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)
This transition lesson was written for Y6 students on their transition visit to high school. The focus is on team work, challenge and problem solving.
The lesson provides a great opportunity for students to work with those from other schools.
Additional resources required: garden canes
This mini Zones Journal was created to accompany the bite size Zones lessons, encouraging students to record their learning and how they have used their strategies.
This resource can be used as a complete lesson. It is in the form of a quiz in which students use a clue to guess the name of a black role model. Once the answer is revealed there is a short video clip to explain why the person is identified as a black role model. It is designed to last for one full lesson or alternatively for a form group to work through throughout the month (exploring one role model each day)
This lesson/quiz presents a positive and current exploration of black role models for black history month.
There are 12 individual Role models for students to explore, including:
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
David Olusoga
Mawa Theatre Company
Percy Julian
This pack is a template for a student booklet following a visit to a place of worship. This version is based on a Church but it could be easily adapted for any faith. The booklet is designed to help students capture key elements of the visit and to encourage increased religious literacy.
These worksheets support students to explore the difference between atheists, agnostics and theists. They include key facts and templates for students to capture information and get to the heart of the differences.
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).
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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 presentation providing a basic yet comprehensive introduction to the Argument from Religious Experience.
Through this presentation students will receive a clear explanation of ideas, strengths and weaknesses as applied to the argument. There are also activities related to Martin Luther King and Muhammad.
This resource has been designed to be engaging, detailed and easy to follow. Fully editable (so easy to adapt for your classes).
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A one hour, fully resourced lesson exploring the life of the Buddha.
Students will learn the story of the Buddha through a story presentation. They will understand three Buddhist ideas:
true happiness is in the mind not in conditions in life;
true happiness is to achieved by living ‘in the moment’;
true happiness is dependent on having a ‘controlled mind’.
This pack includes lesson plan, powerpoint and starter task. These resources have been designed to be engaging, detailed and easy to follow. All resources are editable (so easy to adapt for your classes).
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A one hour, fully resourced lesson exploring the four noble truths.
Students will:
• know and be able to explain the Four Noble Truths;
• be able to make use of examples from everyday life to explain an idea or a belief rather than just describe it.
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 one hour, fully resourced lesson exploring the life of the Buddha.
Students will learn the story of the Buddha through a story presentation. Students will:
• know and be able to interpret two Buddhist stories;
• understand the Buddhist belief – ‘living in the moment’.
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 one hour, fully resourced lesson exploring what Buddhist’s say about their faith.
Students will:
learn what Buddhists say about their faith and what it means to be a Buddhist.
reflect on their own views, and the views of others, on the challenge of being a Buddhist.
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 one hour, fully resourced assessment lesson for students who have explored the life of the Buddha and what it means to be a Buddhist today.
Students will:
share and clarify ideas which might provide an answer to the question: ‘What does it mean to be a Buddhist?’
undertake and complete their assessment assignment
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).
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An introductory powerpoint exploring and explaining the Hajj.
Students will learn about the requirements and the route/rituals of the Hajj through a story presentation.
This resource has been designed to be engaging, detailed and easy to follow. All resources are editable (so easy to adapt for your classes).
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This calendar provides a theme of the week across the year.
We use this as the basis for assemblies and form time activities.
Form time activities (designed to last 15 minutes) are also available
This is a 15 minute whole school presentation and activity on the theme of anti-bullying. It is used during form time to explore the theme of the week (see theme of the week planner)
This is a 15 minute whole school presentation and activity on the theme of Human Rights. It is used during form time to explore the theme of the week (see theme of the week planner) or can be adapted for assembly
This is a 15 minute whole school presentation and activity on the theme of Christmas. It is used during form time to explore the theme of the week (see theme of the week planner)