I'm Head of Department and AQA examiner for Religious Studies. I teach the AQA spec and provide tried and tested resources. I'm uploading resources all of the time; my newest collection is the #FUN LESSONS range which are engaging, exam focused, challenging and getting great results. Lessons are fully resourced and easy to follow with minimal printing. I hope you enjoy teaching them.
I'm Head of Department and AQA examiner for Religious Studies. I teach the AQA spec and provide tried and tested resources. I'm uploading resources all of the time; my newest collection is the #FUN LESSONS range which are engaging, exam focused, challenging and getting great results. Lessons are fully resourced and easy to follow with minimal printing. I hope you enjoy teaching them.
14 X SINGLE LESSONS + QUOTE SHEET + KEY TERM SHEET FOR BOOKS + END OF TOPIC TEST AND ANSWERS + SCHEME OF LEARNING
CHRISTIANITY, ISLAM, BUDDHISM AND HUMANISM. VARIETY OF TASKS, MULTI-MEDIA & GAMES. #ENGAGE. CHECK UNDERSTANDING. ADDRESS MISCONCEPTIONS
MINIMAL PRINTING, CONCISE. DATE ON SLIDE UPDATES AUTOMATICALLY. EASY TO FOLLOW SUITABLE FOR SPECIALISTS AND NON-SPECIALISTS.
PEDAGOGY:
• Check understanding and address misconceptions throughout
• Reduce cognitive overload
• I do, we do, you do
• Emphasis on Exam Skills: A01 and A02
• Sacred Writing
• Whole Class assessment and extra challenges throughout.
LESSONS INCLUDED:
DESIGN ARGUMENT
EVALUATE DESIGN ARGUMENT
FIRST CAUSE ARGUMENT
FIRST CAUSE ARGUMENT EVALUATION
ARGUMENTS AGAINST EXISTENCE OF GOD: EVIL
THEISTS RESPONSE TO THE PROBLEM OF EVIL
ARGUMENTS AGAINST EXISTENCE OF GOD: SCIENCE AND THEIST RESPONSES
THE MIRACLES ARGUMENT FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD
THE MIRACLES ARGUMENT EVALUATION
SPECIAL REVELATION AS A SOURCE OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE DIVINE OR ULTIMATE REALITY AND HOLY FIGURES
EVALUATE SPECIAL REVELATION
GENERAL REVELATION
EVALUATE GENERAL REVELATION
KNOWLEDGE OF ULITMATE REALITY: BUDDHISM AND ISLAM
I hope you enjoy teaching this bundle. Your feedback is most welcome.
DALY. GENDER AND THEOLOGY. #FUN LESSONS.
3 LESSONS. FUN & ENGAGING, VARIETY OF TASKS, MULTI-MEDIA & GAMES TO STIMULATE LEARNING. MINIMAL PRINTING, CONCISE. DATE ON SLIDE UPDATES AUTOMATICALLY. EASY TO FOLLOW SUITABLE FOR SPECIALISTS AND NON-SPECIALISTS. EVERYTHING YOU NEED FOR YOUR STUDENTS TO SUCCEED.
LESSONS INCLUDED:
The Unholy Trinity
A New Spirituality
Evaluation
ABOUT THE LESSONS:
• Aimed to offer clarity on a complex topic
• Customisable recap ‘do now’ task
• Emphasis on Exam Skills: A01 and A02
• Synoptic links
• Breadth: variety of scholars
• Scholar quotes
• Sources of Wisdom
• Assessment and extra challenges throughout.
• Information provided (not dependent on textbook or prior knowledge)
I hope you enjoy teaching this pack. Your feedback is most welcome.
HUMAN RIGHTS. AQA THEME F. FUN & ENGAGING.
