Introduction To Spirituality

Watch the following slide show and listen to the music. Think about what the pictures and music are saying to you.

Introduction To Spirituality

Learning objectives:•Know that the term ‘spiritual’ has a range of meanings•Understand some of the differences in the ways in which people express their spirituality•Reflect on the view that spirituality is a central aspect of what it means to be human

Paired Work

• Separate the cards into essential and non-essential for human beings.

• Join with another pair and compare your results.

• Be prepared to feedback to the rest of the class.

What is spirituality?

• In your book, write a written explanation of what you think spiritual means.

• Extension: can we use this term in relation to all people or only to ‘religious’ people?

Analyse

• In groups of 3 or 4 analyse the quotations that express ideas about spirituality.

• Compare and contrast the ideas expressed in the statements to your own ideas about spirituality.

Extension• Group the statements together under headings:

Ideas you agree with; Ideas you disagree with; Ideas that define spirituality as God, as life after death, as something else.

Spirituality Project

• You are going to be creating a short project that contains your inner thoughts and feelings.

• The project must be your best work.• The first thing that you are going to create is a

title page.• You will have some planning time this lesson

and will be creating the neat version for homework.

Homework

• Design a title page for your project that reflects ‘WHO YOU ARE’.

• Include your likes and dislikes and things that represent you.

• You can call it want you want as at the end of the day it is you that you are describing. E.g. “ME”. “Students’ name” “My Thoughts”

• Due: next lesson

Plenary

• Write down 2 things that you have learnt today on the post-it note.