Hinduism | KS3 RE Unit

A complete, no-prep KS3 Religious Education enquiry: "What are the sources of authority in Hinduism, and how do they shape belief, identity and action?"

A six-lesson KS3 enquiry into how authority and belief work in Hinduism and how they shape Hindu life. Pupils investigate the Vedas and the Bhagavad Gita, analyse the concepts of atman, samsara and moksha, examine the four aims of life and the huge diversity of Hindu practice, and evaluate how belief shapes action. The enquiry works across two disciplinary lenses — theology and philosophy (the internal logic of belief) and the human and social sciences (how a very diverse community lives). Beliefs are always attributed (‘Hindus believe…’, ‘Many Hindus hold…’), following a ‘religion and worldviews’ approach designed to slot into your locally agreed syllabus. Hinduism has many sacred texts rather than one book; where a story is told it is presented as a retelling, and texts are described rather than fabricated.

What is included

• Teacher guide — a full teaching plan for all six lessons, with image credits.
• Six projectable teaching decks (PowerPoint) — child-facing, with teacher script in the speaker notes.
• Six differentiated pupil worksheets — Support, Core and Stretch on every sheet.
• Sources & Artefacts pack — every image with provenance and enquiry questions.
• Knowledge organiser and a baseline + end-of-unit assessment with an answer key.

Lessons

1. Many sacred texts: the Vedas and the Bhagavad Gita
2. Atman, samsara and moksha
3. Dharma and the four aims of life
4. Worship and the diversity of Hindu practice
5. Belief in action: dharma, ahimsa and festivals
6. Hindu identity and life today