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.
Theme C. Knowledge of God’s Existence. Scheme of learning provides minute details of: Learning objective/Task details/Differentiation/Assessment (proof of learning) and Homework (research/recap rotation)
This SOL incorporates all content for the GCSE syllabus. It is based on the spiral model so there is plenty of recap throughout as well as challenge, mastery and ongoing assessment.
This SOL corresponds to the bundle: Theme C #FUN LESSONS@ https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/theme-c-pack-12470112
The main religion studied is Christianity and there is a separate lesson on Islam/Buddhism/Atheism.
Lessons:
Design argument + evaluation
First cause argument + evaluation
Argument from miracles + evaluation
General revelation + evaluation
Special revelation + evaluation
Knowledge of the divine in Islam Buddhism and atheism + evaluation
Revision lesson 1 - fun and games to recall content.
Revision lesson 2 - Become an expert in all types of AQA RS questions
I hope you enjoy delivering this SOL. Your feedback is most welcome.
ORIGINS OF UNIVERSE AND LIFE: SCIENCE AND RELIGION. AQA RELIGION & LIFE . FUN & ENGAGING. VARIETY OF TASKS, MULTI-MEDIA & GAMES TO STIMULATE LEARNING. CHALLENGING, MASTERY & EXAM SKILLS FOCUSED. SUITABLE FOR SPECIALISTS & NON-SPECIALISTS.
Emphasis on exam skills. Assessment and Extra challenges throughout.
Resource light, concise and easy to follow. Date on slide updates automatically
STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO (WITH REFERENCE TO SOURCE OF AUTHORITY)
Explain origins of universe and life according to: Science
Explain origins of universe and life according to: Religion (Christianity & Islam)
Explain contrasting views within Christianity on the origins of the universe and life
Evaluate: God created the universe and life
I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is most welcome.
SEXUAL ETHICS KANT. OCR A2 SEXUAL ETHICS. 100 MINUTE LESSON. FUN AND ENGAGING WITH A VARIETY OF TASKS AND GAMES TO STIMULATE LEARNING. CHALLENGE AND MASTERY FOCUSED.
• Aimed to offer clarity on a complex topic (support resources included)
• Emphasis on Exam Skills: A01 and A02
• Synoptic links
• Scholar quotes
• Assessment and extra challenges throughout.
• Minimal printing, concise and easy to follow. Date on slide updates automatically
STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO:
• Explain the principles of Kantian Ethics
• Apply Kantian Ethics to sexual relationships
• Evaluate whether Kantian Ethics is a useful theory to apply to sexual relationships.
I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is most welcome.
ISLAM BELIEFS AND PRACTICES REVISION IS IDEAL FOR END OF YEAR REVISING.
AIM: create effective flash cards to aid recall of key terms and points for 5mk & 12 mk Q’s
HOW: students work independently using a 9 step progress sheet to identify and fill gaps in knowledge.
DIFFERENTIATION: By time: depending on number of gaps students work independently over 1 or more lessons. By Task: some steps are different depending on predicted grade EG. U-3 no quotes needed 7+ 4 quotes in 12mk questions.
RESOURCES INCLUDED:
• Instruction slides
• Model of flash cards, development and conclusion
• 9 step student progress check list
• Key term knowledge audit
• 5mk and 12 mk questions corresponding to key term knowledge audit
• Quotes for all sub-topics
YOU WILL NEED TO PROVIDE:
• Either flash cards OR if on low budget A4 paper cut in half to create two cards
• Envelopes/wallets for them to keep cards organised
• INFORMATION to answer questions EG revision guides/their books/your support .
TEN OBLIGATORY ACTS. ISLAM PRACTICES. AQA. FUN AND ENGAGING. VARIETY OF TASKS TO STIMULATE LEARNING. #CHECK UNDERSTANDING. ADDRESS MISCONCEPTIONS. 50 MIN LESSON
STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO:
Explain the Ten Obligations of Shia Islam with reference to scripture
PEDAGOGY FEATURES:
• Customisable Do Now
• Whole Class assessment
• Check understanding and address misconceptions throughout
• Reduce cognitive overload
• I do, we do, you do
• Exam skills: Strong religious reference and development
• Extra Challenges
PRIOR LEARNING: FIVE PILLARS, ALMS GIVING, JIHAD
Minimal printing. Concise and easy to follow. Date on slide updates automatically.
