SAWM. RAMADAN LESSON ENABLES LEARNERS TO: Explain how, when and why Muslims do ‘Sawm’ (fasting) with reference to scripture. #ENGAGE, CHECK UNDERSTANDING, CORRECT MISCONCEPTIONS, REDUCE COGNITIVE OVERLOAD. SINGLE LESSON TEACH AS PART OF GCSE. AQA ISLAM PRACTICES OR AS A STAND-ALONE LESSON PRIOR LEARNING: Students may know some religious teachings about the Night of Power, holy books and congregational prayer; these will be revisited in this lesson. **TASKS INCLUDE: ** Do Now task (recap to activate relevant knowledge applied to this lesson) Planned questioning Write a diary account of a Muslim on first day of Ramadan Chunked activities to prevent cognitive overload Whole class assessment to check understanding End task exam questions with sentence starters **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 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

SAWM LESSON ENABLES LEARNERS TO: Explain how, when and why Muslims do ‘Sawm’ (fasting) with reference to scripture. #ENGAGE, DIFFERENTIATE, CHECK UNDERSTANDING, CORRECT MISCONCEPTIONS, REDUCE COGNITIVE OVERLOAD. SINGLE LESSON TEACH AS PART OF GCSE. AQA ISLAM PRACTICES OR AS A STAND-ALONE LESSON PRIOR LEARNING: Students may know some religious teachings about the Night of Power and origins of the Five Pillars. However this will be revisited in this lesson. **TASKS INCLUDE: ** Do Now (recap to activate relevant prior knowledge) Planned questioning. Chunked activities to prevent cognitive overload Whole class assessment to check understanding End task Writing task with sentence starters, key term and quote banks **PEDAGOGY FEATURES: ** • Recap (activate prior knowledge) • Exam skills: Independent Practice • Planned questioning. • Check whole class understanding. • Address misconceptions • Reduce cognitive overload • Differentiation by extra challenges and scaffolding 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 QUALITY RESOURCES VISIT MY SHOP: ** https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Examined_Life

‘Crucifixion (reasons why Jesus was crucified)’ will spark your students’ curiosity and critical thinking. It’s engaging, scaffolded for accessibility and challenging for academic rigour. It is easy to deliver for specialists and non-specialists alike and requires minimal printing and preparation. YOUR STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO: Explain the ‘earthly’ and ‘spiritual’ reason for Jesus’ crucifixion with reference to sacred writing. They will know that Jesus was arrested for blasphemy (earthly reason) and that God planned Jesus’ death to serve as atonement for human sin (Spiritual reason) CONTAINS ALL THE FEATURES OF AN EXCELLENT LESSON: Tasks broken down to prevent cognitive overload Do Now retrieval of critical content for this lesson. Checks whole class understanding using miniboards (or cold call) Extra challenges throughout SEN/LA support sheet to promote independence. Independent practice task: • Past exam question • Clear success criteria • Writing frames • Relevant sacred writing • Key Vocabulary I hope you enjoy delivering this lesson. Feedback is welcome. Find more Religious Studies resources and bundles for ALL KEY STAGES at my shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Examined_Life

Concise, comprehensive and challenging exam-focused lesson. Date on slide updates automatically. Resource free** (no printing required)** Easy to follow (non-specialist friendly, with notes) SUITABLE FOR DELIVERING: AQA RELIGIOUS STUDIES: RELATIONSHIPS: FAMILY TYPES AND ROLES (Humanism/Islam/Christianity) Students will be able to (with reference to source of authority): • Define different types of families and state which are legal in the UK • What is the nature of the family • What is the role of parents and children • Evaluate whether the nuclear family is the ideal family type Activities include: Recap starter, mastery through structured partnered discussion, videos to enrich learning and give writing hands a rest, model answer analysis, exam question with self/peer assessment & student friendly success criteria. *I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is most welcome. *

CRIME: CAUSES, PREVENTION AND RELIGION. 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: (WITH REFERENCE TO SOURCES OF AUTHORITY) Explain causes of Crime Explain Religious beliefs about the causes of crime Think about how crime can be prevented by looking at the causes Explain how religions work to prevent crime 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.

ABORTION PRO LIFE AND PRO CHOICE. AQA THEME B. Concise, comprehensive and challenging exam-focused lesson. Resource FREE & easy to follow. Suitable for delivering: AQA Religious Studies: Theme B: RELIGIOUS VIEWS ON ABORTION/PRO-LIFE/PRO-CHOICE Students will be able to: Evaluate whether abortion is a women’s choice with reference to scripture Activities include: Matching statements, exam questions with model answers/case studies /discussion

NATURE OF GOD (CHRISTIAN BELIEFS) will spark your students’ curiosity and critical thinking. It’s engaging, scaffolded for accessibility and challenging for academic rigour. It is easy to deliver for specialists and non-specialists alike and requires minimal printing and preparation. YOUR STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO: • Define 7 key terms used to define God • Explain these Christian beliefs about the nature of God with reference to sacred writing. • Evaluate whether a God with these attributes exists CONTAINS ALL THE FEATURES OF AN EXCELLENT LESSON: Tasks broken down to prevent cognitive overload Do Now retrieval of critical content for this lesson. Checks whole class understanding using miniboards (or cold call) Extra challenges throughout SEN/LA support sheet to promote independence. Independent practice task: • Past exam question • Clear success criteria • Writing frames • Relevant sacred writing • Key Vocabulary I hope you enjoy delivering this lesson. Feedback is welcome. Find more Religious Studies resources and bundles for ALL KEY STAGES at my shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Examined_Life

