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Resources for Religious Studies, Sociology, Philosophy, Ethics and Humanities.
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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!
Professionally designed for the new AQA Sociology GCSE specification (8192).
This is lesson 14 of our 20 lesson course for the ‘Education’ section; it focuses on new research, data and evidence from a UK and Global perspective. This download utilised ONS, DoE and other statistical sources that students can use to enhance their work.
The download includes a choice of two lessons to cover the material. Teachers can choose between two formats depending on their teaching style and the learning-style/needs of the students. You could also teach the two included approaches as two separate lessons to enhance learning. The download is also ideal if you are hoping for students to use and practice numeracy skills in your sociology class.
The download includes:
-A detailed lesson plan: highlighting differentiation, AfL, key-words, SMSC and a timeline of learning activities (.pdf) (x2)
-2 x premium quality lessons, PPT presentations (fully animated) that allow for a choice of approaches
-A knowledge hunt file with detailed statistical information, graphs, official statistics and research (15+ A4 sides) (.pdf)
-6 x A3 exam question planning group-work sheets that ask students to connect statistical data to potential exam questions.
-Images for a poster design task
-Homework
All lessons are designed around the new AQA specification, we take considerable time making the highest quality lessons. The cover picture depicts some of the tasks contained within the lesson and the quality of resources: contents may vary depending on the topic and subject-matter.
Professionally designed for the new AQA Sociology GCSE specification (8192) taught from September 2017. It can be purchased as a part of a complete 20 x lesson bundle.
This is lesson 5 of our 20 lesson course for the ‘Sociology of Education’ section.
The lesson is focussed on the relationship between education and capitalism and examines the theories of Bowles and Gintis.
The download features a .zip file which includes:
-A detailed lesson plan: highlighting differentiation, AfL, key-words, SMSC and a timeline of learning activities (.pdf)
-A premium quality PPT Presentation (fully animated) that covers the entire lesson
-A double-sided A3 Information/Worksheet (.doc)
-A3 group-work activity sheets
-Homework
All lessons are designed around the new GCSE specification, certainly useful for any GCSE specification however. We take considerable time making the highest quality lessons, positive reviews are greatly appreciated.
Professionally designed for the new AQA Sociology GCSE specification (8192) taught from September 2017. It can be purchased as a part of a complete 20 x lesson bundle.
This is lesson 7 of our 20 lesson course for the ‘Sociology of Education’ section.
The lesson is one of a trilogy where students investigate sociological factors that influence educational outcomes and attainment. This lesson looks at the influence of wealth, poverty and socio-economic class on education. It includes numeracy, graph-reading and statistics games.
The download features a .zip file which includes:
-A detailed lesson plan: highlighting differentiation, AfL, key-words, SMSC and a timeline of learning activities (.pdf)
-A premium quality PPT presentation (fully animated) that covers the entire lesson
-A double-sided A4 Information/Worksheet
-Detailed knowledge hunt file
-Homework
All lessons are designed around the new GCSE specification, certainly useful for any GCSE specification however. We take considerable time making the highest quality lessons, positive reviews are greatly appreciated.
Professionally designed for the new AQA Sociology GCSE specification (8192) taught from September 2017. It can be purchased as a part of a complete 20 x lesson bundle.
This is lesson 9 of our 20 lesson course for the ‘Sociology of Education’ section.
The lesson is one of a trilogy of lessons within the course where students investigate sociological factors that influence educational outcomes and attainment. This lesson looks at the influence of ethnicity on educational attainment . It includes numeracy, graph-reading and statistics games.
The download features a .zip file which includes:
-A detailed lesson plan: highlighting differentiation, AfL, key-words, SMSC and a timeline of learning activities (.pdf)
-A premium quality PPT presentation (fully animated) that covers the entire lesson
-A double-sided A4 Information/Worksheet
-Detailed knowledge hunt file
-A3 Group-work activity sheets
-Homework
All lessons are designed around the new GCSE specification, certainly useful for any GCSE specification however. We take considerable time making the highest quality lessons, positive reviews are greatly appreciated.
Topics Include:
What is Philosophy? Introduction…
Zelda themes P4C guide (designed for YouTube '8BIT Philosophy’Videos) [upto 3 lessons]
Introducing Famous Philosophers and Debating their Ideas
Existentialism
Political Philosophy
Chinese Philosophy
Deductive vs Inductive Reasoning
Features a host of activities designed to stimulate debate and foster critical thinking, reasoning, and deductive reasoning skills.
Makes use of the established P4C method as well as many others!
Tried and tested on YR6-9, but in theory can be used with ANY age-group (even adults!)
This is the second 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
Lesson 2 deals with: The Dhamma
• The meaning of the term Dhamma (eternal law and Buddha’s teachings)
• The Dhamma as one of the Three Jewels
• The Three Marks of Existence and their meaning:
• Dukkha
• Impermanence (anicca/anitya)
• No fixed self or soul (anatta/anataman)
• The significance of the three marks of existence for Buddhists
• Issues related to the Dhamma, including the importance of Dhamma for Buddhists in the modern world
• Common and divergent emphases placed on the Dhamma by different Buddhist groups,including different definitions of the Dhamma
• 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 35–36 and 334–336
• Nandakovada Sutta 7–10
• The Tibetan Wheel of Life
The Download includes:
-A PPT Containing a Full Lesson (with assessment)
-A complete lesson plan covering: objectives, key-words, differentiation, and lesson timeline.
