Oh no! You’ve got stuck at the bottom of a cave! To get out, you need to collect enough balloons to take flight and escape the cave! However, collecting the balloons won’t be easy! To win a balloon, you must answer the question on the Balloon Question Card. If you answer correctly, then you can move to the next space. Hopefully, you will collect enough balloons to get outa' there! An imaginative and energising game centred around the topic of Christianity: Beliefs, Teaching and Practices, as required for the all-new 9-1 GCSE in Religious Studies. Created with the Eduqas specification in mind, though can be applied across specifications and qualifications. The download comes complete with the board, over 100 question cards, rules and balloons.. all you need is a thirst for knowledge and a legendary sense of fun. Any hints, tips or otherwise are more than welcome, after all, that's what the education world is about! And, if any amendments are made based on your suggestions, you will be sent the revised version! If you love this and want to apply it to another topic, please see my other products to download the template version!

This resource is unit of work on the Holocaust (of WWII), updated for September 2023, intended for KS3. The lessons and PowerPoints include a range of engaging, high-quality activities on the following lesson titles: Lessons include: Intro to the Holocaust Anti-Semitism Concentration Camps Anne Frank Survivors Anti-Semitism Today Scaffolding is included in the Powerpoint itself and also in the Work Pack to ensure maximum engagement and comprehension. Challenges (extension tasks) also exist throughout the unit to further enhance skills and understanding. There are a variety of knowledge, understanding and evaluation tasks throughout the unit, including video and debate activities that the students always love - year-on-year. Please give feedback! I am always happy to respond to comments - whether positive or constructive - this will help to improve the quality of my resources in the future and, more importantly, the quality of pupils’ RE/RS education in general - which is what we’re all here for!

Resource includes information PPT to cover the entire topic of Christianity: Practices, as part of the new WJEC Eduqas specification. 19 slides including: 1. Forms of Worship 2. Nature and Importance of Prayer 3. Sacraments, with emphasis on Baptism and Eucharist 4. Celebrations: Christmas 5. Celebrations: Easter 6. Pilgrimage 7. Christianity and Britain 8. The Worldwide Church 9. Tearfund 10. Working for Reconciliation Created with the WJEC / Eduqas RS GCSE in mind, though can be applied across specifications and qualifications. As an examiner for this specification, I have used what I know of the course to create this resource. Please give feedback! I am always happy to respond to comments - whether positive or constructive - this will help to improve the quality of my resources in the future and, more importantly, the quality of pupils' RE/RS education in general - which is what we're all here for!

Want to test and stretch your pupils in a fun and competitive way?! 'So you think you know' is a fun and exciting game designed for the classroom! The game revises all aspects of: 1. Issues of Relationships 2. Issues of Good and Evil 3. Issues of Life and Death 4. Issues of Human Rights All you need to play this game are the resources attached. However, you could UP the challenge by using a 4-sided dice! In total, the resource includes 195 differentiated questions - of varying challenge, for pupils to choose independently or team up to answer. (I also use the question cards for intervention/extra revision sessions) with the pupils. Questions and topic (stated via a logo, e.g. heart for Issues of Relationships unit) are on one side and suggested answer(s) are on the reverse - though I appreciate that in RS there is never usually only one correct answer! The rules of the game are below, but they are also on the accompanying PPT. Before we start, you’ll need to know the rules! So here they are: The player with the nearest birthday comes first Their team chooses a container from which to draw the question or (for advanced teams) plays roll the 4-sided die and draw the corresponding question! The team has 20 seconds to answer the question correctly to win the points If, after 20 seconds, the team has not answered correctly, the question goes to ALL PLAY and anyone can win the points! The team with the most points at the end of the game, wins! However: Each team has a ‘PASS’ card, which they can use on any question. This passes the question to another team of their choice who MUST get it right, otherwise they lose 20 points! If they get it right they do not lose any (or gain any!) points! You can use a PASS card to ‘pass’ again to the original team or another team! Each team has a ‘CLUE’ card, which they can use on any question. This allows the team 1 clue to help them get the correct answer. Blank question cards are also included for you to add your own / differentiate specifically for your pupils. Happy teaching!

Due to the change in the way teaching will happen in September, I have revised the Themes: Human Rights (AQA - though applicable across specifications) unit to include no sharing of resources and PowerPoint-led learning through an engaging and well-designed Work Pack. This unit explores all of the nuanced and specialist learning by adopting socially distant teaching techniques. The PowerPoints aid a ‘plug in and play’ approach to teaching, as staff will be moving around a lot and will not be able to carry the normal resources needed for a lesson outside of a specialist curriculum area. In addition, the Powerpoint and the Work Pack now includes all resources that the students need to access an engaging, high-quality education, whilst effectively minimising risk to health due to the current situation. Lessons include: L1 Human Rights, Social Justice L2 Prejudice, Discrimination and Wealth L3 Poverty, Responsibility to the Poor, Charity; Exam Practise Comprehensive Work Pack also included with a variety of activities. Scaffolding is included in the Powerpoint itself and also in the Work Pack to ensure maximum engagement and comprehension. Challenges (extension tasks) also exist throughout the unit to further enhance skills and understanding. There are a variety of knowledge, understanding and evaluation tasks throughout the unit, including video and debate activities that the students always love - year-on-year. Please give feedback! I am always happy to respond to comments - whether positive or constructive - this will help to improve the quality of my resources in the future and, more importantly, the quality of pupils’ RE/RS education in general - which is what we’re all here for!

