1. RPE For each pair decide what is most important to you with a reason why. A.Money or friendship? B.Truth or Happiness? C.Fairness or Freedom? D.Sport or Religion?

2. Religion and The Olympics Religion- beliefs and practices. Philosophy - Big questions about life. Ethics – Right and wrong

3. Religion and the Olympics You have 7 minutes to try to find the answers about fasting in the religion of Islam. You may use books as well as the envelope of clues to help you What? Why? When? Who? Other information.

4. Fasting – Sawm What is it?

5. Fasting Who? All Muslims Unless you are Too old Too sick Pregnant or breast feeding Travelling more than 50 miles. When? During the month of Ramadan

6. Why Fast? Command Concentrate Concern Connected Five Focus Feel (Famine) Family

7. Other information.....

8. Fasting and the Olympics What do you notice? Ramadan in 2012 will start on Friday, the 20th of July and will continue for 30 days until Saturday, the 18th of August. Olympics in 2012 will start Wednesday 25 th July and will continue for until 19 days until Sunday the 12 th of August

9. Progress Check 1

10. Fasting and the Olympics

11. Read through the ideas Try to sort them into groups Decide what you will call the groups.

12. Progress Check 2

13. Read through the ideas and use them to help you prepare a short speech If I was giving advice to Muslims about taking part in the Olympics I would say....... Do/ Don’t fast because... The rest of the team.... The most important thing is..... Should a Muslim fast during Ramadan during the Olympics or not? What effect might this decision have on other team mates? What is the most important thing to remember?

14. Olympic Gold or Obey God? Sport or Religion?