Islamic Rites of Passage

Your class will enjoy learning about the major rites of passage in a Muslim's life with these five complete lessons for Year 3/4. Find out about Islam and its beliefs before diving into the celebrations and ceremonies Muslim families experience throughout their lives. Naming ceremonies, marriage ceremonies, and funeral ceremonies are investigated in this scheme finishing with the all-important Hajj pilgrimage.

With lesson plans, slides, differentiated worksheets, and many more useful resources, these KS2 RE Islamic lessons give you everything you need to smoothly teach your children about the Islamic Rites of Passage.

A Knowledge Organiser is available to support the learning in this scheme. It is included in the Complete Series download or can be purchased individually.

The Five Pillars of Islam KS2

This first lesson introduces your class to Islam and the Five Pillars of Islam: Shahadah, Salat, Zakat, Sawm and Hajj. Children will learn about where Muslim communities are around the world and why it can be important to be a part of a community of faith.

During the activity section of the lesson, your class will look at the five pillars of Islam in more detail. They are asked to describe each pillar through pictures or written descriptions. Alternatively, they can research the Five Pillars of Islam before creating a poster.

Muslim Birth and Naming Ceremonies

This lesson explores what happens when a new baby is born into a Muslim family. They will learn about the seven-day naming ceremony called Tasmiyah and what happens at each stage.

Your class will learn about where names come from and make inferences about their own name. Children will explore some Islamic names and what they represent.

Muslim Marriages

This lesson teaches your class about the steps involved in a Muslim marriage. They will learn about the traditions and customs for both the bride and the groom. Children will also find out about engagement ceremonies and what Mendhi is.

This lesson comes with everything you need to teach a KS2 lesson on Muslim Marriages including, PDF lessons slides, differentiated activities, a detailed lesson plan and printable resources.

Muslim Funerals

This lesson explains to children what happens when a Muslim person dies and the emotions people feel when attending a funeral. Children will learn how Muslims prepare the body for burial and how they comfort family members experiencing loss.

In their independent work, the children will reflect on how a person might be feeling during a funeral and how they could share condolences to someone in this situation.

The Hajj KS2

The Hajj is a holy pilgrammage that all Muslims are expected to do during their lifetime. They journey to Mecca in Saudi Arabia; the place where the Prophet Muhammed was born and received his first message from God.

This Hajj KS2 lesson explains one of the most important rites of passage in a Muslim person's life. Your class will learn about what a pilgrimage is, what happens on the Hajj and why this pilgrimage is so important to Islamic believers.

This final lesson also comes with a fun End of Unit Quiz to help summarise the children's learning during this unit on Islamic Rites of Passage.

This Year 3/4 RE Knowledge Organiser has been created to complement the study of the Islam strand within our RE and worldviews resource offer. It is designed to support your children's understanding of key vocabulary and big ideas covered in this scheme of work, while signposting prior learning. Children are also encouraged to reflect on 'Ways of Knowing' about religion and worldviews, and to think deeply about the topic through the 'Thinking Questions' provided.