A Personal Learning Checklist for AS-Level Religious Studies. Based on the OCR specification, for the ‘Morality and Ethics’ section 'Normative Ethical Theories, Applied Ethics, etc] Allows for a complete review of learning for the ethics section of the AS-Level course. The first side is a PLC with two ways for the student to rate confidence and the second side features a key-word check as well as various DIRT tasks. This double-sided A4 worksheet is great for: -Revision lessons -AfL -Fostering teacher-student dialogue -Directed Individual Reflection Time (DIRT) -Exam preparation This is an ideal tool for your students to help them keep track of their learning, and help you monitor the classes strengths and weaknesses. It serves as a highly efficient form of self-assessment. On the reverse of the sheet are other useful measures that allow teachers to gauge a student’s confidence and reflective abilities. The worksheet: -Allows the student to see clearly what they need to know for the exam. -Allows the student to communicate to their teacher how they can be best helped. -Gets the student to analyse their progress in relation to their target grade. -Encourages students to reflect in a structured manner on their necessary revision focusses. -Gets students to establish both a revision and an exam technique focus.

A personal learning checklist (PLC) for the new AQA specification: ‘Beliefs, teachings & practices’ section, with reference to Sikhism. The first side is a PLC with two ways for the student to rate confidence and the second side features a key-word check as well as various DIRT tasks. This double-sided A4 worksheet is great for: -Revision lessons -AfL -Fostering teacher-student dialogue -Directed Individual Reflection Time (DIRT) -Exam preparation This is an ideal tool for your students to help them keep track of their learning, and help you monitor the classes strengths and weaknesses. It serves as a highly efficient form of self-assessment. On the reverse of the sheet are other useful measures that allow teachers to gauge a student’s confidence and reflective abilities. The worksheet: -Allows the student to see clearly what they need to know for the exam. -Allows the student to communicate to their teacher how they can be best helped. -Gets the student to analyse their progress in relation to their target grade. -Encourages students to reflect in a structured manner on their necessary revision focusses. -Gets students to establish both a revision and an exam technique focus.

A personal learning checklist (PLC) for the new AQA specification: ‘Beliefs, teachings & practices’ section, with reference to Judaism. The first side is a PLC with two ways for the student to rate confidence and the second side features a key-word check as well as various DIRT tasks. This double-sided A4 worksheet is great for: -Revision lessons -AfL -Fostering teacher-student dialogue -Directed Individual Reflection Time (DIRT) -Exam preparation This is an ideal tool for your students to help them keep track of their learning, and help you monitor the classes strengths and weaknesses. It serves as a highly efficient form of self-assessment. On the reverse of the sheet are other useful measures that allow teachers to gauge a student’s confidence and reflective abilities. The worksheet: -Allows the student to see clearly what they need to know for the exam. -Allows the student to communicate to their teacher how they can be best helped. -Gets the student to analyse their progress in relation to their target grade. -Encourages students to reflect in a structured manner on their necessary revision focusses. -Gets students to establish both a revision and an exam technique focus.

A personal learning checklist (PLC) for the new AQA specification: ‘Beliefs, teachings & practices’ section, with reference to Islam. The first side is a PLC with two ways for the student to rate confidence and the second side features a key-word check as well as various DIRT tasks. This double-sided A4 worksheet is great for: -Revision lessons -AfL -Fostering teacher-student dialogue -Directed Individual Reflection Time (DIRT) -Exam preparation This is an ideal tool for your students to help them keep track of their learning, and help you monitor the classes strengths and weaknesses. It serves as a highly efficient form of self-assessment. On the reverse of the sheet are other useful measures that allow teachers to gauge a student’s confidence and reflective abilities. The worksheet: -Allows the student to see clearly what they need to know for the exam. -Allows the student to communicate to their teacher how they can be best helped. -Gets the student to analyse their progress in relation to their target grade. -Encourages students to reflect in a structured manner on their necessary revision focusses. -Gets students to establish both a revision and an exam technique focus.

