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Introduction to Sikhism

WALT: Develop our own knowledge of Sikhism

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Sikhism

With the person next to you are to think of as many things you already know about Sikhism

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Quiz time

You are to get into pairs and try and find as many of the answers from the quiz as possible.

Remember don’t just guess the answer research the correct one.

If you think you have finished try and write

some of your own questions and

remember to get the answers.

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Picked out 3 of the questions that surprised you most and make a poster in order to education other about those points.

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Exploring the Guru’s home

WALT: Understand what the Gurdwara means for Sikhs

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What is a Gurdwara?

The word Gurdwara can be split up into two parts.

1. Guru – Gu = Darkness, Ru = Light2. Dwara = House, or Door

So Gurdwara = The house where darkness turns to light, or the gateway to the guru.

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How can you tell this building is special?

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A Gurdwara can be used for a variety of things, for a range of people.

Three main categories.

To get guidanceComing to the presence of the creator (God) in order to listen to hymns or to talk to a wiser

person

To be part of a communityBe in the company of other

spiritual people from all ages. Attend kirtan, punjabi, classes,

and community activities.

To serve God and people

To fulfil the Sikh duty of helping others. By sharing in Langar

for example which provides free food for all people.

Copy these categories

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Look at the layout of a Gurdwara on page 84-85 and draw the table below, and under each heading write down what the purpose of the different sections in the Gurdwara is for.

To get guidance

To be part of a community

To serve God and others

Thinking about the final task that you will be completing. You are start taking down some facts and information that you think will be useful.

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You are to now write a code on conduct that you would give to others visiting the Gurdwara that don’t know anything about Sikhism and tell them how you would expect someone to behave and act while at the Gurdwara.

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Write the top 5 most important things you would tell someone about a Gurdwara if they were going on a visit that they would need to know or do.

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Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji

WALT: WALT: Explore who the Guru Granth Sahib ji is!

WILF:WILF:AllAll – Know who the Guru Granth Sahib Ji is.

MostMost – Know the concept of the guru and the importance for the guru to a Sikh

SomeSome – Know the concept of the guru and the importance for the guru to a Sikh and evaluate this belief in their own lives.

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The person that brings you from darkness to light for the Sikhs is the Guru (which literally means teacher)

the present guru for the Sikhs is Guru Granth Sahib Ji. Therefore the Gurdwara is the home of Guru Granth

Sahib Ji, and at the heart of the temple.

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Guru Granth Sahib fact sheet go around the room and find the different facts about the Guru Granth Sahib and

fill in your sheet.

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Guru Granth Sahib is very sacredsacred for Sikhs and treated with a lot of respectrespect.

In your books write down the definition of both sacred and respect and think of examples of things, people, experiences that you feel are sacred and have respect for write down what

it is and how you show your respect and that it is sacred.

Sacred Respect

Dedicated to or set apart for the worship of a deity.

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Caring for the guru Caring for the guru - PictionaryWith the person next to you draw the card,

using no words or numbers allowing them to guess how the Guru Granth Sahib Ji is looked after. Once you have guessed write in your book

and then swap over.

There are 6 all together after each one BOTH you and your partner need to write down what you were trying to draw.

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Think of something or someone special in your life, how do you show it/them respect and what could you

do differently to make them feel even more special or show how much you respect it.

If someone said the Guru Granth Sahib is a book how would you respond to them in order to teach them about

its significance?

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Sikh belief in God.Sikh belief in God.

WALT: Explore the Sikh belief in God.WALT: Explore the Sikh belief in God.

WILFWILF

ALL: understand who the current guru is for Sikhs, and begin to think about the idea of God for Sikhs. L3a-4c

Most: Understand the Mool Mantar, and begin to relate this to oneself. L4b-5c

Some: Evaluate the Mool Mantar in order to understand God and relate this to ones self. L5b-6a

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In RE we need to both learn about religion and learn from religion. So to check our progress clearly we are going to set ourselves a target of what we hope to achieve looking at todays

WILF and check whether we have met this at the end of the lesson.

