Topic title Subject specific Guidance Learning activity Resources detail Lesson Number Lessons The examples Teachings and Students will understand Students could be given information on a For a helpful summary 4-6 of treating examples of Guru the two key Gurus PowerPoint entitled is Guru Nanak?’ of Sikh teaching on ‘Who others equally Nanak and Guru (Nanak and Gobind with various activities, for example write a equality see the (fairly) in the Gobind Singh and Singh) in Sikhism and summary of Nanak’s birth. Write a newsreel stories of Guru the importance of how they contributed to of events of Nanaks life, what was his A good introduction to Nanak and equality in Sikhism. the faith. Suggested religious experience, list his basic teachings Sikhism as a whole Guru Gobind There will be further breakdown: etc. including a brief history Singh. lessons on Gobind Introduction to the 10 is the video clip later. Gurus with particular Students could investigate Nanak’s various focus on the first and key teachings and his key stories on There are various the tenth. The equality. They could discuss how it had an internet resources on concept of impact on Indian culture at the time. They Guru Nanak's life, “Guru”. Background of the could look at Hindu belief of sati and the including cartoons. caste system in untouchables and how Guru Nanak taught Although made for a India, in particular the importance of treating everyone as younger audience, the the treatment of the equal. contains the stories of The his dealings with the “untouchables”. stories of Nanak's Students could work in groups and take part untouchables and the compassion for the in the expert’. On each table there langar. ‘Be untouchables. would be information about Guru Gobind The teaching and Singh, each member of the team has to practice of Nanak, in read the information and digest it then one particular is volunteer must go around each table talking “There neither Hindu nor about the information, where the rest of the Muslim” and the group listen and write down anything relevant on a chart.
Lesson Number Topic title Subject specific detail Guidance Learning activity Resources Lessons 4-6 The examples of treating others equally (fairly) in the stories of Guru Nanak and Guru Gobind Singh. Teachings and examples of Guru Nanak and Guru Gobind Singh and the importance of equality in Sikhism. There will be further lessons on Gobind later. Students will understand the two key Gurus (Nanak and Gobind Singh) in Sikhism and how they contributed to the faith. Suggested breakdown: Introduction to the 10 Gurus with particular focus on the first and the tenth. The concept of “Guru”. Background of the caste system in India, in particular the treatment of the “untouchables”. The stories of Nanak's compassion for the untouchables. The teaching and practice of Nanak, in particular “There is neither Hindu nor Muslim” and the Students could be given information on a PowerPoint entitled ‘Who is Guru Nanak?’ with various activities, for example write a summary of Nanak’s birth. Write a newsreel of events of Nanaks life, what was his religious experience, list his basic teachings etc. Students could investigate Nanak’s various key teachings and his key stories on equality. They could discuss how it had an impact on Indian culture at the time. They could look at Hindu belief of sati and the untouchables and how Guru Nanak taught the importance of treating everyone as equal. Students could work in groups and take part in ‘Be the expert’. On each table there would be information about Guru Gobind Singh, each member of the team has to read the information and digest it then one volunteer must go around each table talking about the information, where the rest of the group listen and write down anything relevant on a chart. For a helpful summary of Sikh teaching on equality see the A good introduction to Sikhism as a whole including a brief history is the video clip There are various internet resources on Guru Nanak's life, including cartoons. Although made for a younger audience, the contains the stories of his dealings with the untouchables and the langar.
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