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Ark Franklin Primary Academy
RE Curriculum
RE Overview Autumn Term Spring Term Summer Term Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer 1 Summer 2
All year groups
Hinduism
Christianity
Judaism
Buddhism
Islam
One Love Day / Great British
Values
Description and Expectations
One day each half term is dedicated to learning about one of the 5 main religions, with a whole school theme.
RE is taught as a carousel across each phase, with each teacher planning one session to deliver to each class within the phase throughout the scheduled RE day.
The RE curriculum is designed to ensure a progression of subject knowledge and taught content as pupils progress within the school. Each year group will explore different stories and key principles to avoid repetition.
Lesson content is varied across the 6 lessons, targeting specific elements of the RE curriculum including key features (core content), festivals and celebrations, values and beliefs, links to the local area and an art activity.
Each year group will attend a trip to a religious building, providing pupils with the opportunity to experience 5 different places of worship throughout their time at Ark Franklin.
Autumn 1: Hinduism
Core Content Festival / Celebration Values and Beliefs Links to Local Area Art and Craft Activities
Year 1 & 2
Places of worship / religious buildings
What are the key
features of a Mandir?
Similarities and differences across the
globe
Priests and ceremonies
Religious symbols
Aum Swastika
Aum: the 3 worlds of
earth, atmosphere and heaven
Swastika: being happy,
good fortune, movement
Raksha Bandhan Festival for brothers and
sisters
Protection of one another
Family values and relationships
Sweets and rakhis
exchanged – pupils might sample some traditional
Hindu delicacies
Family life Family tree
Role of each member of
the family
Hindu marriage
Sacred thread – 10 year old boys receive from the
priest
Religious buildings in the local area
Research the Shri
Swaminarayan Mandir
Who attends the mandir?
What features does the Mandir have that relate to
Hindusim?
What role does the Mandir play in the
community?
Rakhi Create a rakhi to share with a sibling / family
member
Year 3 & 4
Beginning / Creation Story: The Hindu
Creation Story
Beginnings traced back to 2500BC in India
Hindu: named after those living near the
Indus River
Gods / deities God: Para Brahman
Different incarnations
of Para Brahman – deities
Each deity plays a
different role
Diwali Story: Ram and Sita
Poem: Ramayana
Victory of light over darkness / good over evil
Fireworks and feasts
Lamps lit to celebrate Rama’s home-coming
Celebration Why do we celebrate?
How do different cultures
celebrate differently?
Which other cultures use light to celebrate?
Why might light be a
symbol of hope / good?
Diwali celebrations in London
How is Diwali celebrated in London?
Images / videos (eg. Diwali in London)
Dancing, music,
traditional clothing, food
Diwali fireworks
Gods / deities
Year 5 & 6
Traditions Traditional clothing,
jewellery (saris, punjabi suits, kurta pyjama)
Dancing
Traditional foods – vegetarian - pupils might taste some traditional Hindu
delicacies
Sacred texts / Scriptures
Poem: Mahabharata – war between rival
families
Vedas – oldest texts – collection of hymns, prayers and magic
spells, 3500 years old Upanishads – 800BCE
– sacred lessons taught by gurus
Holi (Spring festival) Story: The Legend of Prahalad and Holika
Moral: the triumph of good
over evil
God: Vishnu – saves the world from evil
Bonfires lit in celebration
Food choices Vegetarianism Sacred animals
Debate – is it right to eat
animals?
Which animals should be sacred and which should
not?
How do animal contribute to our daily lives?
Examples of traditions in the local area
Impact of Hindu society on shops and restaurants
Why do British Hindus not
all wear traditional clothing? When might
they wear this?
Dancing fusion blending Indian and Western styles
– bhangra / chutney
Traditional clothing design
Patterns / embellishment
Trip Year 3: Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Neasden Autumn 2: Christianity
Core Content Festival / Celebration Values and Beliefs Links to Local Area Art and Craft Activities
Year 1 & 2
Places of worship / religious buildings
What are the different
places of worship?
What are the features of a Church, Cathedral,
Abbey?
Similarities and differences across the
globe
Priests and ceremonies
Religious symbols
Crucifix: a symbol of
suffering and sacrifice
Ichthus: image of the fish. A secret code to
communicate
Christmas Story: Nativity
Christians believe God came into the world as a person
The birth of Jesus Christ – the role that Jesus Christ
plays in Christian teaching
How/when do families celebrate Christmas?
