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A Year 4 teacher used this site to introduce pupils to the authentic sounds and words used by Hindus in prayer and worship. She used an interactive whiteboard with a single internet-linked computer. Without any explanation, she asked the class to listen to the aarati (also, aarti or arti). She asked questions such as: ‘How does the music make you feel?’ ‘What do you think the words are about?’ ‘Who do you think is singing and why?’ ‘Where do you think you would hear music like this?’ She then displayed the words of the aarati on the web site, and gave the pupils a copy of the words of the song in English. They listened again, this time focusing on the written words. What answers might they now give to the earlier questions? The meaning and purpose of aarati was clarified through discussion. In pairs pupils were asked to circle the words which said something of what a Hindu believes God is like. The aarati was played while they worked. During whole class feedback, teacher and pupils used interactive whiteboard tools to highlight key words identified by pupils, colour code key concepts and add pupils’ own explanations and definitions. Pupils then composed a cinquaine which they thought suitable for a Hindu to sing in worship.
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