Activity 3: Get Muslim visitor or member of staff to talk about the importance of washing before prayer (wudu), the significance of removing footwear to pray and the different prayer positions. Show pictures or video of the special room in a mosque for wudu. Plenary: On the IWB play a YouTube video of the adhan, the Muslim call to worship. Tell class that like a tolling church bell or the sound of a conch shell trumpet this reminds Muslims to pray. As a class pick a sign (visual or auditory) that can be used as a signal for quiet time. learn that many people seek the spiritual through nature; they think about the places that make Peace pagodas and gardens Pupils will them feel peaceful. SEN Aim: To explore the idea of inner peace. Gifted Possible activities Suggested resources Starter: On the IWB, write words such as: ‘depressed’, ‘excited’, ‘hopeful’, ‘sad’, ‘peaceful’, ‘spiritual’, ‘comforted’. Spider-diagram the words to show places that conjure these feelings (e.g. a ruined or burnt out World Peace Gardens Network area might make a person feel depressed; a sunny meadow with flowers might make you feel joyful). How does the atmosphere in a church differ from the atmosphere in a football stadium? Talk about places that Sugar paper and drawing pens make you feel peaceful. Activity 1: On the IWB show class pictures of peace pagodas, including the one in Battersea park. Tell them a bit of the history of how these started (see background information). What feelings do they have when London Peace Pagoda they look at one of the peace pagodas? What images or places make them feel ‘peaceful’? Activity 2: As a class, brainstorm a design for a ‘peace garden’, i.e. a place where people might spend time in meditating, praying or simply reflecting on the beauty of nature. How would the garden reflect spiritual and community values? How would it appeal to the senses? What would you have in the centre of your garden? A fountain? A pagoda? Show class the ‘Imagine’ mosaic in the Strawberry Fields area of Central Park, and (in an appropriate way for the age group) relate this to John Lennon and his song.
Activity 3: Get Muslim visitor or member of staff to talk about the importance of washing before prayer (wudu), the significance of removing footwear to pray and the different prayer positions. Show pictures or video of the special room in a mosque for wudu. Plenary: On the IWB play a YouTube video of the adhan, the Muslim call to worship. Tell class that like a tolling church bell or the sound of a conch shell trumpet this reminds Muslims to pray. As a class pick a sign (visual or auditory) that can be used as a signal for quiet time. Peace pagodas and gardens Pupils will learn that many people seek the spiritual through nature; they think about the places that make them feel peaceful. Aim: To explore the idea of inner peace. SEN Gifted Possible activities Suggested resources Starter: On the IWB, write words such as: ‘depressed’, ‘excited’, ‘hopeful’, ‘sad’, ‘peaceful’, ‘spiritual’, ‘comforted’. Spider-diagram the words to show places that conjure these feelings (e.g. a ruined or burnt out area might make a person feel depressed; a sunny meadow with flowers might make you feel joyful). How does the atmosphere in a church differ from the atmosphere in a football stadium? Talk about places that make you feel peaceful. World Peace Gardens Network Sugar paper and drawing pens Activity 1: On the IWB show class pictures of peace pagodas, including the one in Battersea park. Tell them a bit of the history of how these started (see background information). What feelings do they have when they look at one of the peace pagodas? What images or places make them feel ‘peaceful’? London Peace Pagoda Activity 2: As a class, brainstorm a design for a ‘peace garden’, i.e. a place where people might spend time in meditating, praying or simply reflecting on the beauty of nature. How would the garden reflect spiritual and community values? How would it appeal to the senses? What would you have in the centre of your garden? A fountain? A pagoda? Show class the ‘Imagine’ mosaic in the Strawberry Fields area of Central Park, and (in an appropriate way for the age group) relate this to John Lennon and his song.