9 X 50 MIN LESSONS + PEER ASSESSED END OF TOPIC TEST + QUOTE SHEET FOR BOOKS + MTP.
CHRISTIANITY, ISLAM, AND HUMANISM. VARIETY OF TASKS, MULTI-MEDIA & GAMES TO STIMULATE LEARNING. #CHECK UNDERSTANDING. ADDRESS MISCONCEPTIONS
MINIMAL PRINTING, CONCISE. DATE ON SLIDE UPDATES AUTOMATICALLY. EASY TO FOLLOW SUITABLE FOR SPECIALISTS AND NON-SPECIALISTS.
PEDAGOGY:
• Check understanding and address misconceptions throughout
• Reduce cognitive overload
• I do, we do, you do
• Emphasis on Exam Skills: A01 and A02
• Sacred Writing
• Whole Class assessment and extra challenges throughout.
LESSONS INCLUDED:
SOCIAL JUSTICE
HUMAN RIGHTS
PREJUDICE AND DISCRIMINATION
RACISM AND RELIGION
WOMEN AND RELIGION
HOMOSEXUALITY AND RELIGION
FREEDOM OF RELIGION
WEALTH, POVERTY & CHARITY
EXPLOITATION
PEER ASSESSED END OF TOPIC TEST
I hope you enjoy teaching this bundle. Your feedback is most welcome.
‘Christian Beliefs – Revision lesson’ is a concise and easy to follow. It is a fun lesson to recap on the content. Students should be learning without realising it!
Date on slide updates automatically / Resource light / Easy to follow & Suitable for non-specialists
SUITABLE FOR DELIVERING:
Christian Beliefs
Students will be able to (with reference to source of authority):
• Engage in lots of fun game to revise for test. To prepare and present multiple views on a variety of statements with a strong religious reference.
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Activities include: FULLY RESOURCED**
• Articulate game
• quotes master game (sorting)
• presentation game: students are required to give reasons for and against variety of statements and include a strong religious reference
• pub quiz (without the beer!) and peer assessment
I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is most welcome.
AQA RELIGION, CRIME AND PUNISHMENT. FUN & ENGAGING. 12 SINGLE LESSONS. VARIETY OF TASKS, MULTI-MEDIA & GAMES TO STIMULATE LEARNING. #CHECK UNDERSTANDING. ADDRESS MISCONCEPTIONS
MINIMAL PRINTING, CONCISE. DATE ON SLIDE UPDATES AUTOMATICALLY. EASY TO FOLLOW SUITABLE FOR SPECIALISTS AND NON-SPECIALISTS.
PEDAGOGY:
• Check understanding and address misconceptions throughout
• Reduce cognitive overload
• I do, we do, you do
• Emphasis on Exam Skills: A01 and A02
• Sources of Wisdom
• Assessment and extra challenges throughout.
LESSONS INCLUDED:
Evil
Types of crime and the law
Christian attitudes to the law and crime
Islam attitudes to the law and crime
Causes of crime
Forgiveness
Aims of punishment
Aims of punishment and Christianity
Aims of punishment and Islam
Prisons
Community service
Capital and corporal punishment
I hope you enjoy teaching this bundle. Your feedback is most welcome.
KNOWLEDGE OF GOD’S EXISTENCE. REVISION. (DEVELOPMENTS IN CHRISTIAN THOUGHT). OCR A LEVEL. ENGAGING LESSON. VARIETY OF TASKS TO STIMULATE LEARNING. CHALLENGING, MASTERY AND EXAM SKILLS FOCUSED. This lesson summarises the whole topic in 100 minutes and is aimed to offer clarity on a complex topic.
• Modelling, Assessment and extra challenges throughout.
• Minimal printing, concise and easy to follow. Date on slide updates automatically
RESOURCES INCLUDED:
Info sheet - Types of revelation
Model answer: To what extent can God be known through the natural world?
Slides that cover the whole topic in 100 minutes
STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO (WITH REFERENCE TO SOURCE OF AUTHORITY):
EVALUATE THE EXTENT GOD CAN BE KNOWN THROUGH NATURAL REVELATION.
I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is most welcome.
This intervention session focuses on recap and mastery of skills such as strong religious reference and writing a strong conclusion.