A personal learning checklist (PLC) for the new AQA specification: ‘Beliefs, teachings & practices’ section, with reference to Hinduism. The first side is a PLC with two ways for the student to rate confidence and the second side features a key-word check as well as various DIRT tasks. This double-sided A4 worksheet is great for: -Revision lessons -AfL -Fostering teacher-student dialogue -Directed Individual Reflection Time (DIRT) -Exam preparation This is an ideal tool for your students to help them keep track of their learning, and help you monitor the classes strengths and weaknesses. It serves as a highly efficient form of self-assessment. On the reverse of the sheet are other useful measures that allow teachers to gauge a student’s confidence and reflective abilities. The worksheet: -Allows the student to see clearly what they need to know for the exam. -Allows the student to communicate to their teacher how they can be best helped. -Gets the student to analyse their progress in relation to their target grade. -Encourages students to reflect in a structured manner on their necessary revision focusses. -Gets students to establish both a revision and an exam technique focus.

A personal learning checklist (PLC) for the new AQA specification: ‘Beliefs, teachings & practices’ section, with reference to Hinduism. The first side is a PLC with two ways for the student to rate confidence and the second side features a key-word check as well as various DIRT tasks. This double-sided A4 worksheet is great for: -Revision lessons -AfL -Fostering teacher-student dialogue -Directed Individual Reflection Time (DIRT) -Exam preparation This is an ideal tool for your students to help them keep track of their learning, and help you monitor the classes strengths and weaknesses. It serves as a highly efficient form of self-assessment. On the reverse of the sheet are other useful measures that allow teachers to gauge a student’s confidence and reflective abilities. The worksheet: -Allows the student to see clearly what they need to know for the exam. -Allows the student to communicate to their teacher how they can be best helped. -Gets the student to analyse their progress in relation to their target grade. -Encourages students to reflect in a structured manner on their necessary revision focusses. -Gets students to establish both a revision and an exam technique focus.

A personal learning checklist (PLC) for the new AQA specification: ‘Beliefs, teachings & practices’ section, with reference to Catholic Christianity. The first side is a PLC with two ways for the student to rate confidence and the second side features a key-word check as well as various DIRT tasks. This double-sided A4 worksheet is great for: -Revision lessons -AfL -Fostering teacher-student dialogue -Directed Individual Reflection Time (DIRT) -Exam preparation This is an ideal tool for your students to help them keep track of their learning, and help you monitor the classes strengths and weaknesses. It serves as a highly efficient form of self-assessment. On the reverse of the sheet are other useful measures that allow teachers to gauge a student’s confidence and reflective abilities. The worksheet: -Allows the student to see clearly what they need to know for the exam. -Allows the student to communicate to their teacher how they can be best helped. -Gets the student to analyse their progress in relation to their target grade. -Encourages students to reflect in a structured manner on their necessary revision focusses. -Gets students to establish both a revision and an exam technique focus.

A personal learning checklist (PLC) for the new AQA specification: ‘Beliefs, teachings & practices’ section, with reference to Christianity. The first side is a PLC with two ways for the student to rate confidence and the second side features a key-word check as well as various DIRT tasks. This double-sided A4 worksheet is great for: -Revision lessons -AfL -Fostering teacher-student dialogue -Directed Individual Reflection Time (DIRT) -Exam preparation This is an ideal tool for your students to help them keep track of their learning, and help you monitor the classes strengths and weaknesses. It serves as a highly efficient form of self-assessment. On the reverse of the sheet are other useful measures that allow teachers to gauge a student’s confidence and reflective abilities. The worksheet: -Allows the student to see clearly what they need to know for the exam. -Allows the student to communicate to their teacher how they can be best helped. -Gets the student to analyse their progress in relation to their target grade. -Encourages students to reflect in a structured manner on their necessary revision focusses. -Gets students to establish both a revision and an exam technique focus.

