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What's a fun way you've got to teach about the major world religions in a one or two days?

Bryan Dibble

Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, and Zoroastrianism.  This is what Google tells me are the top 8.  We are going to put the religions lessons in with Threshold 7, Agriculture. Unfortunately, we only have a trimester to teach ALL of Big History.  I hate cramming everything into 12 weeks, but that's our lot in life.  What do you do?  Any creative lessons?  Hands on?  

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    I'm in the same boat. Our curriculum doesn’t specifically cover all these religions in depth, but it references them throughout the year, so we need a strong foundation. I have one day! I start with the basics: the time periods, key leaders, and major ideas. In the past, I’ve done this through lectures, but recently, I’ve shifted to a more interactive approach using World History Project readings.

    I divide the students into groups and assign each group a different religion to research. The students then teach the class using Google Draw (we're a Google School) to create a poster summarizing their findings. This method makes the lesson more engaging and encourages collaboration and deeper understanding among students.

    Based on what other teachers have shared, this seems to be a common practice to tackle this vast topic. While we can’t go deep into each religion within the limited timeframe I would like, we can establish a solid context and highlight future causation. This approach helps students grasp the basics and see the connections between these belief systems and broader historical themes, which is crucial given our condensed schedule. Good luck!

  • 0 in reply to Drew Fortune

    Oh! I just had a thought when I saw your poster idea,  . To change things up, you could also use mini books.  is the master with these. Here's a thread with some examples she shared.  is that a thought for a strategy you could use?

  • 0 in reply to Meaghan Mihalic

    I do teach kids how to use the basics with Draw in Docs, I sure like the idea of moving the religions lessons up in the course.  Once we get to civilizations in Threshold 7, good idea to lay it all out early.  

  • 0 in reply to Bryan Dibble

     
    Is "Draw in Docs" a specific feature of Google Docs? I'm really trying to go paperless or "paper, less" this year and while my LMS has an annotation feature, it's not exactly what I'm looking for.

  • 0 in reply to Will Nash

    I should have been more precise. Google has a program called Google Drawing on Drive. It's similar to Canva but works well for us when we use Google Drive for everything else. Students can make a digital poster using Google Drawing and place it into a Google Slide or Google Doc. 

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