I'm Head of Department and AQA examiner for Religious Studies. I teach the AQA spec and provide tried and tested resources. I'm uploading resources all of the time; my newest collection is the #FUN LESSONS range which are engaging, exam focused, challenging and getting great results. Lessons are fully resourced and easy to follow with minimal printing. I hope you enjoy teaching them.
I'm Head of Department and AQA examiner for Religious Studies. I teach the AQA spec and provide tried and tested resources. I'm uploading resources all of the time; my newest collection is the #FUN LESSONS range which are engaging, exam focused, challenging and getting great results. Lessons are fully resourced and easy to follow with minimal printing. I hope you enjoy teaching them.
ISLAM BELIEFS. REVISION. AQA RS. Concise, comprehensive. ‘MASTERY’ and exam-focused lesson. Resource light. Easy to follow (with notes). Date on slide updates automatically. REVISION LESSON
SUITABLE FOR DELIVERING:
AQA RS: Islam Beliefs – REVISION
Students will be able to (with reference to source of authority):
• Annotate quotes relating to the topic
• Recap on subtopics:
• Master and answer a 5 mark question
Activities include:
Recap starter, reading and question task, debate, ‘depth and mastery’ (partnered discussion) ‘Skills mastery’, model answer analysis, exam question with peer assessment & student friendly success criteria.
I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is most welcome.
Afterlife (Contrasting Christian Beliefs) is a useful and easy to follow lesson for delivering:
AQA Religious Studies: Christian Beliefs / Different Christian beliefs about the afterlife
Students will be able to:
• Explain Christian beliefs about resurrection and judgement
• Explain Catholic, liberal and fundamentalist beliefs about heaven and hell with reference to scripture
• Debate whether an omnibenevolent God would send anyone to hell
• Explain the importance of the resurrection to believers and how it influences Christians today.
Activities include:
Starter stimulus (doom paintings) / information sheet / answer 5 mark question on contrasting Christian beliefs about the afterlife/ debate
Differentiation: ** Differentiation by task **
DALY. GENDER AND THEOLOGY. #FUN LESSONS.
3 LESSONS. FUN & ENGAGING, VARIETY OF TASKS, MULTI-MEDIA & GAMES TO STIMULATE LEARNING. MINIMAL PRINTING, CONCISE. DATE ON SLIDE UPDATES AUTOMATICALLY. EASY TO FOLLOW SUITABLE FOR SPECIALISTS AND NON-SPECIALISTS. EVERYTHING YOU NEED FOR YOUR STUDENTS TO SUCCEED.
LESSONS INCLUDED:
The Unholy Trinity
A New Spirituality
Evaluation
ABOUT THE LESSONS:
• Aimed to offer clarity on a complex topic
• Customisable recap ‘do now’ task
• Emphasis on Exam Skills: A01 and A02
• Synoptic links
• Breadth: variety of scholars
• Scholar quotes
• Sources of Wisdom
• Assessment and extra challenges throughout.
• Information provided (not dependent on textbook or prior knowledge)
I hope you enjoy teaching this pack. Your feedback is most welcome.
Pilgrimage: Christian Practices #FUN LESSONS. A fun and engaging lesson with a variety of games, tasks and use of multimedia to stimulate learning. It is ‘MASTERY’ ‘and EXAM SKILLS focused. You’ll find it concise and easy to follow making it suitable for specialists and non-specialists alike. It covers GCSE content as well as A Level material to stretch and challenge.
There will be an emphasis (and modelling) of key skills needed in exam questions. Assessment and extra challenges throughout
Date on slide updates automatically / Resource light / Easy to follow & Suitable for non-specialists
SUITABLE FOR DELIVERING:
‘Pilgrimage – Christian Practices’
Students will be able to (with reference to source of authority):
• To explain reasons for pilgrimage in Christianity
• To explain two contrasting examples of Christian pilgrimage
• Evaluate which is the most important practice in Christianity
Activities/resources include:
Customisable recap do-now starter
a variety of tasks e.g. Tour Guide presentation, quiz, discussion, exam questions. To gain an in-depth understanding of:
• Importance of pilgrimage
• Three places of pilgrimage: Lourdes, Iona, Jerusalem
• A level stretch: religious experience
• recap all Christian practices along with reasons why they are important and relevant sources of authority
• Evaluate which are the most and least important Christian practices
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I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is most welcome.
