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The Death Penalty / Capital Punishment

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2 hour, fully resourced lesson which focuses on capital punishment, its legal status around the world, the moral and religious arguments for and against and the history of the death penalty. The lesson has been left editable and is filled with engaging, well differentiated and fun activities. It is useful for PSHCE or Religious Education as an introduction to the topic, or could be used as a standalone lesson as something different for a drop-down-day. This lesson gained an outstanding when it was observed. Find more lessons on everything from misogyny, masculinity, Incels and Andrew Tate to dating, love, health and wellbeing, extremism, pornography, gender and transgender prejudice, racism, sex and relationships and much more at our store. Please visit my Tes store https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EC_Resources for everything PSHE, RSE, RE and Citizenship. We still offer a free lesson of your choice for each time you leave a review! Just email info@ecpublishing.co.uk The pack includes a 2 hour long PowerPoint, differentiated challenge activities, worksheets, clips and literacy focus tasks. These resources have been designed to be engaging, detailed and easy to follow. You can find many more inexpensive and free PSHE, Citizenship and RE resources at my shop: MORE PSHE RESOURCES
KS2 HUMANISM RE Unit - 6 Outstanding LessonsQuick View
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KS2 HUMANISM RE Unit - 6 Outstanding Lessons

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This Humanism RE unit is an ideal addition to your half-term curriculum, offering a fantastic opportunity for students to delve into this intriguing religion and compare it with others such as Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, or Judaism. Throughout the six fully resourced and meticulously planned lessons, children will gain a profound understanding of Humanist beliefs and how they differ from other religions. Engaging activities will prompt students to reflect on their actions and morals, fostering a deeper appreciation of ethical values. As a creation of an experienced Religious Education subject lead, these lessons have been extensively tested in a real classroom with KS2 students. Their effectiveness and outstanding quality align perfectly with Ofsted’s observation criteria, ensuring a meaningful and enriching learning experience. Unlock the potential of your RE lessons with this exceptional Humanism unit. Empower your students with valuable insights into a diverse range of beliefs, encouraging tolerance and understanding in today’s multicultural society. Invest in their spiritual growth and moral development with these thought-provoking lessons. Don’t miss this opportunity to engage your students and make your RE lessons stand out. Elevate your KS2 Religious Education with this comprehensive Humanism unit and provide your students with a truly enriching educational experience. Included is: 6 Lesson Plans 6 PowerPoints Christianity vs Humanism Activity Sheet Starter Activity Golden Rules Across Religions Poster My Golden Rule worksheet Humanism Story Comparing Baby Ceremonies Comparing Baby Ceremonies (Humanist Statements LA sheet) Comic Strip Stories Story notes Humanist Belief Display Cards Lessons: L.O: To understand and explain the beliefs of humanists. L.O. To compare humanist beliefs to other beliefs. L.O: To learn how the ‘Golden Rule’ differs from religion to religion. L.O: To reflect upon the connections between a moral story and the beliefs of some humanists. L.O: To consider and write a suitable reflection for a humanist to use in the light of a natural disaster. L.O. To describe a humanist baby welcoming ceremony and compare it to a Christian baptism. L.O. To explain some of the moral beliefs of many humanists. **Have any issues with this resource or a request? Contact us directly for the quickest response at: explore_education@outlook.com Love this resource? Leave us a great review and get a resource of your choice for FREE! Just drop us an email with your purchase receipt and a screenshot of your review.** KS1 KS2 LKS2 UKS2 Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 Y3 Y4 Y5 Y6 Y1 Y2 outstanding ofsted observation religious education
RE - What kind of king is Jesus?Quick View
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RE - What kind of king is Jesus?

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This 5 week unit of work enables the children to explore the idea about trying to transform the world. It explores what a better world would be like while gathering ideas about some of the problems it has. The following objectives are covered over the 6 weeks: Make sense of belief: • Explain connections between biblical texts and the concept of the kingdom of God • Consider different possible meanings for the biblical texts studied, showing awareness of different interpretations Understand the impact: • Make clear connections between belief in the kingdom of God and how Christians put their beliefs into practice • Show how Christians put their beliefs into practice in different ways Make connections: • Relate the Christian ‘kingdom of God’ model (i.e. loving others, serving the needy) to issues, problems and opportunities in the world today • Articulate their own responses to the idea of the importance of love and service in the world today. All resources are listed here and are referenced in the lesson plans. A great unit that provokes some thoughtful and philosophical discussions. Please note: this unit of work could easily be extended to 6 weeks as there are opportunities for the children to present and share their work with their peers.
Islam Knowledge Organiser!Quick View
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Islam Knowledge Organiser!

