Inner-city London teacher here, serving Religious Education Resources for GCSE and KS3.
Full of accessible and familiar activities, this shop provides a resource for teachers looking to create a dynamic and enjoyable classroom. Download a free lesson on the Four Noble Truths and The Problem of Evil.
Inner-city London teacher here, serving Religious Education Resources for GCSE and KS3.
Full of accessible and familiar activities, this shop provides a resource for teachers looking to create a dynamic and enjoyable classroom. Download a free lesson on the Four Noble Truths and The Problem of Evil.
This lesson covers the GCSE AQA Specification for Buddhism. Each lesson contains a starter, plenary, one or more activity, literacy and homework suggestions.
I teach them at speed in 50 minutes but I suggest taking the full 55-60 minutes if possible. Some lessons have slightly more content than others and this can be spread out according to your teaching schedule.
All the folders are labelled in order for download but for added clarity the suggested order for the lessons is as follows.
Lesson 1 - The story of Buddha
Lesson 2 - The Four Sights and Asceticism
Lesson 3 - The Enlightenment
Lesson 4 – Dhamma and the 3 Refuges
Lesson 5 – Dependent Arising
Lesson 6 – Dukkha
Lesson 7 – Anicca and Anatta
Lesson 8 – Buddhism Assessment (midway)
Lesson 9 – The Four Noble Truths (pt 1)
Lesson 10 – The Four Noble Truths (pt 2)
Lesson 11- Theravada and Mahayana
Lesson 12 – The Arhat and the Boddhisattva
Lesson 13 – Pure Land Buddhism
Lesson 14 – Buddhist Beliefs Practice Paper GCSE AQA
These lessons should be supplemented with photocopies of relevant sections of the AQA Buddhism textbook or students will have a book themselves.
I hope you enjoy the resources – please review if you do and I will be uploading more RE resources in the future so watch this space!
This lesson covers:
Becoming an Arhat activity
Review of 8 fold path
Becoming a Boddhisattva activity
Types of Boddhisattvas
Essay literacy exercise
Homework suggestion
This is lesson 12 of a bundle of lessons and homeworks covering the GCSE AQA Buddhism Beliefs specification topics.
In the bundle there is a mixture of in class activities, comprehension, writing, fun tasks and homework worksheets. Class time is 60 minutes. You can modify the classes to suit your students.
Usually it is suggested you use the AQA Buddhism book to supplement these lessons but for this lesson you can do without it.
If you want to view a sample resource you can download the free Four Noble Truths Resource uploaded.
This lesson covers:
What is heaven and hell
Significance for Christians
Morgan Freeman’s episode on Story of God
Review worksheet to go with the film
Homework suggestion
This is an ideal END OF TERM lesson - so I have put it here for free, the Morgan Freeman episode has to be paid for but you can buy the episode on Amazon, it is not expensive and I have provided the link.
This topic is part of the GCSE Christian Beliefs paper.
The lesson will take 60 minutes.
This forms part of a Christian beliefs bundle
This is a free selected resource from the Buddhist Beliefs Pack. If you like this resource you can purchase 12 additional lessons with suggested homework resources.
It introduces the first noble truth to GCSE students and has a corresponding homework sheet on the second noble truth.
Students will have already looked at dependent arising to complete this fully lesson.
Suitable for Year 9 - Year 11
This lesson is an introduction to the story of Buddha - suitable for multiple specifications and ages year 8 upwards.
It covers
Buddha’s Birth
Myth and Reality of the story
Life of Luxury
Homework - Jataka tales
This is lesson 2 of a bundle of lessons and homeworks covering the GCSE AQA Buddhism Beliefs specification topics.
In the bundle there is a mixture of in class activities, comprehension, writing, fun tasks and homework worksheets. Class time is 60 minutes. You can modify the classes to suit your students.
Usually it is suggested you use the AQA Buddhism book to supplement these lessons but for this lesson you can do without it.
If you want to view a sample resource you can download the free Four Noble Truths Resource uploaded.
This lesson covers:
Mandalas
Dependent Arising
The Tibetan wheel of life
Not an easy concept - definitely worth doing some reading to make sure you understand it yourself first.
This is lesson 5 of a bundle of lessons and homeworks covering the GCSE AQA Buddhism Beliefs specification topics.
