A fun based critical thinking & discussion lesson incorporating elements of DT, RE and Geography. Aimed at KS4 and Post 16, based on surviving a zombie Apocalypse. It can be used for some Y9 (Use your own judgement) but slide 4 must be removed. Plenty of video clips inserted with timings in the Teacher notes. Alongside, lesson plan for 1 or 2 hr lesson, questions and challenges for mixed ability groups. Progress criteria included. Map for geographical element is Sheffield and interactive but you can replace with a map for your school’s / college’s location. A note of caution: Read the teaching notes as they help you to steer discussions away from killing or weapons and generally stop the lesson from becoming mayhem. Please enjoy, share and leave feedback.

Aimed at Y7-Y8, this lesson aims to help pupils explain who Buddha was and how Buddhism started. Apply Buddhism beliefs to a number of scenarios and evaluate how effective Buddhism is to help individuals to overcome suffering. Prepared for an OFSTED inspection, it has plenty of differentiation at both ends of the spectrum and progression can be demonstrated at key points within the lesson. Its active and engaging with easy to use resources.

Aimed at Y7 or Y8 , a 1 hour lesson, exploring the Sikh festival of Bandi Chhor. Ideal for lockdown learning as it is all self-assessed with plenty of red pen reflection tasks. Can be used stand alone or part of a 6 lesson SoW. Each lesson contains an assessable outcome and there are three extended writing tasks across the SoW. Plenty of engaging activities with videos and challenges. There are opportunities to practice extended writing tasks with sentence starters and WAGOLLS. The 6 lesson SoW is accompanied by three differentiated work booklets, Higher, Middle & SEN ability. Designed to be easily accessed by non specialists, parents & pupils working independently. SEN booklets have the greatest degree of scaffolding aimed at reading age of 8 years, whilst the higher ability booklet is more suited to a reading age of 12 to 14 years. Please leave review or feedback. If you would like the PPT lesson with a voice over please contact me via TES.

Aimed at Y7/8, this PPT is easily adapted for Y5/6. The PPT includes teaching notes, lesson plan and differentiated questioning. The whole lesson including plenty of peer & self assessment with LOTS & HOTS and green pen reflection. The aim of the lesson is for pupils to understand why Sikhs celebrate Diwali but why Sikhs call it Bandi Chhor divas (Prisoner release day). The lesson takes them through the story and enables them to identify themes in common with Diwali, Christmas, Hannukah such as good & evil. Can be easily linked to the Holocaust and Black history month through questioning and extending the activities. The next lesson looks and how Sikhs celebrate Diwali. Please help me to improve and review they lesson.

Stand alone 1 hour lesson aimed as Y6 to Y8. First half looks at the story behind the Bandi Chhor festival and the second half looks at how Sikhs celebrate it. Can also be used in conjunction with "What is the story behind Bandi Chhor" All tasks are reviewed and progress is checked and assessed at 4 key point within the lesson and linked to levels and / or effort. Plenty of LOTS & HOTS and green pen reflection action. Pupils choose the main tasks they do and the level at which they do them. Great lesson to help pupils understand why Sikhs celebrate Diwali even though it is a Hindu festival. Able pupils are encouraged to compare Bandi Chhor to other religious festivals such as Diwali, Hanukkah, Eid & Christmas (Depending on previous learning) Also encouraged to compare to secular events such as the Holocaust & Prisoner Awareness day. Please review, I cannot improve without feedback.

Pupils consider what it means to belong to a club or group. Including the benefits and the disadvantages. Plenty of green pen action LOTS and HOTS. Specifically written for Y9 but it can be used with any year group as RE or PSHE. Please review.

These sheets and activities accompany the Migration mystery based on the "poles are coming". Economic migration case study EU/UK

Great little assessment lesson aimed at Y6 to Y8 pupils. Pupils put together a hurricane survival kit and justify items they would and would not take. For SEN pupils there is a poster template to minimize writing. Finishes with peer review of two stars & a wish. Lesson includes all support material for every level from level 3 to level 6. Please review.

L 2 / 2 : Though it can be stand alone. Part of a series of lessons looking at different festivals. Pupils explore the themes & practices behind the festival.

Double lesson examining the Islamic beliefs, views & practices about marriage. Using comedy, interviews, and educational clips as well as group work, it allows pupils to 1. Explore the purpose of marriage. 2. Misconceptions about arranged marriages/forced marriages. 3. The issues & conflicts around marriage facing young Islamic men & women in the UK today. 4. The elements of the marriage ceremony itself. Lesson includes plenaries, reviews as well as self & peer assessment. Green pen reflection/improvements. Also includes 3 exam questions with mark scheme as well as peer/teacher feedback sheet. Each slide includes teaching notes/plan and differentiated questions (where approp.) Plenty of scope to chop and change. Please review - remember the whole lesson and its resources only cost you £4.00!

Introduction to Sikhism aimed at Y7 & Y8 . Ideal for Lockdown learning as it is all self assessed with plenty of red pen tasks. Can be used as a 1 hour ‘stand alone’ or as part of SoW containing 6 lessons. Plenty of engaging activities as well as challenges and practice 5 mark exam questions with WAGOLLS to encourage extended writing. The 6 lesson SoW is accompanied by 3 booklets, Higher, Middle, SEN ability. Designed to be easily followed by non specialists, parents & pupils. SEN booklets have a greater amount of scaffolding suitable for reading ages of 6 years, whilst, a reading age of 12 to 14 years would be more suitable for the Higher ability booklet. Please leave review of feedback. If you would like the PPT with a voice over please contact me via TES.

