Fifth lesson in scheme of work focusing on moral/ethcial dilemmas that are faced by people around the world every day. This scheme of work looks at reasons for and against these dilemmas and what religions may say about this. This lesson introduces students to the concept of a animal rights and how humans do/should interact with animals in the world. Students understand the role of religions in standing up for the rights of animals. This is a complete lesson that has been designed with non subject specialists in mind so that it is fairly easy to pick up and teach. Lesson includes differentiated tasks, work sheets, on screen task management board and relevant information.

A fully-resourced, detailed and differentiated lesson which serves as an introduction to religious attitudes towards animals. The lesson investigates the attitudes of all six main world religions and students will complete scripture analysis, clip tasks, extended literacy tasks and much more. This is perfect as part of a KS3/KS4 RE unit and has been created for the EC Publishing Year 9 RE Package. This lesson is editable, so easy to adapt for your own planning and contains match up tasks, clip tasks, literacy and debate tasks, information sheets and more, as well as an engaging 1 hour PowerPoint. It is well-differentiated with three-level challenges for each task and very easy to follow. Who are EC Resources? EC Resources are top TES RE providers and are a group of teachers who work together to create easy to use, high quality and editable lessons and units of work. We have created lessons for The Children’s Commissioner, MACS Charity, Tes, LikeToBe Careers, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (UK Gov) and have also completed PSHE and Citizenship commissions for schools across the UK. Check out our RE and PSHE Packages here: Complete KS3 PSHE and RSE Complete KS4 PSHE and RSE One Year of KS5 PSHE and RSE One Year of Citizenship and British Values Complete Year 7 and 8 RE Complete Careers and Employability AQA Citizenship GCSE Mega Pack Check out the EC Publishing website for full, affordable PSHE, Citizenship and RE Packages for all year groups including the new 2024 Complete PSHE Package. You can contact us at info@ecpublishing.co.uk Teaching PSHE, RE or Citizenship GCSE next year? Why not join our Citizenship and PSHE teachers Facebook group, with 8000 other teachers, for guidance, advice and resource sharing.

1 hour, fully resourced PSHCE lesson which focuses on animal rights, sustainability, the meat industry and our changing diets. The lesson has been left editable and is filled with engaging, well differentiated and fun activities. It is also useful for RE as an introduction to animal rights, or as a Tutor Time session (over a week). The pack includes a 1 hour long PowerPoint, differentiated challenge activities, worksheets, clips and literacy focus tasks. These resources have been designed to be engaging, detailed and easy to follow. You can find many more inexpensive and free PSHE, Citizenship and RE resources at my shop: MORE PSHE RESOURCES

KS3/2 lesson on animal rights. Contains: PPT lesson, blank worksheets that support the lesson, completed/answer worksheet, a table with one completed section of the main task and an information sheet with all the information from the lesson on one sheet which can be printed and used in the lesson instead. Religions included are: Hinduism, Islam, Christianity and Buddhism.

A ready to use lesson (from KS3 upwards) to meet the National Citizenship Curriculum which can introduce rights as a concept, by focusing on animal rights or can be used comparatively after teaching about human rights. The lesson asks big questions such as ‘Who deserves more rights and protection?’ Students use a pre-made knowledge organiser, detailing the UK laws on animal welfare, to debate and question the humane and inhumane uses/treatment of animals. Focusing on animal testing students are challenge to evaluate and analyse the need for animal testing to save human life. The lesson also encourages students to consider what is meant by ‘cruelty-free’ and how this is different to Veganism. Students are given opportunity to put forward their own arguments and are challenged to build upon their learning to lobby organisations and companies in power to end animal testing/the use of animals in fashion, sport or for entertainment purposes. The lesson also includes self-assessment and time for reflection by way of an exit ticket plenary. Learning Intentions -I can outline key facts about UK Animal Welfare law -I can analyse arguments for and against animal testing and the different uses of animals -I can utilise my knowledge to compose a persuasive letter, influencing others of my opinion What is included? -Powerpoint-10 slides -Resources- Opinion sheets, I think, I know, I wonder plenary exit tickets, Arguments for and Against Animal Testing Tables, Knowledge Organiser, True or False Quiz slips (all made using Publisher) PowerPoint and resources are in comic sans, with size 14 font and slides have a yellow background to ensure that it is SEN inclusive. The lesson includes differentiated learning tasks that challenge students to be critical thinkers. The lesson includes assessment for learning opportunities and can be used summatively through the final write up task. The lesson develops wider literacy skills and introduces technical terms. The PowerPoint has teacher notes with suggested teaching ideas and questioning, as well as suggested timings. The Lesson and resources are non-specialist friendly. Tried and tested lesson used by both specialist and non-specialist staff across inner city schools in the Northwest. This lesson once bought and downloaded should not be resold. You have been issued a single licence for your own use and the right to grant a limited licence to your students to use the licensed material as part of your teaching and their own private study. Teach With — copy, edit and provide the licensed material to those students you teach in any medium or format for the purpose of educating them and/or their private study. No Sharing of Derivatives (except to teach) — if you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you may not distribute the modified material except to those people you teach or work with. They too are bound by UK copyright laws.

