KS1 Enquiry Approach to Teaching Hinduism – Kathryn Symons
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KS1 Enquiry Approach to Teaching Hinduism – Kathryn Symons
Key Stage 1 Kathryn Symons The national curriculum states the legal requirement that.. Inspire High quality RE Breadth of Study Engage them: An unusual artefact? Ask questions about it. A visitor. To relate Hinduism in the home Use their senses with Puja tray or make a shrine Write a play-script. Act Enrich with short video clips. Make something and advertise symbols. Have a festival? Bollywood dancing? Makar Sankranti Makar Sankranti is one of the most important festivals of the Hindu calendar and celebrates the sun's journey into the northern hemisphere, a period which is considered to be highly auspicious. There is a wide variation in the celebration of Makar Sankranti thoughout India, in particular the name. Celebrations in different Indian regions In Gujarat and Maharashtra, Makar Sankranti is a festival of the young and the old. Colourful kites are flown all around. In Punjab, Makar Sankranti is called Lohri. December and January are the coldest months of the year in Punjab and huge bonfires are lit on the eve of Sankranti. Sweets, sugarcane and rice are thrown on the bonfires and friends and relatives gather together. Cards are sent to friends and families! In Uttar Pradesh, this period is celebrated as Kicheri. It is considered important to have a bath on this day and masses of people can be seen bathing in the Sangam at Prayagraj where the rivers Ganga, Jamuna and Saraswathi flow together. Removing evil spirits Messenger from the Gods Kites to estimate distance between armies Fertility and birth of a new born. Research Kites. Movement sun to northern hemisphere: auspicious In Southern India it's the harvest festival Pongal and lasts for 3 days. On the first day, rice boiled with milk is offered to the Rain God. On the second day, it is offered to the the Sun God and on the third day, the family cattle are given a bath and dressed with flowers, bells and colours, to honour them for their hard work in the fields. Krishna’s mouth showed the universe! The story of Durga Once upon a time there lived a demon named Mahisha. He found great happiness in hurting people. Once, he decided to pray to lord Brahma, who he thought would give him a boon, which would make him invincible. … Rangoli, is a folk art from India in which patterns are created on the floor in living rooms or courtyards using materials such as coloured rice, dry flour, coloured sand or flower petals. It is usually made during Diwali and other Indian festivals. They are meant to be sacred welcoming areas for the Hindu deities. The ancient symbols have been passed down through the ages, from each generation to the next, keeping both the art form and the tradition alive. Rangoli designs can be simple geometric shapes, deity impressions, or flower and petal shapes (appropriate for the given celebrations), but they can also be very elaborate designs crafted by numerous people. The base material is usually dry or wet granulated rice or dry flour, to which sindoor (vermilion), haldi (turmeric) and other natural colors can be added. Chemical colors are a modern variation. Other materials include colored sand and even flowers and petals, as in the case of flower rangolis. [email protected] http://sgsts.org.uk www.bbc.co.uk/schools