Pupils use video and information sheets to consider who Gandhi was and what he was trying to achieve. It also includes an interview with MLK as he talks about how Gandhi inspired him. Pupils finish with a literacy exercise where they imagine they are MLK and they write a speech about Gandhi using key words. Assessment is two stars & a wish with time for green pen improvements.

Aimed at Y7 to Y8 pupils though the story in lesson 2 can be simplified for Y5 to Y6. Lesson 2 aims to give pupils an understanding of the story and themes behind the festival whilst lesson 3 aims to show how the festival is celebrated today in the UK. It allows them to compare both the theme and methods of celebration to other festivals and find common themes. All activities are differentiated. Plenty of self and peer assessment. Plenty of green pen reflection opportunities. Pupils can choose tasks to meet their learning needs. PPT slides all have teaching notes with levelled questions in the notes section.

L1 / 2 though it can be stand alone. Pupils explore the themes behind the story of the festival of Hanukkah. Differentiated. Good pace. Progress clearly demonstrated at key points within the lesson. teaching notes clearly outlines on each slide.

Aimed at Y7 or Y8 , a 1 hour lesson, contrasting Sikh congregational and private worhsip. Ideal for lockdown learning as it is all self-assessed with plenty of red pen reflection tasks. Can be used stand alone or part of a 6 lesson SoW. Each lesson contains an assessable outcome (Completion of a Venn diagram) and there are three extended writing tasks across the SoW. Plenty of engaging activities with videos and challenges. There are opportunities to practice extended writing tasks with sentence starters and WAGOLLS. The 6 lesson SoW is accompanied by three differentiated work booklets, Higher, Middle & SEN ability. Designed to be easily accessed by non specialists, parents & pupils working independently. SEN booklets have the greatest degree of scaffolding aimed at reading age of 8 years, whilst the higher ability booklet is more suited to a reading age of 12 to 14 years. Please leave review or feedback. If you would like the PPT lesson with a voice over please contact me via TES.

Aimed at Y7 or Y8 , a 1 hour lesson, exploring the Sikh place of Worship. Ideal for lockdown learning as it is all self-assessed with plenty of red pen reflection tasks. Can be used stand alone or part of a 6 lesson SoW. Each lesson contains an assessable outcome and there are three extended writing tasks across the SoW. Plenty of engaging activities with videos and challenges. There are opportunities to practice extended writing tasks with sentence starters and WAGOLLS. The 6 lesson SoW is accompanied by three differentiated work booklets, Higher, Middle & SEN ability. Designed to be easily accessed by non specialists, parents & pupils working independently. SEN booklets have the greatest degree of scaffolding aimed at reading age of 8 years, whilst the higher ability booklet is more suited to a reading age of 12 to 14 years. Please leave review or feedback. If you would like the PPT lesson with a voice over please contact me via TES.

3 X work booklets to accompany the KS3 Sikhism SoW. Ideal for lockdown learning as it is all self-assessed with plenty of red pen reflection tasks. Each booklet contains all 6 lessons including starters & plenaries, extension and challenge tasks. Plenty of engaging activities with videos. There are opportunities to practice extended writing tasks with sentence starters and WAGOLLS. Each lesson contains assessable outcome activities with markschemes and WAGOLLS. The SEN booklet is aimed at reading age of 8 years whilst the Higher booklet is aimed at reading age of 12 years. Basically the entire differentiated SoW including these booklets will cost £15.00. Please leave feedback or review. If you require voice over PPT, please contact me via TES.

Easily adapted for a plant or animal for ANY ecosystem. Starter includes a DART activity about sharks. Resources include a mark scheme, a model answer by pupils for leveling, a DART activity highlighting LONG & SHORT PEE with differentiation. A characteristics table. An A3 assessment sheet with challenge tasks and homework. The PPT includes teaching notes. Please review, remember you are getting an entire lesson & its resources for £4.00.

Pupils consider what segregation & discrimination meant for black Americans after the end of slavery and before the civil rights movements inspired by MLK. By the end of the lessons pupils will be able to give their perspective on the keys and use examples to illustrate their views. The information cards/posters are at the end of the PPT and pupils can work in pairs or small groups to consider the information. Peer assessment is two starts & a wish with time for pupils to use green pen to improve their writing.

"Outstanding" lesson observation from Ofsted. They particularly liked the use of the wordle to support the higher achieving pupils. Aimed at Y7/8 but is easily adapted for Y10/11. Pupils define coasts and consider their many uses. Very active and fast paced lesson. Plenty of LOTS & HOTS. Team work and differentiation as pupils choose their second task based on the outcome of the first task. All tasks are level linked with self & peer review. All images resources are at the end of the PPT. SEN support material included as well as G&T. PPT has teaching notes (lesson plan) on each slide. Please review if you buy.

Using; what, why, when, who, how pupils explore the infant baptism as a rite of passage and how it helps to create a sense of belonging. Plenty of reflection and green pen action together with LOTS & HOTS> Please review - remember you are getting a whole lesson and its resources for £3.00!