I'm Head of Department and AQA examiner for Religious Studies. I teach the AQA spec and provide tried and tested resources. I'm uploading resources all of the time; my newest collection is the #FUN LESSONS range which are engaging, exam focused, challenging and getting great results. Lessons are fully resourced and easy to follow with minimal printing. I hope you enjoy teaching them.
I'm Head of Department and AQA examiner for Religious Studies. I teach the AQA spec and provide tried and tested resources. I'm uploading resources all of the time; my newest collection is the #FUN LESSONS range which are engaging, exam focused, challenging and getting great results. Lessons are fully resourced and easy to follow with minimal printing. I hope you enjoy teaching them.
KNOWLEDGE OF GOD’S EXISTENCE. REVISION. (DEVELOPMENTS IN CHRISTIAN THOUGHT). OCR A LEVEL. ENGAGING LESSON. VARIETY OF TASKS TO STIMULATE LEARNING. CHALLENGING, MASTERY AND EXAM SKILLS FOCUSED. This lesson summarises the whole topic in 100 minutes and is aimed to offer clarity on a complex topic.
• Modelling, Assessment and extra challenges throughout.
• Minimal printing, concise and easy to follow. Date on slide updates automatically
RESOURCES INCLUDED:
Info sheet - Types of revelation
Model answer: To what extent can God be known through the natural world?
Slides that cover the whole topic in 100 minutes
STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO (WITH REFERENCE TO SOURCE OF AUTHORITY):
EVALUATE THE EXTENT GOD CAN BE KNOWN THROUGH NATURAL REVELATION.
I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is most welcome.
CHRISTIANITY & ISLAM: BELIEFS & PRACTICES. REVISION. COMPLETE SET OF EFFECTIVE REVISION LESSONS FOR AQA RELIGIOUS COMPONENT. IDEAL FOR RUN UP TO EXAMS.
AIM: Recall ALL key terms and points for ALL 5mk & 12 mk Questions. To improve skills of development and writing conclusions.
HOW: students identify gaps through a knowledge audit. Students fill gaps in knowledge and create revision resource EG flash cards to aid recall.
DIFFERENTIATION: By time: depending on number of gaps students work independently over 1 or more lessons on each of the 4 topics. By Task: depending on predicted grade EG. U-4 no quotes needed 7+ 4 quotes in 12mk questions.
TIMING: 1-2 revision lessons for each of the 4 topics.
RESOURCES INCLUDED:
• Comprehensive key term knowledge audit
• Complete set of 5mk and 12 mk questions
• Complete set of Quotes from sacred writing
• Models: flash cards, development & conclusion
• student progress check list
• Instruction slides
YOU WILL NEED TO PROVIDE:
• Either flash cards OR if on low budget A4 paper cut in half
• Envelopes/wallets for them to keep cards organised
• A complete set of mark schemes is included for Christian Practices but for Christian beliefs and Islam beliefs and practices you’ll need to provide INFORMATION to answer questions EG revision guides/their books/your support.
‘Christian Beliefs – Revision lesson’ is a concise and easy to follow. It is a fun lesson to recap on the content. Students should be learning without realising it!
Date on slide updates automatically / Resource light / Easy to follow & Suitable for non-specialists
SUITABLE FOR DELIVERING:
Christian Beliefs
Students will be able to (with reference to source of authority):
• Engage in lots of fun game to revise for test. To prepare and present multiple views on a variety of statements with a strong religious reference.
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Activities include: FULLY RESOURCED**
• Articulate game
• quotes master game (sorting)
• presentation game: students are required to give reasons for and against variety of statements and include a strong religious reference
• pub quiz (without the beer!) and peer assessment
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HUMAN RIGHTS AND RELIGION. FUN AND ENGAGING. VARIETY OF TASKS TO STIMULATE LEARNING. WHOLE CLASS ASSESSMENT. PLANNED QUESTIONING. ADDRESS MISCONCEPTIONS. I DO, WE DO, YOU DO. DIFFERENTIATED. RELIGION: CHRISTIANITY
PEDAGOGY FOCUS:
Check whole class understanding / address misconceptions (e.g. mini boards/cold call)
I do, we do, you do
Differentiated End Task
Extra challenges throughout
Scaffolding
Minimal printing. Concise and easy to follow. Suitable for specialists and non-specialists. Task time indicators. Date on slide updates automatically. Customisable Do Now task.
STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO:
• Explain key legislation and origins: UDHR and Human Rights Act
• List Rights and responsibilities
• Explain religious beliefs about human rights
• Evaluate: We don’t need human rights we have scripture
TEACH AS A STAND-ALONE LESSON OR
PART OF THEME F: RELIGION, HUMAN RIGHTS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE. AQA GCSE RELIGIOUS STUDIES
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CHRISTIAN MORAL ACTION BONHOEFFER. #FUN LESSONS. BUNDLE. COMPLETE TOPIC IN 3 LESSONS. FUN & ENGAGING, VARIETY OF TASKS, MULTI-MEDIA & GAMES TO STIMULATE LEARNING. MINIMAL PRINTING, CONCISE. DATE ON SLIDE UPDATES AUTOMATICALLY. EASY TO FOLLOW SUITABLE FOR SPECIALISTS AND NON-SPECIALISTS.
LESSONS INCLUDED:
Bonhoeffer: Life, Duty and Death
Bonhoeffer’s Theology
Evaluation
ABOUT THE LESSONS:
• Aimed to offer clarity on a complex topic
• Customisable recap ‘do now’ task
• Emphasis on Exam Skills: A01 and A02
• Synoptic links
• Breadth: variety of scholars
• Scholar quotes
• Sources of Wisdom
• Assessment and extra challenges throughout.
• Information provided (not dependent on textbook or prior knowledge)
I hope you enjoy teaching this pack. Your feedback is most welcome.
Concise, comprehensive. RECAP & ‘MASTERY’ exam-focused lesson.
Date on slide updates automatically
Timers included on every task
Resource light – one resource to print
Easy to follow & Suitable for non-specialists (notes on slides)
SUITABLE FOR DELIVERING:
AQA RS ISLAM PRACTICES: Revision of all ISLAM Practices and linked quotes
Students will be able to (with reference to source of authority):
• RECAP ON ALL BELIEFS & LINKED QUOTES
• MASTER strong religious reference
• MASTER strong conclusions
• Evaluate whether the Shahada is the most important Muslim duty
Activities include:
Recap starter, mastery of content (partnered teaching), Skills mastery: strong religious reference and persuasive conclusions. Plan and write a 12-mark answer. Model answer analysis, exam question with peer assessment & student friendly success criteria.
I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is most welcome.
CHRISTIANITY & POVERTY. CHRISTIAN PRACTICES: Role of the Church/response to worldwide poverty/Christian Relief organisations. Concise, comprehensive and challenging exam-focused .
Date on slide updates automatically. Resource light & easy to follow
SUITABLE FOR DELIVERING:
CHRISTIAN PRACTICES: Role of the Church/response to worldwide poverty/Christian Relief organisations (Christian Aid)
Students will be able to (with reference to source of authority):
Explain two ways in which a worldwide Christian relief organisation carries out its mission overseas. 5 marks
Evaluate whether it is always right to give charity 12 marks
Activities include:
Paired Reading log activity, exam questions with model answers and analysis. Video task to enrich learning and give writing hands a rest! / structured discussion / self/peer assessment with student friendly success criteria.
I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is most welcome.
BONHOEFFER’S THEOLOGY. OCR DCT. 100 MINUTES. FUN AND ENGAGING MULTI-MEDIA LESSON WITH A VARIETY OF TASKS AND GAMES TO STIMULATE LEARNING. CHALLENGE AND MASTERY FOCUSED.
This is lesson 2 of 3 lessons that covers the OCR specification on Bonhoeffer.
• Aimed to offer clarity on a complex topic
• Customisable recap ‘do now’ task
• Emphasis on Exam Skills: A01
• Scholar quotes
• Sources of Wisdom
• Assessment throughout.
• No printing, concise and easy to follow. Date on slide updates automatically
• Information provided (not dependent on a textbook)
**STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO: **
Explain Bonhoeffers theology including:
Obedience & leadership
Civil disobedience
Spiritual discipline
Cost of Discipleship – Cheap and Costly Grace
Suffering
Solidarity
I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is most welcome.
PROPHET MUHAMMAD - LIFE, DEATH & LEGACY # FUN LESSONS.