This is the ninth in a series of lessons on Hinduism for GCSE level students for the 'Beliefs, Teachings & Practices' section of the course [section A]. It is designed around the OCR specification and is therefore suitable for teachers using the AQA specification (which is a less detailed equivalent to the OCR spec) and highly relevant to GCSE Religious Studies teachers regardless of the specification used. This lesson, being a general overview of Hindu sacred texts, is not specification specific. 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 -Double-sided A3 worksheet -A 14 Page 'Knowledge Hunt' (.doc) with colour pictures, outlining 'Interesting Facts' and extracts/quotes from the four main Hindu sacred texts. -Background music for SMSC/Behaviour Management during the knowledge hunt -A Homework Task The topic of the lesson focusses on Hindu sacred texts, and the 'Sources of authority' aspect of your specification. The lesson provides students with an overview of and selected readings from: The Vedas, a collection of hymns praising the Vedic gods. Veda means 'knowledge' The Ramayana, long epic poems about Rama and Sita The Mahabharata, which includes the Bhagavad Gita The Puranas, a collection of stories about the different incarnations and the lives of saints This is part of a series of lessons, if you like it: save countless hours by downloading the complete course! The complete series of GCSE Hinduism lessons can be downloaded at our TES Shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/godwin86 Thank you for your download! Positive reviews are greatly appreciated.

This download is for a Personal Learning Checklist (PLC) for the Epistemology section of the new AQA Philosophy specification (AS-level). It features a double-sided worksheet, focussed on a checklist with all of the topics listed for this section of the course in the AQA Philosophy Specification (7171). The .zip file contains a Word document: so the resource is fully customisable. On the reverse of the sheet are other useful measures that allow teachers to gauge a student's confidence and reflective abilities. The Personal Learning Checklists (PLC): -Allows the student to see clearly what they need to know for the exam. -Allows the student to communicate to their teacher how they can be best helped. -Gets the student to analyse their progress in relation to their target grade. -Encourages students to reflect in a structured manner on their necessary revision focusses. -Gets students to establish both a revision and an exam technique focus.

This download is for a Personal Learning Checklist (PLC) for the Moral Philosophy section of the new AQA Philosophy specification (AS-level). It features a double-sided worksheet, focussed on a checklist with all of the topics listed for this section of the course in the AQA Philosophy Specification (7171). The .zip file contains a Word document: so the resource is fully customisable. On the reverse of the sheet are other useful measures that allow teachers to gauge a student's confidence and reflective abilities. The Personal Learning Checklists (PLC): -Allows the student to see clearly what they need to know for the exam. -Allows the student to communicate to their teacher how they can be best helped. -Gets the student to analyse their progress in relation to their target grade. -Encourages students to reflect in a structured manner on their necessary revision focusses. -Gets students to establish both a revision and an exam technique focus.

This is the eighth in a series of lessons on Hinduism for GCSE level students for the 'Beliefs, Teachings & Practices' section of the course [section A]. It is designed around the OCR specification and is therefore suitable for teachers using the AQA specification (which is a less detailed equivalent to the OCR spec) and highly relevant to GCSE Religious Studies teachers regardless of the specification used. 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 -Double-sided A4 worksheet -A3 Silent Debate group worksheets -A Homework Task The topic of the lesson focusses on the following part of the specification: Human Concerns [Duties/Virtues/Yamas] • Hindu understanding of the concepts of free will, suffering and virtue, including their relationship to karma and samsara • The meaning and importance of Hindu virtues/ moral duties (yamas), including harmlessness/ non-violence (Ahimsa), compassion (daya), selfcontrol/restraint(dama) and giving (dana) • The relationship between virtues and particular elements of dharma • Common and divergent emphases placed on human concerns by different Hindu groups, including which virtues are identified as of core importance • Different interpretations and emphases given to sources of wisdom and authority by different Hindu groups Sources: Mahabharata V 39 Bhagavad Gita XVI, 1–3 Bhagavad Gita VIII 8–12 This is part of a series of lessons, if you like it: save countless hours by downloading the complete course! The complete series of GCSE Hinduism lessons can be downloaded at our TES Shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/godwin86 Thank you for your download! Positive reviews are greatly appreciated.

