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A series of demonstration, practice, extension and testing activities on Hinduism including buildings, religious artefacts, festivals, symbols, rituals and holy books.

Demonstration Activities

Buildings | Bradford Temple | Photographs An incredible 360 degree photograph of the inside of the temple.

Buildings | Temple 1 | Information Information about Hindu Temples and Festivals.

Buildings | Temple 2 | Photographs A series of photographs showing the inside of a Hindu Temple.

Festival | Diwali | Activities A series of inter-related activities including a story, jigsaw and creating a picture.

Festivals | Diwali | Artefacts Examples of items associated with the festival.

Festivals | Diwali | Festival of Lights A huge resource of background information, pictures and a range of activities from card making to recipes for food.

Festival | Diwali | Project Snaith Primary School's collection of excellent and learner friendly resources.

Festivals | Diwali | Slides A series of slides explaining the significance of the Festival of Light.

Festival | Diwali | Story A story about the Hindu festival of Diwali.

Festivals | Diwali | Story | Activities One source to give you background information on the festival, it's relevance today, discussion topics and some fun activities.

Hindu | Art A series of 9 paintings set to music with an audio commentary telling of the 'Adventures of a Hindu God'.

Hindu | Artefacts 1 A series of photographs with information about Diwali, a Hindu home shrine and Rakhi.

Hindu | Artefacts 2 | Photographs An excellent gallery of thumbprint photographs which enlarge to provide incredible visual images of these religious artefacts. The adjoining links take learners to extra written information.

Hindu | Artefacts 3 | The Puja Tray An activity in 2 parts. In Part 1 learners can click on one of two video clips to learn about the ritual of Puja. In Part 2 learners click on the various items on the tray to find out their significance.

Hindu | Deities | Photographs An excellent gallery of thumbprint photographs which enlarge to provide incredible visual images of these religious artefacts. The adjoining links take learners to extra written information.

Hindu | Paintings A series of excellent paintings telling the story of Krishna set to music.

Hindu | Photographs A set of high quality photographs which can be enlarged.

Hindu Rangoli Patterns | Powerpoint A presentation showing a number of Rangoli patterns.

Hinduism 1 | Information An excellent compilation of information on this religion set out in a learner friendly manner.

Hinduism 2 | Information An excellent site giving information on beliefs, books, buildings, clothes, food, prayer, symbols and weddings.

Hinduism | Slides A series of slides giving information in text and pictures covering the topics of Mum and Dad, hobbies, languages, school, shrines, clothes and special festivals.

Hinduism for Children | Explanation A simple explanation of Hinduism with references to Gods, the Puga, diva and arti lamps, weddings and symbols.

Hinduism for Schools | Information Pictures and background information for both primary and secondary learners.

Hindu | Stories  | Index An index of stories which convey the principles of the religion. Suitable for compare and contrasting activities.

Story of Early Hinduism | Animated Slides The story of Early Hinduism explained in animated pictures and text.

Story of Ramayana | Pictures The story of Ramayana in pictures and text.

Teaching Resources | Information Links to a great deal of information in text and pictures. Excellent for project work.

Practice Activities

Hindu Gods | Jigsaws A choice of Gods and difficulty of jigsaws are available via the drop down lists on the left. Hours of activity for all ability levels.

Hinduism | Word search Learners have to find a number of  Hindu related words within the letter grid.

Teddy's Day Out | Drag and Drop A simple activity of signs and symbols for each of the religions.

Extension Activities

Hinduism | Information A typical BBC site full of background information on this religion but unusually few pictures.

Testing Activities

Early Hinduism Challenge | Matching Activity An activity in which learners have to match Hindu god pictures to their descriptions.