Year 3 Muslims: how does prayer and fasting help Muslims find harmony? worksheet

“Allah and Harmony” is free to print, with no account. It is the first sheet in the Year 3 religious education unit “Muslims: how does prayer and fasting help Muslims find harmony?”, for children aged 7 to 8, 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 1 to 6 of the year, 6 sheets in the unit.

Free sample · answers on the last page

Allah and Harmony

Name: ____________ · Date: ____________
Year 3 · Religious education · about 20 minutes
Answers are on the grown-up page

Today I can explain how the Five Pillars help Muslims feel close to Allah and find harmony.

A Look back3 min

1.
Christians go to this building to pray. Circle its name.
churchhouse
2.
Children learn in this building. Circle its name.
schoolshoppark
3.
A family can pray together at this place at home. Circle its name.
housepondfarm

B Watch me, then you4 min

Ali is learning about the Five Pillars of Islam. This wheel shows all five of them.

Watch me

The five pillars are Shahadah, Salat, Zakat, Sawm and Hajj.

Each one helps Muslims stay close to Allah.

Now you

1.
Circle the pillar about giving money to people in need.
ZakatHajjSalat

C Your turn8 min

Read each clue and look at its wheel. Circle the pillar the clue describes.

1.
Circle the pillar where a Muslim declares there is only one God.
ShahadahZakatHajj
2.
Circle the pillar of praying to Allah five times a day.
SalatSawmHajj
3.
Circle the pillar of a special journey to Makkah, for those who are able.
HajjZakatShahadah
4.
Circle the pillar of not eating or drinking in daylight during Ramadan.
SawmSalatZakat

Say it out loud: Which words in each question told you the name of the pillar?

D Spot the mistake3 min

A mosque with a dome and a tall minaret seen from the street

Kit says: “The Five Pillars are only rules, so they have nothing to do with feeling close to Allah.”

1.
Why is Kit's idea not right? Write one or two sentences.

E Think deeper4 min

A flat drawing of a black cube-shaped building with a gold band on a plain background.

1.
Millions of Muslims gather in Makkah for Hajj. How might this help people feel united? Write two or three sentences.

How did it feel?

I can do it Nearly Not yet

For the grown-up

Allah and Harmony · 2 minutes to read

Answers, and what a wrong one tells you

A

1. church your child may have picked house. Point to the church on the map and ask what building Christians pray in.

2. school

3. house

B

1. Zakat

C

1. Shahadah your child may have picked Zakat because it is also a pillar. Zakat is giving money. Ask what the pillar says about one God.

2. Salat your child may have picked Sawm, which is about fasting. Point to the five prayer times on the wheel and ask which pillar is about prayer.

3. Hajj your child may have picked Shahadah, which is about belief. Ask what a journey to Makkah is called in the pillars.

4. Sawm your child may have picked Salat, which is prayer. Ask what Muslims do without food in daylight during Ramadan.

D

1. Look for: Says the pillars help Muslims feel close to Allah and at peace, not only follow rules. If your child agrees with Kit, ask what Salat helps a Muslim feel. Look for the idea of being close to Allah.

E

1. Look for: Explains that standing together and praying to the same God can make people feel united and at peace.

Words to use

Say“What do you think the Five Pillars help a Muslim feel, besides following rules?”

Instead of“Just make them learn the names of the five pillars by heart.”

After the sheet

Stand five cups in a ring and rest a paper plate on top. Name one pillar for each cup. Talk about what happens if one cup is missing.

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 Shahadah: a promise of faith(with a plan)
Five prayers every day(with a plan)
Jummah: Praying Together(with a plan)
Sawm: fasting with purpose(with a plan)
Ramadan around the world(with a plan)

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