Where do sacred stories come from?

During this lesson the children learned the meaning of the word ‘sacred’ which is a religious kind of ‘special’.  We learnt that different religions have sacred texts which include great stories in them, that are shared within their community. This is so people learn the importance of being kind, respectful as well as having a sense of belonging.

 

I reminded the children of our school’s RESPECT values:-

          Resilient, Enthusiastic, Safe, Perseverance, Empathetic, Confident and Tolerant.                We discussed the meaning of each of these values and how these are common themes throughout the stories we read as a class.

 

 

The first story we looked at was the Christian story ‘The Good Samaritan’. The children knew that this story could be found in the bible and enjoyed learning about this.

The next story we looked at was the ‘The crying camel’ which is an Islamic story found in the Quran. Arios said he loved learning about this story because he is Muslim and reads the Quran at home.

The final story we looked can be found in the Torah which was ‘The story of Moses’. This is a Jewish scared story.

The children could easily identify which symbol and story belonged to each sacred book.