The following worksheet can be used with any documentary, long video or series of videos, It can be used in any subject and for any topic. The purpose is to focus learning whilst students watch a video. It allows students to 'get more out of' video-watching activities and allows teachers to structure discussions as a result. Whilst watching a documentary or video students add to the following rubrics: -5 interesting things I saw… -One big question I would ask… -The four points to summarise the video(s)… -Interesting things I heard… -How I could connect this to other subjects… -Five ways I can connect this topic to my own life… -One thing I will definitely remember… -Interesting facts from the videos… -Questions I would ask… A tried and tested tool I have used many times. If you're "just watching a video" at the end of term and want to make it a more meaningful and productive task: this worksheet is for you!

This is the seventh in a series of lessons on Hinduism for GCSE level students for the ‘Beliefs, Teachings & Practices’ section of the course [section A]. It is designed around the OCR specification and is therefore suitable for teachers using the AQA specification (which is a less detailed equivalent to the OCR spec) and highly relevant to GCSE Religious Studies teachers regardless of the specification used. The Download (comprising 3 files, within one zip file) includes: -A PPT Containing a Full Lesson -A complete lesson plan covering: objectives, key-words, differentiation, and lesson timeline -Double-sided A4 worksheet -A Homework Task The topic of the lesson focusses on the following part of the specification: The Four Aims of Human Life (Purusharthas) • The meaning of the term Dharma, which is dependent on the context in which it is applied • The role and significance of dharma in Hindu life • The relationship between dharma and other concepts such as varna, ashrama, artha, karma and moksha • Sanatana dharma (the eternal dharma) as a name some Hindus give to their religion, including the idea of ancient and universal truths contained within the religion • The relationship between an individual’s dharma and the concept of karma • Common and divergent emphases placed on the four aims of human life by different Hindu groups, including different ways of understanding varna and its function in society • Different interpretations and emphases given to sources of wisdom and authority by different Hindu groups Sources: Katha Upanishad II 1–2 Bhagavad Gita II 62–65 This is part of a series of lessons, if you like it: save countless hours by downloading the complete course! The complete series of GCSE Hinduism lessons can be downloaded at our TES Shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/godwin86 Thank you for your download! Positive reviews are greatly appreciated.

This is the sixth in a series of lessons on Hinduism for GCSE level students for the 'Beliefs, Teachings & Practices' section of the course [section A]. It is designed around the OCR specification and is therefore suitable for teachers using the AQA specification (which is a less detailed equivalent to the OCR spec) and highly relevant to GCSE Religious Studies teachers regardless of the specification used. The Download (comprising 8(+) 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 information/notes sheet about Brahman -Images for leaflet design task (2 page word document) -3 Videos about The Nature of Brahman and associated Hindu beliefs. -A Homework Task The topic of the lesson focusses on the following part of the specification: Brahman (Features of The Divine) • The concept of Brahman as the eternal, omnipresent and all-pervading divinity, unlimited, infinite and impersonal (nirguna) and as the personal deity manifested in forms (saguna) • The nature of Brahman as both all-pervading and within the heart of an individual (antaryami/antharyami) • Brahman as the supreme person (Bhagvan, or Ishvara) living in a spiritual realm • The significance of different ways of understanding Brahman and how this relates to other concepts, including liberation (moksha) • Common and divergent emphases placed on features of the divine by different Hindu groups, including the importance of the relationship to a personal deity • Different interpretations and emphases given to sources of wisdom and authority by different Hindu groups • Chandogya Upanishad IV, x, 4–5 • Chandogya Upanishad V, x, 3 • Kena Upanishad I This is part of a series of lessons, if you like it: save countless hours by downloading the complete course! The complete series of GCSE Hinduism lessons can be downloaded at our TES Shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/godwin86 Thank you for your download! Positive reviews are greatly appreciated.

