I went through all my old resources to find relevant files for the ‘Religion & Life’ theme of new specification and compiled them into this 70+ file bundle. Resources focus on Christianity but I will be making new resources for Buddhism soon. There are at least 10 full lessons to choose from in this bundle and much more aside from that. Update: 2018 Please note that I have now released updated resource packs for the ‘Thematic Studies’ component of the GCSE course. These can be found be clicking here. They are considerably higher quality, better value and generally superior to these older files in every way so have a look!

The principles of self-regulated learning can be applied to student behaviour: this set of ten (colour & double-sided) printable worksheets fosters student reflection during detentions and other behavioural interventions. They’re ideal for: Detentions resulting from disruptive classroom conduct Students who have been sent to members of the leadership team for supervision Behavioural interventions with students who have persistent issues with behaviour Each worksheet includes a variety of reflection tasks and concludes with a space allowing for targets for improvements to be set by the student and reviewed by the teacher or supervisor in charge of their behavioural intervention. Note: we have included both US & UK English spelling versions in this download due to the number of times the word ‘Behaviour’/‘Behavior’ is used! We hope this will be useful for our nternational customers, members and supporters. Copyright The Global Metacognition Institute (2019)

This printable workbook is suitable for homework, classwork or distance learning: it will help your students to get more from watching documentaries and videos. This colourful printable booklet includes ten learning sessions spread over twenty pages. You could also just print a couple of pages from this workbook to create a worksheet for an instant video-learning lesson: ideal for cover lessons! This teaching resource is designed for GCSE Business Studies and deals with a broad range of topics. The workbook is suitable for all exam specifications. The workbook includes links to ten different documentaries or lengthily videos and straight-forward note-taking and comprehension activities so as to structure and foster engagement with the documentary whilst enhancing student learning. The twenty-page workbook was designed with homework in mind and contains ten different homework sessions. I would suggest using the booklets as a simple way to take care of ‘every other homework’ and use it to supplement your other approaches to homework: just print the booklets out and give them to your students. You can also use the booklets just as well in a classroom setting and they are incredibly easy to use such that even a non-specialist cover-teacher could make use of them. They’re also an ideal way to bolster your distance learning provisions in times of student absence. Over time some of the links in this workbook may expire, I’ll try to update them from time to time but the workbook is easy to edit - so make sure you check that the links still work before printing and update any broken/defunct links that might crop-up! I’ve done my best to include links to the best videos available for this topic: teachers should ensure that the video links included are suitable for their specific classes. Copyright Adam Godwin (2020)

This printable textbook provides a systematic explanation for every point mentioned in the specification. In the next section It then provides arguments for and against each point and, where appropriate, summarises arguments using premises and conclusions. The file is a .doc Word file, 140 pages in length, 72000 words. It is designed to be a comprehensive reader for AQA Philosophy students. This should be viewed as a printable information book: it does not include learning activities or images. It aims to provide the necessary information as effectively and comprehensively as possible. Note: it does not cover the Applied Ethics section which, if this resource succeeds, will be covered in a later volume.

Complete teaching resources for KS3 Religious Studies topic 'What does it mean to be moral?' Originally designed for mixed ability year 9 classes. The aim of this module is to: -Introduce utilitarianism and deontology to students -Foster debates about the nature of morality as well as specific moral issues. -Introduce the concept of animal rights. -Explain religious attitudes to animal rights. Specific lesson topics are: -The nature of morality -Debating Moral Issues -Utilitarianism -Deontology -Animal Rights / Animal Testing -Religious Attitudes to Animal Rights -Assessment Lesson Lesson Powerpoints are contained in a single file.

A professionally designed Christmas quiz for Religious Studies teachers to use with their students, featuring 60 well-presented questions and an answer sheet. If you like it: leave a 5* rating and email us (godwin86@gmail.com) and we’ll send you a beautiful Christmas Crossword worksheet for free! The quiz also includes a word-search (on screen) and a couple of anagram rounds. Fifty of the questions are Christmas-related and not connected to a specific school-subject: the final ten are subject specific and deal either with GCSE terminology, KS4 exam specification contents, or “fun facts”. Differentiation can easily be achieved by changing quiz group sizes. The quiz is suitable for KS3-5. Completing and peer-marking the 60-question quiz should take the best part of a 1-hour lesson. The resource is fully editable. Copyright Adam Godwin (2018) Not for re-distribution.

