Pyramid Perplexity-ta
Pyramid Perplexity
Objective:
Enabling children to understand and appreciate the underlying unity in diverse faiths.
Related Values:
- Spirit of enquiry
- Curiosity
- Memory
- Religious harmony
Materials Required:
Printouts of the pyramid image and clues Pen/pencil.
Preparatory work for the Guru:
None
How to play
- The Guru provides a printout of the image of the pyramid to each child.
- Then she explains the way to attempt the question
- Clues to the answers are given separately.
- Using them, identify the words and fit them in the grid correctly.
- The placement of ‘A’s in the pyramid may also be used as a guide.
- Guru gives the first word as an example Pranava Mantra – AUM.
With the help of the given clues, identify the 10 words related to major religions and fit them within the pyramid. Each word has a ‘A’ in it.
Clues:
- Pranav Mantra
- It means ‘the Conqueror’
- The ritual prayer prescribed by Islam
- Common Free kitchen by the Sikhs
- Lord Buddha gave his first sermon here
- Jesus preached through Short Stories called ……
- A Hindu scripture
- Zoroastrians refer to God as ……
- Composer of Bhaja Govindam
- Lord Mahavira was one of the Jain …..
Solutions:
- AUM
- JINA
- NAMAZ
- LANGAR
- SARNATH
- PARABLES
- UPANISHAD
- AHURA MAZDA
- ADI SHANKARA
- TIRTHANKARAS