There is minimal preparation (see below)
The topics covered are:
Christian Beliefs and Practices
Islam Beliefs and Practices
Relationships
Existence of God (Theme C)
Religion and Life
Human Rights
RESOURCES CAN BE ADAPTED TO SUIT THE TOPICS THAT YOU TEACH
Tasks involve:
Games for recap of key beliefs and quotes (matching, sorting etc.)
Mastery instruction with model answers, exam board and student friendly success criteria and paired discussion.
Applying mastered skills to answering a choice of 12 mark questions
Preparation involves
cutting up one set of cards that are distributed to the class
printing the worksheet - one per student
print Questions - 1 copy
print answers - 1 copy
AIMS OF PUNISHMENT. FUN AND ENGAGING. VARIETY OF TASKS TO STIMULATE LEARNING. #CHECK UNDERSTANDING. ADDRESS MISCONCEPTIONS. I DO, WE DO, YOU DO.
**PEDAGOGY FOCUS: **
Check understanding and address misconceptions throughout
Reduce cognitive overload
I do, we do, you do
Extra Challenges throughout
Minimal printing. Concise and easy to follow. Suitable for specialists and non-specialists. Task time indicators. Date on slide updates automatically. Customisable Do Now task.
**STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO:
List aims of punishment and link to method of punishment
Evaluate aims of punishment**
Teach as a stand-alone lesson or part of THEME E CRIME AND PUNISHMENT AQA GCSE RELIGIOUS STUDIES
I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is welcome.
‘Christian Practices’#FUN LESSONS. Fully resourced pack of 11 ’FUN’, ‘MASTERY’ ‘and ‘EXAM SKILLS FOCUSED’ lessons.
Students will learn the GCSE content plus be challenged by dipping into some relevant A Level material. There will be an emphasis (and modelling) of key skills needed in evaluation questions.
**Mini plenary’s and extra challenges throughout. **
Lessons are concise, easy to follow and *suitable for specialists and non-specialists. *
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Extra resources included in this bundle:
• Scheme of learning that includes details of differentiation, Assessment and homework tasks
• Assessment paper
• keywords and definitions for the whole topic
• quotes and sources of authority for the whole topic
Date on slide updates automatically
SUITABLE FOR DELIVERING:
AQA/Edexcel Christian Practices
**Lessons: **
Worship
Prayer
The sacraments and eucharist
The sacraments and baptism
Worldwide and local church - charity
Worldwide church - mission and evangelism
Worldwide church - reconciliation
Worldwide church - persecution
Pilgrimage
Festivals: Christmas and Easter
Revision lesson: fun and games
I hope you enjoy teaching this bundle. Your feedback is most welcome.
PERSON OF JESUS. OCR A LEVEL REVISION. ENGAGING LESSON. VARIETY OF TASKS, MULTI-MEDIA AND GAMES TO STIMULATE LEARNING. CHALLENGING, MASTERY AND EXAM SKILLS FOCUSED.
This lesson summarises the whole topic in 100 minutes.
RESOURCES INCLUDED:
info sheet - 3 titles of Jesus
Model answer “Jesus was merely a political liberator” Discuss
Slides that cover the whole topic in 100 minutes
• Modelling, Assessment and extra challenges throughout.
• Minimal printing, concise and easy to follow. Date on slide updates automatically
STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO (WITH REFERENCE TO SOURCE OF AUTHORITY):
Evaluate whether Jesus was merely a political liberator
I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is most welcome.
OCR. DCT. GENDER AND SOCIETY. FUN AND ENGAGING WITH A VARIETY OF TASKS AND GAMES TO STIMULATE LEARNING. CHALLENGE AND MASTERY FOCUSED.
The whole topic is condensed into this 100 minute lesson. For an even deeper understanding set a HW research task in advance e.g. on Mulieris Dignitatem and follow up with a recap HW assessment.
**No prior knowledge required. **
• Scholar quotes
• Sources of Wisdom
• Assessment and extra challenges throughout.
