How are sacred texts treated and why is music important?

First the children looked at books that are special to them and identified their favourite stories. Next we discussed the messages these books can teach us.

Then we discussed why religious books are sacred. The children learnt that the word sacred means something is special and connected to God. We looked at the story of ‘The loaves and fishes’ from the Bible. We then looked at ‘The crying camel’ from the Qur’an. We compared the messages that both of these books convey.

 

In the next lesson, the children had a discussion about why music is important to worship. We then listened to music from different religions and compared them. The children concluded that songs tell stories and music makes us happy.