Year 1

Year 2

Autumn 1

What does it mean to belong to Christianity and Hinduism?

What is Christianity?

What is the Bible?

The Creation Story

Diwali

• Recall outlines of some religious stories 
• Use some religious words and phrases to recognise features of religion and practice 
• Identify and respond to questions about religious stories
• Recognise symbols and other verbal and visual forms of religious expression

Autumn 1

What does it mean to

belong to Hinduism?

Belonging

Celebrations

Traditions

Hindu Gods

• Retell and suggest meanings to some religious and moral stories
• Observe and recount different ways of expressing identity and belonging
• Recall and name different beliefs and practices e.g. festivals, worship, rituals and ways of life 
• Express their own ideas and opinions in response using words

Autumn 2

Who is Jesus?/Christmas

Who is Jesus?

Special Books

Festivals of light

Christmas

• Talk about own experiences and feelings
• Talk about what is of value  and concern to themselves and others
• Describe some meanings of some festivals, worship and rituals
• Suggest meanings for religious actions and symbols  

Autumn 2

What are some Festivals

of Light?

Hanukkah

Diwali

Christingle

Christmas

•  Respond to questions about their own identity and belonging 
• Notice some similarities between different religions and world views 
• Express their own ideas and opinions in response using words, music, art or poetry 
• Recognise the communities which they come from 

Spring 1

Signs and symbols/celebrations

Special people

Baptism

Communion/Confirmation

Wedding

Hindu Wedding

Holi

• Suggest meanings for religious actions and symbols  
• Recall and name different beliefs and practices e.g. festivals, worship, rituals and ways of life
• Describe some meanings of some festivals, worship and rituals
• Identify what differences belonging to a community might make

Spring 1

How did Moses inspire

the Exodus?

Moses

Special Stories

10 Commandments

• Explore and discuss sacred writing and sources of wisdom 
• Recognise some different symbols and actions with detail
• Explain how the different symbols and actions express a communities way of life 
• Express their own ideas and opinions in response using words, music, art or poetry  

Spring 2

Celebrations and Easter

Chinese New Year

Festivals

Prayers

New Life

Easter

Birthdays

• Recall some reasons behind a chosen story
• Explore questions about belonging, meaning and truth
• Express their own ideas and options in response using words
• Ask and respond to questions about what communities do and why

Spring 2

What can we learn from

visiting a church? 

Signs and symbols

Birth

Church

Church visit

New life

Easter

• Recognise the communities from which they come from
• Recognise some different symbols and actions with detail
• Appreciate and express some similarities and differences between communities

Summer 1

Special places and why

they are special to some people

Special places

Leaders e.g. Jesus/God

Places of worship

Ramadan

Rama and Sita

People who help us

• Talk about own experiences and feelings
• Identify what differences belonging to a community might make
• Explore questions about belonging, meaning and truth
• Express their own ideas and options in response using words 

Summer 1

What are the most

important things in life?

Important to me

Places important to Christians

Places important to Hinduism beliefs

Places important to Judaism beliefs

• Respond to some similarities between different religions and world views
• Find out about and respond with ideas and examples of cooperation between people who are different
• Express their own ideas and opinions in response using words, music, art or poetry 
• Describe some meanings of some festivals, worship and rituals

Summer 2

Gods

Christianity

Brahma

Rama

Saraswat

Gods

Religions

• Recall and name different beliefs and practices e.g. festivals, worship, rituals and ways of life
• Describe some meanings of some festivals, worship and rituals
• Explore questions about belonging, meaning and truth.
• Identify what difference belonging to a community might make.

Summer 2

Why are some books and stories

special to some people?

Bible/Torah

The Good Samaritan

Friendship

Joseph and the Technicolour Dream Coat

• Retell and suggest meanings to some religious and moral stories
• Explore and discuss sacred writings and sources of wisdom
• Explain how the different symbols and actions express communities way of life
• Find out about and respond with ideas examples of cooperation between people who are different