or even three or four. Please use this page if you follow the model map.
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Reception: Units of Learning
Religion	Big Question
Christianity	How did Jesus rescue people?
	What is so special about Easter?
	Who cares for this special world and why?
	Who made the wonderful world and why?
	Why do Christians believe Jesus is special?
	Why is Christmas special for Christians?

 

KS1: Units of Learning
Religion and Recommended Year Group	Big Question	Appendix/Resource						Zip File Download
Christianity Year 1	Christmas: Why is each person important in the Nativity Story?	Lesson 1	Lesson 2	Lesson 3	Lesson 4	Lesson 4a	Lesson 5	Download Big Question Lesson 1, 2 and 3 Download Lesson4, 4a and 5
Christianity Year 1	Easter: Why is Easter the most important festival for Christians?							Download
Christianity Year 1	What are God’s rules for living?	God’s Top 10						Download
Christianity Year 1	What responsibility has God given people about taking care of the world?	Lesson 2 Sorting Activity	Lesson 3 Making a Choice					Download
Christianity Year 1	Why are saints important to Christians?	PowerPoint Presentation						Download
Christianity Year 1	Why did Jesus tell stories?	Lesson 1 Images from the parables	Lesson 4 The wise and foolish builders					Download
Christianity Year 2	Christmas: How does the symbol of light help us to understand the meaning of Christmas for Christians?	Lesson 1	Lesson 3					Download
Christianity Year 2	Easter: How do the symbols of Easter help us to understand the meaning of Easter for Christians?	Lesson 4						Download
Christianity Year 2	What is the story of Noah really all about?							Download
Christianity Year 2	Who is the saint of our school?/ What is the story of our school’s name?							Download
Christianity Year 2	Why did Jesus teach the Lord’s Prayer as the way to pray?	Lesson 1a People Communicating Lesson 1b People Praying Lesson 1c Images of God	Lesson 2 Kingdom of God	Lesson 3a Recap Activity Lesson 3b Needs and Wants Sorting Activity	Lesson 3c Diamond Nine Lesson 3d Odd One Out	Lesson 5 Temptation	Lesson 6 Assessment Task	Download Big Question and Lessons 1a,1b,1c and 2 Download Lessons 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d, 5 and 6
Christianity Year 2	Why do Christians make and keep promises before God?	Lesson 1 Belonging to a Christian Community	Lesson 3 Odd one out	Lesson 6 Talking Tubs				Download
Judaism Year 1	What is it like to live as a Jewish person?	Lesson 6						Download
Judaism Year 2	Why are they having a party?	Lesson 1	Lesson 3	Lesson 6				Download
Islam Year 1	What does it mean to be a Muslim?	Lesson 1b Caring for special books	Lesson 2 The boy who threw stones at trees	Lesson 4 Performing wudu	Lesson 5 Praying 5 times a day	Lesson 6 Talking tub		Download
Islam Year 2	How do the five pillars of Islam help a Muslim to show commitment to God Allah?	Lesson 3 How to help	Lesson 4a When and who fasts?	Lesson 4b When can you eat?	Lesson 4c Reasons for fasting	Lesson 6 Statements related to the five pillars		Download

 

KS2: Units of Learning
Christianity Year 3	Christmas: How does the season of Advent and the feast of Epiphany point towards the true meaning of Christmas?	Lesson 2 Getting ready to Welcome Jesus	Lesson 4 Paintings of  the Wisemen	Lesson 5 Sorting Activity				Download
Christianity Year 3	Easter: Who is the most important person in the Easter story?	Lesson 1	Lesson 1 alternative	Lesson 5				Download
Christianity Year 3	How do Christians believe following Jesus’ new commandments and his greatest commandment make a difference?							Download
Christianity Year 3	What is the Bible’s Big Story?	Lesson 1	Lesson 1a	Lesson 2	Lesson 3	Lesson 4	Lesson 4a	Download
Christianity Year 3	Who is Jesus?	Lesson 1 Diamond Nine	Lesson 2a Holman Hunt – Light of the world	Lesson 2b I am the light of the world	Lesson 4 I am the true vine	Lesson 5 The raising of Lazarus	Lesson 6 Talking Tub	Download
Christianity Year 3	Why is remembrance important?	Peace Cranes	Remembrance Storytelling					Download
Christianity Year 4	Christmas: Is the Christmas message of peace still relevant for today’s world?	Lesson 2 Venn diagram						Download
Christianity Year 4	Do fame and Christian Faith go together?							Download
Christianity Year 4	Easter: What is Holy Communion and how does it build a Christian Community?	Lesson 1	Lesson 1a	Lesson 2	Lesson 2a	Lesson 3		Download Big Question and Lesson 1 Download Lesson 1a Download Lesson 2, 2a and 3
Christianity Year 4	How did belief in God affect the actions of people from the Old Testament?	Lesson 3 Venn diagram	Lesson 6a Talking Tubs	Lesson 6b Recap and Decision Task				Download
Christianity Year 4	What are the beatitudes and what do they mean to Christians?							Download
Christianity Year 4	Why is liturgy important to many Christians?	Glossary to Support Liturgy Unit	PowerPoint to Support Liturgy and Holy Communion					Download
Christianity Year 5	Christmas: How do art and music convey Christmas?	Lesson 1	Lesson 2	Lesson 2a	Lesson 3			Download
Christianity Year 5	Easter: What happens in Churches during Lent, Holy Week and Easter Sunday?	Year 5 Grid for recording learning on	Lesson 2	Lesson 3	Lesson 4	Lesson 5	Lesson 6 Lesson 6 target board	Download Big Question and Year 5 Grid Download Lesson 2 Download Lesson 3 Download Lesson 4 Download Lesson 5 Download Lesson 6 and Target Board
Christianity Year 5	The contemporary Anglican Church.							Download
Christianity Year 5	What can we learn from wisdom?							Download
Christianity Year 5	What do the miracles tell us about Jesus?	Learning grid	Lesson 1					Download
Christianity Year 6	Christmas: How would Christians advertise Christmas to show what Christmas really means today?	Lesson 2	Lesson 2a					Download
Christianity Year 6	Easter: How does the Christian festival of Easter offer hope?	Lesson 6						Download
Christianity Year 6	How has the Christian message survived over 2000 years?	Lesson 1a Poem	Lesson 1b Pentecost	Lesson 2a Recap starter	Lesson 2b Apostle Creed	Lesson 3a Translating the Bible	Lesson 3b How Christians use the Bible	Download Big Question and Lesson 1a Download Lesson 1b Download Lesson 2a and 2b Download Lesson 3a, 3b and 3c
Christianity Year 6	How has the Christian message survived over 2000 years?	Lesson 3c Translating the Bible	Lesson 5a Pie charts	Lesson 5b Samuel Azariah	Lesson 5c  Christian Aid leaflet page 1	Lesson 5c Christian Aid leaflet page 2	Lesson 5d mission storyboard frames	Download Lesson 5a, 5b, 5c page 1 and 2 and Lesson 5d
Christianity Year 6	How has the Christian message survived over 2000 years?	Lesson 6a Day in the life of a church	Lesson 6b Church diary	Lesson 6c SPIES				Download Lesson 6a, 6b and 6c
Christianity Year 6	Should every Christian go on a pilgrimage?							Download
Christianity Year 6	What do the monastic traditions with Christianity show us about living in community?							Download
Christianity Year 6	What might the journey of life and death look like from a Christian perspective?							Download
Judaism Year 3	What does it mean to be Jewish?	Lesson 1	Lesson 4	Lesson 5	Lesson 6	Lesson 6a		Download Big Question Download Lessons 1 and 4 Download Lesson 5 Download Lesson 6 Download Lesson 6a
Islam Year 5	How do Muslims live and embrace their faith in a diverse world	Appendix Lesson 1						Download
Hinduism Year 4	How do Hindus worship?	Lesson 1a	Lesson 1b	Lesson 4a and 4b	Lesson 5a	Lesson 5b		Download
Hinduism Year 4	How do Hindus worship?	Lesson 6a	Lesson 6b					Download
Hinduism Year 4	What does it mean to be a Hindu?							Download
Sikhi Year 5	How do the first five Gurus shape Sikhi?	Appendix 1	Appendix 3a	Appendix 3b	Appendix 5	Appendix 6a	Appendix 6b	Download Big Question, Appendix 1, 3a and 3b Download Appendix 5, 6a and 6b
Sikhi Year 5	How did the final five human Sikh Gurus shape Sikhi?	Appendix 1a – Guru Hagrobind – Powerpoint	Appendix 1b – The First Diwali	Appendix 2a – Guru Har Rai Powerpoint	Appendix 2b –  Guru Har Rai	Appendix 3a  – Guru Har Krishan – Powerpoint	Appendix 4a –  Guru Tegh Bahadur	Download Big Question Appendix 1a,1b, 2a and 2b Download Appendix 3a, 4a and 4b
Sikhi Year 5		Appendix 4b – Info Guru Tegh Bahadur	Appendix 5a Guru Gobind Singh and the Khalsa	Appendix 5b Guru Gobind baisakhi info sheet				Download Appendix 5a and 5b
Buddhism Year 3	What did the Buddha teach his followers about life?	Appendix Lesson 2 Interdependence Web	Appendix Lesson 4 The Dharma Teaching	Appendix Lesson 6a Talking Tubs	Appendix Lesson 6b Personal Reflection Sheet			Download Big Question Appendix Lesson 2 and 4 Download Appendix Lesson 6a and 6b
Buddhism Year 6	What does it mean to be Buddhist?	Lesson 3 Right livelihood	Lesson 4 Actions that lead to consequences					Download
Thematic Unit Year 5	Understanding faith in….							Download
Thematic Unit Year 6	Who decides? Version A  Version B							Download