Year 1 Places of worship: what makes them sacred? worksheet

“Belonging at church” is free to print, with no account. It is the first sheet in the Year 1 religious education unit “Places of worship: what makes them sacred?”, for children aged 5 to 6, and takes about 22 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 31 to 36 of the year, 6 sheets in the unit.

Free sample · answers on the last page

Belonging at church

Name: ____________ · Date: ____________
Year 1 · Religious education · about 22 minutes
Answers are on the grown-up page

Today I can say why a church is more than a building and how people belong there.

A Look back3 min

1.
Which end of this feelings scale is happy?
sunnystormy
2.
Which season comes after summer?
WinterAutumnSpring
3.
Which step goes in the empty box?
Get dressedGo to bedPlay outside

B Watch me, then you4 min

Asher's Sunday at church starts with a welcome. Then everyone sings together.

Watch me

First, someone welcomes Asher at the door.

Then the church sings a praise song together.

Christians share Communion to remember Jesus.

Now you

1.
What else might Asher's church do between the welcome and Communion? Circle the answer.
Pray togetherGo to the parkEat lunch

C Your turn8 min

Read each question and choose or join. Think about what makes a church special.

A plain church building with a small cross on the roof, seen from the front

1.
Which place do Christians go to worship God?
a churcha mosquea school
2.
Which word means showing love and praise to God? Circle the answer.
worshipsacredbelong
3.
What does Asher love doing with everyone at church?
sing praise songsclimb treesread a comic
4.
Draw a line to join each place to the people who worship there.
a churcha mosquea synagogue
Jewish peopleMuslimsChristians

Say it out loud: Which words in this lesson tell you a church is more than a building?

D Spot the mistake3 min

A plain shop front beside a church building

Kit says: “A church is just a building, like a shop.”

1.
Is Kit right? Write why below.

E Think deeper4 min

A mosque with a dome and a synagogue with a tall arched window

1.
Why might these places feel special to the people who go there?

How did it feel?

Think about how Asher and Sophia feel at church. Talk to your grown-up about one place where you feel you belong.

I can do it Nearly Not yet

For the grown-up

Belonging at church · 2 minutes to read

Answers, and what a wrong one tells you

A

1. sunny

2. Autumn

3. Get dressed

B

1. Pray together

C

1. a church your child may be thinking of another faith. A mosque is where Muslims worship. Ask: which place is a Christian church?

2. worship If your child picks sacred, say that sacred means holy and special. Worship means showing love and praise to God.

3. sing praise songs

4. a church → Christians; a mosque → Muslims; a synagogue → Jewish people If lines cross, ask your child which place has a cross on the roof. That is the church, so Christians go there.

D

1. Look for: Says Kit is wrong: a church is where Christians worship and belong. Accept that the church is the people, or a holy, special place. If your child says Kit is right, ask what Asher's church family does there. Do people do that in a shop?

E

1. Look for: An idea that the place is holy or sacred, or helps people feel they belong together with others.

Words to use

Say“Which part of Asher's Sunday do you like best? Why do you think it helps him belong?”

Instead of“A church is just a building, isn't it? Just write the answer.”

After the sheet

Draw three pictures of a family Sunday: someone saying hello, singing, and sharing a meal together. Talk about how each one makes people feel included.

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:

Churches look different(with a plan)
Belonging to a mosque(with a plan)
How mosques can differ(with a plan)
Belonging at the synagogue(with a plan)
Synagogues that look different(with a plan)

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