An amazing selection of resources of Law and Religious Studies. Suitable for KS3, KS4 and KS5.
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An amazing selection of resources of Law and Religious Studies. Suitable for KS3, KS4 and KS5.
All our resources are created with love and care, we take pride in ensuring that they are beautiful to look at, because how are we expected to learn if things aren't pretty?
Topic: Key Moral Principles
Unit: Unit 1A A Study of Religion: Christianity
Exam Board: Eduqas
This is a full lesson on the topic of the Christian moral principles. This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but should suit other exam boards. This is for Paper 1A A Study of Religion: Christianity
This lesson is designed to be taught across two or three separate lessons. It has starters and plenaries that allow it to easily be broken down into three lessons.
This is a student led lesson. After a brief introduction students are asked to prepare a short 15 minute lesson on one of the five moral principles to present to the class next lesson. The PowerPoint contains a brief overview of necessary content but is designed for student led teaching of the main content. The evaluation part is teacher led.
Includes homework activities.
A student version is also included which has answers removed.
All necessary worksheets are included along with any links needed.
Activities
Starters: 3
Plenaries: 3
Main Activities: 3
Small Activities: 0
Knowledge Checks: 1
Challenge Points: 1
Practice Essays: 1
Topic: Community of Believers
Unit: Unit 1A Study of Religion: Christianity
Exam Board: Eduqas
This is a full lesson on the topic of the Community of Believers. This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but should suit other exam boards. This is for Paper 1A A Study of Religion: Christianity.
This lesson is designed to be taught across two or three separate lessons. It has starters and plenaries that allow it to easily be broken down into three lessons.
Includes homework activities.
A student version is also included which has answers removed.
All necessary worksheets are included along with any links needed.
Activities
Starters: 3
Plenaries: 3
Main Activities: 6
Knowledge Checks: 2
Challenge Points: 4
Practice Essays: 1
Topic: Problems of Religious Language
Unit: Unit 2 Philosophy of Religion
Exam Board: Eduqas
This is a full lesson on the topic of Problems of Religious Language. This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but should suit other exam boards. This is for Paper 2 Philosophy of Religion.
This lesson is designed to be taught across two or three separate lessons. It has starters and plenaries that allow it to easily be broken down into three lessons.
Teacher note: I personally choose to teach this over half a week and do Non-Cognitive & Analogical language in the second half as they are both shorter topics
Includes homework activities.
A student version is also included which has answers removed.
All necessary worksheets are included along with any links needed.
Activities
Starters: 3
Plenaries: 3
Main Activities: 11
Small Activities: 3
Knowledge Checks: 2
Challenge Points: 3
Practice Essays: 1*
*the essay for this lesson is designed to be answered throughout the first few topics of religious language. There is also a 20 marker which they can do.
Topic: Non-Cognitive & Analogical Approaches to Religious Language
Unit: Unit 2 Philosophy of Religion
Exam Board: Eduqas
This is a full lesson on the topic of Non-Cognitive and Analogical Approaches to Religious Language. This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but should suit other exam boards. This is for Paper 2 Philosophy of Religion.
This lesson is designed to be taught across two or three separate lessons. It has starters and plenaries that allow it to easily be broken down into three lessons.
Teacher note: I personally choose to teach this over half a week and do Problems of Religious Language in the first half as they are both shorter topics
A student version is also included which has answers removed.
All necessary worksheets are included along with any links needed.
Activities
Starters: 3
Plenaries: 3
Main Activities: 3
Small Activities: 2
Knowledge Checks: 1
Challenge Points: 1
Practice Essays: 1
Topic: Miracles
Unit: Unit 2 Philosophy of Religion
Exam Board: Eduqas
This is a full lesson on the topic of the Miracles. This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but should suit other exam boards. This is for Paper 2 Philosophy of Religion.
This lesson is designed to be taught across two or three separate lessons. It has starters and plenaries that allow it to easily be broken down into three lessons.
Includes homework activities.
A student version is also included which has answers removed.
All necessary worksheets are included along with any links needed.
