Humanism around the world
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can explain how humanists campaign internationally to make the world a happier and better place.
Key learning points
- Humanists believe human beings alone are responsible for improving the quality of their lives.
- There are humanists all around the world who campaign and take action to make the world a better place.
- One example is the work of HAPI humanist volunteers in the Phillippines.
- We can use our understanding of humanism to assess whether it is possible to lead a happy life without religion.
Keywords
Responsibility - looking after something or someone and making sure things are done properly
Action - doing something on purpose to make a change
Campaign - a planned activity towards a shared goal
Common misconception
Humanists are only found in Europe and North America.
There are humanists all over the world, across all continents.
Teacher tip
You might also want to find an example from your local area showing how humanists are taking action to build a better world. You could teach the first learning cycle as one lesson and then use the second part of the lesson to allow pupils in a final lesson to record their learning on humanism.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
5 Questions
Q1.What is humanism?
Q2.What motivates many humanists to live well?
Q3.How do some humanists respond to the connection they feel with animals?
Q4.What do humanists try to do when making ethical decisions?
Q5.Who might lead a humanist funeral or wedding ceremony?
Assessment exit quiz
5 Questions
Q1.Match each keyword to its correct meaning.
looking after something and doing it properly
doing something on purpose to make a change
a planned activity towards a shared goal
Q2.Humanists believe there is only life and want to make the most of it.
Q3.The story of The Wolves teaches about feeding the good in human nature.
Q4.What is the ‘happy human’ symbol used for?
Q5.Humanists are only found in Europe and North America.
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To help you plan your 5 religious education lesson on: Humanism around the world, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
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