Year 2 RE Resources and Lesson Plans
Explore ready-to-teach Year 2 RE resources, lesson plans and schemes of work for Religious Education. Our Year 2 Religious Education lesson plans help children deepen their understanding of religious stories, beliefs, celebrations, places of worship, traditions and different ways of life. Find engaging Year 2 RE activities, teaching slides and printable resources designed to encourage questions, comparison and thoughtful discussion.
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What should children learn in Year 2 RE?
Year 2 Religious Education builds on children’s earlier learning by helping them explore religions, beliefs and worldviews in greater depth. Children should develop their knowledge of religious stories, celebrations, places of worship, traditions and communities, while beginning to make simple comparisons, ask thoughtful questions and explain what different beliefs and practices mean to people.
Explore religious stories and their meanings
Help children explore sacred and traditional stories from different religions, identifying important events, characters and teachings and beginning to discuss what these stories can mean for believers.
Understand beliefs and practices
Develop children’s understanding of how religious beliefs may be expressed through prayer, worship, special objects, symbols, traditions and everyday choices, and encourage them to notice similarities and differences.
Explore celebrations and places of worship
Investigate important festivals, special occasions and places of worship, helping children understand why they are significant and how they can bring people and communities together.
Compare ideas about belonging and values
Encourage children to think about belonging, kindness, fairness and community, compare different viewpoints and begin to explain their own ideas about beliefs, values and how people choose to live.
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Browse our complete collection of Year 2 RE resources, lesson plans and schemes of work. Explore ready-to-teach Religious Education lessons covering religious stories and teachings, beliefs and practices, celebrations, places of worship, belonging, values and worldviews, with engaging activities designed to deepen children’s knowledge, encourage comparison and discussion, and develop thoughtful reflection.
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Planning Year 2 RE
When planning RE in Year 2, build on children’s earlier experiences of religions and worldviews by exploring beliefs, stories, celebrations, places of worship and religious practices in greater depth. Year 2 RE lessons can help children develop more secure knowledge while encouraging them to ask questions, make simple comparisons and begin to explain why particular beliefs, traditions and practices are important to different people.
Plan sequences of Religious Education lessons that revisit ideas such as belief, belonging, community, celebration and values while introducing children to different perspectives and ways of life. Stories, discussion, practical activities, images and opportunities for reflection can help children make connections between ideas and explain their thinking. When developing your Year 2 Religious Education planning, check the requirements of your school's agreed syllabus or RE curriculum and choose schemes of work that build progressively on children's learning across KS1.
Planning RE for your whole school? Explore our RE Curriculum Packs →Frequently Asked Questions about Year 2 RE
What should children learn in Year 2 RE?
Year 2 Religious Education helps children develop their understanding of different religions, beliefs and worldviews. Children can explore religious stories and teachings, beliefs and practices, celebrations, places of worship, belonging and values while beginning to compare ideas, discuss their significance and recognise different perspectives.
What Year 2 RE resources does PlanBee provide?
PlanBee provides ready-to-teach Year 2 RE resources, including complete lesson plans and schemes of work. Resources include teaching slides, differentiated activities and printable materials designed to make Year 2 Religious Education planning easier.
Do you have Year 2 Religious Education lesson plans?
Yes. PlanBee's Year 2 Religious Education lesson plans provide the teaching guidance and resources needed to deliver engaging RE lessons. Individual lesson packs can be used alongside your existing planning, while complete schemes of work provide a structured sequence of lessons.
Do you have Year 2 RE schemes of work?
Yes. Our Year 2 RE schemes of work bring together carefully sequenced lessons that help children build their knowledge and understanding over time. They provide opportunities to explore beliefs, traditions, stories, celebrations, values and different ways of life through a range of age-appropriate activities.
What is included in a Year 2 RE lesson?
PlanBee Year 2 RE lesson packs typically include a detailed lesson plan, teaching presentation, differentiated activities and printable resources. Complete schemes of work contain a sequence of lessons designed to develop children's understanding progressively.
What kinds of Year 2 RE activities are included?
Year 2 RE activities can include discussion, sorting and matching, reading and responding to stories, comparing beliefs and traditions, drawing, writing and exploring photographs or other sources. Activities vary between lessons and are designed to help children engage with what they are learning and communicate their ideas.
How is Year 2 RE different from Year 1 RE?
In Year 2, children can build on the knowledge and vocabulary introduced in Year 1 by exploring beliefs and practices in greater depth. They can begin to make more deliberate comparisons, consider why particular stories, celebrations or practices are significant and explain their own ideas about beliefs and values.
Is there a National Curriculum for Year 2 RE?
Religious Education is not part of the National Curriculum in England in the same way as subjects such as Science or Art and Design. Maintained schools generally follow their locally agreed RE syllabus, while arrangements can differ for academies and schools with a religious character. Teachers should check their school's requirements when planning Year 2 RE.
How should I approach Year 2 Religious Education planning?
Start with your school's RE curriculum or agreed syllabus to identify the knowledge, religions, worldviews and concepts children should encounter. Year 2 RE planning can then sequence lessons so that children revisit important ideas such as belief, belonging, celebration and community while gradually developing their ability to compare, question and explain.
