Buddhism-Nirvana Day: The Eightfold Path

Sixth graders study the religion of Buddhism.  In this Religions instructional activity, 6th graders participate in a Pre-Assessment of their knowledge of Buddhism.  Students create a map of world religions. 

In this Buddhism belief worksheet, students plan a strategy for writing a descriptive essay about meditation. After filling in an idea for an opening sentence, 4 key points, and interesting ending, students will have created a plan for...

In this Buddha Day worksheet, students select 15 words from the word bank that best complete the 5 paragraph story about Buddha's enlightenment.

In this beliefs of Buddhism study guide instructional activity, students read a brief overview pertaining to the religion and then respond to a reflection question.

Students study feudal Japan, the islands of the country, and its religions. In this history of Japan lesson, students complete a 9 lesson unit about Japan, its history, its feudalism, its islands, and its religions.

Pair this presentation about the tenets and philosophies of Buddhism with a lecture on world history or world religions.Viewers will appreciate the clarity of the information as well as the colorful maps and images that adorn each slide.

For such a complex and lengthy topic, Mr. Green does a great job of introducing and/or quickly summarizing the major tenets of Indian cultural and religious history, as well as the origins of Buddhism. Topics covered in this episode...

Students engage in a variety of activities that investigates the religious and cultural practice of Buddhism. The emphasis is upon students comprehending the Eightfold Path of Buddhism.

Students study basic Buddhist concepts by reading Jataka tales in this unit. They write personal response and identify connections to Buddhist literature and culture.