RE - Sikhism Lesson 1 Big Question

RE - Sikhism Lesson 1 Big question:

What do Sikhs believe?

Sikhism Key Vocabulary for our Sikhism unit:

Guru Nanak Kesh faith Guru Gobind Singh Kanga belonging Mool Mantra Kara commitment IK Ongar Kachera brotherhood Khalsa Kirpan Sikh Amrit What do you know about Sikhism already?

Have a think to yourself or a discussion with an adult/sibling about what you already know.

If you don’t know anything yet, that’s OK! Sikhism

• Sikhism is the 5th most popular religion in the world. • The religion was founded by Guru Nanak in the 15th century. There are 10 gurus (teachers) in total. • Their religious temple is called a Gurdwara. • There are around 30 million practising Sikhs in the world. • They believe in only one god but this one god has no physical form. • Sikhs mainly live in India and the UK. • The Sikh faith has a focus on equality and serving others. LO: To understand the importance of symbols in religions.

Success Criteria: * I can understand what the Sikh symbol represents. * I can understand why symbols are important to people and groups. * I can think about what is important to me and create my own symbol. Think about these questions: 1. What is a symbol? 2. Why do we have symbols? 3. Why are they important? A symbol is an object or a picture that represents something else.

Symbols can communicate ideas of I information in a quick and visual way.

We use them all the time and they are everywhere! This is the symbol for Sikhism. It is Punjabi and means ‘Ik Ongar’

What do you think there is a symbol for Sikhism?

What do you think the symbol might mean? ‘Ik Ongar’ means there is only one God. This symbol is very important to Sikhs, just like a cross is to Christians.

This is the Mool Mantar.

The Mool Mantar is a statement of what Sikhs believe. The Mool Mantra was written by Guru Nanak and gives a short description of what God is like. It is repeated each day during early morning prayer. Watch: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zbfgkqt

What other symbols or sayings from different faiths do you know?

Can you explain what symbols are important to you? Task

On a piece of paper, design your own symbol to represent what is important to you.

Think about the colours you use. Do they have any importance?

When you have drawn your own, special and unique symbol, write a sentence to explain what it means. Plenary

Share your symbol with your family and explain what it represents to you.