This is a cover lesson that can be used by the whole department as and when required. It is a useful addition to the head of department tool kit! There are 22 different journal writing prompts for students to choose from to fill a 1 hour lesson. Suitable for use in KS3 and 4 as the topics are generic.
A one hour, fully resourced lesson exploring Buddhist meditation.
Students will:
know about Buddhist meditation
understand why Buddhists practice meditation
This pack includes lesson plan and resources. These resources have been designed to be engaging, detailed and easy to follow. All resources are editable (so easy to adapt for your classes).
You will find many more inexpensive and free resources at my shop: PinkWatermelonTeach
A 1.5 hour, fully resourced lesson providing a comprehensive introduction to Christian beliefs about festivals.
Written for 9-1 AQA GCSE RS Christian Beliefs and Teachings to complement the Oxford text book.
All of my AQA GCSE lessons include (as appropriate):
a fully editable powerpoint designed to last a double lesson
three levels of challenge
independent study/starter task
embedded video links
fully resourced activities/worksheets
exam practice questions
This resource has been designed to be engaging, detailed and easy to follow.
You will find many more inexpensive and free resources at my shop: PinkWatermelonTeach
A 1.5 hour, fully resourced lesson providing a comprehensive introduction to Christian beliefs about The Afterlife and Judgement.
Written for 9-1 AQA GCSE RS Christian Beliefs and Teachings to complement the Oxford text book.
All of my AQA GCSE lessons include (as appropriate):
a fully editable powerpoint designed to last a double lesson
three levels of challenge
independent study/starter task
embedded video links
fully resourced activities/worksheets
exam practice questions
This resource has been designed to be engaging, detailed and easy to follow.
You will find many more inexpensive and free resources at my shop: PinkWatermelonTeach
A 1.5 hour, fully resourced lesson providing a comprehensive introduction to Sikh beliefs about God as creator.Equality and Guru Nanak
Written for 9-1 AQA GCSE RS Sikhism Beliefs and Teachings to complement the Oxford text book.
All of my AQA GCSE lessons include (as appropriate):
a fully editable powerpoint designed to last a double lesson
three levels of challenge
independent study/starter task
embedded video links
fully resourced activities/worksheets
exam practice questions
This resource has been designed to be engaging, detailed and easy to follow.
You will find many more inexpensive and free resources at my shop: PinkWatermelonTeach
This presentation has been set up to work as a whole class game to test students understanding of original sin. Students select a statement that they believe to be true about the topic of original sin. If students are correct the square reveals a star. If they are incorrect the square reveals a wipe-out.
This presentation is easily adaptable to work for other topics that you want to test students about .
6 hours worth of lessons introducing Buddhism - perfect for KS3. It is suitable for use with students who know very little about Buddhism but can be easily tweaked to be suitable for more able students.
Each lesson includes a lesson plan, and a range of resources including quizes, writing frames, stories, interview soundbites, quotes from sacred text. The pack is fully editable and easy to follow.
Lessons include:
Buddhism introduction - the life of Siddhartha Gotama
Exploring Buddhist stories
The four noble truths
Meditation
What Buddhists say about their faith
A final assessment lesson
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**Support your students through their GCSE RS with this series of student workbooks.
Each workbook support students to meet the following outcomes:
show knowledge and understanding of an issue
show knowledge and understanding of sacred text that relates to the issue
show knowledge of two religious views about the issue
apply religious knowledge to a case study about the issue
demonstrate the ability to offer and support a personal opinion on the issue
These workbooks are:
• accessible for less able students, supporting them to access course information
• great for consolidating students’ knowledge or adding depth into your existing programme
• useful as a homework task or for independent work and revision
• a quick and easy cover lesson.
A 1.5 hour, fully resourced lesson providing a comprehensive introduction to AQA Themes: Christianity and Sikhism the role of men and women.
Written for 9-1 AQA GCSE RS Christian and Sikh Thematic Studies to complement the Oxford text book.
All of my AQA GCSE lessons include (as appropriate):
a fully editable powerpoint designed to last a double lesson
three levels of challenge
independent study/starter task
embedded video links
fully resourced activities/worksheets
exam practice questions
This resource has been designed to be engaging, detailed and easy to follow.
You will find many more inexpensive and free resources at my shop: PinkWatermelonTeach
This is a basic pack of Hinduism stories, facts and worksheets. It is adaptable for use by pupils in KS1 - KS2 - KS3. Stories and activities are in student friendly language.
Activities include:
welcome to my home puja activity: pupils explore the puja tray and consider how they would welcome a special guest to their home/how a Hindu welcomes a deity. There is also a blank welcome card for pupils to design for their deity of choice.
a selection of Hindu stories to support you in exploring different Hindu deities.
A 1.5 hour, fully resourced lesson providing a comprehensive introduction to Christian denominations and beliefs about The Problem of Evil and Suffering.
Written for 9-1 AQA GCSE RS Christian Beliefs and Teachings to complement the Oxford text book.
