Lesson intended as a double lesson (roughly 1 1/2 hours) and explores the sanctity of life (principle of pikuach nefesh) and the mitzvot, to support the new GCSE specifications on the Study of Judaism. Lesson includes:
- Starter
- 3D learning objectives and differentiated outcomes
- Definition activity
- Comic activity
- Video Activity
- Exam practise with exam technique
- Exam feedback (peer assessment)
- Plenary: Give me 5
- Full PPT
- Lesson Plan
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.
Creative and visually engaging learning mat / revision sheet for Judaism: Festivals.
Can be used for revision, cover work, homework or class work - incredibly versatile resource! Download as an editable A3 Word document and as an A4 PDF (for compatibility)
Task mat includes:
Knowledge on Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and Pesach (Passover), including how and why they are celebrated
Knowledge Check
Choice of Tasks
Challenge question (Analysis question for extended writing) with exam technique
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!
Creative and visually engaging learning mat / revision sheet for Judaism: Kosher.
Can be used for revision, cover work, homework or class work - incredibly versatile resource! Download as an editable A3 Word document and as an A4 PDF (for compatibility)
Task mat includes:
Knowledge on what kosher is, why kosher laws are followed and how kosher laws are followed
Knowledge Check
Choice of Tasks
Challenge question (Analysis question for extended writing) with exam technique
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!
16-page Revision Guide for Islam: Beliefs and Teachings. Includes a review page with sample assessment questions (from Eduqas specification)
Guide covers:
1. Six Articles of Faith in Sunni Islam
2. Five Roots of Religion (Usal ad-Din) in Shi’a Islam
3. Nature of God
Oneness
99 Names of Allah
Revelation
Fitrah
Taqwa
Hanifs
4. The Prophets
Adam
Ibrahim
Musa
Dawud
Isa
Mohammad
5. Islamic Holy Books
6. Afterlife/Akhirah
Judgement
Heaven
Hell
7. Al-Qadr
God’s Divine Plan
Free Will
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!
Lesson intended as a double lesson (roughly 1 1/2 hours) and explores beliefs and teachings about death and the afterlife, to support the new GCSE specifications on the Study of Judaism. Lesson includes:
- Starter
- 3D learning objectives and differentiated outcomes
- Definition activity
- Video Activity
- Comic activity
- Exam practise with exam technique
- Exam feedback (peer assessment)
- Plenary: Hot Seat
- Full PPT
- Lesson Plan
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.
AQA GCSE Religious Studies: Theme E: Crime & Punishment: exam practise pack
This 23-page pack was created to support learners to prepare for their GCSE examination in Religious Studies: Crime & Punishment - the whole unit, downloaded as both an editable Word document and a PDF (for compatibility). If you are teaching a different specification, the questions can easily be edited to suit these specifications, which assess the information in a simliar way, making this resource relevant to all specifications.
The pack includes:
RAG rating of the specification
Knowledge and understanding relating to the specification
Key words and definitions
Exam practise
Answers / sample answers
Topics covered:
Laws
Crime
Good and Evil
Aims and Types of Punishment
Attitudes to Crime and Punishment
Suffering
Forgiveness and Reconciliation
Corporal Punishment
Capital Punishment (Death Penalty)
Created with the AQA RS GCSE in mind, though can be applied across specifications and qualifications.
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!
Lesson intended as a double lesson (roughly 1 1/2 hours) and explores Jewish Practices: Kosher Food Laws.
- Starter - Sentence Challenge
- 3D learning objectives and differentiated outcomes
- Matching Pairs
- Worksheet
- The Torah and Food Laws
- Exam practise with exam technique
- Exam feedback (peer assessment)
- Plenary: Post-its
- Full PPT
- Lesson Plan
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.
Lesson intended as a double lesson (roughly 1.5 hours) as part of Christian Beliefs and Teachings units. Two different types of lessons included in resource, depending on your class. Lesson includes:
- Starter
- 3D learning objectives and differentiated outcomes
- Definition Task
- Worksheet
- Travel Guide (creative activity)
- Group research
- Group presentations
- Plenary
- Differentiation (where necessary)
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!
Lesson intended as a double lesson (roughly 2 hours). Lesson includes:
- Reflection starter
- 3D learning objectives and differentiated outcomes
- Video (take notes)
- Group work: presentation (using laptops for research)
- Peer presentations (and review)
- Exam practise, with exam technique
- Peer review
- Reflection plenary
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!
Lesson intended as a double lesson (roughly 2 hours). Lesson includes:
- 4 pics, 1 word starter
- 3D learning objectives and differentiated outcomes
- Wants vs Needs
- Opinion (diamond nine) activity
- Value of a life
- Parables / Christian teachings about wealth
- Exam practise with exam technique
- Slogans plenary
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!
