it special To begin to Pupils ask other members of the school think about community about their special places. for you? the Mosque Guided visualization: write a script speaking as a special, focusing on taking pupils to their and What is a clean place special place what can they see, listening – mosque? of prayer for touch, smell, hear, taste, how do they skills. Muslims. feel. Follow this up with artwork to express their sense of place. Working Show and tell others in the school with about their special places using the others PowerPoint presentation and artwork. Thinking Ask children to get ready to learn skills, about special places for Muslim ICT. people. Talk about is a Muslim?’ ‘Who and answer the children’s questions. Point out that Muslim (or other religious identities) are not about our race or skin colour, but about our beliefs and communities. Tell the children that there are many thousands of Muslim people in Oldham. Remind the children of the story they heard about the Prophet Muhammad, the Muslim leader. Remind them that Muslims say ‘Peace be upon him’ when they speak of Muhammad. Learning Objectives Key Learning Points to Teaching and learning Pupils questions outcomes note should learn: When you To become A special place for I can Muslims talk This unit familiar Show / talk about / a ask questions gives of visited / some things images of Mosques. Mosque. children the saw the that pupils Handle and talk the significance chance to of Mosque, may a prayer mat, water I can say and a a Qur’an show stand how did encounter for Muslim prayer reason (a clean why place, a clean you feel? at the body, facing Makkah, a Mosque using is the ancient Why? Mosque words of Islamic a special prayer). through which Pupils listen to place the call for to prayer classroom (see Why do indicate its resources section Muslims for a sound talk. file you think use and online). How does (AT1). the sound feel? Why the importance does it matter to some people? There are Mosque is Discuss the words I can special talk and lovely sacred: is a religious about kind of special’ pictures on a special ‘Sacred Visit an actual something or virtual mosque. flickr On a an – place for To develop actual visit: that group Muslims? awareness ask a member happens of the at community called to of the speak about the the Mosque significant features ‘Mosques What can Mosque as of the building, (AT1). its importance and to you a special / Muslims, what happens there;
it special for you? What is a mosque? To begin to think about the Mosque as a special, clean place of prayer for Muslims. Pupils ask other members of the school community about their special places. Guided visualization: write a script focusing on taking pupils to their special place – what can they see, touch, smell, hear, taste, how do they feel. Follow this up with artwork to express their sense of place. Show and tell others in the school about their special places using the PowerPoint presentation and artwork. Ask children to get ready to learn about special places for Muslim people. Talk about ‘Who is a Muslim?’ and answer the children’s questions. Point out that Muslim (or other religious identities) are not about our race or skin colour, but about our beliefs and communities. Tell the children that there are many thousands of Muslim people in Oldham. Remind the children of the story they heard about the Prophet Muhammad, the Muslim leader. Remind them that Muslims say ‘Peace be upon him’ when they speak of Muhammad. speaking and listening skills. Working with others Thinking skills, ICT. Key questions Learning Objectives Pupils should learn: Teaching and learning Learning outcomes Points to note When you visited / saw the Mosque, how did you feel? Why? Why do you think the Mosque is a special place for Muslims? What can you To become familiar some things that pupils may encounter at the Mosque which indicate its use and importance To develop awareness of the Mosque as a special / A special place for Muslims Show / talk about / ask questions of images of Mosques. Handle and talk the significance of a prayer mat, water and a Qur’an stand for Muslim prayer (a clean place, a clean body, facing Makkah, using the ancient words of Islamic prayer). Pupils listen to the call to prayer (see resources section for a sound file online). How does the sound feel? Why does it matter to some people? Discuss the words special and sacred: ‘Sacred is a religious kind of special’ Visit an actual or virtual mosque. On an actual visit: ask a member of the community to speak about the significant features of the building, its importance to Muslims, what happens there; I can talk a Mosque. I can say a reason why a Mosque is a special place for Muslims (AT1). I can talk about something that happens at the Mosque (AT1). This unit gives children the chance to show through classroom talk. There are lovely pictures on flickr – a group called ‘Mosques and