I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson.
Your feedback is welcome.
Concise, comprehensive. ‘MASTERY’ and exam-focused lesson.
Date on slide updates automatically
Resource light
Easy to follow & Suitable for non-specialists (notes on slides)
SUITABLE FOR DELIVERING:
AQA THEME C SPECIAL REVELATIONS (Christianity)
Students will be able to (with reference to source of authority):
• Define Special Revelation
• Explain examples of Special Revelations in Christianity
• Evaluate the statement: Special Revelations prove that God and holy figures exist using developed points.
Activities include:
Recap starter, reading and question task, ‘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.
Sin and the Means of Salvation - CHRISTIAN BELIEFS. AQA. #FUN LESSONS. Concise and easy to follow, ‘MASTERY’ ‘and EXAM SKILLS focused lesson. Students will learn the GCSE content plus be challenged by dipping into some relevant A Level material. There will be an emphasis (and modelling) of key skills needed in evaluation questions. Mini plenary’s and extra challenges throughout**
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Date on slide updates automatically / Resource light / Easy to follow & Suitable for non-specialists
SUITABLE FOR DELIVERING:
Sin and the Means of Salvation / Christian Beliefs
Students will be able to (with reference to source of authority):
• Explain different Christian views on the means of Salvation including: including law, grace and role of Christ/atonement
• Evaluate which of these means guarantees salvation
Activities include:
Customisable recap do-now starter, a variety of tasks to learn about:
• Analysis of the song Amazing Grace and its background
• The following means of salvation: Grace, The Law, Role of Jesus, (crucifixion), Sola Fide (Faith Alone), Good deeds
• Contrasting Christian beliefs about which of these means is most reliable for Salvation
• 12 mark question With emphasis on key skills required by the exam board
• key term bingo
I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is most welcome.
‘Worship: Christian Practices’ is a concise and easy to follow, ‘MASTERY’ ‘and EXAM SKILLS focused lesson. There will be an emphasis (and modelling) of key skills needed in evaluation questions. Mini plenary’s and extra challenges throughout
Date on slide updates automatically / Resource light / Easy to follow & Suitable for non-specialists
SUITABLE FOR DELIVERING:
Worship: Christian Practices’ AQA
Students will be able to
• Explain different types of Christian worship and the denominations that use them
• Evaluate (strengths and weaknesses) of these forms of worship
Activities include:
Customisable recap do-now starter, a variety of tasks to learn about:
• Learning from popular TV series (videos) differences between Liturgical non liturgical, informal and charismatic forms of worship
• Matching activity to pair forms of worship with their advantages and disadvantages
• Venn diagram to illustrate similarities and differences between each type of worship
• Drama activity: students role play a type of worship the rest of the class guess which type of worship it is.
• debates regarding which is the most respectable form of worship
• Exam 4 mark question with scaffolding, model answer and peer assessment
I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is most welcome.
HUMAN RIGHTS QUOTES. FOR THEME F: RELIGION, HUMAN RIGHTS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE. AQA GCSE. DIFFERENTIATED.
CHRISTIANITY AND ISLAM QUOTES FOR ALL SUBTOPICS
INCLUDING:
• POVERTY, WEALTH, CHARITY AND EXPLOITATION
• SOCIAL JUSTICE, EQUALITY AND DISCRIMINATION: (sex, sexual orientation, racism)
• FREEDOM OF RELIGION
• HUMAN RIGHTS
The table shows how the same quote can be used in various sub topics which is useful for** lower ability/SEN** where recall of many quotes may be difficult.
This includes generic quotes that can be used across different sub-topics as well as more specific sophisticated quotes to **challenge the more able **
PREJUDICE, DISCRIMINATION & RELIGION. FUN AND ENGAGING. VARIETY OF TASKS TO STIMULATE LEARNING. WHOLE CLASS ASSESSMENT. PLANNED QUESTIONING. ADDRESS MISCONCEPTIONS. I DO, WE DO, YOU DO. DIFFERENTIATED. RELIGION: CHRISTIANITY
PEDAGOGY FOCUS:
Check whole class understanding / address misconceptions (e.g. mini boards/cold call)
I do, we do, you do
Differentiated End Task
Extra challenges throughout
Scaffolding
No 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: (WITH REFERENCE TO SACRED WRITING)
• LIST PROTECTED CHARACTERISTICS FROM 2010 EQUALITY ACT
• EXPLAIN RELIGIOUS BELIEFS ABOUT DISCRIMINATION
• EVALUATE WHETHER DISCRIMINATION IS ALWAYS WRONG.