• Minimal printing, concise and easy to follow. Date on slide updates automatically
**STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO: **
Explain influence of traditional Christianity and Classical Scholars on the role of women in society and feminists responses
Evaluate with reference to Mulieris Dignitatem whether motherhood gives women a liberating dignity.
Evaluate whether Christianity should resist current secular views
I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is most welcome.
ISLAM PRACTICES # FUN LESSONS BUNDLE
11 FULLY RESOURCED LESSONS PLUS SOL, QUOTE & KEY TERM SHEETS FOR EXERCISE BOOKS. Fun and engaging with a variety of tasks, multi-media and games to stimulate learning.
• ‘MASTERY’ ‘and EXAM SKILLS focused.
• Includes self/peer assessment (with model answers and success criteria)
• Extra Challenges throughout
• No hands up planned questioning
• Frequent plenaries to help retain knowledge
• Resource light – minimal printing required (most are resource free)
• Concise and easy to follow. Suitable for specialists and non-specialists.
• Date on slide updates automatically
**THE FULLY RESOURCED LESSONS ARE: **
Introduction and Shahadah
Salah: Ritual prayer
Sawm: Ramadan
Alms Giving: Zakah, Sadaqah and Khums
Hajj
Jihad
Id-ul-Adha
Id-ul-Fitr & Ashura
Ten obligatory Acts (Shia Islam)
Revision
End of Topic Assessment including paper and mark scheme
**ADDITIONAL RESOURCES **
In-depth Scheme of learning that includes:
• Learning objectives
• Task details
• Differentiation & Support
• Assessment (proof of learning)
• Homework (research/recap rotation) with weblinks
Key terms and definitions - for whole topic (to glue in books)
Sources of authority (Quotes) for whole topic (to glue in books)
I hope you enjoy teaching these lessons. Your feedback is most welcome.
AIMS OF PUNISHMENT. ISLAM. FUN AND ENGAGING. VARIETY OF TASKS TO STIMULATE LEARNING. #CHECK UNDERSTANDING. ADDRESS MISCONCEPTIONS. I DO, WE DO, YOU DO. DIFFERENTIATED.
PEDAGOGY FOCUS:
Check understanding and address misconceptions throughout
Reduce cognitive overload
I do, we do, you do
Extra Challenges throughout
Differentiated tasks
Minimal printing. Concise and easy to follow. Suitable for specialists and non-specialists. Task time indicators. Date on slide updates automatically. Customisable Do Now task.
STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO: (WITH REFERENCE TO SOURCES OF AUTHORITY)
Explain contrasting Islam attitudes towards aims of punishment with reference to holy books
Teach as a stand-alone lesson or part of THEME E CRIME AND PUNISHMENT AQA GCSE RELIGIOUS STUDIES
I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is welcome.
TYPES OF CRIME, UK LAW & JUSTICE. FUN AND ENGAGING. VARIETY OF TASKS TO STIMULATE LEARNING. #CHECK UNDERSTANDING. ADDRESS MISCONCEPTIONS. I DO, WE DO, YOU DO.
PEDAGOGY FOCUS:
Check understanding and address misconceptions throughout
Reduce cognitive overload
I do, we do, you do
Extra challenges throughout
Minimal printing. Concise and easy to follow. Suitable for specialists and non-specialists. Task time indicators. Date on slide updates automatically. Customisable Do Now task.
STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO:
Give examples of the three types of crime in UK law
Explore case studies of murder, theft and hate crime in the UK and assess whether justice was served to the victim
Teach as a stand-alone lesson or part of THEME E CRIME AND PUNISHMENT AQA GCSE RELIGIOUS STUDIES
I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is welcome.
EUCHARIST LESSON ENABLES LEARNERS TO: Explain why and how the eucharist is practiced in different denominations. Explain importance of this sacrament. #ENGAGE, CHECK UNDERSTANDING, CORRECT MISCONCEPTIONS, DIFFERENTIATE, REDUCE COGNITIVE OVERLOAD.
