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Resources for Religious Studies, Sociology, Philosophy, Ethics and Humanities. We specialise in making whole units and courses for ultimate convenience and time-saving. We always aim to make the best resource for a given topic: our goal is perfection and our resources have helped educate 1 million+ students! In order to encourage ratings and reviews, if you buy any of our products, are happy with your purchase, and leave a 5* rating for it: just email us and we'll send you a free bonus gift!
Religion, Peace & Conflict (10 Lesson Unit) (AQA GCSE Religious Studies)
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Religion, Peace & Conflict (10 Lesson Unit) (AQA GCSE Religious Studies)

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This bundle contains ten fully resourced and professionally designed KS4 Religious Studies lessons as well as additional teaching materials for GCSE Religious Studies: Thematic Studies. It has been created for the latest AQA GCSE Religious Studies Specification and covers the thematic study ‘Religion, Peace & Conflict’ (Theme D) and focuses on Christian teachings. It should be useful to all GCSE Religious Studies teachers: even if using other specifications. The download includes 10 Lessons, though some can be used over two 1-hour periods: Introduction Central Debates The Causes of War Christianity, Pacifism & Peaceful Protest Christian Teachings About War & Peace Nuclear Weapons & Weapons of Mass Destruction ICT Suite Lesson Religious Responses to War Assessment Lesson Unit Overview (Video-Learning Worksheet Lesson) The bundle also includes: -A Personal Learning Checklist (PLC) for this unit -A collection of older files, relevant to this topic, from my teacher career -A DIRT/AfL Worksheet -The Christian Ethical Debate Generator For most RE teachers this download includes everything you need to teach this thematic study, not including the comparative religion aspect of the thematic study. Lessons about comparative religious traditions will be released at a later date as “bolt-ons” to this 10-lesson unit. My ambition was to make the best available thematic studies resources on Tes, so I hope you like it! If you are pleased with this bundle, please leave a review so that other RE teachers know that it is worth getting :) Feel free to contact me if you have any questions: godwin86@gmail.com ____________________ System Requirements: Microsoft Office (PowerPoint & Word) Printing (for the worksheet) 512MB Ram 1.5GHZ Processor The contents of this page, the download, and all included materials are copyrighted by Adam Godwin (2017) . Check-out some of our most popular resources on TES! GCSE Religious Studies Buddhism (20 Lesson Unit) Buddhism (Thematic Studies Units) Christianity (Thematic Studies Units) Hinduism (20 Lesson Unit) Hinduism (Thematic Studies Units) Islam (Thematic Studies Units) . .    GCSE Sociology Resources Complete Units (Whole Course) .  AS/A2 Revision Sessions OCR Religious Studies AQA Philosophy AQA Sociology .  Philosophy for Children (P4C) The Ultimate P4C Resource Pack The Debating Society Toolkit Philosophy Boxes . Other Tools A3 DIRT Worksheet (15+ 5-star ratings!) KS3 RE Units Copyright Adam Godwin (2018)
Religion, Crime & Punishment (10 Lesson Unit) (AQA GCSE Religious Studies)
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Religion, Crime & Punishment (10 Lesson Unit) (AQA GCSE Religious Studies)

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This bundle contains ten fully resourced and professionally designed KS4 Religious Studies lessons as well as additional teaching materials for GCSE Religious Studies: Thematic Studies. It has been created for the latest AQA GCSE Religious Studies Specification and covers the thematic study 'Religion, Crime & Punishment' (Theme E) and focuses on Christian teachings. It should be useful to all GCSE Religious Studies teachers: even if using other specifications. The download includes 10 Lessons, though some can be used over two 1-hour periods: 1) Introduction 2) Central Debates 3) The Causes of Crime 4) Responses to Crime 5) Christian Teachings About Crime & Criminals 6) The Aims & Effectiveness of Punishment 7) ICT Suite Lesson 8) Corporal & Capital Punishment 9) Assessment Lesson 10) Unit Overview (Video-Learning Worksheet Lesson) The bundle also includes: -A Personal Learning Checklist (PLC) for this unit -A DIRT/AfL Worksheet -The Christian Ethical Debate Generator For most RE teachers this download includes everything you need to teach this thematic study, not including the comparative religion aspect of the thematic study. Lessons about comparative religious traditions will be released at a later date as "bolt-ons" to this 10-lesson unit. My ambition was to make the best available thematic studies resources on Tes, so I hope you like it! If you are pleased with this bundle, please leave a review so that other RE teachers know that it is worth getting :) Feel free to contact me if you have any questions: godwin86@gmail.com ____________________ System Requirements: Microsoft Office (PowerPoint & Word) Printing (for the worksheet) 512MB Ram 1.5GHZ Processor The contents of this page, the download, and all included materials are copyrighted by Adam Godwin (2017)
Relationships & Families (10 Lesson Unit) (AQA GCSE Religious Studies)
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Relationships & Families (10 Lesson Unit) (AQA GCSE Religious Studies)

