Activities Listed by Religion

Judaism:

• What's Kosher, What's Not (a collage)
• Jewish Law (group work)
• Reflective questions (for discussion or journaling)

Christianity:

• Jesus in the Gospels (group work)
• The Life of Jesus - iconography (a web quest)
• The Seven Sacraments (a collage)
• Does God Exist? Exploring the classic proofs (group discussion)
• Reflective questions (for discussion or journaling)

Islam:

• The Five Pillars (group discussion)
• Islam in the News (group discussion)
• Pilgrimage to Mecca (group activity)
• Reflective questions (for discussion or journaling)

Hinduism:

• The Four Varnas (a collage) 
• The Four Ashramas (a collage)
• The Four Dharmas (a collage)
• The Four Yogas (a collage)
• The Hindu Pantheon (a web quest)
• The Hindu Pantheon (identify images)
• Reflective questions (for discussion or journaling)

Buddhism:

• Right and Wrong Action (a collage)
• Right and Wrong Livelihood (a collage)
• The Five Precepts (a collage)
• Make a Mandala (creative art work)
• Anatta, Nirvana, & Rebirth (Demonstration of abstract concepts)
• Schools of Buddhism (a team competition)
• Reflective questions (for discussion or journaling)

Chinese:

• Yin and Yang (a collage or mobile)
• The Five Elements (a collage)
• Feng Shui
• The Five Constant Relationships (a collage)
• Reflective questions (for discussion or journaling)

Other/General:

• What is Religion? (think-write-pair-share) (or "what is..." a specific religion)
• Defining Religion (group activity) (or defining a specific religion)
• Interfaith Dialogue (group discussion)
• Create Your Own Altar & Ritual (a creative, reflective project)
• Ritual (a group activity)
• Exploring Mystical Experience (round-robin reading and group analysis)
• Dramatize a sacred Narrative
• God on Trial (group activity)
• Mystery Boxes (group activity)
• Crossword puzzles
• Word search games
• Bingo
• Songs, rhymes and raps
• Flash Cards
• Make extra minutes count (think-write-pair-share)
• Pre- and post- perspectives (for journaling or discussion)
• Other general reflective questions for discussion or journaling