The lesson is the first part of the story of Moses It covers his early life, his escape from Egypt, the burning bush and his dilemma. This lesson is always well received by the students and has been rated as outstanding. A terrific intro to the Moses story and a fun start to a Judaism SoW.

This is a fantastic twist on the flash cards idea that will prove to be a really useful revision tool in class. INSTRUCTIONS: There are 28 cards with key words on one side and their definitions on the other side. The twist, no one has a matching key word and definition. So they need to call out their key word and everyone must look at their definitions to see if they have the definition to that key word. If they do, they flip their card over and read out their key word and so on until you go all around the class and back to the first person who read out. This can get really competitive and forces the students to learn ALL the key words and definitions. You can make up your own rules (personally I time it, and every time there is a mistake I make them swap cards and start again!). This activity can easily be adapted to other schemes of work or even other subjects. I have used it for RE, History and Humanities. A fantastic and useful resource.

This lesson looks at the Rastafari faith and way of life. This lesson can be used as a stand alone lesson or as part of a larger unit on alternative religions (also available at my shop). It uses multi media to explore the culture and beliefs of people who follow the Rastafari faith, The students are asked to examine several of the more controversial aspects of the faith and consider whether or not they agree with the more traditional views and whether they fit into modern society today. An interesting and fun lesson.

This is a really good lesson aimed at getting the students to consider the evidence for life after death and to formulate their own opinion of what happens after you die. It asks the question: ‘What do you think happens after you die?’, it looks at possible evidence (including Near Death Experiences, Ghosts and Mediums), it also considers religious ideas about life after death. A really good lesson that will stretch and challenge your students. This resource also includes a starter and a h/w. It is aimed at KS3 but could easily be adapted for another key stage.

This lesson looks at the various Christian attitudes towards homosexuality. It investigates three different perspectives (Liberal Protestant, Evangelical Christian and Roman Catholic) and why they believe in this view. This lesson can be used for KS3 or KS4. There is a model answer included (this is based on the GCSE Edexcel SoW) but can easily adapted for another SoW. Students then look at a flawed model answer and are asked to improve it. They are also encouraged to consider their own views, why they hold those views and whether their views mirror one of the religious perspectives studied in the lesson. Overall a fantastic lesson.

This lesson looks at the issues surrounding quality of life and sanctity of life and get the students to debate, discuss and vote on life and death issues. -It starts with a classic balloon debate (which is both enjoyable and challenging) -It goes on to look at a real life case study of Diane Pretty -It continues with a deep discussion of four real life case studies -It concludes by looking at why human life is so sacred A highly recommended lesson that has always been rated as outstanding or excellent.

A terrific lesson that encourages students to think about the nature of happiness and why it can be so difficult to achieve. It looks at happiness in different situations, and how we can work at being happier ourselves. An interesting and important lesson.

An outstanding lesson that covers several other world religions in an interesting yet challenging way. There are a number of useful activities here that can be used or adapted for other lessons. A really good starter for learning about Eastern Religions. UPDATE - Based on the feedback from reviews the activities have been updated and a video has been added. Thanks for the feedback everyone!

This is a fantastic lesson that introduces Mormonism and asks the question ‘Is Mormonism a real religion?’ The lesson features several activities (and a number from the ‘Book of Mormon’ musical!) It includes key teachings from mormonism, facts and myths about the faith and gets to students to research some of the key features of the religion for a quick test at the end. An enjoyable, fast paced, challenging lesson that has been widely praised in observations. “I belieeeeeeve… that I’ll get my own planet!” NOTE - All the resources are contained in the PowerPoint. The worksheets are on the final few slides.

This lesson looks at the Indigenous Australians (or Aboriginies) as a case study for religions in other parts of the world. The students investigate the aboriginal way of life and beliefs to learn what life may have been like in Britain before Christianity arrived. The lesson covers: -History -Life style -Beliefs -Culture/Medicine -Future A fascinating lesson that is a good into to both Aboriginies and other world ancient religions.

This lesson gets the students to explore ancient world relgions and investigate similarities and differences between them and between modern day religions. It is a really good introduction to ancient societies, history, archaeology and anthropology. An enjoyable and well resources lesson.

This lesson introduces the students to Scientology and asks the question is it a real religion or is it a cult? It is designed to be an introduction to the faith. It looks at the history, beliefs, practices and controversies surrounding Scientology. This lesson was been commended in a recent Ofsted report and has been praised by staff and students alike for being interesting and challenging. It is a really good start to the ‘Alternative Religions’ unit and gets the students to reflect on their own faith and consider what a religion really is.

This lesson is an introduction to the big six major world religions. The students have to make notes on the big six and compare and contrast them. It is a good intro to the unit exploring ‘Alternative World Religions’ (also available in my shop!) A fun and fast paced lesson that promotes independent learning.

This is a clever lesson where the students are introduced to human rights and have to imagine a word where the students take place in a market place activity to buy and sell human rights. This was made for a citizenship lesson but could easily work in a geography lesson, or humanities or RS. A fun but informative (and important) lesson,

This is an inspirational assembly that looks at the issue of what can we do to make a difference. Some terrific video clips and some really good stories. This can be done at any time of year, but it will almost certainly result in you getting a standing ovation! One of my best assemblies. Highly recommended.