- Culture
Goggles: Same Holy Land, Different Holidays - In this lesson, students
will visit the Culture Goggles exhibit in Xpedition Hall, where students
select a religion to see how a Christian, a Jew, or a Muslim might view
the Old City of Jerusalem in Israel.
- Dreaming
to Come to America - Students examine reasons for immigration to
America, including economic, political, and religious considerations,
and conduct research to determine immigration history of students' families
and compare reasons other groups have come to America.
- Having
a Great Time - Wish You Were Here - This is an overview of colonial
life in America focusing on the social, political, religious, and economic
developments of the New England, Middle colonies, and Southern colonies.
- Hinduism
vs. Buddhism - Students create Venn diagrams showing the differences
and similarities between the religions of Hinduism and Buddhism
- How
have world religions shaped who I am today? - How did beliefs in
each of the main world religions of Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism,
Animism, Judaism, or Christianity influence behavior of believers?
-
Five Major World Religions - This activity allows students to research
and identify various aspects of five major world religions including
Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Judaism. Students will
use the World Wide Web to conduct research, recording their findings
in Microsoft Word tables.
- Four
Freedoms for the Fourth
- Golden
Age of Islam - Core New York State Curriculum
- Hinduism- A
teacher's guide.
- Hinduism
Lesson Plan - Students will learn the basic tenets and features
of Hinduism, including its focus on multiple-god worship, the concept
of reincarnation, and the historical caste system.
- How Is Ramayana
Part of the Great Storytelling Tradition? - Oral literature transmits
culture from one generation to the next, creating a sense of community.
The Ramayana in India has retained a continuity of plot and character
due to its religious significance.
- Inca
Expansionism - As a result of this activity, students will become
familiar with some aspects of the Incas while learning the skills associated
with making a map overlay.
- Interpreting
Mythology Through Dance - In this lesson, students learn about Ancient
Egyptian rituals and attitudes about death and the afterlife. Students
will learn about the mythological 12-hour journey of the sun god Re,
and will explore an online Smithsonian Museum exhibit on the subject.
- Invitation
to Religion - Students are introduced to the world's five major
religions including: traits, characteristics, similarities and differences
. Following discussion students create an invitation to a holiday from
one of the religions they have studied.
- Islam
- discuss how to promote understanding among people who have different
traditions.
- Jesus
and the Rise of Christianity - Students will explore how change
affects different classes within a culture.
- Judaism
Christianity Unit: Scripture as Literature - The purpose of this
unit is to integrate our study of Judaism and Christianity with the
scripture references in the Core Knowledge Sequence appendix. Students
will become familiar with the organization of the Bible into Old and
New Testaments.
- Lessons
of the Indian Epics: Following the Dharma - How does the Ramayana
teach dharma, one of Hinduism's most important tenants?
- Looks
Like Christmas, Exploring Sight - Students explore their sense of
sight, learn about the eyes and how to keep them safe, and become familiar
with how to help blind people become a part of their world.
- Mummification
- This lesson provides students with the opportunity to develop their
process skills by engaging in a mummification process and methodologically
documenting the process.
- Religion
and Belief Systems in Asia - This lesson is one in a series developed
in collaboration with The Asia Society, with support from the Freeman
Foundation, highlighting the geography and culture of Asia and its people.
- Religion
and Spirituality in Nepal - This lesson asks students to contemplate
the meaning of a statement regarding Nepalese religion and spirituality
and to look for evidence of religious customs and "spiritual richness"
observed during one American's trek through Nepal. The students will
conclude by comparing and contrasting these factors in Nepal with their
own country.
- Religion
and the Argument for American Independence - How did religion affect
arguments justifying American independence?
- Religion
and the Fight for American Independence - The activities in this
lesson relate to how America's revolutionary leaders enlisted the support
of religion for their cause and how the religious beliefs of Anglican
loyalists and Quaker pacifists affected the fight for American independence.
- Religions
of the World - Students begin a study of the part that religion
plays in culture, by discovering how many different religions there
are in the world and where they are predominantly located. This will
involve reading, as well as map work.
- Religion
in 18th Century America - This curriculum unit will, through the
use of primary documents, introduce students to the First Great Awakening,
as well as to the ways in which religious-based arguments were used
both in support of and against the American Revolution.
- Rituals
and Rites of Passage - Students will be able to define what a rite
of passage is. Students will recognize at least five specific rites
of passage.
- Sikhism
- A complete overview.
- Smells
Like Christmas, Exploring the Nose - In this lesson, students learn
that the sense of smell helps us to enjoy life and learn about unsafe
conditions. Students will smell Christmas by making gingerbread ornaments.
- Supreme
Court Decisions on Freedom of Religion - The following l7 Supreme
Court decisions are the basis for discussion on the First Amendment
Right, Freedom of Religion. Any and all can be discussed in depth or
simply touched upon.
- The
Christmas Tree, Just Where Did it Come From? - The Christmas tree
is popular in most homes in the United States. We decorate our living
and family rooms and outside in the yard, with trees. Just how did they
become part of the American Christmas?
- The Five
Pillars of Islam - A teaching idea.
- The
Spread of Buddhism - This lesson assumes that students have already
been introduced to the basic ideas of Buddhism and have some background
about the various regions in Asia. This lesson uses Buddhist art to
trace the spread of Buddhism in Asia.
-
The Spread of Religions - How do religions interact, adopt new ideas,
and adapt to diverse cultures? As the missionaries, pilgrims, and converts
of Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam moved around the world, the religions
created change and were themselves changed.
- The Three
Doctrine & Legalism - Students will imagine themselves to be, in
turn, a follower of Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, and Legalism.
- The
Whole World Celebrated Christmas! Right? - This lesson is for use
during the weeks before the Christmas break. This will be great for
middle school students. It is a comparison of the other religious holidays
that are celebrated around this same time of year.
- World
Religions - Students will demonstrate and understanding of the concept
of movement as it is applied to the five major world religions.
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