Do you want to teach Sikhism in your classroom?

We have TONS of resources for you to use.  If you need anything specific or have more questions, please contact education@sikhcoalition.org.

If you live in the Bay Area, Washington DC Metro Area, New York or New Jersey and want someone to deliver a Sikhism presentation in your school, please contact education@sikhcoalition.org.

Elementary Teachers

• Elementary School Presentation
• Elementary School Talking Points
• Elementary Sikh Lesson Plan
• Sikh Savvy Crossword
• Sikh Savvy Solution
• Bullying Crossword
• Bullying Solution
• Help Gurpreet Kaur Find Her Kara Maze
• Coloring sheet - Kaur
• Coloring sheet - Singh

Middle School Teachers

• Middle School Lesson Plan
• Sikh in the Blank! Worksheet (to accompany HS/Adult PPT)
• Sikh in the Blank! Worksheet Key
• Sikh Savvy Crossword
• Sikh Savvy Solution
• Pioneer Sikh Migration to North America Lesson Plan

High School Teachers

• Sikh Awareness PowerPoint for High School students
• Sikh Awareness PowerPoint Talking Points for High School Students
• High School Sikh Lesson Plan
• Sikh in the Blank! Worksheet (to accompany HS/Adult PPT)
• Sikh in the Blank! Worksheet Key
• Pioneer Sikh Migration to North America Lesson Plan

Videos

• Why I Wear the Turban - Appropriate for grades K - 12
• Neel - Appropriate for grades 5 -12
• Dastaar - Appropriate for grades 7-12

Books

• My First Singh Book/My First Kaur Book – Appropriate for grades Pre-K - 1 - Educator Resources Packet
• The Boy with Long Hair – Appropriate for grades K - 3
• A Lion’s Mane – Appropriate for grades K - 5 - Lesson Plan and Other Resources
• Dear Takuya - Appropriate for grades K - 2 Lesson Plan and grades 4 - 6 Lesson Plan
• Jasmin's Summer Wish - Appropriate for grades K - 5 

Additional Teacher Resources 

• "Who Are the Sikhs" Poster

• Educational Resource List
• Impressionable Children Lesson
• Brochures on Sikhism

• English
• Spanish
• Arabic
• Mandarin
• French
• Italian
• Polish
• Portuguese
• Russian
• Swedish
• Turkish

For New Jersey Educators

• CADs (Classroom Application Documents) – Please note this document was submitted to the New Jersey Board of Education but has not yet been formally adopted by the Board of Education into the online CADs.

For Texas Educators

• Final TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills) language & Timeline To Add Sikhism to TEKS
• Information on Sikhism for 3 TEKS Areas: 6th grade, World History, World Geography
• Estimated Sikh Population Map
• Article in TSSSA (Texas Social Studies Supervisor’s Association) Winter 2011 Newsletter

Anti-Bullying Resources

• How Bullying Affects Sikh Students
• Bullying Case Study for Students