Topic title Subject specific Guidance Learning activity Resources Lesson detail Number Lesson The Festival of This covers the Students will understand Students look at a script of the origin of of Guru Gobind 25 Vaisakhi what, how, why, the origin and Vaisakhi for Sikhs (the story of Guru Gobind Singh and Vaisakhi. A (Baisakhi) who, when of the significance of Vaisakhi Singh and asking for volunteers to give their version of it (for younger festival. (Baisakhi) and the life to God) and using literacy techniques children) forms part of connection to the birth of they could re write it in a play format. this video clip about the Khalsa. They will learn more about Guru Students look at a 5W worksheet with a A detailed version of the Gobind Singh and the stimulus in the centre with why, what, story including details of history of Sikhism (the where, who, when around it and research the five volunteers (panj threat to religious liberty using text books the answers. pyare) and can found at the time) as well how on the Sikhs celebrate. Students could do a role play exercise of The drinking of amrit how the festival is celebrated or a Students could write from the same bowl is newspaper article of the significance of the tweets (max 125 another example of festival. characters) for different equality in the caste points in the story as if – system it would not they were present in the happen. crowd.
Lesson Number Topic title Subject specific detail Guidance Learning activity Resources Lesson 25 The Festival of Vaisakhi (Baisakhi) This covers the what, how, why, who, when of the festival. Students will understand the origin and significance of Vaisakhi (Baisakhi) and the connection to the birth of the Khalsa. They will learn more about Guru Gobind Singh and the history of Sikhism (the threat to religious liberty at the time) as well how Sikhs celebrate. The drinking of amrit from the same bowl is another example of equality – in the caste system it would not happen. Students look at a script of the origin of Vaisakhi for Sikhs (the story of Guru Gobind Singh and asking for volunteers to give their life to God) and using literacy techniques they could re write it in a play format. Students look at a 5W worksheet with a stimulus in the centre with why, what, where, who, when around it and research using text books the answers. Students could do a role play exercise of how the festival is celebrated or a newspaper article of the significance of the festival. of Guru Gobind Singh and Vaisakhi. A version of it (for younger children) forms part of this video clip about A detailed version of the story including details of the five volunteers (panj pyare) and can found on the Students could write tweets (max 125 characters) for different points in the story as if they were present in the crowd.
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