Sikh Dharam 184 Sikh Dharam Key Stage 1 Key Question 1: Why are these words special? Most pupils will be expected Suggested areas of study Links and suggested activities to: • Recognise that some books are • Identify which books are special • Bring in their special books special to them and why (teacher’s too) and display them - Recognise that special books are often handled and looked after in a special way • Recognise that the Guru Granth • Find out/hear about the Guru • Look at videos, posters and Sahib is a special book for Sikhs Granth Sahib and ask questions photographs to show a about it eg Gurdwara and Guru Granth - What is it? Sahib, discuss / explain what - Where is it kept? they have seen - Who reads it? - Visit a Gurdwara and see - Why is it important? the Guru Granth Sahib and hear about some of the ways it is used by Sikhs Skills and attitudes Cross curricular links • Expression • English • Interpretation • PSHE • P4C • Appreciation and wonder • Understanding of a different faith Websites and Publications • Useful Sikh websites (KS1, 2 and 3) please see page 207 • Useful Sikh publications (KS1, 2 and 3) please see page 205 • Acronyms used within this section – please see page 205 Barnsley Local Agreed Syllabus © BMBC 2020 Sikh Dharam 185 Sikh Dharam Key Stage 1 Key Question 2: Why are some places special? Most pupils will be expected Suggested areas of study Links and suggested activities to: • Recognise that: • Learn that the Gurdwara is a • Look at a wide variety of pictorial - The Gurdwara is a special special place where Sikhs go to representations of Gurdwaras place for Sikhs worship. It is the home of the eg - The Gurdwara is a place of special book Guru Granth - Virtual tour worship Sahib. - Video − Consider how to behave in - Photographs a place of worship – quiet, - Posters respect, and reverence - Noting their sculpture structure, colour and symbolism - Hear basic rules for visiting Gurdwaras. - Visit a Gurdwara. - See pictures of Sikhs worshipping at the Gurdwara and ask questions about the worship Skills and attitudes Cross curricular links • Investigation • English • P4C • Art • Understanding of a different faith • PSHE Barnsley Local Agreed Syllabus © BMBC 2020 Sikh Dharam 186 Sikh Dharam Key Stage 1 Key Question 3: How can faith contribute to Community Cohesion? Most pupils will be expected Suggested areas of study Links and suggested activities to: • Identify some outward signs of • Think about some ‘outward signs’ • List the places they ‘belong’ to belonging from their own lives that they ‘belong’ eg a school and talk about ways in which this uniform, badges of clubs, football is shown. Talk about other strips special outward signs eg football teams • Show awareness of some of the • Learn about some of the key • Look at pictures, videos etc of outward signs of belonging to the features of the Sikh Dharam Sikh dress and Sikh worship Sikh faith which involve ‘outward signs’ - Invite a Sikh visitor into - Naming ceremony school to show clothes and - Worshipping together in the how to tie a turban Gurdwara - Make Karah Parshad. - Sharing the meal together in - Prepare and eat a special Langar ‘meal’ sharing it with others - Special clothes eg the Panj eg parents, class mates, Kakke (5k’s) and the turban elderly - Celebrating festivals - Karah Parshad (special food) • Identify some Sikh values such • Find out about Sikh ‘Rules of • Discuss ways they can share as treating people equally, Life’: with each other – and how they serving others, being devoted to - Sharing can do things for other people God Serving others - • Show awareness that some • Learn about a Sikh family • Watch a video about Anand community celebrations are an celebration eg a wedding (Anand Karaj (a Sikh wedding) or expression of faith eg Sikh Karaj) interview a Sikh visitor about wedding ceremony - Anand their wedding Karaj or other festival − Talk about times when they have celebrated with others, as part of a family or other group Talk about why celebrations are often public, rather than private, and about how it feels to belong Skills and attitudes Cross curricular links • Investigation • English • Interpretation • PSHE • P4C • Design and Technology • British Values • Citizenship • Understanding of a different faith Barnsley Local Agreed Syllabus © BMBC 2020 Sikh Dharam 187 Sikh Dharam Key Stage 1 Key Question 4: Why are some times special? Most pupils will be expected Suggested areas of study Links and suggested activities to: • Recognise that ‘special days’ are • Discuss what celebration means • Refer to their own experience of often celebrated and identify and: celebrations: some of their own special days − What we celebrate? - Clothes - Recognise that all religions − Why we celebrate? - Food celebrate special days − How we celebrate? - Preparations • Show awareness of some Sikh • Explore what happens at Diwali • Listen to Sikh stories about celebrations and respond and Guru Nanak’s