In the bundle there is a mixture of in class activities, comprehension, writing, fun tasks and homework worksheets. Class time is 50minutes. You can modify the classes to suit your students.
Usually it is suggested you use the AQA Buddhism book to supplement these lessons but for this lesson you can do without it.
If you want to view a sample resource you can download the free Four Noble Truths Resource uploaded.
This lesson is suitable for multiple specifications and ages year 8 upwards.
It covers:
The three refuges
Taking refuge
The importance of Dhamma
A fun activity on the three jewels
This is lesson 5 of a bundle of lessons and homeworks covering the GCSE AQA Buddhism Beliefs specification topics.
In the bundle there is a mixture of in class activities, comprehension, writing, fun tasks and homework worksheets. Class time is 55 minutes. You can modify the classes to suit your students.
Usually it is suggested you use the AQA Buddhism book to supplement these lessons but for this lesson you can do without it.
If you want to view a sample resource you can download the free Four Noble Truths Resource uploaded.
This lesson covers:
Awareness of Impermanance
Kisa Gotami and the Mustard Seed - story
Homework sheet on Anatta
This is lesson 7 of a bundle of lessons and homeworks covering the GCSE AQA Buddhism Beliefs specification topics.
In the bundle there is a mixture of in class activities, comprehension, writing, fun tasks and homework worksheets. Class time is 60 minutes. You can modify the classes to suit your students.
Usually it is suggested you use the AQA Buddhism book to supplement these lessons but for this lesson you can do without it.
If you want to view a sample resource you can download the free Four Noble Truths Resource uploaded.
This lesson covers:
Meditation
Mara
Mara’s Temptations
The three watches
How Buddhists describe Enlightenment
Homework Suggestion
This is lesson 3 of a bundle of lessons and homeworks covering the GCSE AQA Buddhism Beliefs specification topics.
In the bundle there is a mixture of in class activities, comprehension, writing, fun tasks and homework worksheets. Class time is 60minutes. You can modify the classes to suit your students.
Usually it is suggested you use the AQA Buddhism book to supplement these lessons but for this lesson you can do without it.
If you want to view a sample resource you can download the free Four Noble Truths Resource uploaded.
Please give a nice REVIEW if you found it useful - I would also welcome your constructive feedback.
This lesson covers:
Key features of Theravada Tradition
Key features of Mahayana Tradition
The five aggregates
Sunyata and the Chariot
Buddha Nature
Quiz
This is lesson 11 of a bundle of lessons and homeworks covering the GCSE AQA Buddhism Beliefs specification topics.
In the bundle there is a mixture of in class activities, comprehension, writing, fun tasks and homework worksheets. Class time is 60 minutes. You can modify the classes to suit your students.
Usually it is suggested you use the AQA Buddhism book to supplement these lessons but for this lesson you can do without it.
If you want to view a sample resource you can download the free Four Noble Truths Resource uploaded.
This is an assessment, a video recommendation and lesson starter that contributes to a bundle of lessons and homeworks covering the GCSE AQA Buddhism Beliefs specification topics.
In the bundle there is a mixture of in class activities, comprehension, writing, fun tasks and homework worksheets. Class time is 50minutes. You can modify the classes to suit your students.
Usually it is suggested you use the AQA Buddhism book to supplement these lessons but for this lesson you can do without it.
If you want to view a sample resource you can download the free Four Noble Truths Resource uploaded.
This lesson covers:
Sukhavati
Pure Land practices
Pure Land and Theravada Comparison Exercise
Revision Suggestions
This is lesson 13 of a bundle of lessons and homeworks covering the GCSE AQA Buddhism Beliefs specification topics.
In the bundle there is a mixture of in class activities, comprehension, writing, fun tasks and homework worksheets. Class time is 60 minutes. You can modify the classes to suit your students.
Usually it is suggested you use the AQA Buddhism book to supplement these lessons but for this lesson you can do without it.
If you want to view a sample resource you can download the free Four Noble Truths Resource uploaded.
This lesson covers:
Craving and Attachment
States of suffering
Types of suffering
Options for different activities
Homework suggestion
This is lesson 6 of a bundle of lessons and homeworks covering the GCSE AQA Buddhism Beliefs specification topics.
In the bundle there is a mixture of in class activities, comprehension, writing, fun tasks and homework worksheets. Class time is 60 minutes. You can modify the classes to suit your students.
