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We provide quality resources for teachers and homeschoolers on Ancient and Medieval History, our domain of expertise.
Here you will always find lesson plans for your students, together with plenty of engaging activities and supporting material.
Make sure to check out our collections where we gather, on a specific theme, articles (over 50 are audio), definitions, images (sometimes 3D), videos, maps from our website to help with class preparation and to make connections.
Make history relevant!
**Discover Shinto through its beliefs, values and rituals ** - 25 pages of lesson plan, activities, homework and assignments, keys and marking grids. All you need to teach on that subject: included and ready to print in this resource!
Objectives
● Discover a new religion and its gods: Shinto.
● Engage pupils to reflect on their community and own values. Why do we do what we do in our everyday lives?
● Raise awareness in the classroom about values and accountability.
● Engage pupils into talking about their feelings and how to handle them.
● Practice pupils’ analytical and oral presentation skills.
Content - 25 pages
● Detailed course plan divided into two units of about 60 to 90 minutes each. Each unit has sub-units which you can teach separately as well, to fit your schedule better.
● Varied resources, and ready-to-print activities.
● The Microsoft Word format allows you to adapt the course content and worksheet to the specific needs of your pupil.
● Homework in lieu of assessments; however, you’re free to use them or any other worksheets as and when you see fit.
Table of Contents
Unit 1: Shinto, a religion with a twist
Introduction
Video and Questions
Mime game
Homework/Assignment
Unit 2: Amaterasu and Susanoo
Homework Review
Collecting & Summarising data
Homework/Assignment
Supporting material
Worksheet 1 Discovering Shinto
Worksheet 1 - KEYS Discovering Shinto
Worksheet 2 Charade game
Worksheet 3 Shinto shrine complex
Worksheet 4 A special person…
Worksheet 5 Relationships: collecting data
Worksheet 6 Amaterasu and Susanoo
Worksheet 7 Presentation
Marking grid - Oral presentation
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