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1^st half

 What groups do I belong to and how does this make   me feel?

 How does belonging to a group influence how we   behave?

 What things can show that someone belongs to a   religion?

 How does belonging to a religion make some   children feel?

What stories are special to you, your family and your friends?  What makes them special?

Why are stories a good way of teaching us things?

What can we learn from religious stories?

How can stories influence how we behave?

2^nd  half

 What special times do I celebrate with my family and   friends and why?

 How do we celebrate special times?

 How do special times show what is important to me?

 What can we learn from some special occasions in   the religions?

1^st half

 What things are special in your home, to you, your   family and your friends?  What makes them special?

 How can special things help to show what is   important to us?

 How do we treat things that are special to us and to   others?

 What special things can show that people belong to   a group?

How do my family and friends influence who I am?

How can our behaviour affect others?

How can I express feelings about myself and others using art, music, drama and words?

What can we learn from religious stories that can influence how we behave?

2^nd  half

What makes my family and friends special to me?

How do we show that someone is special to us?

How do special people influence the way we behave?

Who is special in the religions and what makes them special?

1^st half

 What makes your home/room a special place?

 How do people show that their special places are   important?

 How should we look after special places?

 What makes some places special to religious   people?

How is your family the same as and different from families around the world?

What can people do to help look after the world?

How can you show your feelings about the world through art, music, acting and stories?

What can we learn from religious stories that explain how the world came about?

2^nd  half

1^st half

Where do our ideas of right and wrong come from?

How far are humans different from animals?

What do different religions, beliefs and groups within religions believe about humans and other animals?

What do different religions, beliefs and groups within religions believe about how we should live our lives?

How do these places help believers to worship and feel closer to God?

How do these places show key beliefs about what it means to be a person?

How do worship and rituals express different beliefs about God and the world?

How do we express deep feelings, beliefs and attitudes that help us make sense of our life?

2^nd  half

What qualities and behaviours do different festivals and celebrations encourage in participants?

What beliefs about how we should behave are expressed through different festivals?

What do different religions, beliefs and groups within religions believe about humans and other animals?

What do different religions, beliefs and groups within religions believe about how we should live our lives?

What beliefs about God can be found in local, national and global communities and how are they expressed?

How does living in a community help people gain a sense of something to live for?

How can going on a pilgrimage affect believers’ belief in God?

How can going on pilgrimage help believers gain a sense of something to live for?

1^st half

How do these places help believers live together and with others?

How do these places express what is important in the lives of the individuals and community?

What do different religions and beliefs say about how the universe and life say about humanity and other animals?

What do different religions and beliefs say about humanity’s responsibility to the natural world?

What different beliefs about God are expressed during Festivals?

How do celebrations and festivals help express meaning and purpose in our lives?

What do different religions and beliefs say about how the universe and life came about?

Why is there something instead of nothing?

2^nd  half

How are symbolic pictures, images, shapes and language used to convey deep feelings, ideas and beliefs?

What beliefs about how we should behave are expressed through different religious and other symbols?

What beliefs do different pilgrimages show about what it means to be human?

How can going on pilgrimage affect the lives of individuals and communities?

What do the lives, teachings and example of the key religious figures in the different religions show about faith in God?

How do the lives, teachings and example of the key religious figures in the different religions provide a sense of something to live for?

What do different religions, beliefs and groups within religions believe about God?

How can religion and belief help provide something to live for?

1^st half

Why can’t everyone be the same?

How does belonging to a religion make it easier or harder to live together as a community?

What do different sacred texts say about what it means to be a human?

What rules for living are found in different sacred texts?

What do different sacred texts reveal/say about God?

How might religious people interpret their sacred texts differently?

What beliefs about God are expressed in different symbols and why are symbols used to describe God?

How do symbols help us make sense of our experience and feelings?

2^nd  half

What qualities and values do the different rites of passage encourage in the believers?

How should the beliefs and values expressed in the rites of passage affect how individuals and communities live life?

How do worship and rituals express different beliefs about humanity?

How do worship and rituals help believers live the best lives they can?

What different beliefs about God are expressed in the rites of passage?

How can rites of passage help give a sense of something to live for?

Are religious teachings about how we should live still helpful in the 21^st century?

How do our beliefs and attitudes help us make sense of our lives and experience?