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 to help each student have both auditory and visual interaction with the course material.  I find that children need to see the festivals, countries, people, temples, mosques, and many other visuals to better understand each religion.  

This class is an introduction to Buddhism, Islam, Christianity, Hinduism, and Judaism.  We may also discuss Confucianism, Sikhism, and Atheism.  As we go through the lessons I will assess how the class is understanding the 5 major religions and if they seem to understand the basic differences in these religions we will add more into the mix.  I do not want to overwhelm any of the students with too much information at once and I want to promote understanding of each individual faith.  We will discuss where each faith began and the basic tenets of each faith that we will build on throughout the class.  We will also talk about where the majority of followers live today.  How are different societies influenced by each religion?  

Week 1-- How different religions view God and if/when/how they connect with him.  Are they monotheistic or polytheistic?  What is God like in each religion?  

Week 2-- Are there any holy books, poems or songs that followers use in their understanding and worship?  Who wrote these books, songs or verses?  How are they used today?   Where does each religion worship?  Do they have a specific place of worship?   Is worship mainly done personally in the home or in a specific building or place?  We will play a short Kahoot to solidify all knowledge up until this point.  Students will just need another device or to open another window to play.

Week 3-- What are the holy days associated with and celebrated in each faith?  How are these festivals, holidays and holy days celebrated?    Is there food involved?  If so, what types of food?   We will wrap up our course by discussing what the students learned in the course and what they found most interesting.  

Week 4-- We will finish up holy days and festivals.  After we will play a Kahoot to go over all that we have learned in class.  Each student will need a Kahoot! account. They will need to log in to Outschool on one device, but for the game to be interactive they will need a second device or another open browser to play Kahoot. They can open a browser (although I think it is much easier to have 2 devices) or simply download the app.  If they use a browser on the computer the website is www.Kahoot.it.  I will send out the game ID once class has begun.  

Each class may go over by a few minutes depending on how many questions the students have and the classroom discussion.  We may also go slightly off the schedule above depending on what we are able to cover in each class.  I want to make sure we cover the basics of each of the main religions.  

We need 4 learners to hold classes.  If we have less then 4 learners the week before classes begin, I will notify parents of cancelation of the class or of a class at a later date.