Publisher documents (PDF also included) to cover Christianity: Practices: Worship and Prayer- ideal for independent study or revision/exam practise. 6-page exam booklet with exam practise.
Included is one set of practise questions per exam booklet (Qs 1 - 5), with exam hints and technique. 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.
Created with the AQA 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. Please give feedback! I am always happy to respond to comments - whether positive or constructive - this will help to improve the quality of my resources in the future and, more importantly, the quality of pupils’ RE/RS education in general - which is what we’re all here for!
Creative and visually engaging learning mat / revision sheet for Issues of Life & Death: Abortion
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. Please give feedback! I am always happy to respond to comments - whether positive or constructive - this will help to improve the quality of my resources in the future and, more importantly, the quality of pupils' RE/RS education in general - which is what we're all here for!
Creative and visually engaging learning mat / revision sheet for inductive arguments for the existence of God
Created with the WJEC/Eduqas A Level in mind, though can be applied across specifications and qualifications.
Please give feedback! I am always happy to respond to comments - whether positive or constructive - this will help to improve the quality of my resources in the future and, more importantly, the quality of pupils' RE/RS education in general - which is what we're all here for!
Creative and visually engaging learning mat / revision sheet for Jewish Practices: Worship (synagogue, orthodox, reform, at home, prayer)
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. Please give feedback! I am always happy to respond to comments - whether positive or constructive - this will help to improve the quality of my resources in the future and, more importantly, the quality of pupils' RE/RS education in general - which is what we're all here for!
6 Creative and visually engaging learning mats / revision sheets for Philosophy and Ethics: Issues of Human Rights. Learning Mats cover the entire topic:
1. Human Rights
2. Social Justice (including Liberation Theology)
3. Censorship and Religious Expression
4. Prejudice and Discrimination
5. Religious Extremism
6. Poverty and Wealth
Files come as A4 documents (PDF) and A3 Word documents.
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. Please give feedback! I am always happy to respond to comments - whether positive or constructive - this will help to improve the quality of my resources in the future and, more importantly, the quality of pupils’ RE/RS education in general - which is what we’re all here for!
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.
Please give feedback! I am always happy to respond to comments - whether positive or constructive - this will help to improve the quality of my resources in the future and, more importantly, the quality of pupils’ RE/RS education in general - which is what we’re all here for!
Explore five of Jesus’ parables:
Good Samaritan
Unforgiving Servant
Rich Young Man
Sheep and the Goats
Talents
Each parable comes with activities and reflection questions to help the students to understand the key teaching behind each story.
Lesson intended as a double lesson (roughly 1.5 hours) as part of a unit of work called ‘Religion, Crime and Punishment’ for the AQA spec at KS4. This lesson is called ‘Prisons and the Treatment of Criminals’ and is L5 in the unit. This lesson can be taught as a stand alone lesson or as part of the unit.
Lesson includes:
Homework
Starter
3D learning objectives and differentiated outcomes
Construct (Main tasks)
Apply tasks (Exam practice and technique)
Review
Plenary
Please give feedback! I am always happy to respond to comments - whether positive or constructive - this will help to improve the quality of my resources in the future and, more importantly, the quality of pupils’ RE/RS education in general - which is what we’re all here for!
Lesson intended as a double lesson (roughly 1.5 hours) as part of a unit of work called ‘Prejudice and Discrimination’ for KS3. This lesson is called ‘Sexism’ and is L2 in the unit. This lesson can be taught as a stand alone lesson or as part of the unit.
Lesson includes:
Homework
Starter
3D learning objectives and differentiated outcomes
Language of sexism task
Case Studies
Reflection Activity
Plenary
Differentiation (where necessary)
Please give feedback! I am always happy to respond to comments - whether positive or constructive - this will help to improve the quality of my resources in the future and, more importantly, the quality of pupils’ RE/RS education in general - which is what we’re all here for!
Lesson intended as a double lesson (roughly 1.5 hours) as part of the Christian Practices Unit.
Lesson includes:
- Starter
- 3D learning objectives and differentiated outcomes
- DefinitionTask
- Mind Mapping and video tasks (adding information to mind map)
- Worksheet - group tasks
-Application Task - presentations
- Plenary
- Differentiation (where necessary)
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.