SINGLE LESSON
TEACH AS PART OF GCSE. AQA CHRISTIAN PRACTICES
OR AS A STAND-ALONE LESSON
PRIOR LEARNING: religious teachings about Jesus sacrificial death and Christian teachings about sin will be revisited in this lesson.
INCLUDES RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS/PHILOSOPHICAL VIEWS:
Catholic
Church of England
**TASKS INCLUDE: **
Do Now task (recap to activate relevant knowledge applied to this lesson)
Planned questioning
Video with thinking prompts
Chunked activities to prevent cognitive overload
Whole class assessment to check understanding
End task Writing task with sentence starters and success criteria
**PEDAGOGY FEATURES: **
• Exam skills: development, religious reference
• Recap (activate prior knowledge)
• Planned questioning
• Check whole class understanding.
• Address misconceptions
• Reduce cognitive overload
• End task assessment
• Differentiation
EASY TO DELIVER
• Concise and logically sequenced
• Minimal printing
• Accessible for specialists and non-specialist teachers.
• Date on slide updates automatically.
• Task time indicators.
**I HOPE YOU ENJOY TEACHING THIS LESSON. YOUR FEEDBACK IS WELCOME. **
**FOR MORE LESSONS AND RESOURCES VISIT MY SHOP: **
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Examined_Life
Sin and Salvation (Christian Beliefs) is a** resource-light,** useful and easy to follow lesson for delivering:
AQA Religious Studies: Christian Beliefs / Different Christian beliefs about the afterlife
Students will be able to:
• Explain the meaning of Grace, Sola Fide (faith alone), Good deeds and Gods laws
• Explain different Christian beliefs about the means of salvation with reference to scripture
• Evaluate which (if any) is a sufficient means of salvation
Activities include:
Starter stimulus: the story behind Amazing grace (video) / carousel posters (A3) / 5 mark question on contrasting Christian beliefs salvation. silent writing activity with timer
Differentiation: **Differentiation by task **
‘Prayer -Christian Practices’ #FUN LESSONS. Engages students with the use of a range of popular culture media. It is a ‘MASTERY’ ‘and EXAM SKILLS focused lesson that is concise and easy to follow making it suitable for specialists and non-specialists alike.
There is an emphasis (and modelling) of key skills needed in exam questions and mini plenary’s and extra challenges throughout.
Date on slide updates automatically / Resource light / Easy to follow & Suitable for non-specialists
SUITABLE FOR DELIVERING:
Prayer – Christian Practices
Students will be able to (with reference to source of authority):
• To explain the meaning and significance of the Lord’s Prayer
• To explain the difference between liturgical (set prayers) and informal prayers and public/private prayers and evaluate which is most meaningful
Activities include:
variety of multimedia in popular culture including: Stormzy and David Bowie
Customisable recap do-now starter, a variety of tasks to learn about:
Liturgical prayer and Lord’s prayer
Informal prayers, and arrow prayers
Private and Public prayer - Strengths and weaknesses
liturgical and informal prayer - strengths and weaknesses
The five purposes of prayer
5 mark exam question with scaffolding
I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is most welcome.
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Person of Jesus: Incarnation - God in the flesh. CHRISTIAN BELIEFS/AQA/#FUN LESSONS. Concise & easy to follow, ‘MASTERY’ and EXAM SKILLS focused lesson. Students will learn the GCSE content plus be challenged by dipping into some relevant A Level material. There will be an emphasis (and modelling) of key skills needed in evaluation questions. Frequent mini plenary’s for assessment.
Date on slide updates automatically / Resource light / Easy to follow & Suitable for non-specialists
SUITABLE FOR DELIVERING:
Person of Jesus: The Incarnation
Students will be able to (with reference to source of authority):
• Explain Christian beliefs about the incarnation and reasons why God would choose to incarnate
• Evaluate was Jesus: mad, bad or God?
