Grade 5Christian Religious Education

What your child actually learns this year

Every strand and every topic in the Grade 5 Christian Religious Education curriculum, exactly as the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development sets it out. Written so you can read it in one sitting, without a teaching qualification.

1CreationWhere the subject starts: what a person is for, what work is for, how things went wrong, and what holds a family together.4 topics·54 questions

  • My Purpose (Talents and Abilities)

    3 skills

    What a child is good at, and the idea that it was given for a reason.

  • Work

    4 skills

    Why work matters, and the dignity in doing it well.

  • The Fall of Man

    3 skills

    What went wrong in the garden, and what followed from it.

  • Family Unity

    4 skills

    What keeps a family together, and each person's part in it.

2The BibleEight topics: what the Bible is for, and then seven passages from the Old Testament and the Acts of the Apostles.8 topics·107 questions

  • The Bible as a Guide

    3 skills

    What the book is, how it is arranged, and how it is used.

  • Bible Stories: Peter and John in the Temple

    4 skills

    The lame man at the gate, and what Peter had to give him.

  • King Solomon the Wise Ruler

    3 skills

    The judgement that made his name, and what wisdom is worth asking for.

  • Noah and his Sons

    3 skills

    The ark, the flood, and what happened to the family afterwards.

  • A Hand Writes on the Wall

    3 skills

    Belshazzar's feast, the writing, and Daniel reading it.

  • Mount Carmel Contest

    3 skills

    Elijah against the prophets of Baal, and the fire that settled it.

  • God's Protection (The Birth of Moses)

    3 skills

    The basket in the reeds, and the mother and sister who put it there.

  • The Call of Moses

    4 skills

    The burning bush, the excuses, and the answer to them.

3The Life of Jesus ChristThe largest strand: nine episodes from the baptism to the parables, taken one at a time.9 topics·120 questions

  • John the Baptist

    3 skills

    Who he was, what he preached, and what he was preparing for.

  • The Baptism of Jesus Christ

    3 skills

    What happened at the Jordan, and what was said there.

  • Calming the Storm

    3 skills

    The boat, the fear, and the question put to the disciples afterwards.

  • Feeding the Four Thousand

    4 skills

    The crowd, the little that was available, and what was left over.

  • Healing the Paralysed Man

    3 skills

    The friends who opened a roof, and what was forgiven before anybody walked.

  • Parable of the Lost Sheep

    3 skills

    The ninety-nine left behind, and why.

  • Sermon on the Mount

    3 skills

    The blessings, and the way of living set out after them.

  • The Rich Young Ruler

    3 skills

    The question he asked, the answer he got, and why he went away.

  • A Friend at Midnight

    3 skills

    The neighbour who keeps knocking, and what the parable says about asking.

4The ChurchHow the church began, what it does when it gathers, and who it believes is with it.4 topics·54 questions

  • The Early Church

    3 skills

    What the first believers did together, and how they shared what they had.

  • The Lord's Supper

    3 skills

    What was said at the table, and why it is still kept.

  • The Holy Spirit

    4 skills

    Pentecost, and the gifts that came with it.

  • Peter's Miraculous Rescue

    3 skills

    The prison, the chains, and the prayer going on across town.

5Christian LivingFive topics on the choices in front of a Grade 5 child now, and the strand that makes the subject practical.5 topics·65 questions

  • Friendship Formation

    3 skills

    Choosing friends, and being one worth having.

  • Human Sexuality

    4 skills

    The changes of growing up, treated plainly and with respect.

  • Sanctity of Life

    3 skills

    Why a life is not a thing to be spent, including one's own.

  • Alcohol, Drugs and Substance Abuse

    4 skills

    What these do, and how the offer is usually made.

  • Social Media

    4 skills

    What goes out and never comes back, and who is really on the other side.

Why you can take this page at face value

Straight from the KICD design

The strands and topics on this page are the Grade 5 Christian Religious Education curriculum as the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development sets it out. We have not chosen them, reordered them or left any out.

Nothing here is a sample

Every topic below is covered in our question bank, not a selection of the easy ones. The numbers beside each strand are the real counts.

Marked by a machine, written by a person

Each question carries its full working and a note on why every wrong answer is wrong, so a child who misses one is told what they were thinking, not just that they were wrong.

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