Year 5 RE Resources and Lesson Plans
Explore ready-to-teach Year 5 RE resources, lesson plans and schemes of work for Religious Education. Our Year 5 Religious Education resources help children investigate beliefs, sacred texts and teachings, worship, values, identity and worldviews in greater depth, while considering how religion and belief can influence individuals and communities. Find engaging Year 5 RE activities, complete lesson plans and printable worksheets designed to develop knowledge, enquiry, comparison and thoughtful discussion.
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What should children learn in Year 5 RE?
Year 5 Religious Education helps children develop a more thoughtful and analytical understanding of religions, beliefs and worldviews. Children should explore sacred texts, beliefs, practices, worship, values, identity and community in greater depth, considering how these ideas are interpreted, why they matter to different people and how they can influence choices, behaviour and ways of life.
Analyse sacred texts and teachings
Encourage children to examine sacred texts, stories and teachings closely, identifying key ideas and considering how they may be interpreted and applied by different individuals and communities.
Make connections between beliefs and practices
Help children explain how beliefs can shape worship, prayer, rituals, traditions, moral choices and everyday behaviour, and explore why similar beliefs may be expressed in different ways.
Explore identity, belonging and influence
Investigate how religion and worldview can contribute to identity, belonging and community, and consider how beliefs and values may influence relationships, decisions and responses to wider issues.
Compare and evaluate different worldviews
Encourage children to compare religious and non-religious perspectives, consider different responses to questions about meaning, values and how people should live, and support their own ideas with reasons and examples.
Explore our Year 5 RE Resources
Browse our complete collection of Year 5 RE resources, lesson plans and schemes of work. Explore ready-to-teach Religious Education lessons covering sacred texts and teachings, beliefs and practices, worship, values, identity and worldviews, with engaging activities designed to deepen children’s knowledge, strengthen enquiry and comparison skills, and help them analyse how different beliefs and perspectives can influence individuals and communities.
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Planning Year 5 RE
When planning RE in Year 5, give children opportunities to investigate religions and worldviews in greater depth by exploring beliefs, sacred texts and teachings, worship, values, identity and community life. Year 5 RE lessons can help children make connections between beliefs and practices, consider how religion and worldview can influence individuals and communities, and compare different perspectives on questions of meaning, values and how people choose to live.
Plan sequences of Religious Education lessons that build on earlier KS2 learning and encourage children to investigate increasingly complex questions, analyse different viewpoints and support their ideas with reasons and examples. Enquiry, discussion, comparison and reflection can help children make connections between different areas of their learning and develop increasingly thoughtful responses to religious and non-religious perspectives. When developing your Year 5 RE planning, check the requirements of your school's agreed syllabus or RE curriculum and choose schemes of work that build knowledge, understanding and enquiry skills progressively across KS2.
Planning RE for your whole school? Explore our RE Curriculum Packs →Frequently Asked Questions about Year 5 RE
What should children learn in Year 5 RE?
Year 5 Religious Education helps children develop a deeper understanding of religions, beliefs and worldviews. Children can investigate sacred texts and teachings, beliefs and practices, worship, values, identity and community, while considering how these can influence people's choices, behaviour and ways of life.
What Year 5 RE resources does PlanBee provide?
PlanBee provides ready-to-teach Year 5 RE resources, including complete lesson plans and schemes of work. Resources include teaching slides, differentiated activities, worksheets and other printable materials designed to support engaging Religious Education lessons.
Do you have Year 5 RE lesson plans?
Yes. PlanBee's Year 5 RE lesson plans provide the teaching guidance and resources needed to deliver individual lessons. Lesson packs typically include a detailed lesson plan, teaching presentation, differentiated activities and printable resources.
What kinds of Year 5 RE activities are included?
Our Year 5 RE activities encourage children to investigate beliefs and teachings, explore different viewpoints, make comparisons, discuss questions about meaning and values, and use evidence from their learning to explain their ideas. Activities vary depending on the topic and learning objective.
Do you have Year 5 RE worksheets?
Yes. Many of our Year 5 RE lessons include printable worksheets and activity sheets alongside teaching presentations and lesson plans. These can support independent work, research, comparison, written responses and reflection.
Do you have Year 5 RE schemes of work?
Yes. Our Year 5 RE schemes of work provide structured sequences of lessons that build children's knowledge and understanding over a series of sessions. They combine subject knowledge with opportunities for enquiry, discussion, comparison and reflection.
Which religions and worldviews can children explore in Year 5 RE?
Year 5 children can explore different religious and non-religious worldviews through topics such as sacred texts, beliefs, worship, values, identity, belonging and community. The religions and worldviews your class studies will depend on your school's RE curriculum or agreed syllabus.
How should Year 5 RE build on earlier KS2 learning?
Year 5 RE can move children towards increasingly analytical thinking. Rather than simply describing beliefs and practices, children can make connections between them, consider their significance and influence, compare different perspectives and support their conclusions with reasons and examples.
Is there a National Curriculum for Year 5 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 5 RE.
How should I approach Year 5 RE planning?
Start with your school's agreed syllabus or RE curriculum to identify the knowledge, religions, worldviews and concepts children need to study. Year 5 RE planning can then sequence learning so children build on earlier knowledge, investigate increasingly complex questions, compare perspectives and develop well-reasoned responses.
