Key Stage 2
What does it mean to belong?
What does it mean to belong to the church family? Looking at Christian Confirmation in the Church of England, Adult Baptism in some Free Churches, and first communion in the Roman Catholic Church
Kirklees Agreed Syllabus: Unit 3A (Transition Unit)
Preparing for a big day: Why is prayer so important in Islam?
Preparation for prayer and the symbolism of each wudu action
Prayer itself: and symbolism
Five prayers in the Masjid/ praying at home
What part does the Koran play?
Kirklees Agreed Syllabus: Unit 3C
How and why do you become a Sikh?
Sikhs believe that all people are of equal value.
Pupils have the opportunity to see how this works in the Gurdwara, the focus for the life of the Sikh community.
There will be special emphasis on the langar (the free community kitchen), the Khalsa (the brotherhood of Amrit Sikhs) and the wearing of the 5 Ks by some Sikhs.
How do Sikhs feel in the Gurdwara? Egs of Parkash Karna and Kirtan Sohila. How do the pupils feel?
Teaching and learning methods will include using thinking skills, questioning (about equality for example), hot seating a member of the Sikh community and imaginative use of artefacts.
Kirklees Agreed Syllabus: Unit 3E
How and why do people celebrate religious festivals?
All festivals need story, symbol, togetherness, reflection and action.
Teaching methods include stilling and visualisation, theatre of learning/Godly play, community of enquiry, hot seating, drama, dance, reflection, silence
Learning packages available for visits to a Christian , Hindu and/or Sikh Faith Centre
Christian: may include Advent, Christmas, Holy Week, Easter, etc etc
The Learning Package can be adapted to fit in with appropriate season - for example
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i) Journeys - about the journey of the Magi to Jesus linked to the journeys of the pupils both physical and spiritual, and the journeys of other human beings in the world (refugees, asylum seekers etc)
ii) Advent Event - using music, poetry, sketches, candles
iii) Easter - Life and death - using the stained glass windows, altar, Easter garden, Holy communion
iv) What happens on Sundays?
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i) Traditions of worship in the Mandir using murti, artefacts, dance, music, sound, sight, movement
ii) Holi - the triumph of good over evil, celebrated with games, food, squirting water!
iii) Not just lighting divas, but also Lakshmi puja with the emphasis on honesty and generosity, wealth and prosperity.
Kirklees Agreed Syllabus: Unit 4B - Sikh
How and why do you become a Buddhist?
This visit covers:
Meditation (generic not Buddhist) and its benefits. What happens in the Buddhist community in Huddersfield. The Peace Café and service to others. What makes me happy.
Kirklees Agreed Syllabus: Unit 4C
How can you express your ideas about God through the arts?
(Two Learning Packages for the Sikh Gurdwara and Hindu Mandir)
Sikhs: may include frescoes (wall paintings) about Guru Nanak and his life, or pictures of other Gurus (eg Guru Tegh Bahadur -what issues might he stand up for today? Freedom to worship?) Explore decorations in the Harimandir. what does the local Gurdwara have that is similar? Why was the Harimandir built? Can you write a hymn? Musical instruments - tabla and harmonium? Explore the place of the Guru Granth Sahib and what happens to it. What does this tell you about God? Guru Govind Singh said, `God has no marks or symbols, no colour or caste, no family line. No one can describe God's shape, colour, features or clothing.' How does the Gurwara back this up? Do you agree/disagree? Why?
Story of Guru Nanak, Duni Chand and the needle.
Other questions to ask may include: What do you think will happen next? What emotions are being shown? How does the image make you feel? What does the artist want to say to you? What questions would you like to ask the artist? How might he/she reply? What religious questions is this image trying to comment on? Etc
Hindu: may include responses in music, dance and symbolic action.
What is needed for puja? How else can worship be expressed? Using a simple faith story of eg Krishna, Ganesha mime it as a starting point for dance. Hindu creation story could be used as final activity. Look at murtis, images of Brahma, Shiva and Vishnu (Trimurti). What can they discover about the god? Symbolism? Develop into own `lord of sport', `lady of courage' for example.
Kirklees Agreed Syllabus: Unit 4F
What do places of worship teach about religions?
Learning Packages available for several Faith Centres including the Sikh Gurdwara
Kirklees Agreed Syllabus: Unit 5A - Buddhism
Kirklees Agreed Syllabus: Unit 5A - The Muslim Commitment: Prayer
How are beliefs and values expressed through worship?
Two Learning Packages based around :
1 Christian Holy Communion service.
2 Buddhist puja
Kirklees Agreed Syllabus: Unit 5B
What does it mean to be part of a religious community? (Three Learning Packages based around the Buddhist Centre, the Muslim Centre and in the future The Community of the Resurrection in Mirfield)
Buddhists:
The Centre is both a home and a place for worship. Not everyone lives here. An opportunity to `hot seat' both ordained and non-ordained Buddhists. Visit a bedroom and the Meditation room - what are the questions that students want to ask? (More philosophical than factual hopefully!)
Muslims: The Community is more than the building! The whole praying community is important. This package concentrates on how and why prayer is the Muslim's life.
Kirklees Agreed Syllabus: Unit 5E
Why do millions of people travel to Sacred Places?
Two Learning Packages- a Christian Package about Journeys and the Christmas Story, and a Muslim Package about Hajj
Kirklees Agreed Syllabus: Unit 5F
Can Christian Aid and Islamic Relief change the world?
(Two learning Packages, Christian and Muslim)
Christian: Activities looking at poverty around the world, including Kirklees with reference to injustice, natural disasters, poor v. rich, and a Christian Aid simulation game. Community of enquiry followed by investigation/exploration of how the Church building responds to poverty locally, nationally and internationally. Hot seat members of the Christian faith community: How can you change the world? Tithing?
Muslim: Activities looking at poverty around the world, including Kirklees with reference to injustice, natural disasters, poor v. rich, and an Islamic Relief simulation game. Community of enquiry followed by investigation/exploration of how the Mosque building responds to poverty locally, nationally and internationally. Hot seat members of the Muslim faith community: How can you change the world? Zakat?
Kirklees Agreed Syllabus: Unit 6A
Can you express your spiritual side in a work of art? This unit uses art and architecture in order to produce a work of art - all faiths depending on their use of such. Care taken to be Faith sensitive!
Christian: Using `The Light of the World' by Holman Hunt in small groups with suggested questioning and activities. How is the painting linked to the building and the people of faith? How can your spiritual side respond? Exploration of the building and talking to the people in it to discover the links. Also using the Maria Gomez cross and adapting this to the school's environment
Muslim: Using calligraphy and/or geometric pattern - no image is to be of Allah, Muhammed (pbuh) or other prophets). How is the art linked to the building and the people of faith? How can your spiritual side respond?
Buddhist: Using a thangka painting in small groups with suggested questioning and activities, or a mandala in a similar way. How is the painting linked to the building and the people of faith? How can your spiritual side respond?
Note how symbols are used, colours, shapes etc
Responses from pupils may include surprise, interest, feelings, the five senses etc
Kirklees Agreed Syllabus: Unit 6E