URI Kids - Activities
URI Kids - Activities
Teacher Unit Plan 2:
15 Day Unit
Day one:
Introduce website. Begin scavenger hunt on major religions.
Day two:
Continue scavenger hunt on major
religions. Homework is to continue work on scavenger hunt.
Day three:
Complete scavenger hunt. Introduce idea of
shrine and individual meditation. Assign kids to bring in something for the
shrine and reflect in journals about why they chose it.
Day four:
Scavenger hunt due. First day of
meditation. Kids can share new things they learned from the scavenger hunt.
Answer questions that came up. Begin reading "The Story of Religion".
Day five:
Meditation. Do scripture comparison on peace. Homework is to do scripture
comparison on creation stories.
Day six:
Meditation. Continue reading "The Story of Religion." Introduce interview
assignment and practice interviewing each other. Homework is to begin interview
paper.
Day seven: Meditation. Do song
reflection on "One of Us." Homework is to work on interview.
Day eight:
Meditation. Do brief scavenger hunt on minor religions. Homework is to complete
interview paper.
Day nine:
Meditation. Interview paper due. Have students read a favorite passage to the
class. Continue reading "The Story of Religion." Introduce visual comparison
scrapbook. Assign categories to students.
Day ten:
Meditation. Finish reading "The Story of Religion." Begin work on scrapbook
page.
Day eleven:
Meditation. Work on scrapbook page. Homework is to finish page.
Day twelve:
Meditation. Scrapbook page due. Introduce mini-research project.
Day thirteen:
Meditation. Do research for project. Homework is to work on mini-research.
Day fourteen:
Meditation. Word games with religion.
Day fifteen:
Extended meditation. Mini-research project due. Reflections and endings.