birthday and Diwali and Guru Nanak’s thoughtfully to these eg Diwali explain why they are important for birthday and look at and Guru Nanak’s birthday Sikhs. pictures/watch a video showing Sikh people celebrating these times - Invite a Sikh visitor and talk to him/her about their special times Skills and attitudes Cross curricular links • Expression • English • Interpretation • PSHE • Investigation • Art • Awe and wonder • Understanding of a different faith Barnsley Local Agreed Syllabus © BMBC 2020 Sikh Dharam 188 Sikh Dharam Key Stage 1 Key Question 5: What can be learnt from the lives of significant people of faith? Most pupils will be expected Suggested areas of study Links and suggested activities to: • Identify people in their own lives • Identify people who are special in • Respond through talk, pictures, who are important the: role-play their understanding of - Family ‘special people’ - Community - School • Begin to recognise the effect the • Learn about the ten Gurus and • Hear special stories from the ten Gurus have on the way that some Sikh stories connected to lives of the Gurus eg Sikhs live their lives them - Guru Har Gobind: the story of Diwali, the Guru and his cloak - Bhai Khanaya: showing concern for all humanity - Guru Arjan: compiled the holy book - Look at pictorial representations of the 10 Gurus - Hear the story of Guru Nanak and talk about his importance • Show awareness that for Sikhs • Think about why these Gurus • Talk about how Sikhs (and the Gurus are special matter to Sikhs themselves) can learn from the Gurus eg how do they show people how to live good lives, by setting a good example? Skills and attitudes Cross curricular links • Investigation • English • Evaluation • Drama • Commitment • PSHE • P4C • Understanding of a different faith Barnsley Local Agreed Syllabus © BMBC 2020 Sikh Dharam 189 Sikh Dharam Key Stage 1 Key Question 6: How do I and others feel about life and the universe around us? Most pupils will be expected Suggested areas of study Links and suggested activities to: • Show awareness of some values • Learn about the role of the • Hear stories about the founding which are central to a Sikh world- Khalsa to protect of the Khalsa to defend the faith view eg defending the faith and and to stand up for those who the helpless could not defend themselves. Look at the Panj Kakke (5k’s) and at how they remind Sikhs of these ideas today eg the dagger reminds them not to let injustices happen, and the shorts remind them of the importance of freedom and of protecting the vulnerable • Show awareness of the • Learn about how different Gurus • Hear some Sikh stories about importance of remembering the have protected and helped Gurus who have fought to words of significant people others protect others, or fought for a just cause eg: - Guru Har Rai set up a dispensary to give free medicine to the sick - Guru Tegh Bahadur and Guru Arjan were martyred • Identify times in their own • Make links between these Sikh • Talk about how to look after and experience when they have values and times in their own protect those who may need defended / helped someone or lives when they have protected help eg younger children, something, or been defended / or helped others, or when others animals, the poor etc helped have helped and protected them - Talk about times when they have felt the need to stand up for someone else, or for themselves. Talk about different ways of doing this, violent and non-violent Skills and attitudes Cross curricular links • Investigation • English • Awe and wonder • PSHE • P4C • SMSC • Understanding of a different faith Barnsley Local Agreed Syllabus © BMBC 2020 Sikh Dharam 190 Sikh Dharam Key Stage 2 Key Question 1: Why are these words special? Most pupils will be expected Suggested areas of study Links and suggested activities to: • Recognise that Guru Granth • Describe the development from . Write a biography of Guru Arjan Sahib (collection of Sikh oral tradition to written, learn scriptures) are the sacred ‘words’ about the: for Sikhs - Fifth Guru Arjan, who compiled the holy book, built the Golden Temple and was the first Sikh martyr • Discover that this is the holy book • Describe how the Holy Book is for Sikhs, treated as a living Guru treated by Sikhs - How is it treated by Sikhs? Skills and attitudes Cross curricular links • Investigation • English • Expression • History • Interpretation • PSHE • P4C • Understanding of a different faith Websites and Publications • Useful Sikh websites (KS1, 2 and 3) please see page 207 • Useful Sikh publications (KS1, 2 and 3) please see page 205 • Acronyms used within this section – please see page 205 Barnsley Local Agreed Syllabus © BMBC 2020 Sikh Dharam 191 Sikh Dharam Key Stage 2 Key Question 2: Why are some places special? Most pupils will be expected Suggested areas of study Links and suggested activities to: • Recognise the importance of the • Describe a Gurdwara – ‘House • Visit a Gurdwara.