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This bundle contains ten fully resourced and professionally designed religious studies lessons as well as additional teaching materials for GCSE Religious Studies: Thematic Studies. It has been created for the latest AQA GCSE Religious Studies Specification and covers the thematic study ‘Relationships & Families’ (Theme A) and focuses on Christian teachings. It should be useful to all GCSE Religious Studies teachers: even if using other specifications. The download includes 10 Lessons, though some can be used over two 1-hour periods: Introduction Central Debates Christian views about Sex, Premarital Sex & Contraception Christian Views about Homosexuality Christian Views about Marriage & Families Christianity, Divorce & Remarriage ICT Suite Lesson Christianity, Gender Roles & Sexism Assessment Lesson Unit Overview (Video-Learning Worksheet Lesson) The bundle also includes: -A Personal Learning Checklist (PLC) for this unit -A collection of older files, relevant to this topic, from my teacher career -A DIRT/AfL Worksheet -The Christian Ethical Debate Generator For most RE teachers this download includes everything you need to teach this thematic study, not including the comparative religion aspect of the thematic study. Lessons about comparative religious traditions will be released at a later date as “bolt-ons” to this 10-lesson unit. My ambition was to make the best available thematic studies resources on Tes, so I hope you like it! If you are pleased with this bundle, please leave a review so that other RE teachers know that it is worth getting :) Feel free to contact me if you have any questions: godwin86@gmail.com ____________________ System Requirements: Microsoft Office (PowerPoint & Word) Printing (for the worksheet) 512MB Ram 1.5GHZ Processor The contents of this page, the download, and all included materials are copyrighted by Adam Godwin (2017) . Check-out some of our most popular resources on TES! GCSE Religious Studies Buddhism (20 Lesson Unit) Buddhism (Thematic Studies Units) Christianity (Thematic Studies Units) Hinduism (20 Lesson Unit) Hinduism (Thematic Studies Units) Islam (Thematic Studies Units) . .    GCSE Sociology Resources Complete Units (Whole Course) .  AS/A2 Revision Sessions OCR Religious Studies AQA Philosophy AQA Sociology .  Philosophy for Children (P4C) The Ultimate P4C Resource Pack The Debating Society Toolkit Philosophy Boxes . Other Tools A3 DIRT Worksheet (15+ 5-star ratings!) KS3 RE Units Copyright Adam Godwin (2018)
GCSE Buddhism - Forgiveness , Corporal Punishment, Capital Punishment (Crime & Punishment) L7/7
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GCSE Buddhism - Forgiveness , Corporal Punishment, Capital Punishment (Crime & Punishment) L7/7

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This complete lesson was professionally designed for the new AQA Religious Studies GCSE specification. It is for the 'Religion, Crime & Punishment' theme and deals with Buddhist teachings, beliefs and perspectives. This download includes: -An editable PowerPoint file -A double-sided A4 Worksheet (.doc) -A detailed lesson plan: highlighting differentiation, AfL, key-words, SMSC and a timeline of learning activities (.pdf) This lesson is designed to be used with an ICT/Computing Suite: students will need access to computers for this lesson as it is based around them creating a PowerPoint presentation. It is a unit overview lesson. We take considerable time making the highest quality lessons and we believe these are the best GCSE Religious Studies resources money can buy, positive reviews are greatly appreciated. Feel free to contact me: godwin86@gmail.com - if you have any questions or requests. PLEASE NOTE: Minimum system requirements: 512MB RAM, 1.5ghz processor. Microsoft Office.
GCSE Buddhism - Abortion, Euthanasia, Animal Experimentation (Religion & Life) Theme B - L6/7
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GCSE Buddhism - Abortion, Euthanasia, Animal Experimentation (Religion & Life) Theme B - L6/7

