Grades Archive

Hip Hop Artists, My Traditions

Posted on December 10, 2011

Students will learn about stereotypes as well as how to identify and challenge their own biases. Students will also make connections to religion as an important aspect of identity and an influence within the realm of Hip-Hop.

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Gallup Coexist Index 2009

Posted on December 10, 2011

The Gallup Coexist Index 2009: A Global Study of Interfaith Relations report offers an in-depth analysis of perceptions and attitudes about various religions, with a special focus on Islam in France, Germany and the UK. It also includes interesting data … Continue reading →

Posted in English, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Other Tools, Resources, Teaching Tools | Tagged attitudes, Coexist, France, Gallup, Germany, interfaith, Islam, perceptions, polls, religions, UK | | ', '' ); ?>

Classroom Diversity

Posted on December 10, 2011

This is a description of an icebreaker, especially for very young children. It also offers a way of integrating migrants into the educational system, and enabling young children to know more about their classmates and their cultures

Posted in English, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade K, Lesson Plans, Resources, Teaching Tools | Tagged icebreaker, migrants, multiethnic, parents, Social studies | | ', '' ); ?>

Food, Faith and Community

Posted on December 10, 2011

The Shap Working Party on Education in Religions annual journal World Religions in Education's 2009 topic is Food, Faith and Community. This new e-journal includes a wide variety of free articles for teachers and others interested in learning more about … Continue reading →

Posted in English, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Other Tools, Resources, Teaching Tools | Tagged Bahai, Catholicism, community, faith, food, Judaism, Orthodox Christianity, Pagan, Ramadan, SHAP, Zoroastrian | | ', '' ); ?>

Teaching @ Tolerance Teaching about tolerance through music

Posted on December 10, 2011

This website provides a lesson plan about tolerance modeled around the work and lessons of Martin Luther King, Jr. Five lesson plans are provided which each focus on a different message of tolerance. Each lesson plan covers a specific … Continue reading →

Posted in English, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Lesson Plans, Other Tools, Resources, Teaching Tools | Tagged bully, feelings, intolerance, mean, prejudice, self-esteem, teaching, tolerance., United States of America, USA, violence | | ', '' ); ?>

World Religions Grades 3 – 7

Posted on December 10, 2011

These websites through PBS provides lesson plan ideas for teachers to incorporate into their classes about world religions. Topics covered in the Grades 3 to 7 activity ideas includes religious buildings/houses of worship for different faiths, celebrations various religions have … Continue reading →

Posted in English, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Lesson Plans, Other Tools, Resources, Teaching Tools | Tagged Animism/Ethnic, Bhagavad Gita, Bible, Book of Chuang Tzu, Buddhist, cathedral, Christ, Christians, Church, Confucianism, Copts, Easter, God, Hajj, Hinduism/Hindu, holidays, Holocaust, Islam/Muslim, Judaism/Jewish, Koran, Mecca, mosque, Native American, Passover, Protestant, Purim, Religious buildings, Shinto, Sikh, Sinhalese, synagogue, Taliban, Taoism, temple, Torah, Tripitaka, USA, worship | | ', '' ); ?>

Religious Education, Scotland

Posted on December 10, 2011

This publication, which is part of the 5–14 Teacher Support series, aims to support the teaching of religious education at the S1 and S2 stages in schools. It provides advice and resource materials to complement the 5–14 national guidelines Religious … Continue reading →