Activities
Starters: 3
Plenaries: 3
Main Activities: 10
Small Activities: 5
Knowledge Checks: 3
Challenge Points: 7
Practice Essays: 1
Topic: Hume & Swinburne
Unit: Unit 2 Philosophy of Religion
Exam Board: Eduqas
This is a full lesson on the topic of the Hume and Swinburne’s response to miracles. This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but should suit other exam boards. This is for Paper 2 Philosophy of Religion.
This lesson is designed to be taught across two or three separate lessons. It has starters and plenaries that allow it to easily be broken down into three lessons.
Teaching Note: When combined with the lesson on miracles it may be that you find teaching miracles over a week and a half & responses over the second half of week two more time effective
Includes homework activities.
A student version is also included which has answers removed.
All necessary worksheets are included along with any links needed.
Activities
Starters: 3
Plenaries: 3
Main Activities: 5
Small Activities: 3
Knowledge Checks: 2
Challenge Points: 2
Practice Essays: 1
Topic: Nature of God
Unit: Unit 1A - Study of Christianity
Exam Board: Eduqas
This is a full lesson on the topic of the Nature of God. This covers two key questions, ‘Can God Suffer?’ and ‘Is God Male?’
The lesson includes a variety of activities including starters, plenaries and practice essay question. There are also homework activities.
This is designed to be taught across two or three lessons. All additional resources and links to online activities are included.
A student version is also included. This is more printer friendly and has all the answers removed.
Activities
Starters: 3
Plenaries: 3
Main Activities: 6
Challenge Points: 2
Knowledge Checks: 2
Practice Essays: 1
Topic: Trinity
Unit: Unit 1A Study of Religion: Christianity
Exam Board: Eduqas
This is a full lesson on the topic of the Trinity. This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but should suit other exam boards. This is for Paper 1A A Study of Religion: Christianity.
This lesson is designed to be taught across two or three separate lessons. It has starters and plenaries that allow it to easily be broken down into three lessons.
Includes homework activities.
A student version is also included which has answers removed.
All necessary worksheets are included along with any links needed. For one starter you will need a Kahoot on a previous topic studied.
Activities
Starters: 3
Plenaries: 3
Main Activities: 8
Knowledge Checks: 2
Challenge Points: 3
Practice Essays: 1
Topic: Challenges to Religious Experience
Unit: Unit 2 Philosophy of Religion
Exam Board: Eduqas
This is a full lesson on the topic of the Challenges to Religious Experience. This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but should suit other exam boards. This is for Paper 2 Philosophy of Religion
This lesson is designed to be taught across two or three separate lessons. It has starters and plenaries that allow it to easily be broken down into three lessons.
Includes homework activities.
A student version is also included which has answers removed.
All necessary worksheets are included along with any links needed.
Activities
Starters: 3
Plenaries: 2
Main Activities: 9
Knowledge Checks: 4
Challenge Points: 6
Practice Essays: 1
Topic: Influences of Religious Experience
Unit: Unit 2 Philosophy of Religion
Exam Board: Eduqas
This is a full lesson on the topic of the Influences of Religious Experience. This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but should suit other exam boards. This is for Paper 2 Philosophy of Religion.
This lesson is designed to be taught across two or three separate lessons. It has starters and plenaries that allow it to easily be broken down into three lessons.
Includes homework activities.
A student version is also included which has answers removed.
All necessary worksheets are included along with any links needed.
Activities
Starters: 3
Plenaries: 3
Main Activities: 8
Knowledge Checks: 4
Challenge Points: 5
Practice Essays: 1
Topic: Mystical Experience
Unit: Unit 2 Philosophy of Religion
Exam Board: Eduqas
This is a full lesson on the topic of Mystical Experience. This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but should suit other exam boards. This is for Paper 2: Philosophy of Religion
This lesson is designed to be taught across two or three separate lessons. It has starters and plenaries that allow it to easily be broken down into three lessons.
Includes homework activities.
A student version is also included which has answers removed.
All necessary worksheets are included along with any links needed.
Activities
Starters: 3
Plenaries: 3
Main Activities: 5
Knowledge Checks: 2
Challenge Points: 2
Practice Essays: 1
Topic: Religious Experience
Unit: Unit 2 Philosophy of Religion
Exam Board: Eduqas
This is a full lesson on the topic of the Religious Experience. This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but should suit other exam boards. This is for Paper 2: Philosophy of Religion.
