Artefacts and Prayer-KS3 Religious Studies

A ready to use Religious Studies lesson (from KS3 upwards) which introduces the concept of belief and the topic of prayer. The lesson enables students to answer the Enquiry Question: ‘Is the use of religious artefacts in prayer necessary to help people to connect to God?’
The lesson includes the 6 main world religions and is fun, thought provoking and fully editable, with tasks to last 60 minutes.

Students are challenged to use key vocabulary in their writing such as collective, devotion, congregation and meditate when learning about the different methods of prayer and artefacts used in the 6 main world religions. Assessment for learning opportunities throughout enable the teacher to make on the spot checks of the direction of the learning. Students learn through a team fact hunt key facts about the use of different artefacts to help theists connect to God by creating their own knowledge organisers. Students have to sort arguments for and against the use of prayer, before the extended writing enquiry task.

Learning Intentions
-I can recall religious artefacts used in prayer
-I can analyse arguments for and against the use of artefacts during prayer
-I can evaluate the arguments out forward to form my own opinion, using evidence, of whether religious artefacts help theists connect to God.

Lesson includes:
-PowerPoint (7 slides)
-Resources-Use the keyword in a sentence task (Word), Arguments for and Against task sheet (Word) Knowledge Organiser (Publisher) Prayer Fact hunt Sheets (Word) Enquiry question slips (PowerPoint)
PowerPoint and resources are in comic sans, with size 14 font. Tried and tested lesson, used by both specialist and non-specialist staff across inner city schools in the Northwest. The PowerPoint includes suggested timings and teaching tips to aid Early Careers Teachers and Non-Specialists.

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