1. Judaism Believers are called Jewish
Monotheistic so they believe in ONE god.
The father of the religion is Abraham.
He is believed to be the first person to believe in God.
Holy Books: Torah
Instructional Approach(s): The teacher should present the information on the slide while the students record the important information on their graphic organizer.

2. Judaism Star of David Place of worship is a Synagogue
The founder is Abraham. He helped to start Judaism.
Holy Sites: Jerusalem
Star of David
Instructional Approach(s): The teacher should present the information on the slide while the students record the important information on their graphic organizer.

3. Synagogue
Instructional Approach(s): The slide is used to illustrate a real synagogue

4. Christianity Believers are called Christians Monotheistic
Father of the faith is Abraham
Even though he did not help start Christianity, Christians think he is important because he helped to create Judaism and was the first to believe in God.
Holy Books: Bible
Instructional Approach(s): The teacher should present the information on the slide while the students record the important information on their graphic organizer.

5. Christianity Cross Place of worship is a Church, Chapel, or Cathedral
Founder: Jesus
Holy Sites: Jerusalem (in Israel) and Bethlehem
Cross
Instructional Approach(s): The teacher should present the information on the slide while the students record the important information on their graphic organizer.

6. Cathedral
Instructional Approach(s): The slide is used to show an illustration of a real cathedral

7. Islam Believers are called Muslims Monotheistic
Father of the faith is Abraham
Like Christianity, Muslims think Abraham is important because he increased the following for God.
Holy Books: Qur’an or Koran
Instructional Approach(s): The teacher should present the information on the slide while the students record the important information on their graphic organizer.

8. Islam Place of worship is a Mosque Founder: Muhammed
Holy Sites: Jerusalem (in Israel) Mecca (in Saudi Arabia)
Star and Crescent
Instructional Approach(s): The teacher should present the information on the slide while the students record the important information on their graphic organizer.

9. Mosque
Instructional Approach(s): The slide is used to show an illustration of a real Mosque

10. Just as there are different groups of Christians, there are also different sects of Muslims.
Two major groups are:
Sunni Muslims
Shia Muslims
Instructional Approach(s): The teacher should present the information on the slide.

11. How They Disagree
Ali was Muhammad’s cousin and was married to his daughter. After Muhammad died, Muslims split over who would follow Muhammad as leader of Islam
The Sunnis wanted the community to choose the best leader to follow Muhammad
The Shia favored Ali, feeling that leadership should stay within Muhammad’s family
Almost 90% of Muslims are Sunni.
Instructional Approach(s): The teacher should present the information on the slide while the students record the important information on their graphic organizer