experience of people in a religious context (L3). Learning Objectives Key Learning Points to Teaching and learning Pupils questions outcomes note should learn: Do Muslim That a Special religious places: Identify If you can Mosque is a Listen to an extract of an Imam aspects of a visit a believers sacred place reading from the Qur’an. Mosque that Mosque have a for Muslims. Showing a photograph of a Mosque, make it a take along special talk about how a Mosque is usually sacred place a favourite About some thought of as a building where for believers toy / bear. of the Muslims can come together to pray. important Point out that anywhere a Muslim Recall what Take features of a chooses for prayer is believed to we have Mosque. become a Mosque for that particular out of time. bear with About what a Visit a virtual tour of a Mosque, Suggest why particular Mosque feels explaining that this is a special place a Mosque can artefacts or like and for Muslims. be described in looks like. and listen: as the poignant ‘hub’ Focus upon: The outside of the of Muslim areas. Ask Mosque, notice the Minaret and the life. (Hub of a children Dome. Look at the most important wheel: the where in part of a Mosque the hall where middle, the – people pray. everything mosque Looking carefully at the lack of goes around people feel furniture. Why is this? Where do it). peaceful, worshippers sit? Notice the prayer together, mats and the way a worshipper must caring or Why Muslims face. ready for come to a The Minbar shows the direction for anything. Mosque, prayer. Look at the clock, what times what they do are daily prayers and how many Suggest Children there and prayer times in one day? How might reasons for could use how they Muslims pray if they cannot get to caring for a clay to care for it. the Mosque at that time? Note the sacred place. make a separate prayer hall for women, why model is this? Who is the Imam? mosque What does an Imam do? Talk about and the how Mosques look rather empty items because there are no pictures or found statues, suggest reasons for this.
experience of people in a religious context (L3). Key questions Learning Objectives Pupils should learn: Teaching and learning Learning outcomes Points to note Do Muslim believers have a special That a Mosque is a sacred place for Muslims. About some of the important features of a Mosque. About what a Mosque feels like and looks like. Why Muslims come to a Mosque, what they do there and how they care for it. Special religious places: Listen to an extract of an Imam reading from the Qur’an. Showing a photograph of a Mosque, talk about how a Mosque is usually thought of as a building where Muslims can come together to pray. Point out that anywhere a Muslim chooses for prayer is believed to become a Mosque for that particular time. Visit a virtual tour of a Mosque, explaining that this is a special place for Muslims. and listen: Focus upon: The outside of the Mosque, notice the Minaret and the Dome. Look at the most important part of a Mosque – the hall where people pray. Looking carefully at the lack of furniture. Why is this? Where do worshippers sit? Notice the prayer mats and the way a worshipper must face. The Minbar shows the direction for prayer. Look at the clock, what times are daily prayers and how many prayer times in one day? How might Muslims pray if they cannot get to the Mosque at that time? Note the separate prayer hall for women, why is this? Who is the Imam? What does an Imam do? Talk about how Mosques look rather empty because there are no pictures or statues, suggest reasons for this. Identify aspects of a Mosque that make it a sacred place for believers Recall what we have out Suggest why a Mosque can be described as the ‘hub’ of Muslim life. (Hub of a wheel: the middle, everything goes around it). Suggest reasons for caring for a sacred place. If you can visit a Mosque take along a favourite toy / bear. Take of bear with particular artefacts or in poignant areas. Ask children where in the mosque people feel peaceful, together, caring or ready for anything. Children could use clay to make a model mosque and the items found
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