Full lesson on animal rights with activities to engage all students

Works for KS3 (year 7-9) in a Religious Education class Specifically for Catholic Schools but can be adapted!

Introductory lesson exploring animal rights issues.

This is an advanced (CEFR C1, IELTS 7.0) EFL Speaking class about animal rights. Students begin by looking at two photos; one of battery-farmed chickens and one of free-range chickens. Teachers should elicit the differences between the experiences of these chickens. A discussion about ethics and animals follows. Target language (battery farming, activist, sentient, vegan, research, free-range) is introduced using photographs. A gap-fill activity follows to confirm students’ understanding. Students then discuss more questions and the class ends with predictions about the future of animal rights.

Lesson intended as a double lesson (roughly 1.5 hours) as part of a unit of work called ‘Religion and Life’ for the AQA spec at KS4. This lesson is called ‘Animal Rights’ and is L4 in the unit. This lesson can be taught as a stand alone lesson or as part of the unit. Lesson includes: Homework Starter 3D learning objectives and differentiated outcomes Construct (Main tasks) Apply tasks (Exam practice and technique) Review Plenary 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!

A resource which is intended to run over 4 lessons: independent study with some introduction and video clips which can be uploaded to your server, and students can access them in their own time using headphones. Great for independent study, differentiation, SMSC, PHSE, Religious Studies and Citizenship, as well as General Studies, this resource stimulates outrage, insight and curiosity. It also includes historical and cultural insights, like the Ecuadorian Government signing in the rights of nature into law.

Lesson two in series of medical ethics focus on fairness and religious view points, venn diargram and extended writing

Self explanatory series of four lessons concerning Animal Rights - suitable for KS3/4 students. Each contains learning objectives , links to both literacy and numeracy and available audio visual material. Worksheets included along with powerpoints. Lesson Titles : 1. How are animals different to humans? 2. Do Animals have rights? 3.Wild vs useful? 4. Should we eat animals?

Year 9 Animal Rights lesson on Animal Rights groups. Includes information worksheets for the main activity

Students are given a controversial picture (teachers may need to adapt to suit their class) and then they discuss whether they think animal testing is right or wrong. Good to use as an introduction to animal rights unit.

Useful as a starter or plenary to use on WJEC Our World unit - using these key terms in their longer answers will help them pick up extra marks

A worksheet analysing a letter from Chris Packham to Ant and Dec regarding the mistreatment of animals in I’m A Celebrity… Suitable for homework or a cover lesson.

By Juliet Davies, Head of RE, Kingsbury School, Warwickshire some unpleasant images of vivisection followed by the thought-provoking word 'dominion' and just how much power that affords us. :-(

This unit explores the issue of animal rights and how religions perceive the status of animals. Do humans have dominion of animals or should we refrain from any exploitation of God’s creation?

A superb resource to begin a unit on Animal Rights with any secondary Religious Studies class. This pack comprises of: an exceptionally clear 10-slide PowerPoint presentation, a worksheet for pupils together with a worked-example to demonstrate what you are looking for, as well as a very detailed lesson plan and personal note from me, the author, giving tips on my past experience with this lesson. All my resources take me several hours to complete, in my holidays from being an experienced Head of Religious Studies.

A double introductory lesson on Animal Rights for KS3 but can be adapted for KS4. All resources are included in the power point.