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Creative Religious Education resources for key stages 3 and 4 which draw on an experiential pedagogical perspective.
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Creative Religious Education resources for key stages 3 and 4 which draw on an experiential pedagogical perspective.
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Transplant surgery
This bundle includes an introductory lesson on transplant surgery as well as lessons that explore the Islamic and Christian approaches to transplant surgery. These lessons include a range of tasks to help engage students including cases studies that can be used as a platform for lively discussion.
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War
This bundle includes an introductory lesson on just war, a lesson on why wars occur which draws upon real examples, a lesson on Islam and war which includes a focus on the differing interpretations of jihad and a lesson on Christianity and forgiveness which explores the theological reasoning for forgiveness. Links to edexcel syllabus.
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Judaism
These lessons explore Judaism through some of the major ancient Biblical events such as the founding of the covenant, the destruction of Soloman's Temple and the beginning of the Diaspora, through to more contemporary issues relating to stereotyping and antisemitism.
The lessons include a range of interactive tasks that help students to engage experientially with some of the key narratives of Jewish history and identity as an ethnic and religious group.
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Christian rites of passage
These lessons look at 4 major rites of passage within the Christian tradition: baptism, confirmation, weddings and funerals. The structure of the lessons aims encourage students to think about the history and symbolism associated with these events and to assess whether some of the traditions need modernising.
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Crime and Punishment
These three lessons explore the differing theories of punishment (deterrence, rehabilitation, reform and retribution) and capital punishment; first through reflecting on the morality of capital punishment by looking at high profile murder cases and then investigating differing Christian attitudes to state sanctioned executions.
Confession - without lesson plan
This lesson looks at the importance of confession particularly within the Catholic tradition. It uses a range of activities to explore this idea including an extract from a famous novel.
Eucharist - without lesson plan
This lesson looks at the eucharist. It asks students to reflect on the theological background of this sacraments and why it is important for Christians today.
Includes a picture analysis activity
A video clip
extracts from the gospels
An exam question
Links to new GCSE RS edexcel syllabus
Nativity - without lesson plan
This lesson looks at the nativity.
It begins with an annotation task and moves onto to look at the problem of prophecy.
Students need to have some knowledge of the nativity for his lesson to be successful.
Links to new GCSE RS edexcel syllabus
Advent - without lesson plan
This is a ppt presentation on advent. It includes a gap fill, venn activity, a picture annotation task and an exam question.
Christmas and its commercialisation - without lesson plan
This lesson begins by looking at some of the traditional symbolism used at Christmas time to represent the nativity. This task gauges how informed students are about the Christian aspects of the festival before moving to reflect on the issue of commercialization.
Intro to Christian pilgrimage - without lesson plan
This lesson provides an introduction to the idea of pilgrimage within the Christian tradition. It urges students to reflect on the meaning and purpose of spiritual journeys with the help of a video clip and a range of activities.
Links to new RS edexcel syllabus
Worship - without lesson plan
This lesson is the first of two which look at Christian acts of worship. The lesson focus’ on getting students to think about acts of worship outside of church, specifically art and music. There is also an exercise on praise which aims to give students experiential knowledge on why this is important.
Links to new edexcel RS GCSE syllabus.
Some differentiated resources are included.
Pilgrimage to the Israel/Jerusalem (the Holy Land) without lesson plan
This lesson looks at the spiritual value of a pilgrimage made to Israel from a Christian perspective. Using a carousel activity students visit six different key locations in the Holy land and reflect on their biblical significance and how visiting such places may help a Christian feel closer to God.
Links to new RS GCSE syllabus
Pilgrimage to Lourdes - without lesson plan
This lesson looks at Lourdes as a site of pilgrimage for Christians. It considers events in the life of Bernadette Soubirous as well as urging students to consider the rituals and spiritual healing that some Christians experience as a consequence of making a pilgrimage to this site.
Links to new edexcel RS syllabus
Introduction to Christian prayer - without lesson plan
This lesson provides an introduction to the nature and function of Christian prayer. It has four tasks including analysis of different types of prayer and an exam style question linked to the new GCSE syllabus.
A homework task related to adoration and thank giving is also included.
Objectives are differentiated and there is an extension task for more able students.
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Christian Festivals
This bundle covers the key festivals of Christmas and Easter including advent, lent and holy week.
Within the lessons are a range of activities to help students understand and reflect on the historical and theological basis of these festivals. Activities include freeze frames, card sorts, venn diagrams, discussion tasks, etc
Scarcity of Natural Resources
This is a simple lesson aimed at lower ability students. It begins with activity's to help establish which resources are/are not renewable before moving on to consider whether or not we should be concerned about our current dependence on non-renewable resources.
Links to ed-excel RS Syllabus
Easter
This lesson follows on from the Lent/Holy Week lesson (also available). It draws on a range of activities card sort/word association/video clip to help students consider the importance of Easter as a Christian festival, the symbolism involved and the intrinsic link to Spring.
Links to new Edexcel RS syllabus
The importance of the local church (without lesson plan)
This lesson explores the functions and services of the local church using a range of activities. An edexcel textbook is useful in supporting this lesson.
Links to the new edexcel RS syllabus.
Intercessory prayer - without lesson plan
This lesson explores what intercessory prayer is and the potential problems with it.
It includes a worksheet with differing (fictional) examples of intercessory prayer and urges students to consider the strengths and weaknesses of each from a Christian perspective. It also draws on video sources to help students understand the nature of this form of prayer.
Links to new edexcel GCSE syllabus