Year 5 · Religious education · Beliefs and big questions · Lesson 4

What happens when we die?

Beliefs about life after death in Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism and Humanism, including heaven, judgement, reincarnation, karma, moksha and nirvana.

13-minute video lesson

Teaching, worked examples and 20 practice questions solved step by step.

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What your child will learn

Describe beliefs about life after death
Use key words correctly
Compare beliefs
Explain how beliefs affect how people live

The method

What's the belief?
Key words?
How does it affect life?
Be sensitive.

Key words: afterlife, heaven, reincarnation, karma, nirvana, resurrection.

Worked examples

The first three practice questions from the lesson, with every step.

Question 1

What is heaven for Christians?

Step 1: God

Answer: being with God for ever

Question 2

What is resurrection?

Step 1: Rise

Answer: rising from the dead

Question 3

What is Jannah?

Step 1: Paradise

Answer: paradise in Islam