Need an instant DIRT worksheet/session? This is for any GCSE (or exam) subject. This download includes a generic (multi-subject) A3 double-sided DIRT worksheet and PowerPoint instructional slides. DIRT stands for ‘Dedicated Improvement Reflection Time’ and the worksheet features a number of activities that encourage students to reflect on their work, their targets and how to improve. The download also includes a 5-slide, fully-animated, PowerPoint presentation that can be integrated into your teaching materials or used as a session in itself. The Powerpoint features a number of activities for DIRT. Both files are fully editable so that you can make any alterations or changes you might want to.

This package contains a 9 lesson course on Islam designed for mixed ability KS3 students. It features a wide array of starters, activities, worksheets, presentations, and plenaries. It also includes an assessment. A file is includes ‘List of Videos for Lessons’ referencing YouTube videos associated with this course. For most teachers this will be the only resource needed for teaching about Islam at Key-stage 3 and may be of use to GCSE students in learning a comparative religion. Topics covered include: -The Five Pillars of Islam -Muslim Beliefs -Prayer in Islam -Islam & Terrorism -Media Representation of Islam -The Veil -Features of a Mosque -Explaining Levels in Religious Studies (Lesson with activities) -Assessment Materials (no PPT) The attached image features sample slides and activities from the presentation and hopefully represents the vibrant, professional and clear style it’s creator was aiming for. “As salamu aleiykum!” (Peace be upon you!)

This fun philosophy lesson is focused on ‘Animal Ethics’: the branch of ethics which examines human-animal relationships, the moral consideration of animals and how nonhuman animals ought to be treated. Animal ethics explores topics such as animal rights, animal welfare, animal law, speciesism, animal cognition, wildlife conservation, wild animal suffering, the moral status of nonhuman animals, the concept of nonhuman personhood, human exceptionalism, the history of animal use, and theories of justice. This philosophy session is of interest to teachers of all school subjects who are hoping to explore ethics with young learners; since it explores moral issues in depth the resource is a great contribution to your schools SMSC remit. This session explores topics such as: Our moral duties towards animals The ethics of eating meat Animal testing Blood-sports and Utilitarian theories of animal ethics The big question asked in this session is “When (if ever) is it morally acceptable to cause an animal to suffer?”. Using a variety of engaging activities students will discuss and debate a wide range of other philosophical and ethical questions such as: What does the term ‘animal rights’ mean? To what extent is it morally wrong to eat animals such as cats and dogs? To what extent is it morally wrong to test cosmetics on animals? and To what extent is hunting wild animals a moral hobby? Students will also analyse and evaluate an eclectic mix of philosophical claims such as: “Humans are inherently superior & valuable to all other animals” “Animal testing is morally acceptable if the animals are being used to create new medicines” “All species go extinct eventually: protecting endangered species is a waste of time" and “An insect does not have an experience of living and cannot feel pain” This session uses our unique format for philosophy teaching resources and features an integrated menu that allows teachers to select from a variety of starter, main, plenary, assessment and end-of-lesson reflection activities. With a massive selection of activities designed to trigger philosophical discussions, debates and reflections: you can re-use the resource numerous times with the same group. This resource is suitable for students aged 8-16; due to the flexible nature of the sessions design it can be used for multiple hour-long sessions or as a short stimulating tutor-group activity. The file is a PowerPoint Show: no planning or preparation is required, just run the file and the intuitive menu system will make delivering a powerful philosophy session very easy!

This download is for the 2017 spec. onwards. Religious Studies: OCR B It uses the Acronym ‘DADBOY’ to help students structure their 15 mark answers. The download includes: -A student guide (worksheet) -A wall display (7xA3 sides) -Relevant PPT slides to incorporate into your lessons It is ideal for any teacher who needs to provide their students with a simple structure and a straightforward approach to self and peer assessment. Check out my other resources! KS4 Religious Studies - Complete Units GCSE Christianity GCSE Buddhism GCSE Hinduism KS4 Sociology - Complete Units Click Here To Browse KS5 Revision Materials AQA Philosophy OCR Religious Studies AQA Sociology Other Resources The Ultimate P4C Resouce Pack The Debating Society Toolkit Philosophy Boxes (x20) PSHE Sessions (x20)

This download was created for Religious Studies teachers teaching about Hinduism at GCSE Level. It may also useful for teachers at KS3 level who are covering Hinduism. 4/5 designs have Personal Learning Checklists (for the Hinduism section of the course) incorporated so that students can casually remind themselves what they need to know and take remedial action. Ideally learning mats are laminated and placed on the desks of students. They can be used for: -Learning activities -Revision Aids -Differentiation tools for assessments -Prompts for exam practice. -Prompts for discussions and debates -Knowledge hunt activity resources They are also easily adapted into posters for walls/displays.