Family values and
relationships
Protection and being a good person
Story: Noah’s Ark
Protection of the environment and all of the
creatures within it
Conservation: debate a world without animals?
How do animals
contribute to our society and livelihoods?
Religious buildings in the local area
Research local church /
Westminster Abbey
Who attends the abbey?
What features does the abbey have that relate to
Christianity? What role does the abbey play in the community?
Stained glass windows Use of coloured
transparent plastic
Christingle
Year 3 & 4
Beginning / Creation Story: Creation Story
Equality between all
living organisms
Does equality for all exist in our current
society?
How do we protect the world around us?
God / prayer Text: The Lord’s
prayer
What do Christians declare to God?
How do Christians
hope to live their lives?
How can this be seen in society? Values
Easter Story: Easter Story / Last
Supper
Link to the crucifix symbol and sacrifice
Last Supper / forgiveness
Resurrection
Lent: modern day links to chocolate eggs / new life
Temptation Story: Adam and Eve
Why do you think they game into temptation?
Consequence of actions
Making own informed
choices
Local environment In what ways do we
protect our local environment?
How could we ensure we sustain the environment
for the future?
How could we promote care for the environment amongst the community?
Boiled egg decoration
Shoebox lid: creation of
new world?
Year 5 & 6
Traditions Music and song – how has this been used to
worship? Hymns / psalms
Choir – gospel music
Organ music
Bread and wine Incense Holy oils
Sacred texts / Scriptures
Bible: stories passed down for 2000 years
Gospels: 4 different
versions – why might these exist?
Compare 2 stories
How has this adapted over time? How might stories have changed?
Saints and Saint Days Saint study (eg. Saint
Patrick/Christopher/David)
Why was this person declared to be a saint?
Miracles performed
through their relationship with God
What change did they make? How did this impact society?
Community and care Story: Good Samaritan
Debate – who should we
care for in society?
Debate - are there people in society who deserve / earn more respect / care
than others?
When would you walk on by? When would you help?
Care in the local community
Who receives care? Why? Explore the different levels of care that are
offered?
How can we show care in the community?
Examples of London
communities ‘coming together’ in times of need
Saint emblems / badges
Symbol or motif
associated with their life – the changes they
made/impact they had
Trip Year 1: Local Church / Westminster Abbey Spring 1: Judaism
Core Content Festival / Celebration Values and Beliefs Links to Local Area Art and Craft Activities
Year 1 & 2
Places of worship / religious buildings
What are the different
places of worship?
What are the features of the synagogue?
Similarities and
differences across the globe
Rabbis and ceremonies
Religious symbols
Story: David & Goliath Star of David: thought to be the shield/emblem
of King David
Links to the ‘Seal of Solomon’ – King
Solomon
Shape – equilateral triangles – how many?
Passover (pesach) Story: Passover
Pharoahs and slavery
The ten plagues
Moses – leading Jews to
freedom Matzah bread, bitter herbs,
charoset – pupils might sample some traditional
Jewish delicacies
Heroism Story: David & Goliath
Moses & Passover
Comparison to modern day heroes
How do people make sacrifices for others?
How do we celebrate our
heroes today?
Religious buildings in the local area
Research local synagogue
Who attends the synagogue?
What features does the
synagogue have that relate to Judaism?
What role does the
synagogue play in the community?
