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 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 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 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 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 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 References 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