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This detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for students learning about/ revising their understanding of Islam. It contains comprehensive sections under the following headings: -Islam Overview; -Islamic Beliefs; -Islam Timeline; -Key Vocabulary; -Top Ten Facts; -Answers to the Important Questions. Key words and ideas are underlined for easy reference. The resource is designed to be printed onto A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to).
Alternative Religions + CultsQuick View
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Alternative Religions + Cults

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A new unit all about new movements and alternative religions. Created to really engage and intrigue students in the wonderful subject of RE, before they go on to do the (slightly drier) GCSE courses in more mainstream religions. Includes: An investigation into cult leaders vs religious leaders An Introduction to Scientology An introduction to Mormonism An introduction to Humanism An introduction to Jehovah’s Witnesses An introduction to the Amish An introduction to alternative Islam An introduction to the Illuminati An introduction to Atheism A introduction to Rastafarianism Special Christmas lesson on Paganism Assessment, mark scheme and feedback sheet Scheme of work 11 x 1 hour lessons: 11 x one hour PowerPoints dozens of worksheets, fully differentiated, clip links, activities, all you need for teaching the unit to students who don’t have much background info on the movements (with plenty to challenge those who do). MORE RE RESOURCES You can also find us on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ecteachresources/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ec_publishing and our website EC Publishing .com
AQA GCSE Religious Studies: Theme B - Religion & Life [Over 70 Files!] Full Lessons & ResourcesQuick View
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AQA GCSE Religious Studies: Theme B - Religion & Life [Over 70 Files!] Full Lessons & Resources

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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 Buddha - The Eightfold Path!Quick View
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The Buddha - The Eightfold Path!

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In this engaging lesson, students gain a deeper understanding of the Noble Eightfold Path - the eight practices governing the lives of Buddhists. The learning is guided by a clear and colourful PowerPoint presentation, which guides students through the following step-by-step journey: -Defining what the Eightfold Path is; -Breaking down the different practices that make up the Eightfold Path; -Establishing why Buddhists follow the Eightfold Path; -Thinking about how they can apply the principles of the Eightfold Path to their own lives; -Considering a deeper thinking extension question; -Completing a plenary to assess their understanding. This resource pack contains a comprehensive Powerpoint, alongside an eye-catching worksheet. In the past, I have used this lesson with children from across Key Stage 2 - the key learning is aligned with curriculum expectations for RE, and also the content prescribed by most diocese regions. All images are licensed for commercial use.
Euthanasia Sanctity of LifeQuick View
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Euthanasia Sanctity of Life

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A fully-resourced, detailed and differentiated lesson which serves as an introduction to religious attitudes towards euthanasia. Includes worksheets, source tasks, PowerPoint, match up tasks, information sheet and more. This is perfect as part of a KS3/KS4 RE unit and has been created for the EC Publishing Year 9 RE Package. Check out the EC Publishing website for full, affordable PSHE, Citizenship and RE Packages for all year groups including the new 2024 Complete PSHE Package. You can contact us at info@ecpublishing.co.uk This lesson is editable, so easy to adapt for your own planning and contains match up tasks, clip tasks, literacy and debate tasks, information sheets and more, as well as an engaging 1 hour PowerPoint. It is well-differentiated with three-level challenges for each task and very easy to follow. Who are EC Resources? EC Resources are top TES RE providers and are a group of teachers who work together to create easy to use, high quality and editable lessons and units of work. We have created lessons for The Children’s Commissioner, MACS Charity, Tes, LikeToBe Careers, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (UK Gov) and have also completed PSHE and Citizenship commissions for schools across the UK. Check out our RE and PSHE Packages here: RE lessons and units Complete KS3 PSHE and RSE Complete KS4 PSHE and RSE One Year of KS5 PSHE and RSE One Year of Citizenship and British Values Complete Year 7 and 8 RE Complete Careers and Employability AQA Citizenship GCSE Mega Pack Teaching PSHE, RE or Citizenship GCSE next year? Why not join our Citizenship and PSHE teachers Facebook group, with 1100 other teachers, for guidance, advice and resource sharing.
Medical Ethics REQuick View
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Medical Ethics RE

