Goal:
To learn about the beliefs and practices of Buddhists.

Preparation:
• Print “The Story of Buddha”
• Print “The Four Noble Truths”
• Print the Symbol of Buddhism. Make enough copies for everyone to have one to decorate and use to remember the 8-fold path.
• Print Mudras
• Locate books in your local library with pictures of Buddha sculptures and Buddhist temples.

Activities:
1. Read “The Story of Buddha”

2. Make a poster of the Four Noble Truths and the 8-Fold Path, using the symbolic Buddhist Wheel.

3. Make a Buddha sculpture out of clay.
• Find pictures of Buddha statues in books in your local library or on the web.
• See how many different mudras you can find in the pictures of Buddha.
• Make your own Buddha sculpture out of clay.