My target for the lesson is . . .

WALT: Explore the Sikh belief in God.ALL: understand who the current guru is for Sikhs, and begin to think about the idea of God for Sikhs. L3a-4c

WALT: Explore the Sikh belief in God.Most: Understand the Mool Mantar, and begin to relate this to oneself. L4b-5c  

WALT: Explore the Sikh belief in God.Some: Evaluate the Mool Mantar in order to understand God and relate this to oneself. L5b-6a 

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Target 1

 

      

In order to progress I will

       

I achieved my target because

        

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Imagine you are the captain of the year 6 football or netball team and you are moving onto secondary school but care about the team and want to make sure that the different things that you have put into place are not changed and ruined.

So what would you do to make sure that things don’t change?

Think and discuss this with the person next to you and write the solution in your book.

This is the decision and the choice that the tenth Guru, Guru Gobind Singh Ji was faced with and therefore he decided the next Guru for the Sikhs would be the Guru Granth Sahib Ji.

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Ik Onkar is a symbol that represents a central key concept in Sikhism, and captures the idea of God.

Read through the information on the card and add as many labels to your symbol as possible. You have one minute.

Swap books with the person next to you and look through their labelling and add anything you think they have missed or detail they could

include in order to achieve todays aim.

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Think of someone important in your life and mind map some different words that you would use

to describe them and their qualities.

Loving

Trustworthy

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We have learnt about religion now, looking at your target what do you think we now need to do in order meet your target.

Write it down in your book.

WALT: Explore the Sikh belief in God.ALL: understand who the current guru is for Sikhs, and begin to think about the idea of God for Sikhs. L3a-4c

WALT: Explore the Sikh belief in God.Most: Understand the Mool Mantar, and begin to relate this to oneself. L4b-5c  

WALT: Explore the Sikh belief in God.Some: Evaluate the Mool Mantar in order to understand God and relate this to oneself. L5b-6a 

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Target 1

 

      

In order to progress I will        

I achieved my target because

        

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Ik OnkaarThere is only one God.

Sat NaamTruth is his nameKartaa PurakhHe is the creator

NirbhaoHe is without fear

NirvairHe is without hate

Akaal MooratHe is timeless and without

formAjoonee Saibhang

He is beyond birth and death, The enlightened one

Gur ParsaadHe can be known by the

Guru’s grace

JapEmbrace His meditation

Aad Sach.He was present in the

beginningJugaad Sach

He was present before the world began.Hai Bhee Sach

He is present nowNaanak Hosee Bhee

Sach. ||1||(Guru) Nanak (Dev Ji) says that he shall be present in the future

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Read through the Mool Mantar with the person next to you and working through each line think about what this is telling us about;

1.the belief of God,

2.What we should do in order to get to God.

This could mean that God is honesty and therefore in order to get to God we have to be truthful

This could mean that God is beyond any person or being, and that he is beyond everything and everyone to be able to create the world.

Ik onkarThere is only one God.

Sat NaamTruth is his nameKartaa PurakhHe is the creator

NirbhaoHe is without fear

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Thinking back to the person in the middle of your mind map, use the words you used to describe them and write your own piece of creative writing to praise them or thank them.

This can be in the form of;

•A rap

•A acrostic poem

•A rhyme or poem

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Have we achieved todays WALT

Mini quiz

Write down 2 questions about anything you have learnt this lesson.

You have 1 minute to go around the room and ask your question to as many people as possible and answer their question.

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Have I achieved my target . . . I have achieved / nearly achieved my target . . .

In order to progress I need to . . .

WALT: Explore the Sikh belief in God.ALL: understand who the current guru is for Sikhs, and begin to think about the idea of God for Sikhs. L3a-4c

WALT: Explore the Sikh belief in God.Most: Understand the Mool Mantar, and begin to relate this to oneself. L4b-5c  

WALT: Explore the Sikh belief in God.Some: Evaluate the Mool Mantar in order to understand God and relate this to oneself. L5b-6a 

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Target 1

 

      

In order to progress I will

       

I achieved my target because        

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What does it mean to be a

Sikh?

