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Islam. Hinduism. World Religions Research Project. Religion_Project_Template_Example. World Religions Index: Table 2. Teachers . Thematic Teaching . World Religions . Grades 3-7 Activity Ideas. About the Authors | Grades 3-7 Activity Ideas | Grades 8-12 Activity Ideas | Related Resources Religious Buildings Many religions include some form of community worship. The religious community often gathers together to celebrate and worship in buildings: churches, temples, and mosques, for example. This unit focuses on the design of those buildings. Have students research religious buildings and address the following issues: When was this building constructed?

Have children construct their building out of cardboard, clay, or other materials, or render it in painting or drawing. Web Resources: General Buddhism Judaism Islam Christianity Hinduism Spring Celebrations Spring is a time of celebration in many parts of the world. The Jewish faith celebrates two holidays in the Spring, Purim and Passover.

Learn more about the history of these celebrations by visiting the following Web sites: Follow this by learning about the special stories and histories of other religions. Native American Stories. Kids :: World Religions. There is special information and activities contained within for teachers. Teachers please visit our Activities section. What is religion? What is a spiritual tradition? Religion is all or some of the attributes described below. Religion is different for different people and cultures. Some religion is so much a part of the culture of a given people that it is not so much a formal religion, but simply the spiritual aspects of that culture or group - the spiritual traditions which help define it.

This is especially true of the indigenous traditions of a geographical area. a way of explaining the mysteries of life how the world was created why it was created why there is life and death what happens when people die why there is suffering a way of explaining a supreme power or absolute power, whether impersonal or personal, nameable or not a way of explaining who or what created the world and all the living beings a way of explaining how to lead a good life on Earth and in an afterlife. Religion: Religions. WorldReligions. ReligionChart. MajorWorldReligions.