A complete lesson, built around the principles of a knowledge rich curriculum, which seeks to explore the disciplinary question of whether holy books are still relevant today. Designed for Y7. Resources are in dyslexia friendly font, with scaffolding and sentence starters. Also available as part of a bundle. This lesson looks at holy books as sources of rules and guidance through the moral and ritual mitzvoth in the Torah. THE INTRODUCTION, CONSOLIDATION AND ASSESSMENT FROM THIS TOPIC ARE FREE TO DOWNLOAD AS INDIVIDUAL LESSONS SO THAT YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE CONTENT.

Lesson 8 in a unit on religion and morality designed for a Y9 class doing RS in one hour a week. Photo starter - respond to the issue in the picture Reflection task on four noble truths - what is our behaviour like? Investigate what the eight fold path is and how it could change a person's life/behaviour Worksheet task task on reincarnation and how this can be affected by a person's behaviour Created by Allerton Grange School RE Department.

A selection of quotes to cover the topics on the edexcel Religion and Life/Religion and Society exam. Adapted and developed from a revision ppt downloaded from the REstuff website (apologies - can't remember who the original author was) and others added by me. Can be printed onto card and cut up, or printed onto Avery L7165 stickers to stick onto index cards. Can be used in conjunction with the Practice Questions flashcards that I have created, either as part of personal revision or for use with students as part of an intervention programme. Could also be given to A-A* students to help cement their grade.

A 'Plug and Play' lesson. Lesson 5 of ten. This lesson looks at the practices of Sufi Muslims. It analyses how this branch of Islam developed and gives students the chance to compare and contrast Sufism with the other branches of Islam studied in this unit - Sunni and Shiah. Students will analyse a video clip to understand the meaning of mysticism and religious experience before looking in detail at the whirling dervishes. They will go on to compare and contrast Sufi practices with practices from other faiths. G&T tasks, AFL and homework task included. Created by Allerton Grange School RE Department.

A 'Plug and Play' lesson. In this lesson students will investigate the religion of Kabbalah. They will begin by peer-assessing the homework due in this lesson and then after sharing the learning objectives will analyse a video clip which looks at choosing whether or not to find out the truth about life. Students will look at the Kabbalist idea that the universe is full of hidden messages and will decode a hidden message before undertaking a creative work task where they design their own hidden code.Students work in pairs to work out each-other's codes before reflecting on whether or not they could follow Kabbalah and give reasons for their response. AFL, G&T tasks and Homework tasks included. Created by Allerton Grange School RE Department.

Based on the TES CPD document, 'Getting the Best out of Gifted Learners'. A set of cards which can be laminated and placed in a cardboard wallet pinned up at the front of the class. Students can either select one at random to create an alternative activity to the one that the rest of the class are completing, or they can use them as extension tasks, depending on how much time there is. I have included the label for the folder and a set of example tasks that we used for an RS lesson but we have used for History, Citizenship and PSHE lessons. They can be easily adapted to suit your subject/the topic being covered. If we don't have time to let students choose their activity, we will usually pick just one 'Bright Sparks' activity that we set as an alternative task.

A 'Plug and Play' lesson. Lesson number 2 in a series of ten. This lesson gives an objective view of Jehovah's Witnesses and dispels some common myths whilst allowing students to formulate their own informed opinions. Making links starter. Picture task - what have these symbols got to do with Jehovah's Witnesses? Video Clip analysis Compare and contrast task to look at Jehovah's Witness beliefs alongside of other Christian beliefs. Homework to look at how beliefs about Armageddon may affect the life of a Jehovah's Witness. Bright Sparks G&T tasks and Differentiation for SEN included. Created by Allerton Grange School RE Department

Lesson 7 in a unit on morality in religion designed for a Y9 class doing RS in one hour a week. Categorising starter Link to previous homework/learning. Walkaround task to gather information investigated a quote from the quran to find out what it teaches analysing a story from islam to find out what it teaches Created by Allerton Grange School RE department.

