Year 1 Islamic RE: Autumn 2 worksheet

“Five Prayers a Day” is free to print, with no account. It is the first sheet in the Year 1 Islamic studies unit “Islamic RE: Autumn 2”, for children aged 5 to 6, and takes about 20 minutes.

Print it on A4. The child's pages come first; the answers, and what each wrong answer tells you, are on the grown-up page that follows. Weeks 7 to 12 of the year, 6 sheets in the unit.

Free sample · answers on the last page

Five Prayers a Day

Name: ____________ · Date: ____________
Year 1 · Islamic RE · about 20 minutes
Answers are on the grown-up page

Today I can say when Muslims pray Salah and which way they face.

A Look back3 min

1.
Join each Pillar of Islam to what it means.
ShahadahSalahSawmZakahHajj
Fasting in RamadanPilgrimage to MakkahSaying the statement of faithGiving to people in needPraying five times a day
2.
The Qur'an is Allah's book. Circle the language it was revealed in.
EnglishArabicUrdu
3.
Muslims recite this surah in every prayer. Circle its name.
Al-FatihaAl-IkhlasAn-Nas

B Watch me, then you4 min

Muslims pray Salah at five set times in a day. Each prayer has its own name.

Watch me

Fajr is the first prayer, at dawn.

Maghrib is the prayer at sunset.

So there are five prayers in one day, in this order.

Now you

1.
Circle the prayer that is said at dawn.
FajrMaghribIsha

C Your turn6 min

Look at the sky scene and the prayer names. From the UK, Makkah is to the south-east.

A small town under a sky that moves from pale dawn to deep blue night

1.
Circle the prayer that is said at sunset.
FajrMaghribIshaAsr
2.
Join each prayer to its time of day.
FajrDhuhrAsrMaghribIsha
nightsunsetmiddaydawnafternoon
3.
Put these prayers in the order they happen in one day, starting at dawn. Write 1 to 5 in each box.
1. Isha
2. Fajr
3. Maghrib
4. Dhuhr
5. Asr
4.
Muslims in the UK face which direction when they pray? Circle one.
northnorth-eastsouth-eastwest

Say it out loud: Which prayer comes next after the one you just named? What time of day is it?

D Spot the mistake3 min

A stone garden sundial in sunshine, with its shadow across the ground

Priya says: “Prayer times are the same on every day of the year.”

1.
Is Priya right? Write one sentence to explain.

E Think deeper3 min

Muslims face Makkah when they pray, wherever they live in the world.

A plain prayer mat beside a Qur'an on a wooden stand

1.
Why do you think Muslims all face the same place when they pray? Write two sentences.

How did it feel?

I can do it Nearly Not yet

For the grown-up

Five Prayers a Day · 2 minutes to read

Answers, and what a wrong one tells you

A

1. Shahadah → Saying the statement of faith; Salah → Praying five times a day; Sawm → Fasting in Ramadan; Zakah → Giving to people in need; Hajj → Pilgrimage to Makkah If your child joins Salah to fasting, they may be mixing up the Pillars. Say the Pillars in order and ask what Salah means.

2. Arabic If your child circled English, remind them the Qur'an was revealed in Arabic. Say the word Arabic together and point to the blank.

3. Al-Fatiha If your child circled Al-Ikhlas or An-Nas, say that Al-Fatiha is the opening surah. It has seven verses and is said in every prayer.

B

1. Fajr If your child circled Isha, ask: is it dark at dawn, or is the sun just coming up?

C

1. Maghrib If your child circled Isha, ask: is the sun going down at sunset, or is it already night?

2. Fajr → dawn; Dhuhr → midday; Asr → afternoon; Maghrib → sunset; Isha → night

3. 1 Fajr · 2 Dhuhr · 3 Asr · 4 Maghrib · 5 Isha If your child starts with Isha, they may be reading the list from the end. Ask: which prayer happens when the sun first comes up?

4. south-east If your child circled north-east, point to the line about Makkah at the top. Find south-east on a compass together.

D

1. Look for: Says no, because prayer times follow the sun and change a little each day. If your child agrees with Priya, ask: does the sun come up at the same time in summer and winter? Prayer times follow the sun.

E

1. Look for: Mentions Makkah or the Qibla and the idea that Muslims face the same place together.

Words to use

Say“Tap the five prayer names with me. Which one comes first in the day, and which one comes last?”

Instead of“Just tell them the answers, or say they should know this already.”

After the sheet

Use a phone compass app to find south-east together. Say 'That way is Makkah'. Then tap five fingers and name each prayer.

Tick what your child got right in StudyDen. Anything missed comes back in a later Look back box, so there's no need to redo the sheet.

The rest of this unit

5 more sheets come with a StudyDen plan, in teaching order:

The Trustworthy One(with a plan)
Allah's Mercy Everywhere(with a plan)
My Thankfulness Journal(with a plan)
Prophet Adam and the First Human(with a plan)
Kindness to Parents(with a plan)

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