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This is the sixth of seven fully resourced lessons for GCSE Buddhism Thematic Studies, Theme B 'Religion & Life'. The lesson uses videos and professionally designed video-learning worksheets to provide an overview of Buddhist perspectives on the theme. It is a great 'instant lesson' and is useful both to RE specialists and as an emergency cover lesson led by non-specialists: all you need to do is print out one of the included worksheets and run the PowerPoint - which will link you to carefully selected videos about the topic. Aside from links to carefully selected videos; this download includes: -A full lesson PowerPoint -AfL tasks -SIX video-learning worksheets (.doc or .pdf) -A detailed lesson plan The worksheets are specially designed 'Video-Learning Worksheets' that structure students' learning whilst they use documentary evidence to research a subject: three of the worksheets are A4 and the other 3 are A3 size (all double-sided!). Positive reviews are warmly welcome! ------------------------------------- The contents of this page, the download, and all included materials are copyrighted by Adam Godwin (2017) ____________________ System Requirements: Internet Access Access to YouTube Microsoft Office (PowerPoint & Word) 512MB Ram 1.5GHZ Processor ____________________
GCSE Buddhism - Relationships & Families - Unit Overview (Sexual Ethics) Theme A -  L6/7
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GCSE Buddhism - Relationships & Families - Unit Overview (Sexual Ethics) Theme A - L6/7

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This is the sixth of seven fully resourced lessons for GCSE Buddhism Thematic Studies, Theme A 'Relationships & Families'. The lesson uses videos and professionally designed video-learning worksheets to provide an overview of Buddhist perspectives on the theme. It is a great 'instant lesson' and is useful both to RE specialists and as an emergency cover lesson led by non-specialists: all you need to do is print out one of the included worksheets and run the PowerPoint - which will link you to carefully selected videos about the topic. Aside from links to carefully selected videos; this download includes: -A full lesson PowerPoint -AfL tasks -SIX video-learning worksheets (.doc or .pdf) -A detailed lesson plan The worksheets are specially designed 'Video-Learning Worksheets' that structure students' learning whilst they use documentary evidence to research a subject: three of the worksheets are A4 and the other 3 are A3 size (all double-sided!). Positive reviews are warmly welcome! ------------------------------------- The contents of this page, the download, and all included materials are copyrighted by Adam Godwin (2017) ____________________ System Requirements: Internet Access Access to YouTube Microsoft Office (PowerPoint & Word) 512MB Ram 1.5GHZ Processor ____________________
Abortion -  Comparing Buddhist & Christian Views (GCSE RS - Buddhism - Religion & Life) L1/7
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Abortion - Comparing Buddhist & Christian Views (GCSE RS - Buddhism - Religion & Life) L1/7

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This fully resourced lesson is for those teaching Buddhism as a comparative religion at GCSE level. It is the first in our seven-lesson Buddhism unit for Theme B: Religion & Life and compares Buddhist & Christian views about abortion. It was designed with the AQA Religious Studies specification in mind, but relevant to all GCSE Religious Studies teachers covering Buddhism. We've made 10-lesson units covering Christian views for each of the themes, you can now supplement these with 7-lesson add-on units for the comparative religions: in this case Buddhism. Download individual units or all 17 lessons (Christianity & Buddhism) together to save money! The lesson features starters, learning objectives, key-words, key-information, a colour double-sided A3 worksheet, AfL tasks, discussion and debate tasks and homework. This download includes: -A full lesson PowerPoint -A double-sided colour A3 worksheet [please ignore the broken preview on Tes! It's beautiful :) ] -A comprehensive knowledge-hunt comparing Buddhist & Christian views on abortion -A detailed lesson plan -AfL tasks & homework The lesson is centered around a double-sided colour A3 worksheet. All necessary resources to run the lesson are included in this download. All included resources are editable. Positive reviews are warmly welcome! ------------------------------------- The contents of this page, the download, and all included materials are copyrighted by Adam Godwin (2017) ____________________ System Requirements: Microsoft Office (PowerPoint & Word) Printing (for the worksheet) 512MB Ram 1.5GHZ Processor ____________________
Euthanasia - Buddhist Views (GCSE RS - Buddhism - Religion & Life )  Theme B - L3/7
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Euthanasia - Buddhist Views (GCSE RS - Buddhism - Religion & Life ) Theme B - L3/7