This covers the different types of religious experience. Separate lessons on Mystical Experience, Challenges and Influences are available
This lesson is designed to be taught across two or three separate lessons. It has starters and plenaries that allow it to easily be broken down into three lessons.
Includes homework activities.
A student version is also included which has answers removed.
All necessary worksheets are included along with any links needed.
Activities
Starters: 4
Plenaries: 4
Main Activities: 17
Knowledge Checks: 4
Challenge Points: 4
Practice Essays: 1
Topic: Bernard Hoose
Unit: Ethics
Exam Board: Eduqas
This is a full lesson on Bernard Hoose and his summary of proportionalism. This is designed for the A-Level Law Religious Studies exam, ethics unit. The lesson is designed to be taught over multiple different lessons/sessions.
A student version is included. This is printer friendly and does not have the answers.
This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but will suit other exam boards as well.
Includes a practice question with plan to support and plenty of activities to test knowledge.
There are homework activities which can be modified to suit your own students.
Lesson Activities
Starters: 3
Main Activities: 5
Small Activities: 3
Challenge Points: 3
Knowledge Checks: 2
Practice Essays: 1
Plenaries: 3
Topic: Naturalism
Unit: Ethics
Exam Board: Eduqas
This is a full lesson on naturalism. This is part of the ethics law unit of A-Level Religious Studies. This lesson is designed to be taught across several lessons and has appropriate starters and plenaries throughout.
This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but will suit other exam boards as well.
Includes practice question with plans to help support.
There are also homework tasks included.
A student version of the PowerPoint is also included. This version is printer friendly and has the answers removed. This can be given to students prior to the lesson with the full PowerPoint being given after the subject is complete.
Lesson Activities
Starters: 3
Main Activities: 9
Challenge Points: 2
Knowledge Checks: 2
Practice Essays: 1
Plenaries: 3
Topic: Ethical Egoism
Unit: Ethics
Exam Board: Eduqas
This is a full lesson on ethical egoism. This is part of the ethics law unit of A-Level Religious Studies. This lesson is designed to be taught across several lessons and has appropriate starters and plenaries throughout.
This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but will suit other exam boards as well.
Includes practice question with plans to help support.
There are also homework tasks included.
A student version of the PowerPoint is also included. This version is printer friendly and has the answers removed. This can be given to students prior to the lesson with the full PowerPoint being given after the subject is complete.
Lesson Activities
Starters: 3
Main Activities: 7
Challenge Points: 7
Knowledge Checks: 2
Practice Essays: 1
Plenaries: 3
Topic: Divine Command Theory
Unit: Ethics
Exam Board: Eduqas
This is a full lesson on Divine Command Theory. This is designed to be one of the first lessons students study as part of their A-Level Ethics unit. This is designed for the Eduqas Religious Studies qualification but would also suit other exam boards with modifications.
A student version is included which is printer friendly and has the answers removed.
Starter Activities: 3
Challenge Questions: 5
Main Activities: 5
Plenaries: 3
Knowledge Checks: 1
Practice Essays: 1
The lesson covers Divine Command Theory, Robert Adams and the Euthyphro Dilemma as well as other challenges. It includes a practice 30 mark question.
Topic: Virtue Theory
Exam Board: Eduqas
Unit: Unit 3 Ethics
This is a full lesson covering Virtue Theory for A-Level Religious Studies. This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but can easily be adapted to suit other exam boards.
The lesson covers an overview of Virtue Theory as well as Aristotle’s version of Virtue Theory and also Jesus’s virtues. It also contains evaluation of Virtue Theory.
Lesson activities include:
Starters: 3
Challenge Points: 4
Other Activities: 9
Knowledge Checks: 3
Plenaries: 3
Essay Practice: 1
A copy of the Sermon on the Mount is also included.
There is a normal version and a student version included. The student version has all the answers removed and is also more printer friendly.
Unit: Unit 1: A Study of Religion: Christianity
Exam Board: Eduqas
This is a last minute revision lesson designed for students taking A-Level Religious Studies on the Eduqas exam board. This is for Paper 1: A Study of Religion and the Christianity option.