WALT: Explore what it means to have a Sikh

identity

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Can you pick out the Sikhs and the Hindus out of this crowd?

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Guru Gobind Singh Ji the 10th guru of the Sikhs realised that you could not tell a Sikh from a Hindu or a Muslim and so he wanted to give them a unique identity to Sikhs, by which they could be recognised.

He introduced the Khalsa who were those Sikhs who had been baptised, wore the 5k’s and following the teaching of the Guru Granth Sahib Ji.

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How much do you already know? Symbolism on a Sikh – A baptized Sikh wears 5 different things to show they believe in God. Fill in your sheet highlighting the symbolism of each of the 5k’s.

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If you had your own faith and wanted people to wear or have certain things what would they be and what would they symbolise, design and draw them

in your books.

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The philosophy of the first Guru.

WALT: Investigate who Guru Nanak Dev Ji is and what he taught.

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Guru Nanak dev Ji was born in (1469-1539)

Read the quotes and stick them in your books and write down what you think Guru Nanak Dev Ji is trying to

teach and what type of person you think he is and why.

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Read through the story on page 99 about Bhai Lalo and Malik Bhago and explain how it teaches Sikhs to

live a good life.

Once you have done that you need to now plan a role play with 2 or 3 people, using the

moral from the story.

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Sikhs belief in action

WALT: Understand how Sikhs put their beliefs into action.

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The importance of the Guru’s for Sikhs

Research one of the following Gurus and find out what they did and started.

Guru Gobind Singh Ji

Guru HarKrishan Ji

Guru Amar Das Ji

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Now that we know what the Guru’s were like and why they are so important to the Sikhs we need to think about how they turn their beliefs

and inspiration from the Guru’s into actions.

Research Khalsa Aid using the textbook ‘This is RE 2’ and the internet and in your groups devise

a presentation using the whole of the sugar paper explaining the teaching that they use and how

they turn their Sikh beliefs into actions to benefit the whole world.

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Sikhi assessment

WALT: Show our understanding of Sikhi

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As part of this assessment you are to complete you leaflet explaining the following categories.

1. What is a Gurdwara and what/who is at the heart of the Gurdwara 2. What do Sikhs believe about God

3. Explain one of the Sikh Guru, and what they have done and how they can effect the actions of a Sikh.

4. How Sikhs turn their beliefs into actions

5. What you have found interesting about Sikhism and what you can learn from it.

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Level 3: Show understanding of the Gurdwara and the Guru Level 4: Show understanding of the Gurdwara and the Guru, Show understanding of what do Sikhs believe about God,

Level 5: Show understanding of the gurdwra, Guru, and belief of God. Show understanding of the Sikh Guru and evaluate their actions and how these can inspire the actions of Sikhs Explain what you have found interesting about Sikhism and what you can learn from it.

Level 6: Show understanding of the gurdwra, Guru, and belief of God. Show understanding of the Sikh Guru and evaluate their actions and how thesecan inspire the actions of Sikhs. Develop understanding of symbolism within the religion and what certain objectsand symbols mean to a Sikh. Explain what you have found interesting about Sikhism and what you can learn from it

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The temple

WALT: Explore what we understood from visiting the Gurdwara.

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Think about what was going on in the temple and in your groups on your A3 paper discuss what you saw, and the different meaning you understood from the things you saw.

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What does it mean to belong to a community

WALTUnderstand what it means to be apart of

a community

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Having come back from the Gurdwara what type of questions would you like to ask a Sikh about

their life?

With the person next to you think of 5 questions you would like to ask.

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You are to create a leaflet informing others of your experience of Sikhism.

You need to include;

Information about a Sikh temple,

What it means to be a Sikh,

A interview with a Sikh