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This fully resourced lesson is for those teaching Buddhism as a comparative religion at GCSE level. It is the third in our seven-lesson Buddhism unit for Theme B: Religion & Life and focuses on Buddhist views, teachings and beliefs about euthanasia. It was designed with the AQA Religious Studies specification in mind, but relevant to all GCSE Religious Studies teachers covering Buddhism. We've made 10-lesson units covering Christian views for each of the themes, you can now bolster these with 7-lesson add-on units for the comparative religions: in this case Buddhism. Download individual units or all 17 lessons (Christianity & Buddhism) together to save money! The lesson features starters, learning objectives, key-words, key-information, a colour double-sided A3 worksheet, AfL tasks, discussion and debate tasks and homework. This download includes: -A full lesson PowerPoint -A double-sided colour A3 worksheet [please ignore the broken preview on Tes! It's beautiful :) ] -A student information A4 sheet (for use with aforementioned A3 worksheet) -A detailed lesson plan -AfL tasks & homework The lesson is centered around a double-sided colour A3 worksheet. All necessary resources to run the lesson are included in this download. All included resources are editable. Positive reviews are warmly welcome! ------------------------------------- The contents of this page, the download, and all included materials are copyrighted by Adam Godwin (2017) ____________________ System Requirements: Microsoft Office (PowerPoint & Word) Printing (for the worksheet) 512MB Ram 1.5GHZ Processor
Corporal Punishment - Buddhist Views (GCSE RS - Buddhism -Religion, Crime & Punishment) L5/7
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Corporal Punishment - Buddhist Views (GCSE RS - Buddhism -Religion, Crime & Punishment) L5/7

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This fully resourced lesson is for those teaching Buddhism as a comparative religion at GCSE level. It is the fifth in our seven-lesson Buddhism unit for Theme E: Religion, Crime & Punishment and focuses on Buddhist teachings, views and beliefs in relation to corporal punishment, violence against prisoners and the treatment of criminals. It was designed with the AQA Religious Studies specification in mind, but relevant to all GCSE Religious Studies teachers covering Buddhism. We've made 10-lesson units covering Christian views for each of the themes, you can now bolster these with 7-lesson add-on units for the comparative religions: in this case Buddhism. Download individual units or all 17 lessons (Christianity & Buddhism) together to save money! The lesson features starters, learning objectives, key-words, key-information, pictures, instructions and information for a poster-design task, AfL tasks, discussion and debate tasks and homework. This download includes: -A full lesson PowerPoint -A comprehensive knowledge hunt, focusing on Buddhist views -Instructions, pictures and information for a poster-design task -A detailed lesson plan -AfL tasks & homework The lesson is centered around a poster-design task. All necessary resources to undertake this activity are included in this download (instructional sheet, pictures and information). All included resources are editable. Positive reviews are warmly welcome! ------------------------------------- The contents of this page, the download, and all included materials are copyrighted by Adam Godwin (2017) Contents may differ slightly from those depicted on the cover photo, which are meant to be a fair illustration of the quality and activities contained in the download. ____________________ System Requirements: Microsoft Office (PowerPoint & Word) Printing (for the worksheet) 512MB Ram 1.5GHZ Processor
Freedom of Religion - Buddhist Views (GCSE RS - Buddhism - Human Rights & Social Justice) L5/7
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Freedom of Religion - Buddhist Views (GCSE RS - Buddhism - Human Rights & Social Justice) L5/7

