Year 3 RE Resources and Lesson Plans
Explore ready-to-teach Year 3 RE resources, lesson plans and schemes of work for Religious Education. Our Year 3 RE lesson plans help children develop their understanding of religious beliefs, stories, practices, celebrations, places of worship, values and worldviews through enquiry, discussion and comparison. Find engaging Year 3 RE activities, teaching slides and printable resources designed to build knowledge and encourage thoughtful reflection.
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What should children learn in Year 3 RE?
Year 3 Religious Education helps children move beyond simple recognition of beliefs and practices towards a deeper understanding of what they mean to different people. Children should explore religions and worldviews through sacred texts, worship, celebrations, values and community life, while developing their ability to ask questions, make comparisons, explain ideas and consider different perspectives.
Explore sacred texts and religious teachings
Help children investigate stories, teachings and important figures from different religions, considering the messages they communicate and how they can influence beliefs, values and behaviour.
Understand beliefs, worship and practices
Develop children’s understanding of how beliefs can be expressed through prayer, worship, rituals, symbols, special objects and everyday choices, and encourage them to explain why these practices may be important.
Investigate celebrations and religious communities
Explore festivals, special occasions, places of worship and community traditions, helping children consider their significance and how they can strengthen identity, belonging and shared beliefs.
Compare values, beliefs and worldviews
Encourage children to compare different ideas about belief, identity, right and wrong, and how people choose to live, while developing confidence in explaining their own thinking and responding respectfully to other viewpoints.
Explore our Year 3 RE Resources
Browse our complete collection of Year 3 RE resources, lesson plans and schemes of work. Explore ready-to-teach Religious Education lessons covering sacred stories and teachings, beliefs and practices, celebrations, places of worship, values, identity and worldviews, with engaging activities designed to deepen children’s knowledge, develop enquiry and comparison skills, and encourage thoughtful reflection on different beliefs and perspectives.
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Planning Year 3 RE
When planning RE in Year 3, give children opportunities to explore religions and worldviews in greater depth, developing their understanding of beliefs, sacred stories and texts, worship, celebrations, values and community life. Year 3 RE lessons can encourage children to investigate the meaning and significance of religious beliefs and practices, make comparisons between different perspectives and explain how beliefs can influence the way people think and live.
Plan sequences of Religious Education lessons that build on children's KS1 learning while introducing more detailed questions about belief, identity, belonging, values and meaning. Discussion, enquiry, comparison and reflection can help children make connections between ideas, use what they have learned to support their thinking and respond thoughtfully to different viewpoints. When developing your Year 3 RE planning, check the requirements of your school's agreed syllabus or RE curriculum and choose schemes of work that develop knowledge and understanding progressively across KS2.
Planning RE for your whole school? Explore our RE Curriculum Packs →Frequently Asked Questions about Year 3 RE
What should children learn in Year 3 RE?
Year 3 Religious Education helps children develop a deeper understanding of religions, beliefs and worldviews. Children can explore sacred stories and texts, beliefs and practices, worship, celebrations, values and communities while considering the meaning and significance of what they learn and comparing different perspectives.
What Year 3 RE resources does PlanBee provide?
PlanBee provides ready-to-teach Year 3 RE resources, including complete lesson plans and schemes of work. Resources include teaching slides, differentiated activities and printable materials designed to help teachers deliver engaging Religious Education lessons and save planning time.
Do you have Year 3 RE lesson plans?
Yes. PlanBee's Year 3 RE lesson plans provide the teaching guidance and resources needed to deliver engaging RE lessons with ease. Each lesson pack typically includes a detailed lesson plan, teaching presentation, differentiated activities and printable resources.
Do you have Year 3 RE schemes of work?
Yes. Our Year 3 RE schemes of work provide sequences of lessons designed to develop children's knowledge and understanding progressively. They explore aspects of religion and worldviews in greater depth and encourage children to investigate meaning, make comparisons and explain their ideas.
What kinds of Year 3 RE activities are included?
Year 3 RE activities can include discussion, research, sorting and comparison tasks, responding to religious stories and teachings, exploring photographs and other sources, written activities and opportunities for reflection. Activities vary between lessons and help children apply and communicate what they have learned.
How is Year 3 RE different from KS1 RE?
As children move into KS2, Year 3 RE can build on the foundations established in Years 1 and 2 by exploring beliefs, practices and worldviews in greater depth. Children can begin to consider why beliefs and practices are significant, how they influence individuals and communities, and how different viewpoints can be compared and discussed.
Which religions and worldviews can children explore in Year 3 RE?
Year 3 children can explore different religious and non-religious worldviews through beliefs, sacred stories and texts, worship, festivals, values, identity and community. The particular religions and worldviews taught will depend on your school's RE curriculum or agreed syllabus.
Is there a National Curriculum for Year 3 RE?
Religious Education is not part of the National Curriculum in England in the same way as subjects such as Science or Geography. 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 3 RE.
How should I approach Year 3 RE planning?
Start with your school's RE curriculum or agreed syllabus and identify the knowledge, religions, worldviews and concepts children should study. Year 3 RE planning should build on KS1 learning while giving children increasing opportunities to investigate meaning, compare perspectives, make connections and explain their ideas using what they have learned.
