1. Brahman Recap What three things did we learn about Brahman last lesson?

2. One Thing: Many Sides Learning Objective: To understand how one thing can have many different aspects and apply this to ourselves.

3. Can you guess what it is?

4. The Blind Man and the Elephant Is each description correct, if not why not? What do the blind men need to do in order to get a full understanding of what the elephant is? Think. Pair. Share.

5. This story is an analogy for Brahman… The Blind Man and the Elephant What can we learn about Brahman from this story?

6. The Blind Man and the Elephant What can we learn about Brahman from this story? Brahman is the elephant. In order to understand what the elephant is like, you need to understand the individual parts and then put them together like a jigsaw. We cannot fully understand God, He is too vast. We can only understand parts of God. God is one thing but with many parts/aspects.

7. What have we learnt so far? Add to your key information from last lesson with one new thing you have learnt about Brahman from this poem.

8. Have we reached our learning objective yet? What do we need to do next?

9. The many sides of me Complete the many sides of me sheet by thinking about how you and those around you see you. Do different people see you in different ways? Has anything surprised you?

10. Creative Response Just like the elephant was a symbol for Brahman, you are going to create a symbol for yourself that sums up some of the ideas on your sheet. This will be marked with an attitude grade.

11. Swap symbols with the person next to you and peer assess it Peer Marking Criteria: Read their work carefully You need to write in your best handwriting as you are writing in someone else’s book Think carefully about what you can say to help them Say what you like about their work Give them helpful and positive comments so they can improve their work next time Think about what you can learn from them Peer Marking Golden Rule! Be Kind Be Specific Be Helpful