A full GCSE AQA lesson about the 7 sacraments of Christianity. It includes different denominational attitudes towards the sacraments. Contains a start/retrieval task, a cut and sort activity, a key vocab sheet, and a quick quiz with answers.
The second in a series of lessons that focus on the contribution of international groups to the global community, through aid and relief projects.
This lesson focuses on Islamic Relief and includes the associated handouts.
Can be adapted for for KS4 AQA theme D as part of the religious responses to victims of war section of learning.
The final lesson in the series of core philosophy for year 11. in this lesson the students are asked to evaluate whether being a relational individual is better than an atomistic one. This lesson includes an essay planning sheet based the metacognitive practice of thinking about thinking before we write our answers.
An introductory lesson to the idea of animal rights and animal testing. This lesson contains all of the resources needed within the power point and can be stretched over two 55 minute lessons.
KS3 RE full lesson about how Hindu and Christian believers worship. Includes power point info sheet, clock handout and plenary quiz. Timers embedded into each task to help the lesson flow and the students focus.
GCSE RE full lesson for Quality of Life which fits into the Religion and Life theme of the AQA specification. Can also be adapted for later KS3.
Lesson includes a retrieval task, a colour coding sheet and an activity that allows students to apply the quality of life index to two scenarios.
Display Posters containing all of the recommended key vocabulary required for AQA’s Islam: Beliefs and Practices specification. Includes short explanations for some more difficult concepts and pictorial support on each one to help embed knowledge. I created this as part of my action research into key vocab retention and use following 2023’s exam board feedback.
KS3 RE Creation stories homework tasks all in one place. 6 weeks of homework tasks to be used alongside the creation stories lessons. Can be printed out for those students who prefer to access home learning from a paper based resource. Can also be used via Microsoft Teams/Google Classroom or any other virtual learning platform (is currently editable but may need formatting for your school’s VLE)
5 full lessons and a homework resource that explore the theories of how the world was created. Great for year 7 and 8 students. All lessons include retrieval tasks and have opportunities for peer and self assessment embedded in each.
The homework resource can be used as a paper based home learning opportunity or can be uploaded to the VLE of your choice.
A complete lesson for the GCSE AQA Specification A. Includes a retrieval task, videos, a main information collection task, discussion and a practice 5 mark exam question with peer feedback.
A revision board game for KS4 GCSE RE AQA Specification A Religions.
Includes game board and quiz cards through a canva link so that it can be edited or used as is. Has some challenging questions about beliefs and practices for both Sunni and Shi’a Islam for year 11’s to practice retrieving and articulating their knowledge.
A complete AQA GCSE RS lesson for Theme E that introduces the reasons for crime and connects them to Christian and Muslim beliefs and teachings about intention. It explores the intention behind crimes such as theft, hate crime, criminal damage and links them to religious teachings about committing crimes for good or bad intentions, giving examples from the story of St Paul and A Hadith from Prophet Muhammad. Includes a roll and re-tell retrieval task, an information sheet, worksheet and two practice exam questions with model answers.
KS4 AQA GCSE RE Christian practices lesson about the role of street pastors and food banks within the Church’s contribution to the local community. This lesson links this with the parable of the sheep and goats and how Christians can put Agape love into action.
Includes a maze starter/retrieval task and 4/5 mark question practice and self assessment.
A set of 3 revision clocks covering Muslim beliefs and practices. Each section of the clock relies on the students knowledge and so will be a useful diagnostic tool for students to identify the gaps in their retrieval. Can be used with the AQA approved textbook for self assessment and improvement to bridge knowledge gaps once students have completed as much as possible from memory.
A complete lesson for year 10 AQA GCSE RS students. Includes Retrieval task, a revision clock reading comprehension activity, a knowledge check quiz and a practice 12 mark exam question with peer assessment.
Could be adapted for year 8 or 9.