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These resources were created by specialist and experienced staff and lead practitioners from a Religious Studies, Philosophy and Ethics department.
Please don't download and run! Review what you download and leave feedback for our development. Thanks!
A full unit of work, including lesson PPTs and information sheets, an assessment essay and multiple choice quiz, and simple knowledge organiser. Built around knowledge rich curriculum principles with a disciplinary question which is explored through the unit. Retrieval quizzes feature throughout to support retention of knowledge. Designed for Y7.
THE INTRO, CONSOLIDATION AND ASSESSMENT ARE FREE TO DOWNLOAD AS INDIVIDUAL LESSONS SO THAT YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE CONTENT.
Lesson 1 - Introduction to new topic (short lesson to tag on to a feedback lesson for a previous unit.
Lesson 2 - General and Specific revelation (Quran and Bible)
Lesson 3 - Rules and Guidance (Moral and Ritual Mitzvoth)
Lesson 4 - Rules and Guidance (Tripitaka and the Eightfold path)
Lesson 5 - Stories from History (Bhagavad Gita)
Lesson 6 - Stories from History (Ramayana)
Lesson 7 - Living Scriptures (Guru Granth Sahib)
Lesson 8 - Revision lesson
Lesson 9 - Assessment
Lesson 10 - Assessment feedback and introduction to the next topic
All PPTs and worksheets are in dyslexia friendly font and size, with PPTs being on pale blue background. Worksheets and wordy tasks are scaffolded with sentence starters and explicit teaching of tier 2 and 3 vocabulary.
A complete lesson, built around the principles of a knowledge rich curriculum, which seeks to explore the disciplinary question of whether holy books are still relevant today. Designed for Y7.
Resources are in dyslexia friendly font, with scaffolding and sentence starters. Also available as part of a bundle.
This lesson looks at how holy books contain historical stories that we can learn from, by looking at the Ramayana in Hinduism, before making links to other topics covered in Religious Studies such as, the responsibilities/life of a prince, the role of women, the existence of evil, and the importance of friendship.
THE INTRODUCTION, CONSOLIDATION AND ASSESSMENT FROM THIS TOPIC ARE FREE TO DOWNLOAD AS INDIVIDUAL LESSONS SO THAT YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE CONTENT.
This is the assessment feedback lesson for the topic which seeks to explore the answers to the disciplinary question of whether holy books are relevant in today’s world. It also contains an introduction to the next unit, ‘Should everyone worship in the same way’.
The lesson begins with a multiple choice knowledge quiz, before moving on to addressing targets and redrafting their essay from the assessment lesson, using a model answer for help.
There are notes underneath the slides to help guide teacher delivery.
THE INTRODUCTION, CONSOLIDATION AND ASSESSMENT FROM THIS TOPIC ARE FREE TO DOWNLOAD AS INDIVIDUAL LESSONS SO THAT YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE CONTENT AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE.
This is the assessment for the topic which seeks to explore the answers to the disciplinary question of whether holy books are relevant in today’s world.
Also available as part of a bundle with bonus assessment feedback lesson. Designed for Y7.
The lesson begins with a multiple choice knowledge quiz, before moving on to an essay question which will allow students to show off what they have learnt.
There are notes underneath the slides to help guide teacher delivery.
THE INTRODUCTION, CONSOLIDATION AND ASSESSMENT FROM THIS TOPIC ARE FREE TO DOWNLOAD AS INDIVIDUAL LESSONS SO THAT YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE CONTENT AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE.
This is a revision lesson for the topic which seeks to explore the answers to the disciplinary question of whether holy books are relevant in today’s world.
Also available as part of a bundle. Designed for Y7.
This lesson aims to support students in revising the main response to the disciplinary question and the substantive knowledge that they need in order to address it. There are notes underneath the slides to help guide teacher delivery.
THE INTRODUCTION, CONSOLIDATION AND ASSESSMENT FROM THIS TOPIC ARE FREE TO DOWNLOAD AS INDIVIDUAL LESSONS SO THAT YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE CONTENT AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE
This is the introduction lesson to a new topic which seeks to explore the answers to the disciplinary question of whether holy books are relevant in today’s world.
Also available as part of a bundle. Designed for Y7.
This lesson begins with feedback on the assessment to the previous topic (not yet available on TES) before giving a basic introduction. There are notes underneath the slides to help guide teacher delivery.
THE INTRODUCTION, CONSOLIDATION AND ASSESSMENT FROM THIS TOPIC ARE FREE TO DOWNLOAD AS INDIVIDUAL LESSONS SO THAT YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE CONTENT AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE
A complete lesson, built around the principles of a knowledge rich curriculum, which seeks to explore the disciplinary question of whether holy books are still relevant today. Designed for Y7
Resources are in dyslexia friendly font, with scaffolding and sentence starters. Also available as part of a bundle.
This lesson looks at how some holy books are treated as living scriptures, looking at the Guru Granth Sahib in Sikhism.
THE INTRODUCTION, CONSOLIDATION AND ASSESSMENT FROM THIS TOPIC ARE FREE TO DOWNLOAD AS INDIVIDUAL LESSONS SO THAT YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE CONTENT.
A complete lesson, built around the principles of a knowledge rich curriculum, which seeks to explore the disciplinary question of whether holy books are still relevant today. Designed for Y7.
Resources are in dyslexia friendly font, with scaffolding and sentence starters. Also available as part of a bundle.
This lesson looks at how holy books contain historical stories that we can learn from, by looking at the Bhagavad Gita in Hinduism.
THE INTRODUCTION, CONSOLIDATION AND ASSESSMENT FROM THIS TOPIC ARE FREE TO DOWNLOAD AS INDIVIDUAL LESSONS SO THAT YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE CONTENT.
A complete lesson, built around the principles of a knowledge rich curriculum, which seeks to explore the disciplinary question of whether holy books are still relevant today. Designed for Y7.
Resources are in dyslexia friendly font, with scaffolding and sentence starters. Also available as part of a bundle.
This lesson looks at how holy books are a sources of rules and guidance by looking at the Tripitaka and the Eightfold Path of Buddhism.
THE INTRODUCTION, CONSOLIDATION AND ASSESSMENT FROM THIS TOPIC ARE FREE TO DOWNLOAD AS INDIVIDUAL LESSONS SO THAT YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE CONTENT.
A complete lesson, built around the principles of a knowledge rich curriculum, which seeks to explore the disciplinary question of whether holy books are still relevant today. Designed for Y7.
Resources are in dyslexia friendly font, with scaffolding and sentence starters. Also available as part of a bundle.
This lesson looks at holy books as sources of rules and guidance through the moral and ritual mitzvoth in the Torah.
THE INTRODUCTION, CONSOLIDATION AND ASSESSMENT FROM THIS TOPIC ARE FREE TO DOWNLOAD AS INDIVIDUAL LESSONS SO THAT YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE CONTENT.
A complete lesson, built around the principles of a knowledge rich curriculum, which seeks to explore the disciplinary question of whether holy books are still relevant today. Designed for Y7.
Lesson PPT and a knowledge sheet for the question based tasks. Resources are in dyslexia friendly font, with scaffolding and sentence starters. Also available as part of a bundle.
This lesson looks at how holy books are revealed, through general and direct revelation, and looks at the difference between the Quran and the Bible.
THE INTRODUCTION, CONSOLIDATION AND ASSESSMENT FROM THIS TOPIC ARE FREE TO DOWNLOAD AS INDIVIDUAL LESSONS SO THAT YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE CONTENT.
THIS IS A BUNDLE OFFER - all lessons are available for purchase separately. However, this bundle offer works out at less than half the price of buying them separately, along with the inclusion of extra materials.
This unit of work was designed for study in one hour a week. We used it with Y9 classes to allow them the chance to look at lesser known religions/branches of religions and belief systems such as Scientology, Kabbalah, Sufism and Humanism. Can easily be adapted for older/younger students.
Lesson PPTs include differentiated LOs, variety of tasks, peer assessment, Bright Sparks G&T tasks and homework. There is also a a practice assessment lesson, along with a literacy based assessment as an alternative to the independent project assessment.
Designed to taught in one hour a week. All resources for each lesson are in the containing folders.
Created by Allerton Grange School RS Department.
2nd of 3 lessons on the Teleological Argument for the new 2016 specification.
Bell work task, homework check, a-level key terms, prediction task - criticisms from Hume, Written task and discussion plenary. Gifted and Talented 'Bright Sparks tasks and AFL throughout. Homework tasks included.
Created by Allerton Grange School RS department.
This lesson was designed for the Edexcel A-level Religious Studies from 2016.
Contains preparation homework task (in footnotes), music task and discussion, homework check - argument from analogy and link to inductive arguments, visual information slides on Paley's watch analogy, video clip analysis, venn diagram task, literacy plenary and homework task.
Created by Allerton Grange School RS department.
Lesson designed for the beginning of the Edexcel A-level Religious Studies course.
Differentiated learning objectives, video clip analysis, introduction to inductive and deductive reasoning, introduction to priori/posteriori, paired tasks, AFL, Key term starter/plenary, homework resources.
Created by Allerton Grange School RS Department.
THIS IS A BUNDLE OFFER - all lessons are available for purchase separately. However, this bundle offer works out at almost half the price of buying them separately.
This unit of work was designed for study in one hour a week. We used it with Y9 classes to allow them the chance to look at how religions may make moral decisions. There is a lesson on each of the six main world religions.
Lesson PPTs include differentiated LOs, variety of tasks, peer assessment, Bright Sparks G&T tasks and homework. There is also an assessment.
Designed to taught in one hour a week. All resources for each lesson are in the containing folders.
Created by Allerton Grange School RE Department.
This is the final lesson in the unit on religion and morality designed for a Y9 class doing RS in one hour a week.
The sheet consists of a set of questions, each one allowing students to attain each of the Religious Education levels. Students can respond from any of the religions we have studied over the course of this unit and there is opportunity for students to respond individually to gain AT2 levels.
Created by Allerton Grange School RE Department
Lesson 8 in a unit on religion and morality designed for a Y9 class doing RS in one hour a week.
Photo starter - respond to the issue in the picture
Reflection task on four noble truths - what is our behaviour like?
Investigate what the eight fold path is and how it could change a person's life/behaviour
Worksheet task
task on reincarnation and how this can be affected by a person's behaviour
Created by Allerton Grange School RE Department.
Lesson 7 in a unit on morality in religion designed for a Y9 class doing RS in one hour a week.
Categorising starter
Link to previous homework/learning.
Walkaround task to gather information
investigated a quote from the quran to find out what it teaches
analysing a story from islam to find out what it teaches
Created by Allerton Grange School RE department.
Sixth lesson in a unit on religion and morality designed for a Y9 class doing RS in one hour a week.
Link to homework and previous learning.
Literacy task on nam japna and reflection on it's application
Shared reading task on Kirat Karna and evaluate it's importance
Discussion task
Analysis of a video clip on Vand Chakna and Seva
Application of Sikh morals to moral dilemmas
Homework task.
Created by Allerton Grange School RE Department.