Shape / geometry Patterns and symbols
using interlaced shapes/outlines and
tessellation
Pharaoh’s headdress
Year 3 & 4
Beginning / Creation Story: The Story of
Abraham (and Sarah)
Dating back to Bronze Age times (topic link)
Devotion to one god /
faithful
Sacrifice and gratitude
Prayer / Shabbat Day of rest -worries and activities set aside - 39
forbidden activities Lighting candles, meals,
songs, prayers and Torah Havdalah ceremony Spice
boxes – refresh the soul
Challah – pupils might sample traditional Jewish
delicacies
(C)Hanukkah Story: Hanukkah story 8-day festival of lights
Difference between the hanukiah and menorah
Maccabees – rebellion and standing up for ones beliefs
Potato latkes – pupils might
sample traditional Jewish delicacies
Rebellion / protest / democracy
Story: Hanukkah story
Explore the different ways in which people may stand up for /express
their own beliefs
Significant figures: Martin Luther King / Emmeline Pankhurst – impact on
current society
Degrees of poverty Story:Overcrowded House / It’s Too Crowded in Here
Feeling grateful and
content for what we have
Consideration for how things could be worse
Consideration for those
less fortunate than ourselves
Challah bread – create dough knots (pupils
take home with instructions to bake)
Handprint hanukiah
Year 5 & 6
Traditions Bar Mitzvah / Bat Mitzvah: Kiddush reception in the
synagogue, festival meal at home
Marriage – chuppah
(canopy), veil, broken glass, wedding music
(cantor/choir, klezmer)
Sacred texts / Scriptures
Torah – five books of Moses
Mounted in a wooden
case – handwritten using quill pen -
parchment paper/thread from a
kosher animal
Hebrew alphabet
Pilgrim Festivals Pesach – Passover
Shavuot – Feast of Weeks Sukkot – Festival of Booths
/ Harvest
Historically Jews travel to the ancient Temple in
Jerusalem
Community uniting to reaffirm commitments to
God – creating unity
Good overcoming evil Story: Purim
Heroic female character
Rattle / noisemakers
traditionally used to blot out villains name
Hamantashen (Purim
cookies) – pupils might sample traditional Jewish
delicacies
Food in the local community
Explore the role of food in religious celebration and
forbidden/restricted foods
Judaism: kosher / kashrut Islam: halal foods
Hinduism: vegetarianism
Link to local supermarkets / providing for a multicultural society
Making a quill pen, writing Hebrew
alphabet
Trip Year 4: St John’s Wood Synagogue / Central Synagogue London
Spring 2: Buddhism
Core Content Festival / Celebration Values and Beliefs Links to Local Area Art and Craft Activities
Year 1 & 2
Places of worship / religious buildings
What are the features of
o Buddhist temple?
Similarities and differences across the
globe Bodhi tree – where the
Buddha received enlightenment – planted
in every holy place
Religious symbols
Dharma Wheel: eight
ways to clarity
Eternal Knot: everything is
connected
Lotus flower: rising up from sufferings to
reach enlightenment, beauty and clarity
Festival of the Tooth / Peharera
Temple built in Kandy, Sri Lanka to house the
Buddha’s tooth
Tooth kept inside caskets
Procession: role of elephant, carrying pagoda,
painting/clothed elephants
Dancers & fire swallowers Fireworks
Consequence / choice Story: Buddha’s First Teaching / Setting in
Motion the Wheel of Law
Image of a wheel – existence is like a never
ending circle
Taught to look at the results of own actions,
impact on quality of life
Religious buildings in the local area
Research local temple
Who attends the temple?
What features does the temple have that relate to
Buddhist?
What role does the synagogue play in the
community / what services do they offer?
Lotus flower origami / tissue paper
Colouring using pattern
Year 3 & 4
Beginning / Creation Story: The Story of
Siddhartha
Preached against war and class division
People should receive
help whether rich / poor
Truth / Buddha = the enlightened one
Mantra / no god Comparison to other
religions who worship particular gods.
Buddhists - reality behind all appearance, called Emptiness/The
Void
Comparison of prayer, mantra & meditation –
painting mandala
Wesak/ Vesak Celebrate the birth,
enlightenment and death of Buddha
Flower garlands, sand
spread in temple courtyard, cleaning and polishing f
Buddha statues, candle/oil lamps, scented water
Encircling the Buddha with
light (comparison)
Love and loyalty, companionship
Story: The Elephant and the Dog
Link to the role of the
elephant in Vesak
Relationship between the dog and elephant –
explore how friendships are built on mutual
exchange
Equality / inequality Buddha taught that
people should receive help whether rich or poor
How equal is the spread of
help and support in the local community
How do citizens receive support / contribute to
the community?
Mandala painting / design
Flower garlands
Year 5 & 6
Traditions – taking the bodhisattva vow
11 year old boys: 4 vows taken towards
becoming a monk for the rest of life
Study, meditation and
practice
Competition and debating knowledge
Sacred texts / Scriptures
Tipitaka (3 baskets): 1.Rules for monks.
2.Buddha’s teachings and stories.