Concise, comprehensive. ‘MASTERY’ and exam-focused lesson. Activities get increasingly more difficult, following Blooms taxonomy.
Date on slide updates automatically
Resource light
Easy to follow & Suitable for non-specialists (notes on slides)
SUITABLE FOR DELIVERING:
AQA RS THEME C: General Revelation
Students will be able to (with reference to source of authority):
• Explain types of general revelation
• Explain two ways in which General revelation influences Christians today.
• General revelation proves the existence of God. Evaluate.
Activities include:
Customisable recap starter (just add two questions), reading and question task, mini-plenary quiz with ‘stretch and challenge’ questions, ‘depth and mastery’ (partnered discussion), debate, ‘Skills mastery’, model answer analysis, exam question with peer assessment & student friendly success criteria.
I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is most welcome.
Concise, easy to follow and comprehensive, ‘MASTERY’ & exam-focused lesson.
Date on slide updates automatically
Resource light & Easy to follow & Suitable for non-specialists (notes on slides)
SUITABLE FOR DELIVERING:
AQA RS HUMAN RIGHTS: PREJUDICE & DISCRIMINATION (LAW & RELIGION) Christianity / Islam
Students will be able to (with reference to source of authority):
• Explain causes and types of discrimination
• Explain religious beliefs and laws about discrimination
• All types of discrimination are wrong. Evaluate
Activities include:
Customisable recap starter (just add two questions), reading and question task, mini-plenary quiz with ‘stretch and challenge’ questions, ‘depth and mastery’ (partnered discussion), debate, ‘Skills mastery’, model answer analysis, exam question with peer assessment & student friendly success criteria.
I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is most welcome.
DESCARTES SUBSTANCE DUALISM: METHOD OF DOUBT #FUN LESSONS.
OCR RS SOUL, MIND & BODY. Concise, easy to follow and comprehensive, ‘MASTERY’ and exam-focused lesson. RESOURCE FREE
SUITABLE FOR DELIVERING:
A LEVEL: SOUL, MIND AND BODY CAN BE ADAPTED FOR VARIOUS EXAM BOARDS
Students will be able to (with reference to source of authority):
EXPLAIN DESCARTES METHODOLOGY
EXPLAIN 2 PROOFS OF DESCARTES SUBSTANCE DUALISM
Activities include:
Customisable recap starter (just add two questions). Tasks to link to prior learning.
Key term test and self assessment. Engage in a thought experiment (following video clip) describe the experiment and explain its conclusion. Interpret sources of authority, Explain the properties of matter and mind. Frequent mini-plenaries. Culminating in a written A01 question:
Explain Descartes method and his two proofs of Substance Dualism using every term in the word bank , Include a quote (and interpretation) and check you have met each of the A01 success criteria.
Model answer & student friendly success criteria provided. Peer assessment. No hands up questioning - questions provided.
I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is most welcome.
‘Christian Practices – Revision lesson’ is a concise and easy to follow. It is a fun lesson to recap on the content. Students should be learning without realising it!
Date on slide updates automatically / Resource light / Easy to follow & Suitable for non-specialists
SUITABLE FOR DELIVERING:
Christian Practices - Revision
Students will be able to (with reference to source of authority):
• Engage in lots of fun game to revise for test. To prepare and present multiple views on a variety of statements with a strong religious reference.
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Activities include: FULLY RESOURCED**
• Articulate game
• quotes master game (sorting)
• presentation game: students are required to give reasons for and against variety of statements and include a strong religious reference
• pub quiz (without the beer!) and peer assessment
HOME LEARNING TASK
I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is most welcome.
