Planning an Encounter Unit

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Planning an Encounter Unit

• A Hindu day

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Time Is this a whole day event? How much follow
up time on the curriculum? .
People Who will lead the organisation? Who
is being invited to speak? Who will be effected?
Skills , Attitudes and Knowledge Taken from
Syllabus What about others subjects
Encounter Day or unit Key question?
Place Hall Classrooms Library Outside if
dry! Visit to ?
Responsible Citizens Confident
Individuals Successful Learners Teaching and
Learning . Where on the syllabus does this unit
fit? What are the Teaching and learning
requirements of other subjects involved?
Curricular Links RE and which other subjects
Resources What will teachers and others
need Who will pay!
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Time One whole day plus follow up five hours RE
time.
People RE Coordinator Literacy
Coordinator Music Coordinator Mrs Jones TA
recently visited India! Rahi Bains, Demi Ladwa
(Hindu Speakers) Hindu Parents CRB checks Local
Supermarkets
Skills , Attitudes and Knowledge Skills
Investigating. Interpreting Attitudes
Open-mindedness Respect
Whole School Hindu Encounter Day
Place Hall Classrooms Library Outside if dry!
Responsible Citizens Confident
Individuals Successful Learners Teaching and
Learning Special Books Rama and Sita
Ramayana. Rules for living. Expression of
Worship. Music, DT Literacy learning
objectives.
Curricular Links RE, Music, Literacy, Technology
- Food, Fashion, Art
Resources
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• Curricular Links
• RE Rhai Bains will tell the story of Divali and
  Rama and Sita- what did children find
  interesting, puzzling, exciting etc Why might
  this story have special meaning for Hindus? What
  meaning might this story have for today,
• Ideas for follow up
• Divali is the start of a New Year for Hindus when
  the goddess Lakshmi is especially remembered.
  Hindus hope that she will visit heir homes at
  Divali. Lights are used along the garden paths
  and in the windows to remember how Rama and Sita
  were welcomed home and to welcome the Goddess
  Lakshmi to Hindu homes.
• Create an experience of lit divas in the
  classroom and ask children to thought shower
  words about feelings associated with the
  spreading of light.
• Learn how Hindus celebrate Divali in their home
  e.g. cleaning home, preparing special food,
  lighting divas, Divali cards, presents, new
  clothes, fireworks ( to chase away evil) rangoli
  patterns ( made to celebrate the beauty of Laksmi
  
• Make a divali card
• Create a mind map of what you have learnt about
  Divali ?
• Music Listen to Hindu Music Play a range of
  Hindu Musical Instruments (Rahi Bains)
• Literacy Hindu Stories, Retelling Stories, Diva
  Acrostic Poems, Drama. Re-tell the story in
  various ways- shadow puppets, masks etc and/or
  make a mask of Ravanna and attach to this evils
  in the world today (use newspaper cuttings /words
  /pictures
• Point out that the ten heads illustrate how
  difficult it can be to overcome evil.
• Think of opposite words that illustrate good and
  evil and display on dark /light backgrounds e.g.
  anger/ gentleness / love /hate
• Technology -
• Food Tasting (Local Supermarket)
• -Fashion - Indian fashion show (Demi Ladwa)

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Art

• Rangoli Patterns
• Mehndi Patterns
• Illustrate on IWB using smart software or Dazzle.
• Clay Diva Lamps
• Paisley Patterns

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Technology

• Food tech
• tasting using local supermarket (mangoes)
• Local Restaurants (Community links/parents)
• Demi Ladwa does preparing Indian food
• NB Check nut and food allergies
• Fashion
• Fabrics
• Fabric design
• Indian fashion show
• Making Indian jewellery

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Music

• Rahi will teach the children to play some of his
  musical instruments

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Responsible Citizens Through learning about and
experiencing cultural diversity in the
UK Confident Individuals Opportunities for
Spiritual Moral Social and Cultural development
Successful Learners Through deep and immersive
learning experiences Teaching and Learning in
RE Special Books Rama and Sita Ramayana.
Rules for living. Expression of Worship Divali,
Rangoli Patterns Music, DT Literacy learning
objectives added by subject coordinators..
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RE Skills Investigating. Interpreting Attitudes
Open-mindedness Respect Each Class teacher to add
their own learning targets for the day e.g Year
4/3 AT 1 Level 2/3 Describe how Hindus celebrate
Divali Identify what is wrong/ good /evil in the
world today Identify how light is used as a
symbol in the Story of Rama and Sita and to
welcome Lakshmi. AT2 level 3 Make links with
other experiences of light being used as a symbol
Now add learning targets for other subjects
involved
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Time One whole day plus follow up five hours RE
time. The sessions were as follows 8.50
9.05 Registration 9.05 9.55 Session 1 10.00
10.45 Session 2 10.45 11.00 Playtime (and
snack for KS1) 11.00 12.00 Session 3 12.00
1.00 Lunch 1.00 1.10 Registration 1.10
2.10 Session 4 2.10 3.10 Session 5 3.10
3.20 Back to classrooms As there were only 6
short food-tasting sessions, this was not
time-tabled. Instead some children were
scheduled to be withdrawn from the other
activities for the tasting sessions. The
time-table was a follows SESSIONS MUSIC/STORY-TE
LLING (HALL) MANGO TREE (Y2 ROOM) FASHION (Y6
ROOM) MENDHI (Y1 YR ROOMS) RANGOLI (Y3 Y4
ROOMS) Schools need to be aware that some
parents (who are strongly committed to their
faith) can be sensitive to such a day, where
participation in aspects of worship may be
invited. In such circumstances, it is important
visiting speakers are adequately briefed on any
invitation for children to participate.
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Resources Mr. RAHI BAINS TEL [phone]
MOBILE [phone] e-mail
rahi_at_hotmail.com Demi Ladwa 01980 622436
demiladwa_at_hotmail.com Mr Waite Rose Tel
.. Background for teachers www.bbc.co.uk/scho
ols/religion/hinduism Through REOnline themes
and topics www.hindukids.org/stories/ www.viveka
nanda.btinternet.co.uk/primaryschoolspage