-A worksheet
-Two videos: one outlining Buddhist beliefs by Thich Nhat Han, one about The Three Jewels
-A Homework Task
Once you see the high-quality of this lesson, please download our other lessons as a part of this GCSE Buddhism course from our shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/godwin86
This is the ninth 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 Download includes:
-A PPT Containing a Full Lesson
-A complete lesson plan covering: objectives, key-words, differentiation, and lesson timeline
-A collection of 20 High Definition Pure Land Buddhism art-works for an Art Analysis Task to be printed A4 size.
-An animated True/False assessment quiz
-A Homework Task
The topic of the lesson focusses on the following part of the specification:
Human Destiny
• The meaning of the terms Arahant/Arhat, Boddhisattvas and Buddhas
• The characteristics of Arhants/Arhats,Boddhisattvas and Buddhas
• The paths, and the stages on the paths, by which these states are achieved
• Buddhist attitudes towards human destiny, including: Bodhisattva ideals, Buddhahood, Pure Land.
• Issues related to the Human Destiny, including the distinction between an arhat and a buddha, and the role they play in relation to other sentient beings
• Different interpretations and emphases given to sources of wisdom and authority by different Buddhist groups.
Sources:
• Santideva’s Bodhicaryavatara 3:6–20 and 8:90–99
• The story of Amida Buddha
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
This download is for Religious Studies teachers covering Buddhism at GCSE Level. It can also be used at KS3 level, though its design is based on GCSE specifications (2016/7 onwards).
It features:
-50 Debates
-Animated slides
-A randomiser function
-Central moral/ethical teachings for students to link to debate prompts
-All debates linked to moral issues from the exam board specifications (specifically, OCR/AQA specs, 2016/7 onwards)
It is ideal for:
-Teaching and revising moral concepts specific to the religion covered.
-Teaching students to apply general moral principles from the religious tradition to different moral issues.
-Practising exam technique: most of the debate prompts are potential 12/15 mark questions.
-End of lesson activities
-Revision sessions
-Cover lessons
The debate format asks students to move from one side of the room or the other based on whether they think a member of the religious tradition should agree or disagree with the statement, it is also good practice to get students to move to express their opinion in response to the statement.
It is also good practice to ask students for ideas other than the ones on the slide they might connect, and update the slides accordingly.
This download contains 15 x A3 printables contained in 1 word document.
The document features a rich array of graphs, data, research and infographics relevant to the Crime & Deviance section of the GCSE course. (2017 specification onwards)
This document can be used in a number of ways:
-Independent learning activities in which students use the mats for research
-For wall displays
-Knowledge hunt activities
-As permanent 'learning mats' for a Sociology Classroom
-As a bank of images you can incorporate into your own presentations and worksheets.
An essential download for any AS/A2 Psychology teacher.
This resource contains 100 debates for A2 Psychology students (also useful for AS preparatory work). It also contains a 'randomiser' slide: when clicked a random sociological debate is presented to the group.
It refers to the issues mentioned in the AQA Psychology specification for the "Issues, debates and Approaches" section. It also refers to broader debates connected to psychology and mental health.
Debate slides ask students to move from one side of the room or the other to make their position clear: teachers should then use questioning to foster a debate between students, encouraging them to present reasons for their choice and defend their position.
Please note: this resource deals with controversial issues, debates and questions that may be deemed unsuitable for younger children. It is designed for secondary school students, but can be easily adapted to younger years with appropriate amendments by their teacher.
Uses include:
-AS/A2 Psychology Classes
-P4C (Philosophy for kids) sessions
-Debating societies
-Making best use of spare time at the end of lessons
-Easy cover lesson setting
-A perfect revision tool for many revision sessions
-Ability to incorporate the resource into essay planning activities (e.g. "You have five minutes to plan an essay on this debate in teams")
This download contains a large collection of worksheet templates and worksheet activities: thus allowing you to create worksheets and plan lessons with greater speed and efficiency.
It is ideal for:
-New teachers
-Teacher training
-Teachers who need to design new course materials.
The cover image illustrates some of the activities contained within this download.
This resource pack includes:
-'Garden of Knowledge' worksheet, to accompany videos (great for cover lessons)
-Agree/Disagree A3 Worksheets for discussion based lessons
-A document containing a large collection of individual tasks allowing you to compile your own worksheets in a more efficient and timely manner.
-Feedback, Assessment & Peer Assessment tools.
The resource was developed whilst I taught philosophy, religion, ethics and sociology though all tasks and worksheets are easily adaptable to any subject.
The Philosophy Boxes Method is a new approach to P4C designed for students in KS1, 2 & 3: it is graphically stimulating, engaging, and fun. This download is also suitable for older students: but the format was designed with younger students in mind.
The topic of this Philosophy Boxes presentation is: “Ethics & Morality”.
The aim of Philosophy Boxes is to bring philosophy and critical thinking into every subject at every level: we believe that any subject becomes philosophy when students are asked the right questions and when they think about a topic hard enough and on the deepest (most fundamental) level.
The Philosophy Boxes Method presents students with a set of ‘mystery boxes’, when a student selects one of the boxes they are presented with 1 of 21 discussion/debate activities [that use 1 of 8 different formats].
The presentation has integrated AfL so that teachers can test knowledge at any point in the lesson. There are 10 different AfL slides to choose from.
The design is colourful, animated, fun and engaging: all activities require movement and teachers can decide whether students are expressing their ideas purely verbally or by using post-it notes.
The nature of the design is that it can be used for short sessions (5-10 minutes) or much longer sessions (up to 2 hours!) - it allows for classroom practitioners to be flexible and adaptable. It can, therefore, be used in lessons or as a tutor-time activity.
The download includes a PowerPoint Show; if you would like an editable PPT presentation so that you can make your own ‘Philosophy Boxes’ presentation you will need to download the template here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-the-philosophy-boxes-method-template-for-creating-your-own-philosophy-boxes-lessons-p4c-p4k-11463227
A complete selection of Philosophy Boxes lessons can be found here: https://www.tes.com/resources/search/?&q=philosophy+boxes+godwin86
You can also save money by purchasing lessons as bundles.
These five 40-60 minute learning sessions are based around a main activity where students practice their independent learning skills by using information placed around the room to complete colourful, double-sided A3 worksheets.
The download includes five complete sessions with integrated assessment for learning. The topics covered are:
How to Boost Learning - Top Tips!
How To Build a Mind-Palace
Metacognition: Skills & Strategies
Independent Learning
Increasing Intelligence, Memory & Concentration
Each session includes:
A full lesson PowerPoint presentation
A professionally designed A3 Worksheet (Double-Sided)
A ‘Knowledge Hunt’ File (With information to be placed around the room)
We offer a range of whole-school metacognition resources that aim to enhance metacognitive skills and strategies in students aged 11-16. You can download individual resources or buy our ‘Whole School Metacognition Toolkits’ that make establishing a whole-school metacognition initiative easy.
Our resources specialise in:
Boosting Learning-Power
Teaching Metacognitive Skills & Strategies
Increasing Metacognitive Power (Intelligence, Memory etc.)
Copyright Adam Godwin (2019)
This printable workbook has been created for GCSE Sociolology students. I have created one workbook for each of the four main units of the course.
This workbook is for the ‘Sociology of Family’ section of the course. It is designed for the AQA specification and adapted for the WJEC/EDUQAS specification (two versions of the workbook are included in the download)
The workbook contains the following:
Student Progress-Check Tasks
A Personal Learning Checklist
Activity 1 - Mind-Map Overview Task
Activity 2 - Reading Comprehension
Activity 3 - Key-Work Match & Listing Tasks
Activity 4 - Online Research Tasks
Activity 5 - Reading Comprehension
Activity 6 - Bare-bones Essay Planning Task
Activity 7 - Creative Tasks (Posters & Poetry)
Activity 8 - Investigate & Report (Newspaper Article Task)
Activity 9 - Reading Comprehension
Activity 10 - Essay-Planning Activity
Activity 11- Essay Assessment
Extension Tasks (Many!)
It contains 25+ sides of activities and is designed to be printed as a double-sided workbook. The file is in editable .doc format in-case you wish to make any amendments (e.g. changing the exam questions).
The workbook is not designed to be a comprehensive: it includes selected readings and covers some (not all) of the topics listed in the specification.
Copyright Adam Godwin (2020) - strictly not for redistribution.
This complete lesson was professionally designed for the new AQA Religious Studies GCSE specification. It is for the 'Religion & Life' 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.
This fully resourced lesson is for those teaching Buddhism as a comparative religion at GCSE level. It is the second in our seven-lesson Buddhism unit for Theme B: Religion & Life and focuses on Buddhist views, teachings and beliefs 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 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 set of A3 group-work debate worksheets
-A detailed lesson plan
-AfL tasks & homework
The lesson is centered around a double-sided colour A3 worksheet and A3 debate worksheets. All necessary resources to run the lesson are included in this download. All included resources are editable.
Positive reviews are warmly welcome!
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The contents of this page, the download, and all included materials are copyrighted by Adam Godwin (2017)
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System Requirements:
Microsoft Office (PowerPoint & Word)
Printing (for the worksheet)
512MB Ram
1.5GHZ Processor
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 A: Religion, Relationships & Families and focuses on Buddhist 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 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!
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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
This fully resourced lesson is for those teaching Buddhism as a comparative religion at GCSE level. It is the fourth in our seven-lesson Buddhism unit for Theme B: Religion & Life and compares Buddhist & Christian 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 comprehensive knowledge hunt, comparing Buddhist & Christian views
-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!
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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.
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System Requirements:
Microsoft Office (PowerPoint & Word)
Printing (for the worksheet)
512MB Ram
1.5GHZ Processor
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 F: Religion, Human Rights & Social Justice and focuses on Buddhist views, teachings and beliefs about gender equality and the status of women in religion.
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!
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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