CHRISTIAN STEWARDSHIP AND DOMINION. KS3 RELIGION AND THE ENVIRONMENT. FUN AND ENGAGING LESSON. VARIETY OF TASKS, MULTI-MEDIA AND GAMES TO STIMULATE LEARNING. CHALLENGING, MASTERY AND EXAM SKILLS FOCUSED.
• Assessment and extra challenges throughout.
• No printing, concise and easy to follow. Date on slide updates automatically
STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO (WITH REFERENCE TO GENESIS):
To evaluate whether it is solely the duty of Christians to take care of the planet
I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is most welcome.
USE AND ABUSE OF ENVIRONMENT. THIS LESSON ENABLES LEARNERS TO:
• Explain and illustrate problems with non-renewable natural resources including pollution and global warming
• Explain and illustrate advantages of non-renewable resources.
• Explain a variety of religious and humanist attitudes towards the use of natural resources. #ENGAGE, CHECK UNDERSTANDING, CORRECT MISCONCEPTIONS, DIFFERENTIATE, CHALLENGE.
SINGLE LESSON
TEACH AS PART OF GCSE. AQA THEME B
OR AS A STAND-ALONE LESSON
PRIOR LEARNING (DESIRABLE BUT NOT ESSENTIAL): stewardship, dominion
**INCLUDES RELIGIONS/PHILOSOPHICAL VIEWS: **
• Christian stewardship
• Christian dominion,
• Islam guardianship/khalifah,
• humanism
• Climate Change deniers
**RESOURCES INCLUDED: **
**Slides
Target Grade descriptors
PEES Writing frame
Key term bank
Quote bank
Model answer **
**ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: **
Presentation: use of natural resources
Model answer analysis
Modelling of PEES paragraph
Evaluation Question
Planned questioning to check whole class understanding.
**PEDAGOGY FEATURES: **
• Exam skills
• Recap
• Planned questioning
• Check whole class understanding.
• Address misconceptions
• Peer learning
• Reduce cognitive overload
• End task assessment
• Differentiation
EASY TO DELIVER
• Concise and logically sequenced
• Minimal printing
• Accessible for specialists and non-specialist teachers.
• Date on slide updates automatically.
• Task time indicators.
**I HOPE YOU ENJOY TEACHING THIS LESSON. YOUR FEEDBACK IS WELCOME. **
**FOR MORE LESSONS AND RESOURCES VISIT MY SHOP: **
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Examined_Life
MISSION & EVANGELISM. AQA RELIGIOUS STUDIES: CHRISTIAN PRACTICES:
Concise, comprehensive and challenging exam-focused lesson.
Date on slide updates automatically. **Resource light & easy to follow **
SUITABLE FOR DELIVERING:
AQA RELIGIOUS STUDIES: CHRISTIAN PRACTICES: MISSION AND EVANGELISM
Students will be able to (with reference to source of authority):
• Explain two ways (mission and evangelism) in which Christians carry out their responsibility of discipleship (spreading Christianity)
Activities include:
Recap on prior learning of Christian Practices, Research and presentation, exam question with modelling of developed points /self/peer assessment with student friendly success criteria/mini-plenaries/structured discussion of one short video clip (Bear Grylls Alpha Course)
I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is most welcome.
GENDER EQUALITY. AQA Relationships/Human Rights: Gender Equality (Christianity, Islam). Concise, comprehensive. ‘MASTERY’ and exam-focused lesson. Resource light. Easy to follow (with notes) Date on slide updates automatically. SINGLE LESSON
SUITABLE FOR DELIVERING:
AQA RS: Relationships: Gender Equality (Christianity, Islam)
Students will be able to (with reference to source of authority):
• Evaluate whether men and women are equals
Activities include:
Recap starter, reading log task, debate, ‘depth and mastery’ (partnered discussion) ‘Skills mastery’, model answer analysis, exam question with peer assessment & student friendly success criteria.