Usually it is suggested you use the AQA Buddhism book to supplement these lessons but for this lesson you can do without it.
If you want to view a sample resource you can download the free Four Noble Truths Resource uploaded.
This is a lesson that can support the GCSE Buddhism course or it can be a general lesson to help contextualise the Dalai Lama as a spiritual and political leader.
The lesson covers:
Who is the Dalai Lama
The challenges the Dalai Lama faces
Tibetan independence
The challenges of self-immolation
The lesson takes 40-50 minutes to complete.
Trigger warning - this lesson does refer to the self-immolation of Buddhist monks in protest of Tibetan occupation.
If you are interested in more lessons consider my Buddhist beliefs bundle which includes all the content for the GCSE Buddhist Beliefs curriculum.
This lesson covers:
Case Study of The Oakland Buddha
Temple
Shrine
Monastery
Puja
Chanting
Beautiful Work Activity
This is part of a bundle of lessons and homeworks covering the GCSE AQA Buddhism Practices.
This lesson is a slightly reduced price as students work independently for about half of the lesson.
In the bundle there is a mixture of in class activities, comprehension, writing, fun tasks and homework worksheets. Class time is 60 minutes. You can modify the classes to suit your students.
Usually it is suggested you use the AQA Buddhism book to supplement these lessons but for this lesson you can do without it.
If you want to view a sample resource you can download the free Four Noble Truths Resource uploaded.
This lesson covers:
Vipassana
Walking Meditation
Zazen
Experiential Activities
Homework
This is part of a bundle of lessons and homeworks covering the GCSE AQA Buddhism Beliefs specification topics.
In the bundle there is a mixture of in class activities, comprehension, writing, fun tasks and homework worksheets. Class time is 60 minutes. You can modify the classes to suit your students.
Usually it is suggested you use the AQA Buddhism book to supplement these lessons but for this lesson you can do without it.
If you want to view a sample resource you can download the free Four Noble Truths Resource uploaded.
This lesson covers:
Meditation
Samatha Meditation
Mindfulness
Mind mapping Tool
Homework
This is part of a bundle of lessons and homeworks covering the GCSE AQA Buddhism Beliefs specification topics.
In the bundle there is a mixture of in class activities, comprehension, writing, fun tasks and homework worksheets. Class time is 60 minutes. You can modify the classes to suit your students.
Usually it is suggested you use the AQA Buddhism book to supplement these lessons but for this lesson you can do without it.
If you want to view a sample resource you can download the free Four Noble Truths Resource uploaded.
This lesson covers:
Visualisation
Thangkas
Mandalas
Experiential Learning Activities
Homework
This is part of a bundle of lessons and homeworks covering the GCSE AQA Buddhism Beliefs specification topics.
In the bundle there is a mixture of in class activities, comprehension, writing, fun tasks and homework worksheets. Class time is 60 minutes. You can modify the classes to suit your students.
Usually it is suggested you use the AQA Buddhism book to supplement these lessons but for this lesson you can do without it.
If you want to view a sample resource you can download the free Four Noble Truths Resource uploaded.
This lesson covers:
Craving and Desire
Overcoming suffering
Nibbana
This is lesson 10 of a bundle of lessons and homeworks covering the GCSE AQA Buddhism Beliefs specification topics.
In the bundle there is a mixture of in class activities, comprehension, writing, fun tasks and homework worksheets. Class time is 60 minutes. You can modify the classes to suit your students.
Usually it is suggested you use the AQA Buddhism book to supplement these lessons but for this lesson you can do without it.
If you want to view a sample resource you can download the free Four Noble Truths Resource uploaded.
This lesson covers:
What is loving kindness
The four sublime states
How it compares to compassion
12 mark questions
Loving kindness meditation (experiential)
Homework
This is part of a bundle of lessons and homeworks covering the GCSE AQA Buddhism Practices specification topics. Students will need to have touched upon the four sublime states to complete this lesson.
In the bundle there is a mixture of in class activities, comprehension, writing, fun tasks and homework worksheets. Class time is 60 minutes. You can modify the classes to suit your students.
Usually it is suggested you use the AQA Buddhism book to supplement these lessons but for this lesson you can do without it.
If you want to view a sample resource you can download the free Four Noble Truths Resource uploaded.
