Primary School Religious Education (RE) Lesson Plans and Resources by PlanBee

This KS2 RE scheme of work for Year 5/6 introduces your class to Buddhism in a lively and engaging way. These lessons provide your children with information about who Siddhartha Gautama was and how he became Buddha, what Buddhists believe, and how Buddhists worship, whilst also giving them the chance to think about the similarities of Buddhism with other world religions and getting them ponder what they believe about life, death and ev ... more

Lots of people love celebrating Christmas but with these Year 2 'Christmas Celebrations' RE lessons, your children will learn about why Christmas is special for Christians all over the world and how they celebrate this religious festival. With lesson plans, informative slides, activity ideas, worksheets and a variety of other fun resources, this KS1 'Christmas Celebrations' scheme of work is the perfect way to teach your class about ... more

Journey back to Bethlehem with your class in this series of 5 KS2 RE lessons as your children discover the details behind the Christmas story. Find out why Bethlehem was the location of the greatest story ever told and how Mary and Joseph found themselves with a newborn in a barn. These informative and empathetic lessons take a fresh look at this familiar story as your class delve deeper into the emotions of the characters and find out ... more

This challenging unit based on the RE QCA scheme of work for Year 4 explores the basic Hindu beliefs in god and studies some of the ways in which this is reflected in Hindu worship and celebrations at home and in the mandir. Your class will have the opportunity to find out what the aum symbol represents, learn some of the characteristics of Hindu gods and goddesses, explore shrines and how they are used in worship, and much more. Wi ... more

This festive module is based on the RE QCA scheme of work for Year 3 and takes a fun approach to teaching children about the traditions, stories and celebrations relating to Divali. Your class will have the chance to hear the story of Rama and Sita, find out why divas are lit at Divali, how Hindu families celebrate Divali, and much more. Using a range of lesson plans, slides, activity ideas, differentiated worksheets, an End of Unit ... more

Religion has been linked with the arts for thousands of years. This series of 6 lessons based on the RE QCA scheme of work for Year 6 gives your class the chance to find out how, why and when music, drama and art are used in religions around the world. These arty lessons provide plenty of opportunity for your class to learn how other people express themselves as well as learning how to use their own artistic talents to portray ideas abo ... more