What Do You Believe? A World Religion Class for Tweens
Class experience
US Grade 4 - 6
This class will be done from a historic and secular perspective looking at each religion's beliefs in a respectful manner. We will focus more on the commonalities than the differences regarding the religions we discuss. Some of the religions that we will discuss will include but are not limited to the following: Buddhism, Islam, Christianity, Hinduism, Judaism, Sikhism, and Atheism. Because this is a younger age student I will work to include many pictures and activities beyond lecture...
Students will learn the following from this class: --What each religion believes about God or a higher being. --What the major beliefs or tenets of each faith are. --What are any holidays or celebrations associated with each religion. -- How the people that follow their specific faith practice it day to day. -- How the religion influences society as a whole. -- The history of each faith and where they began. -- Any holy books, scriptures, poems, or songs used by each faith.
In 1997-1998 I was a missionary in New Jersey where I studied religion intensively and served and taught the people of that community. I am currently teaching a group of high school students a religion class that meet for 50 minutes a day. I have also taken an Introduction to Judaism class to better understand the Jewish faith, worship, texts, and traditions. In college, as a Spanish language major, I studied World Religion and religious traditions within Spanish speaking countries. I work as a Community Coordinator with exchange students from around the world and have been able to interact with many students and host families from many different faiths. I have learned and grown in my understanding of different religions from the experiences that they have shared. I have home schooled my children for the past 7 years and as part of our curriculum we have studied and learned about different faiths, cultures and religious traditions. We have also attended worship services of other faiths to gain a better understanding of who they are and what they believe. I love to study history and in reading and studying history you study the religious beliefs and traditions of different civilizations and countries.
Homework Offered
Assessments Offered
There will not be grades in this class unless a parent needs a grade for their child. Please contact me if you need a grade.Grades Offered
I will have hand outs for all the classes. I would love to have all hand outs printed prior to class.
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Religion in general can be a sensitive topic. We will be looking at religion in a historical perspective and how it relates to our current world. We will steer away from any controversial religious topics and stay focused on understanding of the beliefs of the religions being studied.
I will use the following sources in class-- the Bible, the Qur'an, https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/, https://www.sikhs.org, http://www.hinduonline.co/index.html, https://www.islamreligion.com/, What is a Jew by Morris N. Kertzer, Who are the Believers by Dr. Muhammad A. Hafeez, Who is Allah by Umm Abdurrahman Sakina Hirschfelder, The Ancient American World by William Fash and Mary E. Lyons and https://www.ncai.org/about-tribes.
Hello y'all! I am Ms. Shannon and I graduated in 2000 with a BA in English and Spanish secondary education from Appalachian State University in beautiful Boone, North Carolina. I have taught high school Spanish and Spanish to native speakers in...
Group Class
$45
for 4 classes1x per week, 4 weeks
45 min
Completed by 103 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 9-12
6-9 learners per class