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This fully resourced lesson is for those teaching Buddhism as a comparative religion at GCSE level. It is the fifth in our seven-lesson Buddhism unit for Theme F: Religion, Human Rights & Social Justice and focuses on Buddhist teachings, views and beliefs in relation to freedom of religion and freedom of religious expression. It also studies the history of Buddhists as victims of persecution, perpetrators of persecution and discusses current events in Burma (Myanmar) and Sri Lanka as case-studies of Buddhist intolerance. It was designed with the AQA Religious Studies specification in mind, but relevant to all GCSE Religious Studies teachers covering Buddhism. We've made 10-lesson units covering Christian views for each of the themes, you can now bolster these with 7-lesson add-on units for the comparative religions: in this case Buddhism. Download individual units or all 17 lessons (Christianity & Buddhism) together to save money! The lesson features starters, learning objectives, key-words, key-information, pictures, instructions and information for a poster-design task, AfL tasks, discussion and debate tasks and homework. This download includes: -A full lesson PowerPoint -A comprehensive knowledge hunt, focusing on Buddhist views -Instructions, pictures and information for a poster-design task -A detailed lesson plan -AfL tasks & homework The lesson is centered around a poster-design task. All necessary resources to undertake this activity are included in this download (instructional sheet, pictures and information). All included resources are editable. Positive reviews are warmly welcome! ------------------------------------- The contents of this page, the download, and all included materials are copyrighted by Adam Godwin (2017) Contents may differ slightly from those depicted on the cover photo, which are meant to be a fair illustration of the quality and activities contained in the download. ____________________ System Requirements: Microsoft Office (PowerPoint & Word) Printing (for the worksheet) 512MB Ram 1.5GHZ Processor
Islam - Religion, Human Rights & Social Justice - Unit Overview / Revision  (GCSE RS - L7/7]
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Islam - Religion, Human Rights & Social Justice - Unit Overview / Revision (GCSE RS - L7/7]

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This complete lesson was professionally designed for the new AQA Religious Studies GCSE specification. It is for the ‘Religion, Human Rights & Social Justice’ theme and deals with Islamic teachings, beliefs and perspectives. It is the seventh of seven lessons in our new GCSE Thematic Studies units for Islam, I hope you’ll have a look at the downloadable unit - buying the lessons together saves considerable money. This download includes: -An editable PowerPoint file -A double-sided A4 Worksheet (.doc) (with instructions and integrated peer-assessment) -A detailed lesson plan: highlighting differentiation, AfL, key-words, SMSC and a timeline of learning activities. This lesson is designed to be used with an ICT/Computing Suite: students will need access to computers for this lesson as it is based around them creating a PowerPoint presentation in pairs and then peer-assessing one another’s work. It is a unit overview lesson. We take considerable time making the highest quality lessons and we believe these are the best GCSE Religious Studies resources money can buy, positive reviews are greatly appreciated. PLEASE NOTE: Minimum system requirements: 512MB RAM, 1.5ghz processor. Microsoft Office.
GCSE Christianity & Buddhism - Religion & Life (17 Lessons)
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GCSE Christianity & Buddhism - Religion & Life (17 Lessons)

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This collection of 17 lessons is for GCSE Religious Studies teachers who are teaching Christianity & Buddhism. It is for Theme B of the AQA Religious Studies specification: Religion & Life. It includes 10 lessons about Christian beliefs and 7 lessons about Buddhist beliefs. It also includes three bonus resources that I hope will be useful to you. Lesson 1-10 (Christianity) 1) Introduction 2) Central Debates 3) Christian Views About The Origins & Value of The World 4) Christian Views About The Origins of Life 5) Animal Ethics & Animal Testing 6) Abortion & Christianity 7) ICT Suite Lesson 8) Euthanasia & Christianity 9) Assessment Lesson 10) Unit Overview (Video-Learning Worksheet Lesson) Lesson 11-17 (Buddhism) 11) Abortion (1) 12) Abortion (2) 13) Euthanasia (1) 14) Euthanasia (2) 15) Animal Experimentation 16) Unit Overview (Buddhism) 17) Unit Overview (Buddhism) Each lesson is fully resourced and includes a lesson plan, homework, AfL tasks. Most lessons are based around professionally designed A3 worksheets. This download is designed to be everything you need in order to teach this theme and cover Christian & Buddhist perspectives. The resources are authored by the same professional resource designer who created the 20-Lesson GCSE Buddhism bundle for the 'Beliefs, Teachings & Practices' section of the course: which has soon become the highest rated premium GCSE RS product on all of Tes! ( https://goo.gl/5gQDEE ) Positive reviews are warmly welcome! ------------------------------------- The contents of this page, the download, and all included materials are copyrighted by Adam Godwin (2017) ____________________ System Requirements: Microsoft Office (PowerPoint & Word) Printing (for the worksheet) 512MB Ram 1.5GHZ Processor
Contraception - Islamic Teachings & Muslim Views (GCSE RS - Islam - Relationships & Families) L3/7
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Contraception - Islamic Teachings & Muslim Views (GCSE RS - Islam - Relationships & Families) L3/7