Lesson 5 in a unit in morality designed for a Y9 class doing RS in one hour a week. Photo starter - empathise with the subjects in the photo Link to previous learning and homework cloxe exercise on Hindu morals mind-mapping skills to show examples of activities which conflict with ahimsa and how Hindu morals could solve them. PMI (positive, minus, interesting) a video clip on Ghandi Creative independent work based on video clip SEN and Bright Sparks (G&T) tasks included Differentiated homework sheet Created by Allerton Grange School RE department.

A 'Plug and Play' lesson. Lesson 6/10 in a unit on Alternative religions designed for a Y9 class doing RS in one hour a week. Analyse video clip to find key beliefs of Scientology Compare and contrast to beliefs from religions learnt about previously Evaluate a key figure in scientology and why they are so important Analyse and respond to key Scientology teachings. Assess the effects of scientologist beliefs on behaviour Student as teacher homework. Created by Allerton Grange School RE Department.

First in a series of 10 lessons. Looks at religions practised in Britain which are not as well known. Students are given time to set up new books etc as this is the first lesson of the year. Students look at a number of optical illusions to highlight the fact that people can see the same thing in different ways. Prioritising task - students have to create their own groups within the class based on shared values. Mind--mapping task to look at things that people find important. Personal reflection homework Contains Bright Sparks G&T tasks throughout Created by Allerton Grange School RE Department

This assessment project completes the unit of work on Alternative Religions. Students can work independently to research and create a project on the religion/belief system of their choice.

Second lesson in unit on Religion and Morality designed for a Y9 class doing RS in oen hour a week Students begin by responding to various moral dilemmas. Then work out if they are absolute or relative moralists. Analyse a video clip and have a class debate based on responses to the clip. Gets students to use higher level thinking skills to evaluate questions. Homework sheet and differentiated task included. Created by Allerton Grange School RE department.

Lesson 3 in a unit on religion and morality designed for a Y9 class doing RS in one hour a week. Literacy starter activity Students analyse a video clip to find out how Jewish people make moral decisions e.g. Ten Commandments. Cloze exercise Independent creative work based on recent news article. students apply Jewish morals to a news story. Categorising task- which rule do you think is most important? Created by Allerton Grange School RE department.

A collection of practice exam questions, categorised by question type, complete with suggested responses on the reverse. Covers only Christianity but easily edited to include a second religion. Can be printed onto thin card and folded in half (questions are on left and answers on the right) or printed onto Avery L7165 stickers and stuck onto index cards etc.

A 'Plug and Play' lesson. This is lesson 7/10 in our unit on alternative religions and looks at the practice of Zen Buddhism. Students will analyse a clip to learn about the way of the Buddha. They will then go on to look at the practice of meditation before being guided through a meditation by the teacher. In the last half of the lesson students will have the chance to do some creative work and design their own special ritual that helps them to find peace and calm. AFL, G&T tasks and homework task included. Created by Allerton Grange School RE Department.

A 'Plug and Play' lesson. In this lesson students will investigate Humanism using resources from the Humanism website. Students will look at Humanist beliefs and the idea of not believing in God, but valuing human beings. AFL, G&T tasks and Homework tasks included. Created by Allerton Grange School RE Department.

A 'Plug and Play' lesson. In this lesson students will investigate Humanism using resources from the Humanism website. Students will look at Humanist beliefs and the idea of not believing in God, but valuing human beings. AFL, G&T tasks and Homework tasks included. Created by Allerton Grange School RE Department.

Originally created by susangrace, I have just adapted the images to cover all of the 6 world religions. I have also added in a few maths symbols that could be cut out and stuck around the sheets. Suitable for Philosophy and Ethics and World Religions in KS3/4/5.

This is the introduction lesson to a new topic which seeks to explore the answers to the disciplinary question of whether holy books are relevant in today’s world. Also available as part of a bundle. Designed for Y7. This lesson begins with feedback on the assessment to the previous topic (not yet available on TES) before giving a basic introduction. There are notes underneath the slides to help guide teacher delivery. THE INTRODUCTION, CONSOLIDATION AND ASSESSMENT FROM THIS TOPIC ARE FREE TO DOWNLOAD AS INDIVIDUAL LESSONS SO THAT YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE CONTENT AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE