Religious Education
R.E. Curriculum
In our RE lessons we learn about our own Christian faith, events marked in the Christian calendar and other religions.
Our Religious Events
| Sept-Oct | Nov-Dec | Jan-Feb | Feb-Apr | Apr-May | May-Jul |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I am Special | Special People | Stories Jesus Heard | Easter | Friendship | Prayer |
| Harvest | Christmas | Stories Jesus Told | Special Places | Special Times |
| Sept-Oct | Nov-Dec | Jan-Feb | Feb-Apr | Apr-May | May-Jul |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| God & Creation | Christmas Gifts and Gift Bringers | Jesus was Special | Easter – Celebrating New Life | Saints & Followers | Baptism |
| Harvest (non Christian link) | Joseph | Peace |
| Sept-Oct | Nov-Dec | Jan-Feb | Feb-Apr | Apr-May | May-Jul |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Bible | Christmas – Good News & News Bringers | Jesus – Friend to Everyone | Easter – Symbols | Ascension | The Church |
| Christmas – The Journey to Bethlehem | Pentecost |
| Sept-Oct | Nov-Dec | Jan-Feb | Feb-Apr | Apr-May | May-Jul |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rules for Living | Christmas – God With Us | The Old Testament – Called by God | Easter – Joy Sadness Joy | Jesus, the Man that Changes Lives | Islam |
| Sept-Oct | Nov-Dec | Jan-Feb | Feb-Apr | Apr-May | May-Jul |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| God, David and The Psalms | Christmas Light | Prayer | Easter – Betrayal and Trust | The Church | Hinduism |
| Sept-Oct | Nov-Dec | Jan-Feb | Feb-Apr | Apr-May | May-Jul |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Bible | Christmas Around the World | Jesus the Teacher | Easter – Victory | Women in the Old Testament | Judaism |
| Sept-Oct | Nov-Dec | Jan-Feb | Feb-Apr | Apr-May | May-Jul |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eucharist | Christmas Advent | Sikhism | Easter – Who was Jesus | Ideas about God | People of Faith |
| The Lord’s Prayer |
Worship Themes
Religious Vocabulary
At St Paul’s the children and their families can expect a religious education curriculum that is rich and varied in religious vocabulary, enabling learners to acquire knowledge and understanding of the Christian faith and an introduction to other world faiths which will encourage a love and confidence in the subject.
Religious Education can make an important contribution to pupils’ use of language by enabling them to:
■ Acquire and develop a specialist vocabulary in the subject of Religious Education.
■ Communicate their ideas with depth and precision, ask questions and be able to explain concepts and practices.
■ Listen to the views and ideas of others, including people from religious traditions and issues.
■ Be enthused about the power and beauty of language, draw meaning recognising its limitations.
■ Develop their speaking and listening skills when considering religions, beliefs and ideas and articulating their responses.
■ Read, particularly from sacred texts.
■ Write in different styles, such as poetry, diaries, reports, extended writing and note taking.
■ Evaluate clearly and rationally, using a range of reasoned, balanced arguments and put their opinions forward and appreciate differing views of others.
■ Reflect on feelings, relationships and experiences in their own and lives of others.
The following vocabulary is shared with the children during lessons using the Questful RE 2017 and through acts of worship. The children are encouraged to use this vocabulary both written and verbally
2018/19
Early Years
| Term 1. Autumn | Term 2. Spring | Term 3. Summer |
| Unit – I am Special/Harvest | Unit- Stories Jesus heard/Stories Jesus told | Unit- Friendship/Special Places |
| God, love, Father, unique.
Harvest, God, food, creation, thank you, prayer. |
Bible, Old Testament, God, Jesus, creation, Noah, Joseph, Joshua, Gideon, Jonah, Goliath and Israelites.
Parable and Gospels. |
Friend, friendship, trust, love and Jesus.
Church, Jesus, temple, holy and mosque. |
| Unit- Special People/Christmas | Unit- Easter
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Unit- Prayer/Special Times |
| Lord, trust, compassion, generosity, courage, miracle and Bible.
Christmas, Jesus, Bethlehem, Mary, Joseph, donkey, inn, star, shepherds, stable and kings. |
Love, sacrifice, Easter, disciple, Holy Week, Palm Sunday, crucified, cross, risen and tomb. | Pray, prayer, God, Jesus and Lord’s Prayer.
Anniversary, christening, baptism, wedding, celebration, funeral, Holy Spirit, birthday and prayer.
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Year 1.
| Term 1. | Term 2. | Term 3. |
| Unit -God and Creation/ Harvest- How can we help? | Unit- Jesus was special | Unit- Saints and Followers |
| God, Creation, Genesis, pollution, world, environment, psalm and hymns.
Harvest, Harvest Festival and Christian Aid |
Jesus, Son of God, friendship, miracle and disciple.
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Jesus, disciple, saint |
| Unit- Gifts Why do we give and receive gifts? | Unit- Joseph/
Easter celebrating new life and new beginnings |
Unit- Baptism, Why is it special?/Peace- ks2 |
| Gift, Wise Men, Magi, Jesus, promise and St Nicholas.
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Joseph, Jacob, brothers, dreams, coat, Egypt and forgiveness.
Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Jesus, new life, Holy Week, disciples, Mary, resurrection, garden and tomb. |
Baptism, font, Christening, Vicar/Minister, Priest, Godparents, water and belonging.
This is a KS2 unit Peace, fruit, spirit, vales, actions, grace, beloved, dove, hope, prayer, Kingdom of God |
Year 2.
| Term 1. | Term 2. | Term 3. |
| Unit – The Bible. Why is it special? | Unit- Jesus, a friend to everyone | Unit- What happened at Ascension and Pentecost? |
| Bible, Old Testament, New Testament, Holy, Gospel, Word of God, Mary Jones, Dead Sea Scrolls | Miracle, New Testament, Gospels, faith and trust
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Ascension, Pentecost, Holy Spirit, disciples, power, heaven and Trinity. |
| Unit- Good news. Why was the birth of Jesus such good news? /
The journey to Bethlehem |
Unit- Easter symbols??? | Unit- Why is church a special place for Christians?/
Where do people of other faiths worship? |
| Good news, Elizabeth, Zechariah, Jesus, Mary, Angel Gabriel, Joseph, shepherds and Bethlehem.
Saviour, Messiah, Christ, Bethlehem, Mary, Joseph, Jesus, shepherds, angels, wise men and star. |
Cross, crucify, crucifix, Paschal candle, resurrection, Last supper, light, symbol, Light of the World and Eucharist. | Church, Vicar, Minister, pews, font, altar, stained glass, worship, holy, sacred.
Mosque, minaret tower, Temple, ark, Gurdwara, and langar.
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Year 3.
| Term 1. | Term 2. | Term 3. |
| Unit – Which rules should we follow? | Unit- Called by God | Unit- Jesus the man that changed lives. |
| Rules, Laws, Moses, Commandment, Mount Sinai, Covenant, Old and New Testament | Prophet, God, Old Testament and the names of the Prophets, ministry and ordination.
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Jesus, Mother Teresa and the relevant Bible characters.
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| Unit- Christmas. God with us. | Unit- Exploring sadness and joy of Easter | Unit- Islam |
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Emmanuel, Incarnation
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Palm Sunday, Temple, Last Supper, Gethsemane, Good Friday, Crucified, Easter Sunday and Resurrection | Haj, direction, Mecca, pilgrimage, zakat, qu’ran, charity, wudu, sawm, ramadam, Arabic, salat, Allah, prayer mat, Saudi Arabia and shahadah. |
Year 4.
| Term 1. | Term 2. | Term 3. |
| Unit –God, David and the Psalms | Unit- Prayer | Unit- Are all churches the same? |
| Samuel, David, Jonathan, Saul, Goliath, inspiration and Psalm
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Pray, prayer, collect
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church, chapel, cathedral, sacrament, vicar, curate, priest and minister
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| Unit- Exploring symbols of light (Christmas) | Unit- Betrayal or trust?
(Easter) |
Unit- Hinduism |
| Jesus, light, candles, Christingle, Light of the World, Saviour and incarnation, Dreidel, Hanukkah, Hannukiah, Jerusalem, Temple. | Trust, betrayal, forgiveness, Judas, loyalty, Peter, Gethsemane and Jerusalem. | Divali, Krishna, om, Brahman, Rama, Sita, light, hindu, god, holi, goddess, pilgrimage, festival, shiva and vedas. |
Year 5.
| Term 1. | Term 2. | Term 3. |
| Unit – The Bible. How and why do Christians read the Bible? | Unit- Jesus the teacher | Unit- Significant women in the Old Testament |
| Old Testament, New Testament Gospel, Word of God and Translation.
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Parable, Kingdom of God and Imagery.
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Ruth, Esther, Purim and the names of the other women you choose to study- Naomi, Ruth…
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| Unit- Christmas around the world | Unit-celebration of victory (Easter) | Unit- Judaism |
| St Nicholas, St Lucia and Orthodox.
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Victory, triumph, resurrection, sacrifice, salvation and redeemer. | Shabbat, covenant, scroll, Torah, ark, shema, tallit, kippah, rabbi, huppah, ketubah, service, barmitzvah, bapmitzvah, synagogue and havdalah.
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Year 6.
| Term 1. | Term 2. | Term 3. |
| Unit – Eucharist /The Lord’s Prayer | Unit- Sikhism | Unit- Ideas about God |
| Eucharist, Holy Communion, Last Supper, remembrance, holy, sacrifice, mercy, salvation, sacrament and faith
Daily bread, forgiveness, thankfulness, Kingdom, pray, disciples Gospel, holy, hallowed, temptation, message, Father, sustenance, will, trespasses, glory, Christians and belief. |
Guru, Nanank, gurdwara, Guru Gobid Singh, symbols, Vaisakhi, Guru Granth Sahib, Golden Temple, langar, kara, kirpan, service, khanda, kanga and Harmandir Sahib.
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God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, Trinity and Celtic |
| Unit- How do Christians prepare for Christmas (Advent) | Unit- Who was Jesus (Easter) | Unit- People of faith |
| Advent, prophet, prophesy, John the Baptist, Messiah, annunciation, incarnation, Mary | Messiah, Prince of Peace, Saviour, resurrection, redeemer Moses, Passover, ceder, Israel, freedom and slavery.
and servant
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Faith, ministry, mission, kingdom of God and vocation |
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