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This fully resourced lesson is for those teaching Islam as a comparative religion at GCSE level. It is the third in our seven-lesson Islam unit for Theme A: Relationships & Families and focuses on Muslim views, teachings and beliefs about contraception. It was designed with the AQA Religious Studies specification in mind, but relevant to all GCSE Religious Studies teachers covering Islam. The lesson features starters, learning objectives, key-words, key-information, a colour double-sided A3 worksheet, AfL tasks, discussion and debate tasks and homework. This download includes: -A full lesson PowerPoint -A double-sided colour A3 worksheet [please ignore the broken preview on Tes! It’s beautiful :) ] -A student information A4 sheet (for use with aforementioned A3 worksheet) -A detailed lesson plan -AfL tasks & homework The lesson is centered around a double-sided colour A3 worksheet. All necessary resources to run the lesson are included in this download. All included resources are editable. We’ve made 10-lesson units covering Christian views for each of the themes, you can now bolster these with 7-lesson add-on units for the comparative religions: in this case Islam. Download individual units or all 17 lessons (Christianity & Islam) together to save money! Positive reviews are warmly welcome! The contents of this page, the download, and all included materials are copyrighted by Adam Godwin (2017) System Requirements: Microsoft Office (PowerPoint & Word) Printing (for the worksheet) 512MB Ram 1.5GHZ Processor
GCSE Islam - Relationships & Family - Unit Overview (Religious Studies - L6/7) [Sexual Ethics]
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GCSE Islam - Relationships & Family - Unit Overview (Religious Studies - L6/7) [Sexual Ethics]

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This is the sixth of seven fully resourced lessons for GCSE Islam Thematic Studies, Theme A ‘Relationships & Families’. The lesson uses videos and professionally designed video-learning worksheets to provide an overview of Muslim perspectives on the theme. This lesson focuses on premarital sex, zina, contraception and homosexuality. It is a great ‘instant lesson’ and is useful both to RE specialists and as an emergency cover lesson led by non-specialists: all you need to do is print out one of the included worksheets and run the PowerPoint - which will link you to carefully selected videos about the topic. Aside from links to carefully selected videos; this download includes: -A full lesson PowerPoint -AfL tasks -SIX video-learning worksheets (.doc or .pdf) -A detailed lesson plan The worksheets are specially designed ‘Video-Learning Worksheets’ that structure students’ learning whilst they use documentary evidence to research a subject: three of the worksheets are A4 and the other 3 are A3 size (all double-sided!). This download includes a special Islam-themed video-learning worksheet. We’ve made 10-lesson units covering Christian views for each of the themes, you can now bolster these with 7-lesson add-on units for the comparative religions: in this case Islam. Download individual units or all 17 lessons (Christianity & Islam) together to save money! Positive reviews are warmly welcome! The contents of this page, the download, and all included materials are copyrighted by Adam Godwin (2017) System Requirements: Internet Access Access to YouTube Microsoft Office (PowerPoint & Word) 512MB Ram 1.5GHZ Processor
GCSE - Buddhism - Lesson 5  [Second Noble Truth, Types of Craving, Three Poisons] Complete Resource
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GCSE - Buddhism - Lesson 5 [Second Noble Truth, Types of Craving, Three Poisons] Complete Resource

