World Religions Teaching Guide

Harmony and Understanding is a series of nonfiction books that fosters understanding, respect and acceptance of the multicultural experience. The series provides teachers and students with the opportunity to explore and experience a range of values by assisting students to understand and reflect on their own cultural identity and beliefs. At the same time, students are encouraged to criticall y examine the world around them and recognise the benefits of living in a culturally diverse society.

Harmony and Understanding is suitable for independent reading, guided reading and library reference. Each Teaching Guide provides the busy classroom teacher with background information for each reader, along with ideas, activities and ways to integrate other key learning areas. These ideas and activities suggest ways for students to respond to each text on three different levels:

– Personally, encouraging students to express their own thoughts and ideas
– Creatively, encouraging students to expand the concepts and content presented in each book
– Critically, encouraging students to discuss and think about underlying values and issues.