TEACH AS A STAND-ALONE LESSON OR
PART OF THEME F: RELIGION, HUMAN RIGHTS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE. AQA GCSE RELIGIOUS STUDIES
I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is welcome.
HOMOSEXUALITY & RELIGION 2023. FUN AND ENGAGING. VARIETY OF TASKS TO STIMULATE LEARNING. WHOLE CLASS ASSESSMENT. PLANNED QUESTIONING. ADDRESS MISCONCEPTIONS. I DO, WE DO, YOU DO. DIFFERENTIATED. CONTEMPORARY RELIGIOUS VIEWS: CHRISTIANITY, ISLAM AND HUMANISM
PEDAGOGY FOCUS:
Check whole class understanding / address misconceptions (e.g. mini boards/cold call)
I do, we do, you do
Differentiated End Task
Extra challenges
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: EVALUATE WHETHER SAME-SEX MARRIAGE IS WRONG. WITH REFERENCE TO SACRED WRITING & SHOWING THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AND WITHIN RELIGIONS
TEACH AS A STAND-ALONE LESSON OR
PART OF THEME F: RELIGION, HUMAN RIGHTS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE. AQA GCSE RELIGIOUS STUDIES
I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is welcome.
ISLAM PRACTICES: FESTIVALS: ID-UL-FITR AND ASHURA #FUN LESSONS.
A fun and engaging lesson with a variety of tasks, multi-media and games to stimulate learning. It is ‘MASTERY’ ‘and EXAM SKILLS focused.
• Includes model answer and peer assessment
• Includes memory aids to help recall in exams
• No hands up planned questioning
• Key term bingo to help recall Islam beliefs and Islam practices
• No printing required, concise and easy to follow. Date on slide updates automatically
• Suitable for specialists and non-specialists.
Emphasis on exam skills: Assessment and extra challenges throughout.
STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO (WITH REFERENCE TO SOURCE OF AUTHORITY):
Explain the meaning and significance of Id-ul-Fitr and Ashura including
• Origins
• Differences within Islam on the meaning and celebration of these festivals
I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is most welcome.
OCR. A LEVEL. PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION: RELIGIOUS LANGUAGE & 20TH CENTURY RELIGIOUS LANGUAGE. #FUN-LESSONS. A concise and easy to follow FUN lesson to recap and master content. Students should be learning without realising it!
GAMES INCLUDE:
Knowledge Audit (to reveal gaps in knowledge and show progress)
Articulate (for key term mastery)
Guess who – match the quote to the source and explain what it means
Prepare and present multiple views on a variety of 40 mk statement
Pub quiz (without the beer!) and peer assessment
I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is most welcome.
SEXUAL ETHICS: SECULAR VIEWS. OCR A2 SEXUAL ETHICS. 100 MINUTE LESSON. FUN AND ENGAGING WITH A VARIETY OF TASKS, MEDIA, AND GAMES TO STIMULATE LEARNING. CHALLENGE AND MASTERY FOCUSED.
• Aimed to offer clarity on a complex topic
• Emphasis on Exam Skills: A01 and A02
• Synoptic links
• Scholarly views: Mill, Sartre, Hobbes, Aquinas, Postmodernism, Nihilism
• Sources of Authority
• Assessment and extra challenges throughout.
• No printing, concise and easy to follow. Date on slide updates automatically
STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO:
Explain and evaluate secular views on Sexual Relationships with reference to sources of authority
I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is most welcome.
AQA 12 MARK STUDENT FRIENDLY SUCCESS CRITERIA
This was created during AQA examining training 2023. Senior examiner confirmed this is accurate. It shows exactly how many marks would be given with regards to the following criteria:
Number of points
Number of perspectives
Development: Some/Slight and full development
Number of religious references
How many points should answer the ‘so-what?’ (linking belief to point)
Judgement and conclusion
The resources also shows modelling of the above criteria.