Activities include:
Customisable recap do-now starter, a variety of tasks to learn about
Four Gospels and their historicity (annotation), Analyse symbolism of Christmas cards, Analyse Annunciation artwork throughout history, To develop the point The Gospel writers show that Jesus was no ordinary person…. (using key terms and quotes), Video activity on why God became flesh. Exam skills practise of five mark question. Video activity followed by discussion: Was Jesus: Mad, Bad or God?
I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is most welcome.
USING ANIMALS FOR FOOD. RELIGION & HUMANISM LESSON ENABLES LEARNERS TO: Evaluate whether it is right to use animals for food, explaining views between (and within) Christianity, Islam and humanism.
#ENGAGE, CHECK UNDERSTANDING, CORRECT MISCONCEPTIONS, DIFFERENTIATE, CHALLENGE.
SINGLE LESSON
TEACH AS PART OF GCSE. AQA THEME B
OR AS A STAND-ALONE LESSON
PRIOR LEARNING: FARMING METHODS
INCLUDES RELIGIONS/PHILOSOPHICAL VIEWS:
Differences within Christianity
Differences within Islam
Peter Singer’s preference utilitarianism and speciesism
** INCLUDED: **
Slides
Target Grade descriptors
PEES paragraph writing frame
Key term bank
Quote bank
Model answer
Quote matching game
Extra Challenges
**PEDAGOGY FEATURES: **
• Exam skills
• Recap
• Planned questioning
• Check whole class understanding.
• Address misconceptions
• Peer learning
• Reduce cognitive overload
• End task assessment
• Differentiation
EASY TO DELIVER
• Concise and logically sequenced
• Minimal printing
• Accessible for specialists and non-specialist teachers.
• Date on slide updates automatically.
• Task time indicators.
**I HOPE YOU ENJOY TEACHING THIS LESSON. YOUR FEEDBACK IS WELCOME. **
**FOR MORE LESSONS AND RESOURCES VISIT MY SHOP: **
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Examined_Life
Six articles of faith and five roots lesson enables learners to: recall and explain and compare the key beliefs of Sunni and Shia Islam. #engage, check understanding, correct misconceptions, differentiate, reduce cognitive overload.
TWO SINGLE LESSONS. CHUNKED WITH FREQUENT WHOLE CLASS ASSESSMENT.
AS THIS IS A CONTENT HEAVY SUBTOPIC WITH ARABIC TERMS AS WELL AS BELIEFS OF BOTH DENOMINATIONS TO REMEMBER I HAVE CHUNKED CONTENT AND INCLUDED FREQUENT WHOLE CLASS FEEDBACK. ACRONYMS ARE ALSO PROVIDED TO AID RECALL.
LESSON INCLUDES INFORMATION SHEETS.
Lesson one focuses on similarities eg tawhid and prophethood with some differences eg imamate in shia islam and sunni beliefs in angels and holy books. This will prepare them well for lesson 2 which begins with recall of these key beliefs and then proceeds to deliver the remaining key beliefs of shia and sunni. This has proven very effective with my students in terms of recalling the six articles and five roots and explaining these with reference to scripture.
TEACH AS PART OF GCSE. AQA ISLAM BELIEFS OR AS A STAND-ALONE LESSON
PRIOR LEARNING: Students should have some knowledge of Tawhid, imamate and knowledge of the Shia/Sunni divide following death of Prophet Muhammed.
**PEDAGOGY FEATURES: **
• Exam skills – development
• Recap (activate prior knowledge)
• Planned questioning
• Check whole class understanding.
• Address misconceptions
• Peer learning
• Reduce cognitive overload
• End task assessment
• Differentiation
EASY TO DELIVER
• Concise and logically sequenced
• Minimal printing
• Accessible for specialists and non-specialist teachers.
• Date on slide updates automatically.
• Task time indicators.
**I HOPE YOU ENJOY TEACHING THIS LESSON. YOUR FEEDBACK IS WELCOME. **
**FOR MORE LESSONS AND RESOURCES VISIT MY SHOP: **
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Examined_Life