Due to the change in the way teaching will happen in September, I have revised the KS3 Evil and Suffering Unit to include no sharing of resources and PowerPoint-led learning through an engaging and well-designed Work Pack. This unit explores all of the nuanced and specialist learning by adopting socially distant teaching techniques. The PowerPoints aid a ‘plug in and play’ approach to teaching, as staff will be moving around a lot and will not be able to carry the normal resources needed for a lesson outside of a specialist curriculum area. In addition, the Powerpoint and the Work Pack now includes all resources that the students need to access an engaging, high-quality education, whilst effectively minimising risk to health due to the current situation. Lessons include: L1 - What is evil? L2 - Where do we learn morality? L3 - Case Study - Harold Shipman L4 - What is the problem of evil? L5 - Accounting for evil - the story of Job L6 - Has evil changed over time? Scaffolding is included in the Powerpoint itself and also in the Work Pack to ensure maximum engagement and comprehension. Challenges (extension tasks) also exist throughout the unit to further enhance skills and understanding. There are a variety of knowledge, understanding and evaluation tasks throughout the unit, including video and debate activities that the students always love - year-on-year. Please give feedback! I am always happy to respond to comments - whether positive or constructive - this will help to improve the quality of my resources in the future and, more importantly, the quality of pupils’ RE/RS education in general - which is what we’re all here for!

This resource is unit of work on Ancient Beliefs, intended as an introduction to mythical thought and religion for KS3. The lessons and PowerPoints include a range of engaging, high-quality activities on the following lesson titles: Lessons include: L1 - Why Study Ethics/RS? / Intro to Ancient Beliefs L2 - Creation Myths L3 - Greek Myths 1 L4 - Greek Myths 2 L5 - Philosophy 1 (Who Am I?) L6 - Philosophy 2 (Would I live a life without pain?) Scaffolding is included in the Powerpoint itself and also in the Work Pack to ensure maximum engagement and comprehension. Challenges (extension tasks) also exist throughout the unit to further enhance skills and understanding. There are a variety of knowledge, understanding and evaluation tasks throughout the unit, including video and debate activities that the students always love - year-on-year. The resources are in a document called a ‘Work Pack’ which can either be used in place of exercise books, or specific activities can be printed out and used in conjunction with exercise books, depending on your teaching-style. Please give feedback! I am always happy to respond to comments - whether positive or constructive - this will help to improve the quality of my resources in the future and, more importantly, the quality of pupils’ RE/RS education in general - which is what we’re all here for!

Due to the change in the way teaching will happen in September, I have revised the Themes: Crime and Punishment (AQA - though applicable across specifications) unit to include no sharing of resources and PowerPoint-led learning through an engaging and well-designed Work Pack. This unit explores all of the nuanced and specialist learning by adopting socially distant teaching techniques. The PowerPoints aid a ‘plug in and play’ approach to teaching, as staff will be moving around a lot and will not be able to carry the normal resources needed for a lesson outside of a specialist curriculum area. In addition, the Powerpoint and the Work Pack now includes all resources that the students need to access an engaging, high-quality education, whilst effectively minimising risk to health due to the current situation. Lessons include: L1 Crime and Punishment, Aims of Punishment, Prisons, Community Service L2 Corporal and Capital Punishment L3 Suffering and Forgiveness; Exam Practise Comprehensive Work Pack also included with a variety of activities. Scaffolding is included in the Powerpoint itself and also in the Work Pack to ensure maximum engagement and comprehension. Challenges (extension tasks) also exist throughout the unit to further enhance skills and understanding. There are a variety of knowledge, understanding and evaluation tasks throughout the unit, including video and debate activities that the students always love - year-on-year. Please give feedback! I am always happy to respond to comments - whether positive or constructive - this will help to improve the quality of my resources in the future and, more importantly, the quality of pupils’ RE/RS education in general - which is what we’re all here for!

Due to the change in the way teaching will happen in September, I have revised the KS3 Intro to Christianity unit to include no sharing of resources and PowerPoint-led learning through an engaging and well-designed Work Pack. This unit explores all of the nuanced and specialist learning by adopting socially distant teaching techniques. The PowerPoints aid a ‘plug in and play’ approach to teaching, as staff will be moving around a lot and will not be able to carry the normal resources needed for a lesson outside of a specialist curriculum area. In addition, the Powerpoint and the Work Pack now includes all resources that the students need to access an engaging, high-quality education, whilst effectively minimising risk to health due to the current situation. Lessons include: L1 - Intro to Christianity L2 - Christian Beliefs About God L3 - The Bible L4 - Who Was Jesus? L5 - Worship L6 - Afterlife Scaffolding is included in the Powerpoint itself and also in the Work Pack to ensure maximum engagement and comprehension. Challenges (extension tasks) also exist throughout the unit to further enhance skills and understanding. There are a variety of knowledge, understanding and evaluation tasks throughout the unit, including video and debate activities that the students always love - year-on-year. Please give feedback! I am always happy to respond to comments - whether positive or constructive - this will help to improve the quality of my resources in the future and, more importantly, the quality of pupils’ RE/RS education in general - which is what we’re all here for!