To introduce Islam through the life and legacy of the ‘Seal of the Prophets’
Lots of engaging activities for students to be able to:
Explain the key events in the life of Prophet Muhammad
Explain his teachings
Explin Why he is important in Islam
Explain the diversity of believers in Islam
Explain why the imamate is important and Shia Islam
Resurrection of Jesus . Christian Beliefs is a useful and easy to follow lesson for delivering:
AQA Religious Studies: Christian Beliefs / The Resurrection
Students will be able to:
• Explain evidence of the resurrection
• Explain humanist arguments
• Explain the importance of the resurrection to believers and how it influences Christians today.
Activities include:
Video / information sheet / write a speech / answer a 5 mark question / debate
I hope you enjoy delivering this lesson. Your feedback is welcome.
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AQA RELIGION, CRIME AND PUNISHMENT. FUN & ENGAGING. 12 SINGLE LESSONS. VARIETY OF TASKS, MULTI-MEDIA & GAMES TO STIMULATE LEARNING. #CHECK UNDERSTANDING. ADDRESS MISCONCEPTIONS
MINIMAL PRINTING, CONCISE. DATE ON SLIDE UPDATES AUTOMATICALLY. EASY TO FOLLOW SUITABLE FOR SPECIALISTS AND NON-SPECIALISTS.
PEDAGOGY:
• Check understanding and address misconceptions throughout
• Reduce cognitive overload
• I do, we do, you do
• Emphasis on Exam Skills: A01 and A02
• Sources of Wisdom
• Assessment and extra challenges throughout.
LESSONS INCLUDED:
Evil
Types of crime and the law
Christian attitudes to the law and crime
Islam attitudes to the law and crime
Causes of crime
Forgiveness
Aims of punishment
Aims of punishment and Christianity
Aims of punishment and Islam
Prisons
Community service
Capital and corporal punishment
I hope you enjoy teaching this bundle. Your feedback is most welcome.
14 X SINGLE LESSONS + QUOTE SHEET + KEY TERM SHEET FOR BOOKS + END OF TOPIC TEST AND ANSWERS + SCHEME OF LEARNING
CHRISTIANITY, ISLAM, BUDDHISM AND HUMANISM. VARIETY OF TASKS, MULTI-MEDIA & GAMES. #ENGAGE. CHECK UNDERSTANDING. ADDRESS MISCONCEPTIONS
MINIMAL PRINTING, CONCISE. DATE ON SLIDE UPDATES AUTOMATICALLY. EASY TO FOLLOW SUITABLE FOR SPECIALISTS AND NON-SPECIALISTS.
PEDAGOGY:
• Check understanding and address misconceptions throughout
• Reduce cognitive overload
• I do, we do, you do
• Emphasis on Exam Skills: A01 and A02
• Sacred Writing
• Whole Class assessment and extra challenges throughout.
LESSONS INCLUDED:
DESIGN ARGUMENT
EVALUATE DESIGN ARGUMENT
FIRST CAUSE ARGUMENT
FIRST CAUSE ARGUMENT EVALUATION
ARGUMENTS AGAINST EXISTENCE OF GOD: EVIL
THEISTS RESPONSE TO THE PROBLEM OF EVIL
ARGUMENTS AGAINST EXISTENCE OF GOD: SCIENCE AND THEIST RESPONSES
THE MIRACLES ARGUMENT FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD
THE MIRACLES ARGUMENT EVALUATION
SPECIAL REVELATION AS A SOURCE OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE DIVINE OR ULTIMATE REALITY AND HOLY FIGURES
EVALUATE SPECIAL REVELATION
GENERAL REVELATION
EVALUATE GENERAL REVELATION
KNOWLEDGE OF ULITMATE REALITY: BUDDHISM AND ISLAM
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PRISONS. FUN AND ENGAGING. VARIETY OF TASKS AND MULTI-MEDIA TO STIMULATE LEARNING. #CHECK UNDERSTANDING. ADDRESS MISCONCEPTIONS. I DO, WE DO, YOU DO.
PEDAGOGY FOCUS:
Check understanding and address misconceptions throughout
Reduce cognitive overload
I do, we do, you do
Extra Challenges
No printing. Concise and easy to follow. Suitable for specialists and non-specialists. Task time indicators. Date on slide updates automatically. Customisable Do Now task.
STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO:
• Explain advantages and disadvantages of prisons in meeting the aims of punishment
• Explain religious attitudes to the use of prison
Teach as a stand-alone lesson or part of THEME E CRIME AND PUNISHMENT AQA GCSE RELIGIOUS STUDIES
I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is welcome.
AIMS OF PUNISHMENT. FUN AND ENGAGING. VARIETY OF TASKS TO STIMULATE LEARNING. #CHECK UNDERSTANDING. ADDRESS MISCONCEPTIONS. I DO, WE DO, YOU DO.
**PEDAGOGY FOCUS: **
Check understanding and address misconceptions throughout
Reduce cognitive overload
I do, we do, you do
Extra Challenges throughout
Minimal printing. Concise and easy to follow. Suitable for specialists and non-specialists. Task time indicators. Date on slide updates automatically. Customisable Do Now task.
**STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO:
List aims of punishment and link to method of punishment
Evaluate aims of punishment**
Teach as a stand-alone lesson or part of THEME E CRIME AND PUNISHMENT AQA GCSE RELIGIOUS STUDIES
I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is welcome.
OCR 20th c Religious Language: Falsification Symposium (Flew, Hare, Mitchell) + Plantinga and Alston. #FUN LESSONS. Concise, comprehensive, easy to follow ‘MASTERY’ and exam-focused lesson.
Date on slide updates automatically. Can be delivered over approx. **250 minutes **
RESOURCE FREE– NO PRINTING
SUITABLE FOR DELIVERING:
A LEVEL RS – Religious Language: Falsification Symposium (Flew, Hare, Mitchell) + Plantinga and Alston
Students will be able to (with reference to 5 sources of authority):
• Explain and illustrate (using parables) the falsification principle
• Explain and illustrate (using parables) criticisms of the falsification principle from the Symposium as well as two post-symposium philosophers
• Evaluate whether the falsification Principle presents a challenge to religious belief. (Essay plan, write and peer assess)
Activities include:
Recap starter. For each philosopher: a short reading and application task with ‘depth and mastery’ (partnered discussion) followed by a mini-plenary writing task (with success criteria and hints for LA). Structured debate (role play), essay planning and 40 mk evaluation question (success criteria to support) Peer assessment and DIT with reference to success criteria.
I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is most welcome.
HUMAN RIGHTS. AQA THEME F. FUN & ENGAGING.
9 X 50 MIN LESSONS + PEER ASSESSED END OF TOPIC TEST + QUOTE SHEET FOR BOOKS + MTP.
CHRISTIANITY, ISLAM, AND HUMANISM. VARIETY OF TASKS, MULTI-MEDIA & GAMES TO STIMULATE LEARNING. #CHECK UNDERSTANDING. ADDRESS MISCONCEPTIONS
MINIMAL PRINTING, CONCISE. DATE ON SLIDE UPDATES AUTOMATICALLY. EASY TO FOLLOW SUITABLE FOR SPECIALISTS AND NON-SPECIALISTS.
PEDAGOGY:
• Check understanding and address misconceptions throughout
• Reduce cognitive overload
• I do, we do, you do
• Emphasis on Exam Skills: A01 and A02
• Sacred Writing
• Whole Class assessment and extra challenges throughout.
LESSONS INCLUDED:
SOCIAL JUSTICE
HUMAN RIGHTS
PREJUDICE AND DISCRIMINATION
RACISM AND RELIGION
WOMEN AND RELIGION
HOMOSEXUALITY AND RELIGION
FREEDOM OF RELIGION
WEALTH, POVERTY & CHARITY
EXPLOITATION
PEER ASSESSED END OF TOPIC TEST
I hope you enjoy teaching this bundle. Your feedback is most welcome.
RELIGION & LIFE AQA #FUN LESSONS BUNDLE: 10 LESSONS INC. REVISION. PLUS: Test & mark scheme, scheme of work, glossary, quote bank. Everything you need for you students to succeed.
Plenty of recap, challenge, exam skills focus, mastery & assessment throughout.
LESSONS: Fun & engaging, Variety of tasks, multi-media & games to stimulate learning. Resource light (minimal printing), concise. Date on slide updates automatically. Easy to follow suitable for specialists and non-specialists.