Please give feedback! I am always happy to respond to comments - whether positive or constructive - this will help to improve the quality of my resources in the future and, more importantly, the quality of pupils' RE/RS education in general - which is what we're all here for!
Lesson intended as a double lesson (roughly 1.5 hours) as part of the Christian Practices Unit.
Lesson includes:
- Starter
- 3D learning objectives and differentiated outcomes
- Video Task
- Internet research (information also available if no access to internet or computers/laptops)
- Worksheet
-Application Task
- Plenary
- Differentiation (where necessary)
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.
Please give feedback! I am always happy to respond to comments - whether positive or constructive - this will help to improve the quality of my resources in the future and, more importantly, the quality of pupils' RE/RS education in general - which is what we're all here for!
This incredibly fun card game revises Philosophy and Ethics: Issues of Life and Death.
A take on 'Cards Against Humanity' - Cards FOR Humanity revises Religious Studies GCSE (WJEC) through a fun, competitive and interactive card game.
Topics Covered (from a Christian perspective):
1. Creation (including evolution and intelligent design)
2. Environment / Animal Rights
3. Sanctity of Life
4. Quality of Life
5. Abortion
6. Euthanasia
7. Death and the Afterlife
8. Funeral Rites
9. Denominational differences, where necessary
10. Humanist perspectives
Each game required three or more players to play. Rules are the same as the original game:
- 7 white cards each at all times
- players rotate the person who ask the question on the black card
- asker chooses the winning answer
- winner keeps the black card
- pick up of new white cards for the players who spent a card on that round
- asker rotates
- winner is the player with the most black cards (correct answers) at the end of the game :)
A classroom favourite of my pupils :) highly competitive!
I have different games for different units. Please check out my store for other types of games and other revision units! NB: In the images, I have colour-coded my card games, which is why the cards appear green in the photos.
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.
Please give feedback! I am always happy to respond to comments - whether positive or constructive - this will help to improve the quality of my resources in the future and, more importantly, the quality of pupils' RE/RS education in general - which is what we're all here for!
This incredibly fun card game revises Philosophy and Ethics: Issues of Human Rights.
A take on 'Cards Against Humanity' - Cards FOR Humanity revises Religious Studies GCSE (WJEC) through a fun, competitive and interactive card game.
Topics Covered (from a Christian perspective):
1. Human Rights
2. Social Responsibility
3. Personal Conviction
4. Censorship
5. Freedom of Expression
6. Extremism
7. Wealth
8. Prejudice and Discrimination
9. Denominational differences, where necessary
Each game required three or more players to play. Rules are the same as the original game:
- 7 white cards each at all times
- players rotate the person who ask the question on the black card
- asker chooses the winning answer
- winner keeps the black card
- pick up of new white cards for the players who spent a card on that round
- asker rotates
- winner is the player with the most black cards (correct answers) at the end of the game :)
A classroom favourite of my pupils :) highly competitive!
I have different games for different units. Please check out my store for other types of games and other revision units! NB: In the images, I have colour-coded my card games, which is why the cards appear yellow in the photos.
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.
Please give feedback! I am always happy to respond to comments - whether positive or constructive - this will help to improve the quality of my resources in the future and, more importantly, the quality of pupils' RE/RS education in general - which is what we're all here for!
This workbook explores:
1. Siddhartha Gotama
2. Life of the Buddha
3. Four Noble Truths
4. Five Precepts
5. Eightfold Path
6. Karma
Each page has information, followed by a question task, a creative task and a written task for differentiation / levels of challenge.
This resource is Lesson 3 in a new unit on Islam aimed at KS3 learners. The lesson and PowerPoints include a range of engaging, high-quality activities.
Lesson includes:
Homework slide
Review of prior learning
Title, objective and date
Key Words
Knowledge building
Analysis and evaluation
Plenary
Scaffolding is included in the Powerpoint itself and also in the resources to ensure maximum engagement and comprehension. Challenges (extension tasks) also exist throughout the lessons to further enhance skills and understanding.