I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is most welcome.
ABRAHAMIC RELIGIONS is an engaging and easy to follow lesson for delivering:
KS3 RELIGIOUS STUDIES: WORLD RELIGIONS
STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO:
• Critically Compare the Abrahamic Religions
ACTIVITIES INCLUDE:
• Do now and self-assessment.
• Read info, turn and Talk: compare Islam, Judaism, Christianity
• Create a Venn diagram showing similarities and differences of these three world religions.
• Answer 4mk question - peer assessment
• Key term bingo
• extra challenges
Examined_Life resources are suitable for Specialists and non-Specialists
I hope you enjoy delivering this lesson. Your feedback is welcome.
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PROBLEM OF EVIL AND THEODICIES. CHRISTIAN BELIEFS. AQA. FUN AND ENGAGING. VARIETY OF TASKS TO STIMULATE LEARNING. #CHECK UNDERSTANDING. ADDRESS MISCONCEPTIONS. I DO, WE DO, YOU DO. SINGLE LESSON
Pedagogy Focus:
Check understanding and address misconceptions throughout
Reduce cognitive overload
I do, we do, you do
Exam skills: Strong religious reference
Extra Challenges throughout
Minimal printing. Concise and easy to follow. Date on slide updates automatically. Customisable Do Now task.
STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO:
Explain the evidential and logical problem of evil
Explain three theist responses to the problem of evil
I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is welcome.
SPECIAL REVELATION LESSON ENABLES LEARNERS TO: Explain Christian and Islam beliefs about Special revelation with reference to case studies and sacred writing.
#ENGAGE, CHECK UNDERSTANDING, CORRECT MISCONCEPTIONS, DIFFERENTIATE, CHALLENGE.
SINGLE LESSON 50-60 MINS
TEACH AS PART OF GCSE. AQA THEME C
OR AS A STAND-ALONE LESSON
PRIOR LEARNING: NATURE OF GOD
INCLUDES RELIGIONS/PHILOSOPHICAL VIEWS:
Case studies: Night of Power, St Bernadette, Saul
Christianity
Islam
**RESOURCES INCLUDED: **
Slides
Key terms and definitions
Target Grade descriptors
Writing frame
Key term bank
Quote bank
**ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: **
Presentation
Video note taking
Discussion
Planned questioning to check whole class understanding.
Modelling development
Exam Question: Explain two…
**PEDAGOGY FEATURES: **
• Exam skills
• Recap
• Planned questioning
• Check whole class understanding.
• Address misconceptions
• Peer learning
• Reduce cognitive overload
• End task assessment
• Differentiation
EASY TO DELIVER
• Concise and logically sequenced
• Minimal printing
• Accessible for specialists and non-specialist teachers.
• Date on slide updates automatically.
• Task time indicators.
**I HOPE YOU ENJOY TEACHING THIS LESSON. YOUR FEEDBACK IS WELCOME. **
**FOR MORE LESSONS AND RESOURCES VISIT MY SHOP: **
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Examined_Life
DO MIRACLES PROVE GOD EXISTS? ENABLES LEARNERS TO: Explore examples of miracles and explain contrasting interpretations, showing differences within and between religions (with reference to sacred writing)
#ENGAGE, CHECK UNDERSTANDING, CORRECT MISCONCEPTIONS, DIFFERENTIATE, CHALLENGE.
50 MINUTE LESSON
GCSE. AQA. THEME: C
INCLUDES RELIGIONS/PHILOSOPHICAL VIEWS:
Humanism
Islam
Christianity
Literal
Metaphorical
Natural Explanations
**RESOURCES INCLUDED: **
Slides
Info sheet
Writing frame
Key term bank
Quote bank
Target grade descriptors
**ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: **
Presentation
Answer questions
Debate
Planned questioning to check whole class understanding.
Exam Question: Explain and evaluate
**PEDAGOGY FEATURES: **
• Exam skills
• Recap
• Planned questioning
• Check whole class understanding.
