Social Studies World Religions Websites for Kids

World Religions Websites for Kids

These 16 websites help children and older students to understand belief systems of the major world religions.  Several of the sites also include lesson plans and activity ideas for teachers. 

These websites are intended to be informative, with a respect for all religions.  We do not list websites that advocate one religion or belief system over another.

 
 
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BibleDudes

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Author/Host of Website

Michael Homan & Jeffrey Geoghegan/BibleDudes.com
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
High (9-12)
The Bible Dudes offer an informative and entertaining history and summary of this book (these books) underlying the foundation of the Jewish and Christian religions. They discuss the...
 
 
Go Social Studies Go! World Religions

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Author/Host of Website

Kenneth Uhde/gosocialstudiesgo.com
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
Middle and High (6-12)
Learn about the major religions of the world with the interactive booklets and videos on Go Social Studies Go! Belief systems described are African Animism, Buddhism, Judaism, Islam, Christianity, Daoism,...
 
 
God In America

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Author/Host of Website

WGBH Educational Foundation/PBS.org
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
High (9-12)
From site: Inside the tumultuous 400-year history of the intersection of religion and public life in America -- from AMERICAN EXPERIENCE and FRONTLINE Since the days when the Puritan "city...
 
 
History of Religion

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Author/Host of Website

MapsofWar.com
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
Middle and High (6-12)
See how the history of religion has evolved geographically. This brief 90-second timeline displays 5,000 years of the major religions on a world map, along with major world...
 
 
Internet Sacred Text Archive

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Author/Host of Website

Sacred-Texts.com
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
High (9-12)
This is library of electronic sacred texts of the world's religions, major and minor belief systems, mythology, legends and folklore. These are works that are in the public...
 
 
Markville School World Religions

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Author/Host of Website

Ms. Chong/Markville Secondary School, Ontario, CA
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
High (9-12)
This course, designed for 11th grade students, offers teachers and students a wealth of materials for studying world religions. The teachers' handouts, presentations and lecture notes, quizzes,...
 
 
Overview of World Religions

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Author/Host of Website

PHILTAR/U. of Cumbria, UK
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
High (9-12)
This extensive overview of world religions contains graphic organizers and timelines so students can see the common religions of geographic areas, as well as detailed breakdowns by belief system....
 
 
Religions of the World

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Author/Host of Website

Therese Nemec/Wisc-Online.com
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
Middle and High (6-12)
This interactive website details the memberships of the largest religions in the world and the countries where their adherents are located. The interactive quiz has you order them...
 
 
Religious Affiliation

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Author/Host of Website

Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
Middle and High (6-12)
The Pew Forum posts a public opinion polls, demographic reports and research studies about world religious faiths and their members. This data examines member beliefs and practices, as...
 
 
ReligiousTolerance.org

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Author/Host of Website

Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
Middle and High (6-12)
From site: We welcome evangelicals, secularists, religious conservatives, liberals, Deists, Pagans, progressives, Animists, fundamentalists, Atheists, the undecided, the searching, etc. No matter how you describe yourself, you should find your...
 
 
Teddy's Day Out

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Author/Host of Website

bgfl.org
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
Elementary (K-5)
In this interactive game, kids pick one of the major religions - Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jew, Muslim, or Sikh - and select signs and symbols that you would see...
 
 
URI Kids World Religions

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Author/Host of Website

United Religions Initiative/uri.org
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
All Ages (K-12)
URI introduces kids to the world's five major religions, and many smaller ones and other spiritual traditions. By exploring the wonder and diversity of the world's belief systems,...
 
 
World Belief Systems

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Author/Host of Website

Oswego City School District Regents Exam Prep Center
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
Middle and High (6-12)
From site: Humans have always expressed a need to understand natural phenomenon and to answer questions regarding their way of life and what happens once they die. These needs resulted...
 
 
World Religions Homework Help

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Author/Host of Website

Mandy Barrow/woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
All Ages (K-12)
This website designed for kids discusses the six main world religions, when they were founded, number of members, founder, sacred texts, buildings, branches, beliefs, clothing, ceremonies, and traditions. ...
 
 
World Religions Presentations Interactives Games

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Author/Host of Website

Mr. Donn & Phillip Martin/pppst.com
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
All Ages (K-12)
This site provides links to many resources for teachers and kids on world religions. There are PowerPoint presentations for Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Shintoism, Primal-Folk, and Mythology....
 
 
 
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