Publisher documents (PDF also included) to cover Christianity:Practices. 7 separate booklets, covering:
1. Celebrations (Easter and Christmas)
2. Sacraments
3. Worship and Prayer
4. The Church in Britain
5. The Worldwide Church
6. Pilgrimage
7. Persecution of Christians
8. Working for Reconciliation
9. Tearfund
10. Mission and Evangelism
These booklets are ideal for independent study or set as topic-specific homework/revision. All exams questions relate to the content discussed and give pupils a chance to practise their answering of exam questions and their exam technique.
Resource also includes A, B, C, D-style exam questions with some exam hints and tips
Created with the WJEC / Eduqas RS GCSE in mind, though can be applied across specifications and qualifications. As an examiner for this specification, I have used what I know of the course to create this resource.
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Intended for the unit on Buddhism entitled, ‘Buddhism in the Modern World’, these learning mats provide a creative and engaging way of presenting information at KS3 and KS4.
Easily adaptable and editable to suit different GCSE specifications.
Topics Covered:
1. Schools of Buddhism
2. Tibetan Buddhism
3. Buddhist Meditation
4. Buddhist Art
5. Buddhist Festivals
6. Places of Pilgrimage
7. Inspirational Leaders
8. Buddhism in the UK
Download as an editable A3 Word document and as a A4 PDF, for compatibility.
8 Creative and visually engaging learning mats / revision sheets for Buddhism: Buddhist History and Beliefs. Learning Mats cover the entire topic:
1. Introduction to Buddhism (What is Buddhism?)
2. Early Life of Siddhartha Gautama
3. Four Sights
4. Path to Enlightenment
5. Four Noble Truths
6. Eightfold Path
7. The Sangha
8. The Spread of Buddhism
Files come as A4 documents (PDF) and A3 Word documents.
This is a unit of 5 lessons for the OCR unit on Developments in Christian Thought: Death and the Afterlife. Lessons cover a variety of tasks, activities and learner styles, geared towards the final exam. Also included is the A3 and A4 Learning Mats / Revision Mats for this topic. In addition, included for free is the Workbook for home-study and revision!
Lessons are:
Intro and Parable of the Sheep and the Goats
Heaven
Hell
Purgatory
Election
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This is a unit of 3 one-to-two-hour lessons for the OCR unit on Philosophy of Religion: Arguments (for the existence of God) based on observation, though could be applied across specifications. Lessons cover a variety of tasks, activities and learner styles, geared towards the final exam.
FREE with this unit is the A3 and A4 Learning Mats / Revision Mat for this topic, and the Word/PDF Workbooks.
Lessons are:
Teleological Argument
Cosmological Argument
Challenging the Arguments
Each lesson also includes assessment of the arguments proposed and an essay-style question for discussion and development.
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Created with the AQA RS GCSE specification in mind to revise Islam: Beliefs, Teachings and Practices.
This complete revision pack includes:
Task books
Exams with model answers
Key words in Islam
Learning mats
Revision question cards
Practise packs
This pack will revise the following topics:
What are the Six Articles?
What are the Five Roots?
What is Allah like?
What is risalah?
Who are the prophets?
What are the holy books?
Who are the angels?
What is the afterlife?
What are the Five Pillars?
What is the Shahadah?
What is Salah?
What is Jummah prayer?
What is Sawm?
What is Zakah?
What is Hajj?
What differences are there for Shi’a?
What are the Ten Obligatory Acts?
What is Jihad?
What is Id?
What is Ashura?
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Created with the AQA RS GCSE specification in mind to revise Christianity: Beliefs, Teachings and Practices.
This complete revision pack includes:
Task books
Exams with model answers
Key words in Christianity
Learning mats
Revision question cards
Practise packs
This pack will revise the following topics:
What is God like?
What is the Trinity?
What role did the Spirit and the Word have in creation?
What do Christians believe about creation?
What is the afterlife?
What is the incarnation?
How was Jesus different?
What happened at the crucifixion?
Why was Jesus crucified?
What was the resurrection?
What was the ascension?
What is salvation?
Worship
Prayer
Sacraments
Baptism
Eucharist
Pilgrimage
Festivals
Church in the Community
Church Growth
Reconciliation
Persecution
Christian Aid/Tearfund
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This is a unit of 3 two-hour lessons for the OCR unit on Philosophy of Religion: Soul, Mind and Body. Lessons cover a variety of tasks, activities and learner styles, geared towards the final exam. Also included is the A3 and A4 Learning Mats / Revision Mat for this topic.
Lessons are:
Plato and Aristotle on Soul
Descartes’ Substance Dualism
Materialism
Learning Mat on Soul, Mind and Body
Each lesson also includes assessment of the arguments proposed and an essay-style question for discussion and development.
Free 30-page workbook with this unit!
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RE/RS KS3 Scheme of Work entitled: Christian Beliefs, intended to support learners who will be progressing on to GCSE.
6 Lessons, which can be taught as part of the whole unit or as a stand alone lessons. Each lesson is intended to last approximately 90 mins.
This highly relevant and engaging unit, which explores the origins of religion as well as the purpose of studying religion in today’s world.
Lessons included:
What is Christianity?
Christian beliefs about God
What is the Bible?
Christian Creation
The Life of Jesus
The Afterlife
The unit includes a variety of tasks, from Q&A, video and constructive tasks, to creative group work.
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Lessons are intended as double lessons (roughly 1.5 hours) as part of a unit of work called ‘Prejudice and Discrimination’ for KS3. Each lesson can be taught as a stand alone lesson or as part of the unit.