SCHEME OF LEARNING: minute details of Learning objective/Task details/Differentiation/Assessment (proof of learning) and Homework (research/recap rotation)
VIEWPOINTS: Main religion Christianity + Islam / Non-religious views: humanism, classical and preference utilitarianism
LESSONS INCLUDED:
Origins of world and life
Value of world and life
Value and abuse of animals
Value, Sanctity and Quality of life
Abortion and the Law
Abortion: religious and non-religious views
Euthanasia and the Law
Euthanasia: religious and non-religious views
Life after death
Revision lesson
End of Topic assessment
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INCARNATION Is an engaging and easy to follow lesson for delivering:
KS3 RELIGIOUS STUDIES: CHRISTIANITY
STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO:
Explain Christian beliefs about the incarnation and how this is celebrated at Christmas. Refer to scripture
Activities include:
• Do now and self-assessment.
• Read info answer questions in book
• Pairs: list ways the incarnation is celebrated and why it is celebrated in this way
• Explain Bible quotes about the incarnation
• Whole class assessment. Planned questioning
• Answer question include quotes: explain Christian beliefs about the incarnation and why / how they celebrate it
• Extra challenges
EXAMINED_LIFE RESOURCES ARE SUITABLE FOR SPECIALISTS AND NON-SPECIALISTS
I hope you enjoy delivering this lesson. Your feedback is welcome.
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Role of Church Local/Worldwide - CHRISTIAN PRACTICES. (#Fun Lessons) .
A fun and engaging lesson with a variety to games, tasks and use of multimedia to stimulate learning**. It is ‘MASTERY’ ‘and EXAM SKILLS focused. You’ll find it concise and easy to follow making it suitable for specialists and non-specialists alike.
There will be an emphasis (and modelling) of key skills needed in exam questions. Assessment and extra challenges throughout
Date on slide updates automatically / Resource light / Easy to follow & Suitable for non-specialists
SUITABLE FOR DELIVERING:
‘Role of the Church – Local/Worldwide – Charity’ Christian Practices AQA
Students will be able to (with reference to source of authority):
• With reference to sources of wisdom:
• Explain two ways the Church work for the local community
• Explain two ways the Church work for the worldwide community
• Evaluate whether charity begins at home
Activities/resources include:
Customisable recap do-now starter
a variety of tasks e.g. Mastermind, create a TV Commercial, 5 mk questions and model answers to gain an in-depth understanding of:
• The difference between Church and church
• Parable of the sheep and goats / parable of the Good Samaritan
• Street pastors / food banks - **You can edit the info sheet to give examples of churches in your area that provide foodbanks **
• Christian Aid / Oxfam
I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is most welcome.
AFTERLIFE. CHRISTIANITY, ISLAM, HUMANISM LESSON ENABLES LEARNERS TO: Evaluate the statement: Is death the end? With reference to sources of authority in Christianity, Islam, and Humanism. More able students will be able to refer to concepts such as substance dualism, materialism, and eternal oblivion.
#ENGAGE, CHECK UNDERSTANDING, CORRECT MISCONCEPTIONS, DIFFERENTIATE, REDUCE COGNITIVE OVERLOAD.
SINGLE LESSON
TEACH AS PART OF GCSE. AQA THEME B: RELIGION & LIFE
OR AS A STAND-ALONE LESSON
PRIOR LEARNING: Students should know some concepts from the ‘beliefs’ component; however this is not essential since this lessons serves as a recap on beliefs such as personal/last judgement, resurrection, ensoulment and the nature of the afterlife in Islam and Christianity.
**INCLUDES RELIGIONS/PHILOSOPHICAL VIEWS: **
Humanism (Dawkins)
Christianity: (Protestant and Catholic)
Islam
**TASKS INCLUDE: **
Do Now task (recap to activate relevant knowledge applied to this lesson)
Planned questioning
Peer learning: Matching elements of a PEEL paragraph
Discussion: Do Near Death Experiences prove existence of a soul
Frequent whole class assessment to check understanding
End task Writing task with writing frame for PEEL paragraphs and quote bank for books
**PEDAGOGY FEATURES: **
• Exam skills – PEEL paragraph
• Recap (activate prior knowledge)
• Planned questioning
• Check whole class understanding.
• Address misconceptions
• Peer learning
•Chunked activities to prevent cognitive overload
• Differentiated End task assessment
EASY TO DELIVER
• Concise and logically sequenced
• Minimal preparation
• Accessible for specialists and non-specialist teachers.
• Date on slide updates automatically.
• Task time indicators.
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