All of my AQA GCSE lessons include (as appropriate):
a fully editable powerpoint designed to last a double lesson
three levels of challenge
independent study/starter task
embedded video links
fully resourced activities/worksheets
exam practice questions
This resource has been designed to be engaging, detailed and easy to follow.
You will find many more inexpensive and free resources at my shop: PinkWatermelonTeach
Are you looking for a comprehensive bank of lessons to cover all aspects of AQA 9-1 Sikhism Beliefs and Teachings
These 15 lessons complement the Oxford University press set text book and include all of the subject content required for this aspect of the course.
All of my AQA GCSE lessons include (as appropriate):
• fully editable powerpoints designed to last a double lesson
• three levels of challenge
• independent study/starter task
• embedded video links
• fully resourced activities/worksheets
• exam practice questions
All resources has been designed to be engaging, detailed and easy to follow.
You will find many more inexpensive and free resources at my shop: PinkWatermelonTeach
This bundle includes the following fully resourced and amendable lessons:
Introduction to Sikhism
Nature of God
God as creator
Nature of human life
Rebirth, Karma and Mukti
Stages of liberation
Barriers to Mukti
Being God centred
Oneness of humanity and equality
Langar and 5Ks
Equality and Guru Nanak
Equality and Guru Gobind Singh
Equality and the Guru Granth Sahib
Sewa
The Sangat
A 1.5 hour, fully resourced lesson providing a comprehensive introduction to Christian beliefs about Sin and Salvation.
Written for 9-1 AQA GCSE RS Christian Beliefs and Teachings to complement the Oxford text book.
All of my AQA GCSE lessons include (as appropriate):
a fully editable powerpoint designed to last a double lesson
three levels of challenge
independent study/starter task
embedded video links
fully resourced activities/worksheets
exam practice questions
This resource has been designed to be engaging, detailed and easy to follow.
You will find many more inexpensive and free resources at my shop: PinkWatermelonTeach
A 1.5 hour, fully resourced lesson providing a comprehensive introduction to beliefs about The Nicene Creed.
Written for 9-1 AQA GCSE RS Christian Beliefs and Teachings to complement the Oxford text book.
All of my AQA GCSE lessons include (as appropriate):
a fully editable powerpoint designed to last a double lesson
three levels of challenge
independent study/starter task
embedded video links
fully resourced activities/worksheets
exam practice questions
This resource has been designed to be engaging, detailed and easy to follow.
You will find many more inexpensive and free resources at my shop: PinkWatermelonTeach
A 1.5 hour, fully resourced lesson providing a comprehensive introduction to the birthing and naming ceremonies
Written for 9-1 AQA GCSE RS Sikhism Beliefs and Practices to complement the Oxford text book.
All of my AQA GCSE lessons include (as appropriate):
a fully editable powerpoint designed to last a double lesson
three levels of challenge
independent study/starter task
embedded video links
fully resourced activities/worksheets
exam practice questions
This resource has been designed to be engaging, detailed and easy to follow.
You will find many more inexpensive and free resources at my shop: PinkWatermelonTeach
A 1.5 hour, fully resourced lesson providing a comprehensive introduction to Gurpurbs
Written for 9-1 AQA GCSE RS Sikhism Beliefs and Practices to complement the Oxford text book.
All of my AQA GCSE lessons include (as appropriate):
a fully editable powerpoint designed to last a double lesson
three levels of challenge
independent study/starter task
embedded video links
fully resourced activities/worksheets
exam practice questions
This resource has been designed to be engaging, detailed and easy to follow.
You will find many more inexpensive and free resources at my shop: PinkWatermelonTeach
Are you looking for a comprehensive bank of lessons to cover all aspects of AQA 9-1 Christianity Practices?
These 9 lessons complement the Oxford University press set text book and include all of the subject content required for this aspect of the course.
All of my AQA GCSE lessons include (as appropriate):
• fully editable powerpoints designed to last a double lesson
• three levels of challenge
• independent study/starter task
• embedded video links
• fully resourced activities/worksheets
• exam practice questions
All resources has been designed to be engaging, detailed and easy to follow.
You will find many more inexpensive and free resources at my shop: PinkWatermelonTeach
This bundle includes the following fully resourced and amendable lessons:
Different forms of worship
Prayer and its significance
The sacrament of Baptism
The sacrament of Holy Communion
Pilgrimage
Festivals
Church in the community
Agape and Street Pastors
Mission, Evangelism and Persecution
**Support your students through their GCSE RS with this series of student workbooks.
Each workbook support students to meet the following outcomes:
show knowledge and understanding of an issue
show knowledge and understanding of sacred text that relates to the issue
show knowledge of two religious views about the issue
apply religious knowledge to a case study about the issue
demonstrate the ability to offer and support a personal opinion on the issue
These workbooks are:
• accessible for less able students, supporting them to access course information
• great for consolidating students’ knowledge or adding depth into your existing programme
• useful as a homework task or for independent work and revision
• a quick and easy cover lesson.
This lesson on the life of Gandhi guides students to consider how Gandhi achieved what he did and what ultimately mattered most to him.
Additional resources required: video clip of Gandhi’s life (youtube or DVD)