L’Altra Montessori School, Inc.

Elementary Department
Lesson Plan

Grade 12 – WORLD RELIGION

(Week 1– March. 15, 17 & 19, 2021)

Learning Objectives
 describe the major tenets of Hindu belief
 compare and contrast core concepts of Hindu thought to Western ideas

Subject Matter
Topic: Hinduism
Reference: World Religions and Belief Systems
Materials: Laptop, microphone, headphones, webcam, book
Time Allotment: 40mins per class

Procedure
Day 1 – Monday [March. 15, 2021] (visual-spatial, verbal-linguistic)
 State the objectives
 Activate prior knowledge to new lesson by means of questioning and short
activity/game. (Engage/Explore/Motivation)
 Introduce new lesson and topic Islam
Discuss:
- Origin of Hinduism
 How does Hinduism originate?
 What does Hinduism call their God?
- Sacred text/scripture of Hinduism
 Shruti
 Smriti
- Beliefs and Doctrines
 Devotion to the Trimurti
 Routes to Moksha

Day 2 – Wednesday [March. 17, 2021] (visual-spatial, verbal-linguistic)

 Recall/review previous discussion/lesson
 Continuation of discussion:
- Worship and Observance
- Subdivisions
 Shaivism
 Shaktism
 Vaishnavism
 Smartism
- Selected Issues
 Hinduism and Woman
 Caste System

Day 3 – Friday [March. 19, 2021] (visual-spatial, verbal-linguistic)

 Recall/review previous discussion/lesson
 Evaluation.

EXTEND AND ELABORATE (Intrapersonal, visual-spatial, verbal-linguistic)

 L’Altra Montessori School, Inc.
Elementary Department
Lesson Plan
 Student must answer the questions:
- What have you learned in this lesson?
- Why is it important to acquire knowledge about this lesson?

Evaluation (visual-spatial, verbal-linguistic)

 Quiz in Lesson 5: Islam
 True or False and Matching Type (15pts)
 Thru Book
 20 minutes will be given to answer the question

Assignment (verbal-linguistic, visual-spatial)

- Read about Hinduism and how Hindus manifest their spirituality amidst the variety
of their traditions and freedom of belief and how the followers strictly adhere to the
original practices and doctrines preached by Siddhartha Gautama.