The Crucifixion (Gospel Accounts) will spark your students’ curiosity and critical thinking. It’s engaging, scaffolded for accessibility and challenging for academic rigour. It is easy to deliver for specialists and non-specialists alike and requires minimal printing and preparation. YOUR STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO: Explain Gospel accounts of the crucifixion and how these show Jesus was divine CONTAINS ALL THE FEATURES OF AN EXCELLENT LESSON: Do Now retrieval of critical content for this lesson Tasks broken down to prevent cognitive overload Checks whole class understanding using miniboards or cold call Extra challenges throughout SEN/LA support sheet to promote independence. Independent practice task: • Past exam question ` • Clear success criteria • Writing frames • Relevant sacred writing • Key Vocabulary I hope you enjoy delivering this lesson. Feedback is welcome. Find more Religious Studies resources and bundles for ALL KEY STAGES at my shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Examined_Life

RESURRECTION OF JESUS will spark your students’ curiosity and critical thinking. It’s engaging, scaffolded for accessibility and challenging for academic rigour. It is easy to deliver for specialists and non-specialists alike and requires minimal printing and preparation. YOUR STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO: Explain Gospel accounts of Jesus’ resurrection Explain reasons for the resurrection Evaluate whether the resurrection is a made-up story CONTAINS ALL THE FEATURES OF AN EXCELLENT LESSON: Do Now retrieval of critical content for this lesson Tasks broken down to prevent cognitive overload Checks whole class understanding using miniboards or cold call Extra challenges throughout SEN/LA support sheet to promote independence. Independent practice task: • Past exam question ` • Clear success criteria • Writing frames • Relevant sacred writing • Key Vocabulary I hope you enjoy delivering this lesson. Feedback is welcome. Find more Religious Studies resources and bundles for ALL KEY STAGES at my shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Examined_Life

RESURRECTION (INFLUENCE) will spark students’ curiosity and critical thinking. It’s engaging, scaffolded for accessibility and challenging for academic rigour. It is easy to deliver for specialists and non-specialists alike and requires minimal printing and preparation. YOUR STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO: Explain ways the resurrection of Jesus influences Christians today CONTAINS ALL THE FEATURES OF AN EXCELLENT LESSON: Do Now retrieval of critical content for this lesson Tasks broken down to prevent cognitive overload Checks whole class understanding using miniboards or cold call Extra challenges throughout SEN/LA support sheet to promote independence. Independent practice task: • Past exam question ` • Clear success criteria • Writing frames • Relevant sacred writing • Key Vocabulary I hope you enjoy delivering this lesson. Feedback is welcome. Find more Religious Studies resources and bundles for ALL KEY STAGES at my shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Examined_Life

AFTERLIFE. CHRISTIANITY CONTRASTING VIEWS will spark students’ curiosity and critical thinking. It’s engaging, scaffolded for accessibility and challenging for academic rigour. It is easy to deliver for specialists and non-specialists alike and requires minimal printing and preparation. YOUR STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO: Explain contrasting Christian beliefs about the afterlife including: • Resurrection • Heaven and hell • Personal and Last judgement • Catholic, Protestant and Universalist perspectives CONTAINS ALL THE FEATURES OF AN EXCELLENT LESSON: Do Now retrieval of critical content for this lesson Tasks broken down to prevent cognitive overload Checks whole class understanding using miniboards or cold call Extra challenges throughout SEN/LA support sheet to promote independence. Independent practice task: • Past exam question ` • Clear success criteria • Writing frames • Relevant sacred writing • Key Vocabulary I hope you enjoy delivering this lesson. Feedback is welcome. Find more Religious Studies resources and bundles for ALL KEY STAGES at my shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Examined_Life

ISLAM: CRIME AND THE LAW will spark students’ curiosity and critical thinking. It’s engaging, scaffolded and challenging for academic rigour. It is easy to deliver for specialists and non-specialists alike. Requires minimal printing and preparation. YOUR STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO ANSWER EXAM QUESTIONS ON: AQA THEME: CRIME AND PUNISHMENT Explain Muslim beliefs (with reference to sacred writing) about: • Shariah Law and State Law • Unjust Laws • Fitrah • Murder, theft and hate crime CONTAINS ALL THE FEATURES OF AN EXCELLENT LESSON: • Do Now retrieval of critical content for this lesson • Tasks broken down to prevent cognitive overload • Checks whole class understanding using miniboards or cold call • Extra challenges throughout • SEN/LA support sheet to promote independence. Independent practice task: • Past exam question • Clear success criteria • Writing frames • Relevant sacred writing • Key Vocabulary I hope you enjoy delivering this lesson. Feedback is welcome. Find more Religious Studies resources and bundles for ALL KEY STAGES at my shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Examined_Life