Each lesson includes:
Homework
Starter
3D learning objectives and differentiated Construct task
Apply task
Plenary
Differentiation (where necessary)
Lessons include:
Intro - What is P&D?
Sexism
Racism
Homophobia
Religious Discrimination
Ageism
Speciesism (NEW!)
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This is a unit of 3 one-to-two-hour lessons for the OCR unit on Philosophy of Religion: The Problem of Evil, though could be applied across specifications. Lessons cover a variety of tasks, activities and learner styles, geared towards the final exam.
FREE with this unit is the A3 and A4 Learning Mats / Revision Mat for this topic, and the Word/PDF Workbooks.
Lessons are:
Presentations of the problem of evil
Augustine’s Theodicy
Irenaeaus and Hick
Each lesson also includes assessment of the arguments proposed and an essay-style question for discussion and development.
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Inquiry-based scheme of work on Islamic Beliefs, entitled “What do Muslims believe?”
Can be taught as a stand alone lessons or as part of the unit. Aimed as a KS3 unit taught within RS/RE.
Each lesson includes:
Starter
Homework
Learning objectives and 3D learning outcomes
Presentation
Construct Activities
Application Activities
Plenary and reviews
Embedded differentiation (where applicable)
The unit explores:
What is Islam?
What do Muslims believe about God?
What are the Six Articles?
What are the Five Roots?
Who are the Prophets?
What do Muslims believe about life after death?
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This unit of work is titled ‘Who was Jesus?’ and includes 5 lessons of a KS3 enquiry unit.
Lessons can be taught as a stand alone lesson or as part of the unit. Aimed as a KS3 unit taught within RS.
Lessons include:
Starter
Homework slide (to be edited by yourself)
Learning objectives and 3D learning outcomes
Presentation of information
Construct Activities
Application Activities
Plenary and reviews
Embedded differentiation (where applicable)
Lesson titles:
1 - Ancient Judea
2 - Did Jesus Actually Exist? / The Historical Evidence for Jesus
3 - Was Jesus Just a Man? / Moral Teacher or Jewish Reformer?
4 - Was Jesus the Son of God?
5 - What is the Impact of Jesus
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This is a unit of 4 lessons for the OCR unit on Religion and Ethics: Euthanasia. Lessons cover a variety of tasks, activities and learner styles, geared towards the final exam. Also included is the A3 and A4 Learning Mats / Revision Mats for this topic. In addition, included for free is the Workbook for home-study and revision!
Lessons are:
Intro to Euthanasia
Quality and Sanctity of Life
Euthanasia and Ethical Theories
Exploring Ideas of Personhood
Free resources: Learning Mat / Revision Mat and Workbook also included!
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This resource is unit of work on the Holocaust (of WWII), updated for September 2023, intended for KS3. The lessons and PowerPoints include a range of engaging, high-quality activities on the following lesson titles:
Lessons include:
Intro to the Holocaust
Anti-Semitism
Concentration Camps
Anne Frank
Survivors
Anti-Semitism Today
Scaffolding is included in the Powerpoint itself and also in the Work Pack to ensure maximum engagement and comprehension. Challenges (extension tasks) also exist throughout the unit to further enhance skills and understanding.
There are a variety of knowledge, understanding and evaluation tasks throughout the unit, including video and debate activities that the students always love - year-on-year.
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This is a unit of 5 lessons for the OCR unit on Philosophy of Religion: Ancient Philosophical Beliefs. Lessons cover a variety of tasks, activities and learner styles, geared towards the final exam. Also included is the A3 and A4 Learning Mats / Revision Mats for this topic.
Lessons are:
Introduction and Background
Plato’s Reality
Aristotle’s Causes
Aristotle’s Prime Mover
Comparing Plato and Aristotle
Learning Mat / Revision Mat also included.
Free Workbook also included
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This is a unit of 5 lessons for the OCR unit on Developments in Christian Thought: Knowledge of God’s Existence. Lessons cover a variety of tasks, activities and learner styles, geared towards the final exam. Also included is the A3 and A4 Learning Mats / Revision Mats for this topic. In addition, included for free is the Workbook for home-study and revision!
Lessons are:
Intro to Knowledge of God’s Existence
Natural Knowledge: Innate Sense of the Divine
Order of Creation
Faith and Grace
Jesus and the Bible
Also included is the Learning Mat (A3 andA4) and Workbook (Word and PDF)
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This is a unit of 6 lessons for the OCR unit on Gender in Society and Theology. Lessons cover a variety of tasks, activities and learner styles, geared towards the final exam. Also included is the In addition, included for free is the Workbook for home-study and revision!
Lessons are:
Intro
Roles of Men and Women
Motherhood
Ruether
Daly
Assessing Gender
Free resource: Workbook on Gender
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This is a unit of 3 lessons for the OCR unit on The Challenge of Secularism. Lessons cover a variety of tasks, activities and learner styles, geared towards the final exam. There is a Learning Mat (A3 and A4) that summarises the unit, too. In addition, included for free is the Workbook for home-study and revision!
Free resource: Workbook on the Challenge of Secularism
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This is a unit of 4 lessons for the OCR unit on Religious Pluralism in Theology and Religious Pluralism in Society. Lessons cover a variety of tasks, activities and learner styles, geared towards the final exam. Also included is the A3 and A4 Learning Mats / Revision Mats for this topic. In addition, included for free is the Workbook for home-study and revision!
Lessons are:
Intro and Exclusivism
Inclusivism
Pluralism
Pluralism and Society
Free resources: Learning Mat / Revision Mat and Workbook also included!
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