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A Medical Ethics Unit lasting 12 hours (one lesson is a double) that was created for Year 9 RE, but could easily be used for a capable Year 8 or none-GCSE KS4 group. Each lesson is very detailed, editable and differentiated three ways with colour-coded challenge tasks for every activity. The lessons are very easy to follow as all the instructions are on the PowerPoints and worksheets. Each of the individual lessons have had excellent reviews so far. The unit includes: What are the religious and ethical views on abortion? A lesson exploring the pro-choice and pro-life debate and introducing the concept of sanctity and quality of life. What are the religious and ethical views on euthanasia? A lesson examining the quality vs sanctity of life debate in detail while examining types of euthanasia and religious views on these. Stem Cell Research - an investigation into embryology and the controversial issues surrounding the science. The lesson investigates how scripture can be applied to these issues and why there is so much debate. Capital Punishment and The Death Penalty - a two hour lesson which focuses on capital punishment, its legal status around the world, the moral and religious arguments for and against and the history of the death penalty. Drugs and morality - a lesson exploring the moral and religious debate around drug use before examining religious quotes and practicing GCSE style exam questions. Genetic Engineering - an overview lesson on test tube and designer babies as well as religious objections to the technology, with a focus on Christianity and Islam. An detailed article with differentiated comprehension questions all about the ethics, morality and faux-science of the anti-vaxxer movement. Why do some religions have objections to particular medical technologies and procedures? IVF - what is this and what are the different religious views towards it? What do Islam and Christianity believe about medical death? Religion and science - are they forever destined to work against each other, or can they work together? Assessment, feedback and mark scheme Scheme of work Who are EC Resources? EC Resources are the top TES PSHE providers and are a group of teachers who work together to create easy to use, high quality and editable lessons and units of work. We have created lessons for The Bank of England, The Children’s Commissioner, MACS Charity, Tes, LikeToBe Careers, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (UK Gov) and have also completed PSHE and Citizenship commissions for schools across the UK. Check out our RE and PSHE Packages here: One Year of KS3 RE Complete KS3 PSHE and RSE Complete KS4 PSHE and RSE One Year of KS5 PSHE and RSE One Year of Citizenship and British Values Complete Year 7 and 8 RE Complete Careers and Employability AQA Citizenship GCSE Mega Pack Check out the EC Publishing website for full, affordable PSHE, Citizenship and RE Packages for all year groups including the new 2024 Complete PSHE Package. You can contact us at info@ecpublishing.co.uk Teaching PSHE, RE or Citizenship GCSE next year? Why not join our Citizenship and PSHE teachers Facebook group, with 8000 other teachers, for guidance, advice and resource sharing.
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Olam Ha-Ba Life After Death Judaism Eduqas

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This lesson explores Jewish beliefs about life after death. It focuses on the idea that ‘heaven’ and ‘hell’ are not clearly written about in the Torah, but that Rabbi’s have analysed texts and added to the Talmud. Includes: starter slide (date/title, thinking task, flipped research homework) retrieval starter quiz with answers key words video clip and questions sharing info true/false learning check exam practice d question, already planned for students to expand challenge questions ‘packaway’ plenary Feedback is always appreciated. Therefore, if you leave a review we will send you a free resource as a show of our appreciation. To claim please send us an email AquinasED@gmail.com with your choice of resource and Tes account name.
KS1 Islam - RE Unit - 6 Outstanding LessonsQuick View
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KS1 Islam - RE Unit - 6 Outstanding Lessons

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Are you needing a glimpse into the religion of Islam for beginners? This is the Religious Education Unit for you! Created for Key Stage 1 learners, this set of 6 lessons will take young children through the Muslim beliefs using exciting PowerPoints and activities. Learning Objectives covered: L.O: To recognise that God is important in the lives of Muslims and understand the significance of the Shahadah in the Islamic faith. L.O: To recognise and understand the importance of the Shahadah in Islam, and explain its significance in the lives of Muslims. L.O. To understand that Muslims believe in different names for God and identify some qualities or characteristics associated with these names. L.O. To explain why Prophet Muhammad is important to Muslims and understand how his teachings inspire Muslims to lead a good and kind life. L.O. To explain the importance of the Qur’an to Muslims and describe how Muslims treat the Qur’an. L.O. To explain the concept of worship in Islam and identify the significance of worshipping God for Muslims. Included in this RE unit are: ☪ 6 Lesson plans ☪ 6 PowerPoints ☪ Where is God? Worksheet ☪ The Shahadah to label ☪ The Shahadah Worksheet ☪ Names of Allah ☪ Sentence starters ☪ Muhammad and the Cat story ☪ The Tiny Ants story ☪ Muhammad and the Gentle Camel story ☪ Muhammad and the Black Stone story ☪ Bilal, the First Muezzin story ☪ Crescent Moon activity ☪ Respecting the Qur’an Worksheet Perfect for a half term of work, children will build up their knowledge of Islam, what Muslims believe and the key parts of their beliefs.
AbortionQuick View
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Abortion

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One - two hour, detailed and fully resourced lesson which introduces the different religious opinions on abortion. Students will examine statements ad quotations from different religions and religious texts, then using their information sheets and completed clip tasks (all provided) they will complete a differentiated case study table to assess their learning. They will then complete a literacy focus task before taking part in a debate, informed by their learning throughout the lesson. Everything is editable too. This resource pack includes an hour long PowerPoint with accompanying worksheets, case studies, well differentiated activities, literacy focus tasks, clip tasks with three-way differentiated questions and information sheets. The lesson has been left editable and is filled with engaging, well differentiated and fun activities. Can be used for RE or PSHE. As with all our lessons, you don’t need any prior knowledge as all the information is included - you can just pick up and teach it. You can find many more inexpensive and free RE, Citizenship and PSHE resources at my shop: MORE RE RESOURCES or at www.psheresources.com
RE Christmas Quiz! (RS, Religious Studies, Religious Education, RE)Quick View
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RE Christmas Quiz! (RS, Religious Studies, Religious Education, RE)

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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.
GCSE Islam & Christianity - Religion, Peace & Conflict (17 Lessons)Quick View
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GCSE Islam & Christianity - Religion, Peace & Conflict (17 Lessons)

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This collection of 17 lessons is for GCSE Religious Studies teachers who are teaching Christianity & Islam. It is for Theme D of the AQA Religious Studies specification: Religion, Peace & Conflict. It includes 10 lessons about Christian beliefs and 7 lessons about Muslim beliefs. It also includes some bonus resources that I hope will be useful to you. Lesson 1-10 (Christianity) Introduction Central Debates The Causes of War Christianity, Pacifism & Peaceful Protest Christian Teachings About War & Peace Nuclear Weapons & Weapons of Mass Destruction ICT Suite Lesson Religious Responses to War Assessment Lesson Unit Overview (Video-Learning Worksheet Lesson) . Lesson 11-17 (Islam) 11) Violence & War 12) War & Just War 13) Nuclear Weapons 14) Pacifism 15) Peace Activists & Peace-Makers 16) Unit Overview (Islam) 17) Unit Overview (Islam) It includes three bonus resources: -A Personal Learning Checklist for this unit -2 x Debate Generators [revision tools] Each lesson is fully resourced and includes a lesson plan, homework, AfL tasks. Most lessons are based around professionally designed A3 worksheets. This download aims to be everything you need in order to teach this theme and cover Christian & Muslim perspectives. Whilst designed around the AQA specification, it is certainly relevant to all GCSE Religious Studies teachers covering Christianity & Islam. Positive reviews are warmly welcome! The contents of this page, the download, and all included materials are copyrighted by Adam Godwin (2017) System Requirements: Microsoft Office (PowerPoint & Word) Printing (for the worksheet) 512MB Ram 1.5GHZ Processor Check-out some of our most popular resources on TES! GCSE Religious Studies Buddhism (20 Lesson Unit) Buddhism (Thematic Studies Units) Christianity (Thematic Studies Units) Hinduism (20 Lesson Unit) Hinduism (Thematic Studies Units) Islam (Thematic Studies Units) . .    GCSE Sociology Resources Complete Units (Whole Course) .  AS/A2 Revision Sessions OCR Religious Studies AQA Philosophy AQA Sociology .  Philosophy for Children (P4C) The Ultimate P4C Resource Pack The Debating Society Toolkit Philosophy Boxes . Other Tools A3 DIRT Worksheet (15+ 5-star ratings!) KS3 RE Units Copyright Adam Godwin (2018)
Euthanasia - WHOLE UNIT! (A-Level RS OCR)Quick View
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Euthanasia - WHOLE UNIT! (A-Level RS OCR)

