Lesson 1: What can suffering teach us about happiness?
Exploring what responses to suffering might tell us about people's beliefs.
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Before starting this unit, check that the children can recall:
Most Buddhists follow the Buddha's teachings of knowledge and action.
Sikhs believe in one God, commonly referred to as Waheguru, and that there is a spark of God within everyone.
The teachings of the Gurus are important to most Sikh followers.
Many Christian and Jewish people use stories to help them understand suffering, such as the stories of Adam and Eve and Job.
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