• Address misconceptions
• Peer learning
• Reduce cognitive overload!
• End task assessment
• Extra challenge
• Differentiation
EASY TO DELIVER
• Concise and logically sequenced
• Minimal printing
• Accessible for specialists and non-specialist teachers.
• Date on slide updates automatically.
• Task time indicators.
**I HOPE YOU ENJOY TEACHING THIS LESSON. YOUR FEEDBACK IS WELCOME. **
**FOR MORE LESSONS AND RESOURCES VISIT MY SHOP: **
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Examined_Life
CRIME: EVIL ACTIONS AND INTENTIONS. FUN AND ENGAGING. VARIETY OF TASKS TO STIMULATE LEARNING. #CHECK UNDERSTANDING. ADDRESS MISCONCEPTIONS. I DO, WE DO, YOU DO.
PEDAGOGY FOCUS:
Check understanding and address misconceptions throughout
Reduce cognitive overload
I do, we do, you do
Minimal printing. Concise and easy to follow. Suitable for specialists and non-specialists. Task time indicators. Date on slide updates automatically. Customisable Do Now task.
STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO:
List religious & humanist views on the causes of evil actions.
Explain Christian views on why we should hate the sin and love the sinner
Discuss: Are Good and Evil relative terms?
Teach as a stand-alone lesson or part of THEME E CRIME AND PUNISHMENT AQA GCSE RELIGIOUS STUDIES
I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is welcome.
PASSOVER. FUN AND ENGAGING. VARIETY OF TASKS TO STIMULATE LEARNING. #CHECK UNDERSTANDING. ADDRESS MISCONCEPTIONS. SINGLE LESSON
Pedagogy Focus:
• Check understanding and address misconceptions throughout
• Reduce cognitive overload
• Build on Prior knowledge
• ‘I do, we do, you do’
• Exam skills: refer to a source of authority
No printing. Concise and easy to follow. Date on slide updates automatically. Customisable Do Now task.
STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO:
With reference to sources of authority.
Explain why and how Jews celebrate the festival of Passover
I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is welcome.
WORLD RELIGIONS. KS3 RELIGIOUS STUDIES INTRO LESSON. FUN AND ENGAGING. VARIETY OF TASKS TO STIMULATE LEARNING.
#CHECK UNDERSTANDING. ADDRESS MISCONCEPTIONS. SINGLE LESSON
**Pedagogy Focus: **
• Check understanding and address misconceptions throughout
• Reduce cognitive overload
• Build on Prior knowledge
• Appropriate challenge
• SMSC: tolerance and respect
Concise and easy to follow. Date on slide updates automatically.
**STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO: **
Understand why we learn Religious Studies in School
Identify 5 philosophical attitudes towards the existence of God/s.
Identify the six main religions in the world and list key facts about them
I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is welcome.
‘Prayer -Christian Practices’ #FUN LESSONS. Engages students with the use of a range of popular culture media. It is a ‘MASTERY’ ‘and EXAM SKILLS focused lesson that is concise and easy to follow making it suitable for specialists and non-specialists alike.
There is an emphasis (and modelling) of key skills needed in exam questions and mini plenary’s and extra challenges throughout.
Date on slide updates automatically / Resource light / Easy to follow & Suitable for non-specialists
SUITABLE FOR DELIVERING:
Prayer – Christian Practices
Students will be able to (with reference to source of authority):
• To explain the meaning and significance of the Lord’s Prayer
• To explain the difference between liturgical (set prayers) and informal prayers and public/private prayers and evaluate which is most meaningful
Activities include:
variety of multimedia in popular culture including: Stormzy and David Bowie
Customisable recap do-now starter, a variety of tasks to learn about:
Liturgical prayer and Lord’s prayer
Informal prayers, and arrow prayers
Private and Public prayer - Strengths and weaknesses
liturgical and informal prayer - strengths and weaknesses
The five purposes of prayer
5 mark exam question with scaffolding
I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is most welcome.
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