RE Skills in Year 5
Skills
I can: Describe similarities and differences…
Make links between…
Describe the impact of religion…
Use religious vocabulary to show understanding…
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Show that I understand three things that are sacred to Muslims
and Christians.
Show my understanding of two differences between Muslims
and Christians, and two of the ways these religions are similar.
Describe three ways in which Muslim worship shows devotion to
Allah.
Use the right words to describe my understanding of four of the
Muslim ’99 Names’ of Allah.
Connect up the work of Christian Aid with three sayings of Jesus
about poverty.
Describe how two contemporary religious leaders have inspired
their followers to make a difference in their community.
Describe and link up Christian beliefs with Christian behaviour.
Explain some differences the Five Pillars make to Muslim
lifestyle individually, and in the community of the Ummah (Level
5).
Suggest answers to questions
Describe what inspires / influences
Refer to religions…
Apply ideas to their own lives…
Show my understanding…
 Devise four good questions about what makes a leader worth
following
 Suggest some answers to ‘why’ questions about Jesus, Bishop
Tutu and Mother Teresa, who were willing to practice
selflessness.
 Suggest answers to the question ‘What is sacred for you?’ that
might be given by Muslims, Christians, Jews or non-religious
people.
Islam
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Understand some key facts about Islam (Level 3)
Show that I understand three things that are sacred to Muslims
and Christians.
Explain some differences the Five Pillars make to Muslim
lifestyle individually, and in the community of the Ummah (Level
5).
Describe 2 Muslim artefacts (Qu’ran stand and Prayer mat) and
explain why they are important during Ramadan (level 3)
Show that I understand three things that are sacred to Muslims
and Christians.
Suggest answers to the question ‘What is sacred for you?’ that
might be given by Muslims, Christians, Jews or non-religious
people (Final thoughts)
Describe 2 Muslim artefacts (Qu’ran stand and Prayer mat) and
explain why they are important during Ramadan (level 3)
Describe the importance of 2 main Muslim beliefs and how they
are shown in pilgrimage to Makkah (Level 3)
Use the right words to describe my understanding of four of the
Muslim ’99 Names’ of Allah.
Show that I understand three things that are sacred to Muslims
and Christians.
Describe three ways in which Muslim worship shows devotion to
Allah.
Refer to Islamic sources or quotations in giving my own
response to Muslim belief about God.
Why do worshippers attend a Mosque? (Level 3)
Christianity
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Show that I understand three things that are sacred to Muslims
and Christians.
Describe and link up Christian beliefs with Christian behaviour.
Refer to the authority of teaching of Bible to describe how Martin
RE Skills in Year 5
 Apply the idea of ‘doing to others as you want them to do to you’
to my own beliefs and lifestyle thoughtfully (SMSC- Nature of
respect)
 Refer to the authority of teaching of Bible to describe how Martin
Luther King was inspired by their faith to work for racial equality.
 Refer to Islamic sources or quotations in giving my own
response to Muslim belief about God.
 Create a statement of my own beliefs about God, life after death
or human values referring to ideas from two religions I’ve studied
 Apply three sayings of Jesus to my own beliefs and lifestyle,
giving my reaction to the religious teaching.
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Luther King was inspired by their faith to work for racial equality.
Describe how two contemporary religious leaders have inspired
their followers to make a difference in their community.
Suggest some answers to ‘why’ questions about Jesus, Bishop
Tutu and Mother Teresa, who were willing to practice
selflessness.
Devise four good questions about what makes a leader worth
following
Connect up the work of Christian Aid with three sayings of Jesus
about poverty.
Religion Comparison and Reflection:
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Show my understanding of two differences between Muslims
and Christians, and two of the ways these religions are similar.
Create a statement of my own beliefs about God, life after death
or human values referring to ideas from two religions I’ve studied