Michelle Gerfen
SST 309
Social Studies Content
Expectation
7-W3.2.1
Identify and describe
the beliefs of the five
major world religions.
Pictures
and
Symbols
Games and Activities
This game is called, “Can you name the world religion from its
symbol?”
http://www.sporcle.com/games/MagsYoLove/religion_by_symbol
 This game is called, “Can you name the sketched religious
figures, leaders, and people?”
http://www.sporcle.com/games/MrChewypoo/desmond_tutu_meets
_the_blessed_yang
 This is a website with a lot of games and activities to learn about
Judaism
http://www.wartgames.com/themes/religions/judaism.html
 This is a website with a lot of games and activities to learn about
Buddhism
http://www.wartgames.com/themes/religions/buddhism.html
 This is a website with a lot of games and activities to learn about
Hinduism
http://www.wartgames.com/themes/religions/hinduism.html
 This is a website with a lot of games and activities to learn about
Islam
http://www.wartgames.com/themes/religions/islam.html
 This is a website with a lot of games and activities to learn about
Christianity
http://www.wartgames.com/themes/religions/christianity.html
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Websites
This website has great activities for teachers,
parents, and children to learn about the 5 major
religions.
http://www.crickweb.co.uk/ks2re.html
 This website lets you pick from Judaism or
Buddhism to study. It gives background
information and pictures about these religions.
http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/200809/re/cynnal/ffryntend.html?iaith=english
 This website talks about each of the 5 major
world religions of the world.
http://jennifer.griffith.tripod.com/
 These websites talk about the beliefs of each of
the 5 major world religions
http://www.omsakthi.org/religions.html
http://www.vernacularmedia.org/images/f/f4/Basic_
Beliefs_of_World_Religions.pdf
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Videos
This video would be used to
introduce the 5 major world religions
and where they are located on the
map.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsIF78QYCI&feature=related
 Students are singing out different
religions for a fun way to learn and
understand them.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49T
MHPgtRCM
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Books
This is a great website that gives a ton of books on
religions of the world.
http://www.omsakthi.org/books/books_general.html
 This is a book that talks about the 5 major world religions
and their characteristics.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/images/081603723X/r
ef=dp_image_0?ie=UTF8&n=283155&s=books
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Charts
These are charts that show many
characteristics of each world
religion.
1. http://www.religionfacts.com/big
_religion_chart.htm
2. http://www.chiddingstone.kent.sc
h.uk/homework/religion/christian
.htm
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Poems
Here is a collection of Islamic
poems
http://ikpoems.tripod.com/index.htm
 Here is a collection of poems about
Buddhism
http://viewonbuddhism.org/resourc
es/poetry.html
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http://www.socialstudies.com/itemimages/medium/ED152DV.JPG
http://image.shutterstock.com/display_pic_with_logo/142249/142249,1290342848,1/stock-photoreligious-symbols-of-main-world-religions-65554996.jpg
http://blueollie.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/world-religions-map.gif?w=560&h=420
http://rosserunited.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/world-religions.jpg
http://www.sporcle.com/games/MrChewypoo/desmond_tutu_meets_the_blessed_yang
http://www.sporcle.com/games/MagsYoLove/religion_by_symbol
http://www.wartgames.com/themes/religions/buddhism.html
http://www.wartgames.com/themes/religions/judaism.html
http://www.crickweb.co.uk/ks2re.html
http://www.wartgames.com/themes/religions/hinduism.html
http://www.wartgames.com/themes/religions/islam.html
http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/2008-09/re/cynnal/ffryntend.html?iaith=english
http://jennifer.griffith.tripod.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-sIF78QYCI&feature=related
http://www.omsakthi.org/religions.html
http://www.omsakthi.org/books/books_general.html
http://www.religionfacts.com/big_religion_chart.htm
http://www.vernacularmedia.org/images/f/f4/Basic_Beliefs_of_World_Religions.pdf
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49TMHPgtRCM
http://www.chiddingstone.kent.sch.uk/homework/religion/christian.htm
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/images/081603723X/ref=dp_image_0?ie=UTF8&n=283155&s=bo
oks
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0816049831.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ph2gjGL6Si4/TDiristrqeI/AAAAAAAABI4/Z4Dy6SVH7ts/s1600/bkcvr_Story_
Religion.jpg
http://www.walkerbooks.com/youngreaders/books/covers/my_friends_beliefs-s.gif
http://ik-poems.tripod.com/index.htm
http://viewonbuddhism.org/resources/poetry.html