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This is the fifth in a series of lessons on Buddhism for GCSE level students for the 'Beliefs, Teachings & Practices' section of the course [section A]. It is suitable for all exam-boards. The complete series of GCSE Budhism lessons, as well as learning mats, PLCs and revision sessions can be downloaded at our TES Shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/godwin86 The topic of the lesson is... The Second of The Four Noble Truths • The nature of unsatisfactoriness (samudaya) and the way it creates dukkha • The nature of craving (tanha) and the way it creates dukkha • The form and significance in Buddhist teaching of the three poisons/fires (Lobha – attachment, Dosa – aversion/aggression, Moha – ignorance) • The relationship between the three poisons/fires and suffering • Issues related to the Second Noble Truth,including the positive or opposite qualities to the three poisons/fires • Common and divergent emphases placed on the Second Noble Truth by different Buddhist groups, including different ways of understanding ignorance (as confusion or delusion), attachment (as desire, greed or passion) and aversion (as anger or hatred) • Different interpretations and emphases given to sources of wisdom and authority by different Buddhist groups Sources: • Dhammacakkappavattana sutta (Setting the Wheel of the Dhamma in motion) • Dhammapada 334–336 The Download includes: -A PPT Containing a Full Lesson -A complete lesson plan covering: objectives, key-words, differentiation, and lesson timeline. -A double-sided worksheet -A Homework Task Thank you for your download! Please download our other lessons as a part of this GCSE Buddhism course from our shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/godwin86
GCSE - Buddhism -Lesson 8 (OCR B) [Human Personality, khandas (skandas), sunyata, heart...](J625/04)
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GCSE - Buddhism -Lesson 8 (OCR B) [Human Personality, khandas (skandas), sunyata, heart...](J625/04)

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This is the eighth in a series of lessons on Buddhism for GCSE level students following the OCR B Full-Course Specification: for the ‘Beliefs, Teachings & Practices’ section of the course [section A]. You can download a scheme of work for this course here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/teaching-buddhism-at-gcse-scheme-of-work-sow-designed-for-ocr-b-r-s-j625-04-j625-09-11385138 The Download includes: -A PPT Containing a Full Lesson -A complete lesson plan covering: objectives, key-words, differentiation, and lesson timeline -A double-sided worksheet -Two videos: one about Sunyata and another about Buddha-Nature –A Homework Task The topic of the lesson focusses on the following part of the specification: The Human Personality • The concept of the five aggregates (khandas) in Theravada Buddhism • The relationship between the khandas and the concepts of anicca, anatta and dependent origination • The Mahayana concept of sunyata (emptiness) • The Mahayana concept of tathagatagarbha (the potential to become a buddha) • The Mahayana concept of buddha-nature (the inherent buddhahood of all sentient beings) • The relationship between these concepts and the Four Noble Truths • The relationship between these concepts and Buddhist practices • Commonand divergent emphases placed on human personality by different Buddhist groups • Different interpretations and emphases given to sources of wisdom and authority by different Buddhist groups. Sources: The Heart Sutta The Diamond Sutta 3 Thank you for your download! Please download our other lessons as a part of this GCSE Buddhism course from our shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/godwin86
GCSE- Applied Ethics- Religious Studies -Christianity & Humanism [4 Whole Units: 140 Files!]
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GCSE- Applied Ethics- Religious Studies -Christianity & Humanism [4 Whole Units: 140 Files!]

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My complete teaching resources for the Applied Ethics component of GCSE Religious Studies: Christianity after 3 years of teaching. Resources have been made by me, they cannot be found elsewhere: they are the result of thousands of hours of work. All files have been compressed into one zip file: I have uploaded a few PPT files separately so that you can use the preview feature to gauge the quality of the work before downloading. Featuring worksheets and powerpoints for topics: -Medical Ethics -Human Relationships -War & Peace -Equality Also covers Humanist Views (though in much less detail compared to Christianity) Designed for OCR B but applicable to other exam specifications, including post 2016 specifications. Video files associated with lessons are not included for copyright reasons: but all can be found on YouTube, or replaced with ones of your choosing.
GCSE - Buddhism - Lesson 19  [Death, Afterlife, Bardo, 6 Realms, 31 States, Pure Land](J625/04)
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GCSE - Buddhism - Lesson 19 [Death, Afterlife, Bardo, 6 Realms, 31 States, Pure Land](J625/04)