Lesson intended as a double lesson (roughly 2 hours). Lesson includes:
- Reflection starter: what are we looking at (video)
- 3D learning objectives and differentiated outcomes
- Definition task
- Video and question activity
- Worksheet and tasks
- Exam practise, including some exam technique hints
- 3, 2, 1 plenary
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!
Lesson intended as a double lesson (roughly 2 hours). Lesson includes:
- Reflection starter
- 3D learning objectives and differentiated outcomes
- Where does morality come from? (TPS)
- Definition task
- Video and question activity (from Christian and Humanist perspectives)
- Worksheet and tasks
- Exam practise, including some exam technique hints
- Plenary
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!
Lesson intended as a double lesson (roughly 2 hours). Lesson includes:
- What are we looking at today? Video-starter
- 3D learning objectives and differentiated outcomes
- Definition task
- Card sort activity (2)
- Fact sheet with tasks
- Exam practise, including some exam technique hints, peer-feedback
- 4,3,2,1 debate plenary
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!
Whole unit’s revision one one A3 page. This LM is from a Christian perspective to the Philosophy and Ethics unit of Issues of Human Rights.
Resource Includes:
- Key Concepts
- Human Rights
- Social Justice
- Amnesty International
- Malala
- Humanist Attitudes to Human Rights and Social Justice
- Christian Attitudes to Human Rights and Social Justice
- Christian Aid
- Salvation Army
- Liberation Theology
- Censorship
- Freedom of Religious Expression
- Religious Extremism
- Prejudice and Discrimination
- Religious Discrimination
- Humanist Attitudes to Prejudice and Discrimination
- Christian Attitudes to Prejudice and Discrimination
- Show Racism the Red Card
- Martin Luther King Jr
- Poverty and Wealth
- Relative Poverty / Absolute Poverty
- Fair Trade
- Christian Attitudes to Wealth and Poverty
- Helping those in Poverty
- Humanist Attitudes to Wealth and Poverty
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!
Creative and visually engaging learning mat / revision sheet for Judaism: The Holocaust - What was the Holocaust?
Can be used for revision, cover work, homework or class work - incredibly versatile resource!
Task mat includes:
Knowledge
Knowledge Check
Choice of Tasks
Challenge question (Analysis question for extended writing) with exam
Download as an A3 word document and as an A4 PDF, for compatibility.
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!
Lesson intended as a double lesson (roughly 1 1/2 hours) and explores Jewish Practices: the Synagogue, to support the new GCSE specifications on the Study of Judaism. Lesson includes:
- Starter
- 3D learning objectives and differentiated outcomes
- Fill in the Blank activity
- Worksheet
- Card Match activity
- Exam practise with exam technique
- Exam feedback (peer assessment)
- Plenary: True or False
- Full PPT
- Lesson Plan
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.
Lesson intended as a double lesson (roughly 1.5 hours) as part of the Christian Practices Unit.
Lesson includes:
- Starter
- 3D learning objectives and differentiated outcomes
- Video Task (and optional video - group/set dependent)
- Information Extraction
- Worksheet
-Application Task
- Exam Practise
- Plenary
- Differentiation (where necessary)
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!
Lesson intended as a double lesson (roughly 1.5 hours) as part of the Christian Practices Unit. Lesson includes:
- Starter
- 3D learning objectives and differentiated outcomes
- Definition Task
- VideoTask
- Information Hunt
-Application Task
- Plenary
- Differentiation (where necessary)
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!
Lesson intended as a double lesson (roughly 1.5 hours) as part of the Christian Practices Unit. Lesson includes:
- Starter
- 3D learning objectives and differentiated outcomes
- Card Match
- Audio Task
- Worksheet
-Application Task
- Plenary
- Differentiation (where necessary)
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!
AQA GCSE Religious Studies: Theme A: Relationships & Families: exam practise pack
This 22-page pack was created to support learners to prepare for their GCSE examination in Religious Studies: Relationiships and Families - the whole unit, downloaded as both an editable Word document and a PDF (for compatibility). If you are teaching a different specification, the questions can easily be edited to suit these specifications, which assess the information in a simliar way, making this resource relevant to all specifications.
The pack includes:
RAG rating of the specification
Knowledge and understanding relating to the specification
Key words and definitions
Exam practise
Answers / sample answers
Topics covered:
Sex
Contraception
Relationships
Marriage
Cohabitation
Symbolism within Marriage Ceremonies
Families and Parenting
Divorce and Separation
Annulment in Roman Catholicism
Gender Equality and Prejudice
Created with the AQA RS GCSE in mind, though can be applied across specifications and qualifications.
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!