This is the fifth in a series of lessons on Hinduism for GCSE level students for the 'Beliefs, Teachings & Practices' section of the course [section A]. It is designed around the OCR specification and is therefore suitable for teachers using the AQA specification (which is a less detailed equivalent to the OCR spec) and highly relevant to GCSE Religious Studies teachers regardless of the specification used. The Download (comprising 5(+) files, within one zip file) includes: -A PPT Containing a Full Lesson -A complete lesson plan covering: objectives, key-words, differentiation, and lesson timeline -12 Page colour knowledge-hunt (place around the room) -Images for poster design task (4 page word document) -Background music (Aum Chants and Tibetan Singing Bowls) to play during the poster design task (SMSC) -A Homework Task The topic of the lesson focusses on the following part of the specification: Manifestations of the Divine • Different ways of understanding Brahman, with attributes (Saguna Brahman) and without attributes (Nirguna Brahman) • The connection between concepts of Brahman and Hindu practices, including Hindu deities as manifestations of Saguna Brahman • The role and importance of the Trimurti and the Tridevi, including the concept of Shakti and the relationship between male and female deities • The role and importance of Avatara as the incarnation or manifestation of deities in a particular physical form • The role and importance of Murti as the focus of worship and as an expression of an actual presence • The significance of Avatara in different Hindu traditions • Common and divergent emphases placed on manifestations of the divine by different Hindu groups • Different interpretations and emphases given to sources of wisdom and authority by different Hindu groups Smriti and shruti scriptures • Stories of the gods acting within the world • The avatars of Vishnu • The Ramayana • The Bhagavad Gita • Jesus and the Buddha as avatars This is part of a series of lessons, if you like it: save countless hours by downloading the complete course! The complete series of GCSE Hinduism lessons can be downloaded at our TES Shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/godwin86 Thank you for your download! Positive reviews are greatly appreciated.

This is the third in a series of lessons on Hinduism for GCSE level students for the 'Beliefs, Teachings & Practices' section of the course [section A]. It is designed around the OCR specification and is therefore suitable for teachers using the AQA specification (which is a less detailed equivalent to the OCR spec) and highly relevant to GCSE Religious Studies teachers regardless of the specification used. The Download (comprising 7(+) 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 A3 worksheet (in 3 formats depending on your printing capacities) -Silent debate A3 Worksheets for group activity -18 Page colour knowledge-hunt (place around the room) -A pack of classical sitar music to play during the knowledge hunt (SMSC) -A Homework Task The topic of the lesson focusses on the following part of the specification: The Nature of Reality • The meanings of the terms: Maya, Loka, Devas and Asuras • The concept of Loka (world/realm/space) and the ways the Lokas are divided • The heavenly realms of the Tri-Murti: Brahma-Loka, Shiva-Loka and Vishnu-Loka/Vaikuntha • The inhabitants of the different realms, including the belief that people are born into different realms as a result of karma • The nature of the material world • The meaning of prakriti, purusha and the trigunas • The role and relationship of prakritim purusha and the trigunas in the creation and constitution of the material world • The cycle of creation and destruction as it applies to the universe, including the roles of the Trimurti and the Mahayuga • Common and divergent teachings and beliefs about worlds and their diverse inhabitants, including Maya, Loka, Devas and Asuras • The nature of reality, including the way gunas interact to determine the nature of things • Common and divergent understandings of cosmology and creation by different Hindu groups, including: • The cyclical universe, trimurti, aum and mahayuga • The relationship between the material world and the concept of Maya • Different interpretations and emphases given to sources of wisdom and authority by different Hindu groups Sources: • The Nasadiya Sukta (Rig Veda) • Katha Upanishad III 10–11 • Chandogya Upanishad III 14 • Bhagavad Gita XIII 19–20 This is part of a series of lessons, if you like it: save countless hours by downloading the complete course! The complete series of GCSE Hinduism lessons can be downloaded at our TES Shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/godwin86 Thank you for your download! Positive reviews are greatly appreciated.