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1st Grade: History of World Religions Lesson Organizer
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Introduction: What is religion?
Introduce Judaism
Pre-unit
Domain Vocabulary: Judaism, Christianity, Islam, symbol, one god, Bible, Torah, Koran, Passover, Hanukkah, Christmas, Easter, Ramadan, Jesus,
Moses, Muhammad, holiday, menorah, Star of David, Cross, Crescent and Star, synagogue, church, mosque, Messiah
Lesson
Language Arts
Read Aloud
Thinking
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Method
Content Objectives
Higher Order Questioning
Classwork
Title
Objectives
Framework
Teacher: set
up room with
Student will
Religion unit
recognize new
posters, readmaterial that will
aloud books,
engage interest.
objects
Whole class
Students will
understand what a
religion is and
identify world
religions. Students
will identify
Judaism.
The students will
interpret
information that
is presented
orally and then
ask additional
questions to
clarify
information or
the topic in the
read-aloud.
Why are religions
important to many
people? Why should we
learn about world
religions? How did the
Hebrews’ religious beliefs
differ from those of the
people around them?
Students will
complete the
Judaism section of
their religion charts,
including: symbol,
important person,
place of worship,
holidays, and book.
Add pictures to the
class religions
chart.
What You First
Grader Needs to
Know, by E.D.
Hirsch, Jr.
Pearson Book:
Three World
Religions
Knowledge
3
History of Judaism
Judaism: Symbols, holidays, and
traditions
2
Whole class
Whole class
and
independent
work
The students will
use narrative
Students will
language to
understand the
describe people,
story of Moses and
places, things,
the Exodus from
locations, events,
Egypt.
actions, a scene
or facts in a
read-aloud.
Where were the Hebrews
kept as slaves? Who was
Moses? What did Moses
ask the pharaoh to do?
Why couldn’t the
pharaoh’s soldiers follow
the Jews across the Red
Sea?
What is the Torah? What
Students will
language is the Torah
understand the
written in? What are
importance of the
Jewish places of worship
Torah to Jews, and
called? When they pray in
recognize the Star
synagogues, in which
of David. Students The students will
direction do Jewish people
will understand
retell key details.
face? Why is Hanukkah
that Jews worship
celebrated for eight days
in a synagogue and
and nights? For Jews,
the meaning of
what meaning does
Passover and
lighting the menorah at
Hanukkah.
Hanukkah have?
Pearson Book:
Three World
Religions
Show modern day
photos
Baby Moses, by
Linda Hayward
Knowledge
Judaism
Photopack,
Folens
Publishers
Pearson Book:
Three World
Religions
Make Star of David
symbol, coloring
picture of Moses
Latkes and
Applesauce, A
Hanukkah
Story, by Fran
Manushkin
Runaway
Dreidel, by
Lesléa Newman
Knowledge
6
Introduction to Christianity
History of Christianity
5
Christianity: Symbols, holidays and
traditions
4
Whole class
Whole class
Whole class
and
Independent
work
Students will
understand the
connection
between Judaism
and Christianity.
Students will
explain the story
of Jesus and the
origins of
Christianity.
The students will
interpret
information that
is presented
orally and then
ask additional
questions to
clarify
information or
the topic in the
read-aloud.
The students will
use narrative
language to
describe people,
places, things,
locations, events,
actions, a scene
or facts in a
read-aloud.
Students will
understand the
importance of the
Bible to the
Christians, and
recognize the cross
as a Christian
The students will
symbol. Students
retell key details.
will understand
that Christians
worship in a
church and the
meaning of
Christmas and
Easter.
What is the connection
between Judaism and
Christianity?
What does the word
Christian mean? What is
the Golden Rule?
Students will
complete the
Christianity section
of their religion
charts, including:
symbol, important
person, place of
worship, holidays,
and book. Add
pictures to the class
religions chart.
What You First
Grader Needs to
Know, by E.D.
Hirsch, Jr.
Pearson Book:
Three World
Religions
Knowledge
Patterns
Pearson Book:
Three World
Religions
Who was Jesus? Where
was Jesus born?
On what day do most
Christians go to church?
What is the symbol of
Christianity? What was
the last meal that Jesus
had with his disciples
called? What holiday
celebrates the day
Christians believe that
Jesus rose from the dead?
Show modern day
photos
Christianity
Photopack,
Folens
Publishers
Knowledge
Pearson Book:
Three World
Religions
Make Cross
symbol, coloring
picture of Jesus
The First
Christmas,
author unknown
Knowledge
8
Introduction to Islam
History of Islam
7
Whole class
Whole class
Students will
explain the
connection
between Islam and
Judaism and
Christianity.
The students will
interpret
information that
is presented
orally and then
ask additional
questions to
clarify
information or
the topic in the
read-aloud.
What is the connection
between Islam and
Christianity?
What prophet, or
“messenger of God,”
received the Koran from
The students will God and recited it to the
use narrative
people? By what Arabic
Students will know
language to
name do Muslims call
basic information describe people, God? What city in Arabia
about Muhammad
places, things,
did Muhammad come
and the beginnings locations, events,
from? What is the
of Islam.
actions, a scene
Muslims’ holy book?
or facts in a
Who do Muslims believe
read-aloud.
is the author of the Koran?
Students will
complete the Islam
section of their
religion charts,
including: symbol,
important person,
place of worship,
holidays, and book.
Add pictures to the
class religions
chart.
Show modern day
photos
What You First
Grader Needs to
Know, by E.D.
Hirsch, Jr.
Pearson Book:
Three World
Religions
Knowledge
Patterns
Pearson Book:
Three World
Religions
Islam
Photopack,
Folens
Publishers
Knowledge
10
Islam: Symbols, holidays and traditions
Review and assess
9
Whole class
and
independent
work
Students will
understand the
importance of the
Koran to the
Muslims, and
recognize the
crescent and star
as an Islamic
symbol. Students
will understand
that Muslims
worship in a
mosque, and the
meaning of
Ramadan.
Review and test
Students will
retell key ideas.
What city do Muslims try
to visit at least once in
their lives? What is the
symbol of Islam? During
what month in the Islamic
calendar do Muslims fast?
What are the Five Pillars
of Islam?
Make Crescent and
Star symbol,
coloring picture of
Mosque
Assemble religions
poster using chart
and all symbols
Pearson Book:
Three World
Religions
Knowledge
Ramadan, by
Suhaib Hamid
Ghazi