There are a variety of knowledge, understanding and evaluation tasks throughout the lesson, including video and debate activities that the students always love - year-on-year.
Please give feedback! I am always happy to respond to comments - whether positive or constructive - this will help to improve the quality of my resources in the future and, more importantly, the quality of pupils’ RE/RS education in general - which is what we’re all here for!
This resource is Lesson 4 on a new unit for 2024 aimed at KS3. The lesson and PowerPoints include a range of engaging, high-quality activities covering an introduction to institutional racism.
Lesson includes:
Homework slide
Review of prior learning
Title, objective and date
Key Words
Video Tasks
Analysis Task
Evaluation
Plenary
Scaffolding is included in the Powerpoint itself and also in the resources to ensure maximum engagement and comprehension. Challenges (extension tasks) also exist throughout the lessons to further enhance skills and understanding.
There are a variety of knowledge, understanding and evaluation tasks throughout the lesson, including video and debate activities that the students always love - year-on-year.
Please give feedback! I am always happy to respond to comments - whether positive or constructive - this will help to improve the quality of my resources in the future and, more importantly, the quality of pupils’ RE/RS education in general - which is what we’re all here for!
AQA GCSE Religious Studies: Theme A: Relationships & Families: exam practise pack
This 22-page pack was created to support learners to prepare for their GCSE examination in Religious Studies: Relationiships and Families - the whole unit, downloaded as both an editable Word document and a PDF (for compatibility). If you are teaching a different specification, the questions can easily be edited to suit these specifications, which assess the information in a simliar way, making this resource relevant to all specifications.
The pack includes:
RAG rating of the specification
Knowledge and understanding relating to the specification
Key words and definitions
Exam practise
Answers / sample answers
Topics covered:
Sex
Contraception
Relationships
Marriage
Cohabitation
Symbolism within Marriage Ceremonies
Families and Parenting
Divorce and Separation
Annulment in Roman Catholicism
Gender Equality and Prejudice
Created with the AQA RS GCSE in mind, though can be applied across specifications and qualifications.
Please give feedback! I am always happy to respond to comments - whether positive or constructive - this will help to improve the quality of my resources in the future and, more importantly, the quality of pupils’ RE/RS education in general - which is what we’re all here for!
RS KS4 GCSE revision scheme of learning intended to provide a holistic coverage of the course and prepare learners for their GCSE examination with AQA. Exam-style tasks however can be easily altered to suit alternative specifications.
8 sessions/lessons in the unit. Each lesson is intended to last approximately 30-45 minutes long, to optimise memory retention.
Lessons revise the following topics and exam technique:
Christianity
Islam
Parables
Using Quotes
Using Point, Evidence, Explain
Analysis and Evaluation
Humanism and Non-Religious Views
Walk-Through Mock
The lessons include a variety of tasks, from Q&A, video and constructive tasks and exam-style questions with feedback, model answers and assessment. Learning is linked to prior learning from Paper 1 and Paper 2. This is part of an interleaved approach to learning - it is an excellent and quick way to revise the entire content to the course in 8 bite-sized sessions.
Please give feedback. I am always happy to respond to comments - whether positive or constructive - this will help to improve the quality of resources in the future and, more importantly, the quality of pupils’ RE/RS education in general - which is what we’re all here for
This resource is Lesson 11 on a new unit aimed at KS3, but also suitable for KS4 learners due to the skills-focus. The lesson and PowerPoints include a range of engaging, high-quality activities covering an introduction to to the History of (Western) religion, re-branded as ‘History of Ideas’.
Lesson includes:
Homework slide
Review of prior learning
Title, objective and date
Key Words
Knowledge building
Analysis Task
Evaluation
Plenary
Scaffolding is included in the Powerpoint itself and also in the resources to ensure maximum engagement and comprehension. Challenges (extension tasks) also exist throughout the lessons to further enhance skills and understanding.
There are a variety of knowledge, understanding and evaluation tasks throughout the lesson, including video and debate activities that the students always love - year-on-year.
Please give feedback! I am always happy to respond to comments - whether positive or constructive - this will help to improve the quality of my resources in the future and, more importantly, the quality of pupils’ RE/RS education in general - which is what we’re all here for!