World Religions Unit with 6 Major World Religions

Description

You can teach about world religions! Research shows that teaching World Religions to kids reduces rates of bullying and increases tolerance of religious differences. This World Religion Study Bundle teaches elementary school students about the major world religions including Buddhism, Islam, Christianity, Judaism, Sikhism, and Hinduism. This unit sticks to the facts to teach kids about how religion teaches us about history and culture.

What’s Included

This World Religions unit will help your students understand themselves and the world better. The lessons are engaging, interactive, and easy for teachers to implement.

Part 1. World Religions Activity Book & Digital Adventure

Explore a printable activity book and digital adventure (digital slides) to understand important topics about the six major world religions. In this section, you will explore religious beliefs and practices.

Part 2. World Religions Flipbooks

Students will explore 6 Flipbooks on Judaism, Sikhism, Buddhism, Islam, Christianity, and Hinduism. Each flipbook explores the history, beliefs, and practices of different world religions. Students will be able to compare and contrast different world religions. Flipbooks encourage developing reading and writing skills.

Part 3. World Religions Digital Adventures

Digital Adventures are paperless, no-prep lessons for cultural kids. Adventures on Sikhism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, World Religions, and Beliefs are included. Digital Adventures encourage talking, active listening, and partner sharing.

Bonus: World Religions Scope & Sequence

Access my private scope and sequence that I use to teaching world religions. It includes detailed objectives and lessons by grade level to ensure you cover all of the important topics.

How can this unit be for elementary school?

Teaching a world religions curriculum at the elementary level is one way to decrease and prevent bullying and religious intolerance. Research shows that adults severely underestimate children’s ability to process big topics, like skin color, gender, sexuality, and yes – religion. Children are perceptive. They notice prejudices and stereotypes far younger than most adults believe. In this study, children as young as 3-months-old perceive differences in appearance. By 3-years-old, children associate appearances with negative stereotypes. Since religions are closely tied with ethnicity and appearance, children are building belief systems about religion and religious differences from an early age. On the other hand, having children grapple with important topics early on can combat biases and prejudices later in life. Early intervention is the key to reducing religious bullying, intolerance, and discrimination in school.

Flipbooks are written at a 3-5th grade reading level, while Digital Adventures are interactive and suitable for all ages.  If you teach early elementary, I recommend reading and guiding your students through the flipbooks. They will do great!

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