3.Explain his teaching
Dhammapada: collection of Buddha’s
sayings
Pilgrimage Bodh Gaya – Buddha
enlightenment
Sarnath – Buddha preached first sermon
Adam’s Peak – Buddha’s
footprint
Dalai Lama’s palace Padmasambhava lake
Devotion (monks/nuns) Story: The Four Sights
Lives spent teaching and meditating. Robes and shaved heads represent giving up worldly ties.
Route to happiness –
simple life, being kind & thoughtful
The five promises How do the 5 promises manifest themselves in
today’s society?
How can these values be transferred?
How does this impact the Buddhist way of life? (eg.
food)
Haiku poetry Began with Buddhist monks in Japan, using imagery from nature
Lines 1 & 3: 5 syllables
Line 2: 7 syllables Not often rhyming
Meditation
Trip Year 5: Buddhapadipa Temple, Wimbledon
Summer 1: Islam
Core Content Festival / Celebration Values and Beliefs Links to Local Area Art and Craft Activities
Year 1 & 2
Places of worship / religious buildings
Story: The First Muezzin
What are the features of the mosque?
Similarities and
differences across the globe
Minarets – adhan (call)
Prayer rooms / mats
Religious symbols
Star and crescent
Position at the top of mosques, national
flags of Turkey/Pakistan
Ottoman Empire –
Osman’s dream
Eid Milad-an-Nabi Story: Muhammad’s First Revelation / birth of the
Prophet Muhammad
Parades, celebrations can last a whole month.
Remember Muhammad’s sufferings and struggles
Not all Muslims choose to
celebrate
Justice / care for all Allah’s creatures
Story: The Crying Camel
Link to animal care and the environment
Mistreatment of animals and the environment – what impact can/does this have on our local
community?
Religious buildings in the local area
Research local mosque
Who attends the mosque?
What features does the mosque have that relate
to Islam?
What role does the mosque play in the
community?
Moon and star mobile
Year 3 & 4
Beginning / Creation Story: The Story of
Muhammad / Muhammad’s First
Revelation
Born in Mecca, Arabia (link to pilgrimage)
Visited by Angel Gabriel,
messages from God became the Qur’an
City of Medina
5 Pillars of Islam Allah is the only God
and Muhammad is His true Messenger
Belief – statement of
faith (shahadah) Prayer (salaah) Alms (zakaat) Fasting (saum)
Pilgramage (Hajj)
Ramadan (fasting) Month when Gabriel visited Muhammad (Lailatul Qadr
– Night of Power)
Meal before dawn, (suhur), fast ends at sunset (itfar)
for 1 month
Call from minaret breaks fast – Muslims traditionally eat a date / drinking water
Eid al-Fitr marks the end
Encouraging words vs discouraging words Story: The Tale of Two
Frogs
Never giving up and standing by your friends
Motivation and loyalty
Charity Research the work of
Muslim Aid and Islamic Relief UK and the impact
these have locally and globally
2 Frogs origami
5 pillars scroll
Year 5 & 6
Prayer (salat) Link to 5-pillars of Islam
Story: Lailat al-Miraj
Prayer 5 times a day facing towards the
Ka’ba in Mecca
Preparing for prayer, kneeling and bowing
Prayer mat
Sacred texts The Qur’an – words
God spoke through the Angel Gabriel to the prophet Muhammad
Treated with care and respect – wrapped in
fine cloth, kept on high shelf, clean hands
Written in Arabic (use Arabic writing)
Eid al-Adha Story: The Story of Abraham Month of Hajj (pilgrimage)
Sacrifice of animal to God,
covered with a special cloth
Animal divided into 3 parts: 1. Given to the poor
2. Friends and relatives 3. Eaten at home (family)
3-day holiday
Foods / clothing Clothing – pilgrimage (2 lengths of unsewn white
cloth, long robe) Rich and poor look alike
in eyes of God
Hijab and beliefs around modesty
Halal and Haram foods
(link to local community)
Right to Education / Girl’s education
Story: Malala’s Story
Malala – education activist – 2011 Pakistan’s 1st National Youth Peace
Prize
Malala fund – getting girls into education
www.malala.org
Arabic alphabet
Prayer mat designs – shapes and pattern
Trip Year 2: London Central Mosque, Regents Park / Imam Khoeli Islamic Centre, Brondesbury Park