This lesson is designed to be taught as one of the last revision lessons prior to the exam.
Starter
Key words wordsearch
Students are given a list of definitions and from these they have to find the key words
These will need printing out
Activity 1
The first activity is an overview of the paper and top tips to do well
This starts with recommended timings and an overview of the type of questions
There are then some top tips for success
Activity 2
There is then one PowerPoint slide for each topic. Each slide provides a brief summary of the topic including key words, Bible verses, scholars and quotes.
These slides can be printed (a printer friendly version with white backgrounds is included) and given to students to help aid revision.
You can also go through each one or targeted ones with the class as a last minute summary of particular topics
Activity 3
This is a list of generic evaluation points that can be used if students are struggling to come up with points for 30 mark questions.
This is designed to help support weaker students or to deal with brain freezes in the exam.
Activity 4
Blurt sheets
Students can choose a sheet based on which topic they would like to revise.
They then write down everything they can remember about that topic in one colour pen
They then swap sheets with the person next to them and write down additionally information in a second colour
They can then use their notes to complete the sheets in a third colour
Plenary
The plenary is a cryptogram of a key quote by Augustine on sacraments
Included is the PowerPoint, a printer friendly version and all relevant worksheets including blurt sheets.
I also recommend giving students some past papers to look at.
Unit: Paper 3: Religion & Ethics
Exam Board: Eduqas
This is a last minute revision lesson on religion and ethics. This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but may suit other exam boards. This lesson is designed to be taught just before the exam but can be adapted to suit.
A printer friendly version is included.
Teaching Note: You will also want to have some copies of past papers available to give to students.
Starter
The starter are 10 simple questions taken from across philosophy. Students can either answer them in their books or you could go around the room and ask students the questions.
Answers are in the notes section of the PowerPoint
Overview of the Paper
Students are given a brief overview of the paper and reminded of the recommended timings for each question.
There are then some top tips for success to help students succeed.
Short Summary of Ethics
Each topic has been summarised on a single PowerPoint slide. You can either teach this, go through topics that students are stuck on or just print the slides out for students to look over. A printer friendly version is also included.
Generic Evaluation Points
These are generic points that can be used when students are stuck and cannot think of anything to write. My students have found these really helpful so I hope yours do to!
Blurt Sheets
Students pick a sheet for the topic they want to revise.
They then:
Write down everything they can remember about the topic in one colour
Swap sheets with the person next to them & then update the sheet with extra information in a second colour
Use their notes to finish the sheet off in a third colour with lots of detail
I also normally give students past papers at this point to look through as well and let them lead what we will do, going round and helping, answering questions and teaching anything that I feel like we need to go over again.
Plenary
Write down four things they remembered, four things they were reminded of and four things they learned
Unit: Paper 2: Philosophy of Religion
Exam Board: Eduqas
This is a last minute revision lesson on philosophy of religion. This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but may suit other exam boards. This lesson is designed to be taught just before the exam but can be adapted to suit.
A printer friendly version is included.
Teaching Note: You will also want to have some copies of past papers available to give to students.
Starter
The starter are 10 simple questions taken from across philosophy. Students can either answer them in their books or you could go around the room and ask students the questions.
Answers are in the notes section of the PowerPoint
Overview of the Paper
Students are given a brief overview of the paper and reminded of the recommended timings for each question.
There are then some top tips for success to help students succeed.
Short Summary of Philosophy
Each topic has been summarised on a single PowerPoint slide. You can either teach this, go through topics that students are stuck on or just print the slides out for students to look over. A printer friendly version is also included.
Generic Evaluation Points
These are generic points that can be used when students are stuck and cannot think of anything to write. My students have found these really helpful so I hope yours do to!
Blurt Sheets
Students pick a sheet for the topic they want to revise.
They then:
Write down everything they can remember about the topic in one colour
Swap sheets with the person next to them & then update the sheet with extra information in a second colour
Use their notes to finish the sheet off in a third colour with lots of detail
I also normally give students past papers at this point to look through as well and let them lead what we will do, going round and helping, answering questions and teaching anything that I feel like we need to go over again.
Plenary
Put the three key words into a sentence (mythological views on religious language)