ARCHIVE for HMD2011: Untold Stories
The case studies and related education resources for HMD2011, Untold Stories, have been archived. The Holocaust Memorial Day Trust is currently focusing on the theme for this year, Speak Up, Speak Out.
HMD 2011 Religious Education (Primary)
The lesson has a special focus on celebrations within different communities and is based on Untold Stories from lost communities. The outline here is based on a Granddaughter’s account of her Grandma’s behaviour at a wedding in Darfur. If you have time you could spend a second lesson helping students to research activities which take place at a Jewish wedding and link this to the story of the lost Jewish communities of Greece.
Preparation
In the week leading up to the lesson ask students to collect pictures of special occasions. These could be family or community events or religious celebrations such as a wedding, a baby naming ceremony, a party celebrating a school anniversary or a citizenship ceremony. Students could bring in family photographs or cut out pictures from magazines. Bring some yourself to add to the collection.
You can download the complete lesson plan below. Please don’t forget to order our free Campaign Pack which will assist you in your activities for HMD 2011. The pack contains free posters, a film, advice and hand out material.
- Religious Education (Primary) (PDF: 114725 KB)