Author: Amanda McGarrigle

RE—Term 6
Faith Stories 2
What are the stories that are told in other Faiths?

Background Information
Other Faiths have many stories that they use to help them understand more about their faith. We will be finding out a bit more about the stories that Sikh and Buddhist people use to help them in their faith journeys. We will be looking at how the stories can give different messages.

In this unit the children will…
Learn that the Sikh Holy Book is the Guru Granth Sahib and it contains stories.
Learn that Sikh people follow the teachings of Guru Nanak.
To think more about how the world will always have room for more kindness and helpfulness and how the story of the Jasmine and the flower can teach this.
Learn more about generosity through the story of Duni Chand and the silver needle.
Understand that Buddhist people follow the teachings of Buddha.
Learn more about compassion through the story of Siddartha and the hurt swan.
To begin to understand how Buddhists believe there are eight ‘right’ ways to live : right understanding, right thought, right speech, right action ,right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness and right concentration— and see how this is shown through the story of The Monkey King
Consider the views on creation from Aboriginal and Shinto perspective.

By the end of this unit….
All children can:
Know that Sikh people believe in one God, learn from the ten gurus and have a holy book called the Guru Granth Sahib.
Know that Buddhist people learn important things from the stories about the Buddha and from the stories within the Buddhist tradition.
Know that there are different stories told in various cultures that help people to understand the world around them.
Most children will:
Make links between what is taught and what they believe.
Some children will:
Express their own ideas—in light of their thinking.
Identify similarities and differences in what different people might believe.

The milk and the jasmine flower
Duni Chand and the Silver Needle
Siddartha and the Hurt Swan
The Monkey King
The Rainbow serpent, Baiame and the great spirit, The Sky Gods, the story of Ka—ro-ra
Izani and Isanami

Key Vocabulary
Sikh, guru, Guru Granth Sahib, Buddhist, Buddha, Faith.