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This resources covers the applied ethics section of Euthanasia specifically for the OCR RS A-level, however it may be applicable to other boards also. This is a complete unit of work including lesson PowerPoint covering the whole unit and a student booklet to accompany, filled with various different tasks and resources, such as case studies and exploration of key questions, to help support student-led learning. This resource covers: sanctity and quality of life; voluntary vs non-voluntary; passive and active; UK laws; a range of case studies; discussion on whether medical intervention and non-intervention are the same (acts and omissions); whether sanctity of life still has value today; how much autonomy a person should have with regards to the right to die; and the application of both Natural Law and Situation Ethics to the ethical issue of euthanasia. It is all ready to teach! Please leave a review and if you like this, check out my other A-level resources which all follow the same pattern of powerpoints and a student booklet. Happy teaching!
RE - Sikhism - The Ten Gurus!Quick View
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RE - Sikhism - The Ten Gurus!

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In this engaging lesson, students develop their understanding of Sikhism through learning about the ten human gurus. The learning is guided by a clear and colourful PowerPoint presentation, which guides students through the following step-by-step journey: -Recalling key information about the life and beliefs of Guru Nanak; -Researching the nine subsequent Sikh Gurus, using a structured template; -Sharing their findings with their classmates; -Considering the key messages communicated by each of the Sikh gurus and justifying which they feel are the most important; -Completing a creative task in which they make a Sikh Guru timeline; -Self-reflecting on the extent to which they feel they have met the learning objectives. This resource pack includes the comprehensive PowerPoint presentation (17 slides) and the research template. There is everything that you need here to teach the lesson. In the past, I have used this lesson with children from across Key Stage 2 - (predominantly upper KS2) the key learning is aligned with curriculum expectations for RE, and also the content prescribed by most diocese regions.
Sanctity of Life - A balloon debate (OUTSTANDING LESSON)Quick View
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Sanctity of Life - A balloon debate (OUTSTANDING LESSON)

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This lesson looks at the issues surrounding quality of life and sanctity of life and get the students to debate, discuss and vote on life and death issues. -It starts with a classic balloon debate (which is both enjoyable and challenging) -It goes on to look at a real life case study of Diane Pretty -It continues with a deep discussion of four real life case studies -It concludes by looking at why human life is so sacred A highly recommended lesson that has always been rated as outstanding or excellent.
The Afterlife: Life after DeathQuick View
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The Afterlife: Life after Death

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OVER 10 HOURS OF CONTENT!! Perfect for sparking debate at KS3 or KS4! This is a collection of resources on life, death and the afterlife in Christianity, Hinduism and Judaism. We hope that you enjoy this resource! We would love your feedback, if you like what you see, please follow us: on Tes TeachElite’s Shop click the’Follow this Author button’ . We will keep you updated on any sales we throw or FREEBIES we upload. You can find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TeachEliteRE and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TeachElite/ #BACKTOSCHOOL
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Hinduism Trimurti

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Hinduism: The Trimurti This is a fully resources 1 hour lesson with worksheets and a PPT and a link to a 3 minute YouTube video about the Trimurti The Powerpoint (21Slides) and Worksheets (2vSheets ) includes: <br /> Bell Task<br /> Link to a YouTube<br /> Learning Placemat<br /> Comic Strip task<br /> Creative Mobile Phone task<br /> If you review this resource we will give you another resource of the same value for FREE.<br /> We hope that you enjoy this resource! We would love your feedback, if you like what you see, please follow us: on Tes <a href=“https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/TeachElite”>TeachElite’s Shop</a> click the’Follow this Author button’ . We will keep you updated on any sales we throw or FREEBIES we upload. <br /> <br /> You can find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TeachEliteRE<br /> and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TeachElite/
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Abortion

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Lesson on Christian and Muslim views on abortion for the new AQA GCSE Spec A. Please rate and comment any suggestions!
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Natural Moral Law - Teacher Notes

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Crib Sheet that I use to remind myself of important issues when students are studying Natural Moral Law and its application to Abortion. Useful for any A Level spec. Could be given to students for their notes.