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This is the nineteenth in a series of lessons on Buddhism for GCSE level students for the 'Beliefs, Teachings & Practices' section of the course [section A]. The complete series of GCSE Budhism lessons can be downloaded at our TES Shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/godwin86 The Download (comprising 4 files, within one zip file) includes: -A PPT Containing a Full Lesson -A complete lesson plan covering: objectives, key-words, differentiation, and lesson timeline -An A3 'Design a board-game' template for the main activity -A 'Knowledge Hunt' file for the main activity. -A Homework Task The topic of the lesson focusses on the following part of the specification: Buddhist Beliefs about Death & The Afterlife -Bardo States (Tibetan Buddhism) -The 6 Realms & 31 States of Rebirth -Pure Land Buddhist Views -Theravada/Mahayana comparisons -Western Buddhist reinterpretation of reincarnation theory -Zen Buddhism as 'Buddhism without beliefs' Thank you for your download! Positive reviews are greatly appreciated.
GCSE - Buddhism -Lesson 15 [Buddhist Pilgrimages, Temples & Sacred Places] New Specification
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GCSE - Buddhism -Lesson 15 [Buddhist Pilgrimages, Temples & Sacred Places] New Specification

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This is the fifteenth in a series of lessons on Buddhism for GCSE level students for the 'Beliefs, Teachings & Practices' section of the course [section A]. The complete series of GCSE Budhism lessons, as well as learning mats, PLCs and revision sessions can be downloaded at our TES Shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/godwin86 The Download (comprising 4 files, within one zip file) includes: -A PPT Containing a Full Lesson -A complete lesson plan covering: objectives, key-words, differentiation, and lesson timeline -A double sided worksheet -A 16 Page Knowledge-Hunt File [with high quality photos] -A Homework Task [This lesson works best with a colour printer, for the knowledge hunt information] The topic of the lesson focusses on the following part of the specification: Sacred and significant places and spaces for Buddhists   • The importance, features and functions of: Temples, Gompas and viharas, Shrines, Sites of pilgrimage, Artefacts and offerings, Retreats • The events that take place in different significant places, including Bodh Gaya and the Deer Park at Sarnath • The meaning and significance of key artefacts and offerings made at different significant places, including the different images of the Buddha and his hand positions (mudras) • The purpose and form of retreats • The importance of undertaking pilgrimages • Common and divergent emphases placed on significant places and spaces by different Buddhist groups, including the role and importance of retreats • Different interpretations and emphases given to sources of wisdom and authority by different Buddhist groups   Sources: Local Buddhist communities and centres Thank you for your download! Positive reviews are greatly appreciated.
GCSE - Buddhism -Lesson 16  [The Sangha, Lay & Monastic Sanghas, Buddhist Monks] New Specification
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GCSE - Buddhism -Lesson 16 [The Sangha, Lay & Monastic Sanghas, Buddhist Monks] New Specification

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This is the sixteenth in a series of lessons on Buddhism for GCSE level students for the 'Beliefs, Teachings & Practices' section of the course [section A]. The complete series of GCSE Budhism lessons, as well as learning mats, PLCs and revision sessions can be downloaded at our TES Shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/godwin86 The Download (comprising 2 files, within one zip file) includes: -A PPT Containing a Full Lesson -A complete lesson plan covering: objectives, key-words, differentiation, and lesson timeline -A Homework Task The topic of the lesson focusses on the following part of the specification: The Sangha (The Community) • The meaning of the term Sangha as one of the Three Jewels • The role and importance of: • Monastic sangha • Lay sangha • The Ten Precepts observed by monks and nuns • The ordination of women into the monastic sangha • The common and divergent emphases placed on the sangha by different Buddhist groups, including the rules observed within monasteries • Different interpretations and emphases given to sources of wisdom and authority by different Buddhist groups Sources: Dhammapada 360–369 Thank you for your download! Positive reviews are greatly appreciated.