My students know exactly what they need to do to hit or exceed their target as they refer to this every time they answer a 12 mark question. It is glued in the inside cover of their books.
EUCHARIST LESSON ENABLES LEARNERS TO: Explain why and how the eucharist is practiced in different denominations. Explain importance of this sacrament. #ENGAGE, CHECK UNDERSTANDING, CORRECT MISCONCEPTIONS, DIFFERENTIATE, REDUCE COGNITIVE OVERLOAD.
SINGLE LESSON
TEACH AS PART OF GCSE. AQA CHRISTIAN PRACTICES
OR AS A STAND-ALONE LESSON
PRIOR LEARNING: religious teachings about Jesus sacrificial death and Christian teachings about sin will be revisited in this lesson.
INCLUDES RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS/PHILOSOPHICAL VIEWS:
Catholic
Church of England
**TASKS INCLUDE: **
Do Now task (recap to activate relevant knowledge applied to this lesson)
Planned questioning
Video with thinking prompts
Chunked activities to prevent cognitive overload
Whole class assessment to check understanding
End task Writing task with sentence starters and success criteria
**PEDAGOGY FEATURES: **
• Exam skills: development, religious reference
• Recap (activate prior knowledge)
• Planned questioning
• Check whole class understanding.
• Address misconceptions
• 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
This bundle includes all resources needed to deliver AQA Religious Studies: Islam Practices. It is designed to promote maximum success for ALL learners.
Concise, comprehensive. ‘MASTERY’ and exam-focused lessons.
Date on slide updates automatically
**Resource efficient & easy to follow (note on slides for non-specialists) **
LESSONS INCLUDE:
Salah and Shahada
Zakat and Ramadan
Five Pillars: Hajj
Jihad
Festivals Id’ul-Adha
Festivals: Eid and Ashura
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 these lessons. Your feedback is most welcome.
ISLAM PRACTICES: ZAKAT & CHARITY # FUN LESSONS. A fun and engaging lesson with a variety of tasks, multi-media and games to stimulate learning. It is ‘MASTERY’ ‘and EXAM SKILLS focused.
�� Resource light, concise and easy to follow. Date on slide updates automatically
• Suitable for specialists and non-specialists.
Emphasis on exam skills: Assessment and extra challenges throughout.
STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO (WITH REFERENCE TO SOURCE OF AUTHORITY):
Explain the role and significance of giving alms in Islam including:
What is Zakah?
Origins
How and why it is given
Benefits of giving alms
Other types of charity: Sadaqah and Khums (Shi’a Islam)
I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is most welcome.
Islam Practices Revision of the following topics: Risalah, Festivals, Ramadan and Sources of Authority
Concise, compressive and challenging exam-focused revision lesson Suitable for a double lesson. Resource light- easy to follow. Suitable for delivering:
AQA Religious Studies: Islam Beliefs and Practices
Students will be able to:
• Explain the meaning of all festivals and how they are celebrated
• Evaluate the importance and role of the prophets in Islam
• Explain the meaning of Ramadan and how it is practiced
• Evaluate which has the most authority, Hadith or the Quran
Activities include:
Reading log activity, exam questions with model answers. Peer assessment.
Miracles, Revelation and Visions. ARGUMENTS FOR GODS EXISTENCE. (Christianity, Islam and Humanism). Concise, comprehensive and** challenging exam-focused.** **Resource light & easy to follow. **
Suitable for a revision but prior knowledge is not necessary. Suitable for a **double lesson. **
FOR DELIVERING:
AQA Religious Studies: Theme C: ARGUMENTS FOR GODS EXISTENCE: Miracles, Revelation and Visions
Students will be able to:
Explain two contrasting religious beliefs about miracles
Evaluate whether the argument from miracles is successful
List types of general revelation.
Explain two religious beliefs about Special Revelations.
Evaluate whether visions are evidence that God exists.
Activities include:
Reading log activity, information sheet, video tasks plus a variety of 5 and 12-mark exam questions complete with model answers and self-assessment success criteria.
Your review is most welcome.