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:
Festivals and Retreats
Wesak significance and meaning
Wesak Celebrations
Three Activities
Homework on Parnirvana Day
This is part of a bundle of lessons and homeworks covering the GCSE AQA Buddhism Practices.
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.
If the resource was a success please do leave me a nice REVIEW :)
This lesson covers:
Theravadan funerals
Funerals in Tibet
Japanese Buddhist Funerals
12 mark Questions
Homework
This is part of a bundle of lessons and homeworks covering the GCSE AQA Buddhism Practices 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. Please see the notes in the power-points to support the teaching of your lesson.
If you want to view a sample resource you can download the free Four Noble Truths Resource uploaded.
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 - Buddhist worship
Lesson 2 - Samatha Meditation
Lesson 3 - Vipassana Meditation
Lesson 4 – Visualisation
Lesson 5 – Death and Mourning Ceremonies
Lesson 6 – Wesak and Parinirvana Day
Lesson 7 – Kamma (Karma)
Lesson 8 – Compassion (Karuna)
Lesson 9 – Loving Kindness (Metta)
Lesson 10 – The five moral precepts
Lesson 11- (to complete the course you will want to look at the six perfections with students - my students do this by making a poster)
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:
Ethical discussion
What is Karuna
Equanimity
Buddhist Charity
4 mark and 12 mark essay questions
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 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.
If the resource was a success please do leave me a nice REVIEW :)
This lesson covers:
Kamma
Skillful action
Quote analysis
Buddhist ethics
12 mark questions
This is part of a bundle of lessons and homeworks covering the GCSE AQA Buddhism Practices specification topics. Please the notes in the power-points to support the teaching of your 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:
The Easter Story (students will need some prior knowledge or support from the teacher)
The Nicene Creed
A video on the story
Significance and quote analysis
This is part of the GCSE Christian Beliefs paper but could be used for a general lesson on Easter and the significance of the resurrection and ascension.
The lesson will take 60 minutes.
This forms part of a Christian beliefs bundle.
This lesson covers:
The Four Sights
Asceticism
The Middle Way
Homework
This is part of a bundle of lessons and homeworks covering the GCSE AQA Buddhism Beliefs
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.
If the resource was a success please do leave me a nice REVIEW :)
This lesson covers:
Sacred/Holy
The omnis
God as creator
Homework Suggestion
This is part of a bundle of lessons and homeworks covering the GCSE AQA Christian Beliefs.
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.
The presentation comes in a PDF format.
If you want to view a sample resource you can download the problem of evil resource for FREE.
This lesson is an introduction to the the Four Sights and Asceticism follownig on from the story of Buddha - suitable for multiple specifications and ages year 8 upwards.
It covers
The Four Sights
Asceticism
The Middle Way
For and Against
Homework sheet
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:
The Trinity
Activity sheet on the trinity
Homework suggestion
This is part of a bundle of lessons and homeworks covering the GCSE AQA Christian Beliefs.
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. The resource comes in PDF format.
This is a free sample resource for Christian beliefs, view shop for more resources on Christianity and Buddhism.
This lesson covers
Spirit
Word
Genesis 1+2
Comparative exercise
Image of God
Exit ticket
Homework suggestion
Pair lower ability with higher ability students where possible. Encourage them to use English Literature skills for the reading of genesis. You may need to break up the text for lower ability students.
This is part of a bundle of lessons and homeworks covering the GCSE AQA Christian Beliefs.
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. The resource comes in PDF format.
This is a free sample resource for Christian beliefs, view shop for more resources on Christianity and Buddhism.
This lesson covers:
Historical Jesus
The incarnation as an event
The messiah
The messianic secret
Exit ticket
Homework suggestion
This is part of a bundle of lessons and homeworks covering the GCSE AQA Christian Beliefs.
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.
The presentation comes in a PDF format.
If you want to view a sample resource you can download the problem of evil resource for FREE.
This lesson covers:
What are the five moral precepts
4 mark questions
Ethical discussion topics
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 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.
If the resource was a success please do leave me a nice REVIEW :)
My students love getting these worksheets because it gives them independence and you can take a break from teaching from the front. For differentiation I will highlight bits I want certain student to focus on. This worksheet covers the whole topic of Christian worksheet (7pages).
This worksheet contains:
What is worship
Forgiveness
Types of worship
Public and private worship
Examples of worship
worship across denominations
The value of ritual
Types of ritual
12 mark essay
This resource will not be completed in a single lesson. You can give it as an in class activity and go through some parts together or as a holiday homework or series of homeworks.
Usually it is suggested you use the AQA Buddhism book to supplement these lessons but for this lesson you can do without it.
If the resource was a success please do leave me a nice REVIEW :)
This lesson contains:
The changing nature of Christian demographic (it may be interesting to add in the British census report to this part)
Mission and Evangelism recap
Case study of Christ for all nations (show them the images on the website)
Exit ticket
Additional review activity worksheet on Christian practices
This resource will not be completed in a single lesson, it is an easy topic and so I have added a supplementary activity in case you complete the lesson quicker than expected.
Usually it is suggested you use the AQA Christianity book to supplement these lessons but for this lesson you can do without it.
If the resource was a success please do leave me a nice REVIEW :)
This lesson covers:
Review of the four noble truths
The Eightfold path
12 mark questions
Exit ticket
Eightfold path charades
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 lesson covers:
Types of sin
Biblical sources of salvation
How salvation happens
Salvation in Christ
5 mark question (recommended to do this on the board with the students)
Exit ticket
Homework suggestion
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 lesson covers:
What happens on Judgement day
Comparative exercise Akhirah (students do not need to have studied Islam for this)
Bible research activity
Judgement
Plenary
Homework Suggestion
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 lesson covers:
The events of Jesus death
Jesus’ final words
Why Jesus had to die
Atonement
The Nicene Creed
Homework sheet
This is part of the GCSE Christian Beliefs paper but could be used for a general lesson on Easter and the significance of the resurrection and ascension.
The lesson will take 60 minutes.
This forms part of a Christian beliefs bundle.
This lesson covers:
How Jesus’ resurrection influences Christians views on life on after death.
Differing Christian perspectives about life after death
Spiritual or embodied resurrection activity
Homework suggestion
Bonus halloween quiz
This is quite a fun lesson as it is Christian beliefs but with a spooky theme - appropriate to teach around halloween. The traditions of halloween are not Christian but ghosts and zombies can bring alive the topic of spiritual or bodied resurrection.
This is part of a bundle of lessons and homeworks covering the GCSE AQA Christian Beliefs.
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. The resource comes in PDF format.
This is a free sample resource for Christian beliefs, view shop for more resources on Christianity and Buddhism.
