Origins and Founders

To understand that the six major religions can be divided into two main groups ‘Eastern’ and ‘Western’.

To know where and when these traditions began and the names of their founders.

To understand and explain why religion is important to some people

ON THE MAP COLOUR CODE THE SIX WORLD RELIGIONS IN THE KEY AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SHEET AND WHERE EACH RELIGION STARTED

Origins and Founders

The founder of the oldest western religion is Abraham who was alive in 1900 BCE

Jesus was alive in the year 0, he founded Christianity

Origins and Founders

Islam began with Mohammad in 620 CE

Hinduism has NO FOUNDER it began around 3000 BCE

Origins and Founders

Siddhartha grew up in about 1500 BCE, he founded Buddhism

Guru Nanak founded the newest Eastern faith in 1500 CE

Origins and FoundersTo know where and when these traditions began and the names of their founders.

To understand and explain why religion is important to some people

Complete the heads and tails activity on the sheet of who founded each religion

Using a full page – create a timeline to explain when each religion was started and who by

3000 BCE

0 1500 CE

1900 BCE

1500 BCE

620 CE

USING A FULL PAGE IN YOUR BOOKS CREATE A TIMELINE BASED ON WHEN EACH RELIGION BEGAN AND WHO FOUNDED (STARTED) EACH RELIGION

Origins and FoundersAnswer the following questions in your books...

1.How can you tell if someone is religious? You can know some people are religious because.... However you might not know some people are religious because...

2. Do you think religious people behave differently to others? I think that a religious person does/does not behave in a different way because...

3. Why do you think religious people try and stick to special rules? I think that a religious person tries to stick to special rules because...

4. Do you think it is easy or hard to be religious. Give reasons for what you think. I think that it is easy/hard to be religious because...

HOMEWORK DUE 3RD OCTCOMPLETE THE PRAYER WORKSHEET

YOU MUST WRITE YOUR OWN PRAYER INSIDE THE HAND, DECORATE AND COLOUR

THE BEST ONES ARE GOING ON DISPLAY!!!!

AN EXAMPLE OF A PRAYERThank you (God) for all the wonderful things in my life; my family and friends and my pet dog chocolate.I would like you to forgive me for all the bad things I have done to my brother and sister and for lying to my parents about smashing my Grandma’s vase.Please help the soldiers who are at war in the world as well as those people who are being hurt because of it. Also, please help those people who are being killed or have lost their possessions due to natural disasters.AmenIzabella

BUDDHISM

CHRISTIANITY

ISLAMJUDAISM

SIKHISM

MUHAMMAD

GURU NANAK

BUDDHA

JESUSABRAHAM

HINDUISM

NO IDEA