KS1 RE - The Guru Granth Sahib!

In this engaging and informative lesson, students gain a clear understanding of the Guru Granth Sahib. They learn about how the holy book is treated and used by Sikhs, and they also learn about how it relates to the teachings and songs of Guru Nanak.

The learning is guided by a clear and colourful PowerPoint presentation, which guides students through the following step-by-step journey:
-Reflecting on and recalling knowledge that they already built about special words and stories in their RE learning;
-Learn key facts about Guru Nanak;
-Read a story about Guru Nanak’s disappearance, his reappearance, and his special purpose, and answer comprehension questions;
-Learn about how the Guru Granth Sahib - including how it contains Guru Nanak’s songs, how it is housed by Sikhs, its role in baby-naming, and how Sikhs customarily show respect to the book;
-Consider their own personal spirituality, thoughts and ideas, in relation to the information that they have learnt;
-Compose their own songs about things that are special to them;
-Self-reflecting on the extent to which they feel they have met the learning objective.

This resource pack includes the comprehensive PowerPoint presentation (16 slides) and the story for reading (in both Word and PDF). There is everything that you need here to teach the lesson.

In the past, I have used this lesson with children from across Key Stage 1 - the key learning is aligned with curriculum expectations for RE, and also the content prescribed by most diocese regions. All images are licensed for commercial use.