Languages Archive
Teaching Sensitive and Controversial Issues
This index of papers offers teachers advice and guidance on how to approach teaching sensitive and controversial topics in schools. Some of the topics covered include creating safe spaces, discussion roles, 'political correctness', media literacy and links to other useful … Continue reading
NYC Muslim Community Center: Why there? Why not?
This resource is a background outline of the proposed mosque and community center, with guidelines for conducting a discussion with students.
Islam: Empire of Faith – An Introduction to Islam and Muhammad
This is the first of five lessons aimed at students in grades 6012, providing a broad overview of Islam. This lesson guide provides an outline of the topics to be covered and the procedure of carrying out these lessons.
The World of Islam
This resource is the National Geographic story on Islam, with links to online forums, bibliographies, Muslim organizations, and a digital Quran.
100 Questions About Islam
Current debates about integration, religious freedom and cultural diversity highlight growing levels of tensions between Muslim and non-Muslim communities in the US and Europe—most of which are founded on a lack of information. This video project aims to provide a … Continue reading
Religion Quizzes on Sporcle
Sporcle offers a great selection of religion quizzes and games for everyone. Timed quizzes allow players to test their knowledge on a variety of different issues and religions.
Religious Diversity Guide
A resource that offers detailed information about various world religions, outlining their history, diversity within the religion, beliefs, holidays, a glossary, and further resources to consult.
Teaching Ideas: Religious education (general)
This website contains teaching materials and worksheets for children, looking at different religions and how religious diversity makes each of us special. The website also contains resources for teaching about Christianity/Judaism, Islam/Hinduism, and Sikhism.
Teaching Ideas: Religious education (Christanity and Judaism)
This resource offers comprehensive activities for teaching children about Judaism and Christianity. Looking at both the Old Testament and the New Testament, the website contains many different worksheets and powerpoint presentations for teaching children about the different aspects of these … Continue reading