Designed for teachers using the new OCR Religious Studies AS/A2 specification (H173/H573) This revision session covers the ‘Islam & The State’ section of the specification. The topic is a part of the ‘Islam’ (Developments in Islamic Thought) component of the A2 course. This download contains one of a series of revision sessions that use a variety of mind-mapping, discussion and debate tasks to cover a section of the specification. The revision sessions can be used in a number of ways: -As revision sessions during a revision period of term-time leading up to exams -Sandwiched between lessons as they are taught throughout the year as a way of solidifying and assessing learning -During extra-curricular time (KS5 Religious Studies Clubs) This revision session features: -A ‘grid of learning’ post-it task (to focus students on the day’s topic and refresh their memories of the basics) -A 'competitive mind-mapping task (which can be completed on the whiteboard or on A3 paper) -A silent debate task (with 6 x A3 silent debate worksheets in an editable .doc file) [nb. allowing group conversation, instead of silence, is also an effective approach] -Debates that ask students to move from one side of the room or the other and verbalise a defence of their position in response to a statement or rubric. -A concluding ‘One thing I am still uncertain about…’ post-it question. This session can be purchased individually or as part of various bundles depending on your needs. Please note: the cover picture depicts some of the activities that make up this revision session, the wording within those tasks is adapted to the topic specified above and may differ from the wording depicted. Contents and tasks may vary slightly between revision sessions. The cover photo is, however, a fair depiction of the contents of the lesson.

This fully resourced lesson is for those teaching Hinduism as a comparative religion at GCSE level. It is the first in our seven-lesson Hinduism unit for Theme D: ’ Religion Peace & Conflict’ and compares Hindu & Christian views about violence and war. It was designed with the AQA Religious Studies specification in mind, but relevant to all GCSE Religious Studies teachers covering Hinduism. We’ve made 10-lesson units covering Christian views for each of the themes, you can now bolster these with 7-lesson add-on units for the comparative religions: in this case Hinduism. Download individual units or all 17 lessons (Christianity & Hinduism) together to save money! The lesson features starters, learning objectives, key-words, key-information, a colour double-sided A3 worksheet, AfL tasks, discussion and debate tasks and homework. This download includes: -A full lesson PowerPoint -A double-sided colour A3 worksheet [please ignore the broken preview on Tes! It’s beautiful :) ] -A comprehensive knowledge-hunt comparing Hindu & Christian views -A detailed lesson plan -AfL tasks & homework The lesson is centered around a double-sided colour A3 worksheet. All necessary resources to run the lesson are included in this download. All included resources are editable. Positive reviews are warmly welcome! The contents of this page, the download, and all included materials are copyrighted by Adam Godwin (2017) Make sure you check out our 20 Lesson Hinduism Unit for ‘Beliefs, Teachings & Practices’! System Requirements: Microsoft Office (PowerPoint & Word) Printing (for the worksheet) 512MB Ram 1.5GHZ Processor

For accompanying videos please download from Youube: The Veggy Buddha Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo I don’t eat my friends Buddhist Vegetarianism (Parts 1 thru 5) Really effective way of >making students think!

Enhance your teaching practice with our metacognition teacher’s prompt cards! These question prompt cards aim to bring metacognitive questioning into your teaching practice. Each card has five questions that follow the general themes: Grey - Before & During Tasks Blue - After Tasks Green - Metacognition & Metacognitive Skills Yellow - Critical Thinking & Higher-Order Thought Orange - Deep-Metacognition There are twenty cards and a total of 100 individual metacognitive question prompts. A teacher with these at their hand will find bringing metacognitive reflection through casual questioning very easy; this in turn will foster metacognitive thinking in their students. Printing: These cards are meant to be printed 4 per page and then cut accordingly: this makes them a ‘pocket-tool’ for any educational practitioner. You can keep them as cards (perhaps laminating them) or, if you staple them together, you can make them into a useful booklet of metacognition question prompts quite easily! This metacognition activity is brought to you by The Global Metacognition Institute (globalmetacognition.com) All resources can be shared, but users agree not to modify or resell this resource. You can find more metacognition teaching resources at globalmetacognition.com Copyright Adam Godwin (2019)