Active Learning Strategies for Teaching about Religion

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World Religions Word Search

Religion: multifaiths, any and all

Purpose: to reinforce familiarity with terms

Cognitive Skills: knowledge

Learning Styles: verbal, reflective

Intelligences: linguistic

Use: as homework

For: individuals, pairs, small groups

Estimated time: 15 - 30 minutes (though not necessarily in one sitting)

Materials needed: puzzle (below) and pencil.

The Activity:

World Religions Word Search
created by Laura Shulman

O K N O M A L S I S R A P R I E S M T
M B R A H M A N A I T S I R H C W S O
A R E T S I N I M A L A V P O A I I R
R S H I N D U H O B B E R N M R I H A
H M U L L M A T A R D I F A H A D D Z
S S Q I U O E H A A E U H C I W A D I
A I N L C C A H S S C A A C S D M U H
V O L M H U A S T I V A R B R R M B A
I A A I L M F Y A I N E O A K U A I R
H T N L N B B N R D U A T I S G H H T
S G A S J A I A O Q N R P R B R U C S
W H V U Q S R G S C S E D U A B M H U
A U R M M O N O W U L H D M H U A U H
M B I B L E M G K P T D I K A A Q R T
I J N A N A K U M A H R A N I L L H A
A N H S I R K E R A M L A O T Z U L R
H K I S A H T A G U I I S E S O M U A
S U S E J E W A D I G R A N T H C M Z

Words to find:

permission granted to print and copy puzzle for non-profit, educational purposes only - Laura Shulman (2004)

Follow-up:

• Students who enjoy word games such as this can be tasked with creating similar word search puzzles specific to one or another religion.

• Other students can be given puzzles to solve created by their classmates.

Web resources: there are a number of word search makers available online. Use a search engine to locate one you like. Here are results from a Google search.

Alternative possibilities: any topic that is term heavy can use a word search game such as this to reinforce familiarity with terms.

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