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

1. The Guru provides a printout of the image of the pyramid to each child.
2. Then she explains the way to attempt the question
3. Clues to the answers are given separately.
4. Using them, identify the words and fit them in the grid correctly.
5. The placement of ‘A’s in the pyramid may also be used as a guide.
6. 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:

1. Pranav Mantra
2. It means ‘the Conqueror’
3. The ritual prayer prescribed by Islam
4. Common Free kitchen by the Sikhs
5. Lord Buddha gave his first sermon here
6. Jesus preached through Short Stories called ……
7. A Hindu scripture
8. Zoroastrians refer to God as ……
9. Composer of Bhaja Govindam
10. Lord Mahavira was one of the Jain …..

Solutions:

1. AUM
2. JINA
3. NAMAZ
4. LANGAR
5. SARNATH
6. PARABLES
7. UPANISHAD
8. AHURA MAZDA
9. ADI SHANKARA
10. TIRTHANKARAS