LESSONS

General concepts:

• 11 BEING POOR Students explore the nature and causes of poverty, using pictures to help them.
• 13 FIRST, SECOND OR THIRD? Students design a poster showing differences in health, wealth and opportunities in the First and Third Worlds.
• 15 ALL DAY LONG Students debate the Sunday trading law and its consequences.
• 17 RIGHT AND WRONG Students design a board game based on right and wrong actions.
• 19 HELPING OTHERS Students consider charities - who they support, how they raise money - and produce an action plan for a charity of their choice.
• 21 MATERIAL WORLD Students undertake a sorting exercise to reflect on the difference between essential and desirable possessions.

Christianity:

• 27 DAY OF REST? Students complete lists showing what the Sabbath means in practice for Christians.
• 29 CHRISTIAN AID Students produce a television script, exploring the work of one particular Christian charity.
• 31 A SAINT FOR OUR TIMES Students write newspaper reports on the life, work and death of Oscar Romero.
• 33 LOVE INTO ACTION Students consider the reasons why Christians choose to work for charity, then they design an advertising campaign reflecting those reasons.
• 35 GOOD INVESTMENTS Students produce business advertisements which show a consideration of ethical business investment from a Christian viewpoint.
• 37 A WORKING LIFE Students complete a chart to explore the Protestant Work Ethic and its impact on life today.
• 39 RESISTING INJUSTICE Students design a stained-glass window to commemorate the life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a Christian who took a stand against injustice.
• 41 SLOGANS TO THINK ABOUT Students consider the messages of slogans used by Christian charity groups, then they illustrate one appropriately.
• 43 SELL ALL YOU HAVE Students write comments for a television debate on the Church's wealth - and how it could or should be used.
• 45 HEAVEN ON EARTH Students write letters based on the Iona community and the meaning of its daily prayer.

Judaism:

• 51 SHABBAT Students use roleplay to explore activities which Jews would not carry out during the Shabbat.
• 53 KING OF THE CHILDREN Students write magazine articles on the work of Janusz Korczak and his orphanage.
• 55 JUSTICE, TRUTH AND PEACE Students write a story based on the Jewish concept of mercy and justice.
• 57 NEITHER SILVER, NOR GOLD Students plan how one couple could use their money wisely, according to Jewish attitudes and beliefs regarding wealth.
• 59 BY OUR FAITH WE STAND Students design leaflets based on the story of Antiochus Epiphanes and its relevance to the Jewish attitude to the Sabbath.
• 61 DIGNITY AND SELF-RESPECT Students design leaflets explaining the Jewish custom of Tzedakah.
• 63 IN THE SWEAT OF YOUR FACE Students design a mural depicting Jewish attitudes to work.
• 65 THE 39 MELACHOT Students list the 39 Melachot and consider their implications.
• 67 INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS Students write leaflets about Jewish employment practices.
• 69 SEEK GOOD - NOT EVIL Students look at the idea of justice in society as propounded by the Old Testament Prophet, Amos - and then write a speech showing what Amos might say today.

Islam:

• 75 THE FESTIVAL OF CHARITY Students look at the charitable aspect of Eid ul Fitr, then design leaflets reflecting this aspect.
• 77 A SPIRITUAL ACT Students write conversations exploring Zakah and its spiritual implications.
• 79 BY HALAL MEANS Students write text to go with pictures, explaining why some jobs would not be considered acceptable to Muslims.
• 81 A LIVING LEGEND? Students write magazine articles about Imran Khan, showing how his Muslim beliefs have influenced his life.
• 83 WORKING AS A BELIEVER Students write a television interview exploring some of the reasons a Muslim might choose to work for a Muslim charity.
• 85 THE UNIVERSAL FAMILY Students design posters that show an understanding of the Muslim concept of the universal family.
• 87 THE RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUAL Students create a collage about the Muslim concept of an individual's responsibility to the community.
• 89 SMALL ACTS OF CHARITY Students explore the concept of Sadaqah by considering how Muslims would respond to one family in need.
• 91 WITH HONESTY AND EFFICIENCY Students develop a five-point charter showing Muslim work practices.
• 93 A MEANS OF EXPLOITATION Students annotate comments that explore Muslim beliefs about charging interest.