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Resources for Religious Studies, Sociology, Philosophy, Ethics and Humanities.
We specialise in making whole units and courses for ultimate convenience and time-saving. We always aim to make the best resource for a given topic: our goal is perfection and our resources have helped educate 1 million+ students!
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This is the second in a series of lessons on Hinduism for GCSE level students for the 'Beliefs, Teachings & Practices' section of the course [section A].
It is designed around the OCR specification and is therefore suitable for teachers using the AQA specification (which is a less detailed equivalent to the OCR spec) and highly relevant to GCSE Religious Studies teachers regardless of the specification used.
The Download (comprising 6 files, within one zip file) includes:
-A PPT Containing a Full Lesson
-A complete lesson plan covering: objectives, key-words, differentiation, and lesson timeline
-A double-sided worksheet
-A 'Knowledge Hunt' file for the main activity.
-2 Video Files (evidence for Reincarnation)
-A Homework Task
The topic of the lesson focusses on the following part of the specification: "Reincarnation and The cycle of birth, life and death'
• The meaning of the terms:
• Samsara
• Maya
• Detachment
• Moksha
• The significance and interconnection of Samsara, Maya, Detachment and Moksha
• The relationship between rebirth in samsara and karma
• Common and divergent understanding and emphases given to these concepts by different Hindu groups, including the possibility of being jivan mukti (liberated while alive)
• Different interpretations and emphases given to sources of wisdom and authority by different Hindu groups
Sources:
• Bhagavad Gita II 11–13
• Bhagavad Gita II 27
• Mahabharata XII 240
This is part of a series of lessons, if you like it: save countless hours by downloading the complete course! The complete series of GCSE Hinduism lessons can be downloaded at our TES Shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/godwin86
The 20-Lesson GCSE Buddhism course (rated 5 stars) can also be found here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/gcse-buddhism-ocr-b-aqa-20-lessons-very-high-quality-complete-resources-lesson-plans-worksheets-presentations-11410236
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This fully resourced lesson is professionally designed for the new AQA Sociology GCSE specification (8192). This resource can now be downloaded as a part of a complete 20-lesson bundle.
This is lesson number 20 of our 20 lesson course for the ‘Crime & Deviance’ section; it is a video-learning session with integrated AfL, designed to round the course off, and based around a double-sided A3 worksheet. This format is also useful as a cover lesson as it can be led by a non-specialist.
The download includes:
-A detailed lesson plan: highlighting differentiation, AfL, key-words, SMSC and a timeline of learning activities (.pdf)
-A premium quality PPT Show (fully animated) that covers the entire lesson (.ppsm & .ppsx formats)
-Links to videos that contribute towards the new AQA Sociology GCSE
-A double-sided A3 video-learning worksheet (see cover image for preview)
-Includes a starter, AfL tasks and a homework task
All lessons are designed around the new AQA specification, we take considerable time making the highest quality lessons. This video-session contains links to videos covering controversial issues and challenging themes: teacher-discretion is advised.
This download contains a selection of assessment materials for AQA GCSE Religious Studies, Theme B: 'Religion & Life'. There are three separate assessment lessons (designed for 1 hr slots) in this download.
The download includes:
-An assessment lesson PowerPoint Presentation (with timer)
-3 x assessment options
[an A3 double-sided assessment worksheet and four practice exam questions (on two separate worksheets)]
-A collection of assessment and feedback tools [including an exam scoreboard, self/peer marking worksheet, a target-setting sheet].
This lesson can be used by any AQA GCSE Religious Studies teacher covering this theme; it was designed to be ninth lesson in our ten-lesson unit for this theme. It has enough resources to be uses for 3 individual 1-hour assessment lessons!
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The contents of this page, the download, and all included materials are copyrighted by Adam Godwin (2017)
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Microsoft Office (PowerPoint & Word)
Printing (for the assessment worksheets)
512MB Ram
1.5GHZ Processor
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This lesson is about Christian attitudes to marriage and families, their nature and purpose, as well as contemporary family issues such as polygamy and same-sex marriage and parenting.
It was designed for the new AQA Religious Studies GCSE specification. It is for the 'Families & Relationships' theme (Theme A). It is lesson 5/10 of our downloadable unit for this GCSE RS Thematic Study and focuses on Christian views.
The lesson features starters, learning objectives, key-words, key-information, a poster-design/knowledge-hunt task (with images included as well as a comprehensive knowledge hunt), AfL tasks, discussion and debate tasks and homework.
It can easily be used for two lessons or condensed, for advanced learners, into one.
This download includes:
-A full lesson PowerPoint
-A knowledge hunt activity file (to be printed and put around the room)
-Images for a poser design task
-Printable instructions for poster-design task
-A detailed lesson plan
-AfL tasks & homework
The lesson is centered around a poster-design+knowledge hunt activity. All necessary resources to run the lesson are included in this download.
Positive reviews are warmly welcome!
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The contents of this page, the download, and all included materials are copyrighted by Adam Godwin (2017)
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System Requirements:
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Printing
512MB Ram
1.5GHZ Processor
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Topics Include:
What is Philosophy? Introduction…
Zelda themes P4C guide (designed for YouTube '8BIT Philosophy’Videos) [upto 3 lessons]
Introducing Famous Philosophers and Debating their Ideas
Existentialism
Political Philosophy
Chinese Philosophy
Deductive vs Inductive Reasoning
Features a host of activities designed to stimulate debate and foster critical thinking, reasoning, and deductive reasoning skills.
Makes use of the established P4C method as well as many others!
Tried and tested on YR6-9, but in theory can be used with ANY age-group (even adults!)
This fully resourced lesson is professionally designed for the new AQA Sociology GCSE specification (8192). This resource can now be downloaded as a part of a complete 20-lesson bundle.
This is lesson 2 of our 20 lesson course for the ‘Social Stratification’ section.
This lesson focuses on the topic of ‘Functionalism & Social stratification’ and focusses on the work of Davis & Moore.
The download includes:
-A detailed lesson plan: highlighting differentiation, AfL, key-words, SMSC and a timeline of learning activities (.pdf)
-A premium quality PowerPoint presentation (fully animated) that covers the entire lesson
-Homework
All lessons are designed around the new GCSE specification but are certainly useful for any GCSE Sociology specification. We take considerable time making the highest quality lessons, positive reviews are greatly appreciated (and rewarded, just email us!)
This is the fifteenth in a series of lessons on Hinduism for GCSE level students for the 'Beliefs, Teachings & Practices' section of the course.
It is designed for AQA and OCR specifications but relevant to all GCSE Hinduism Religious Studies teachers .
The download includes:
-A PPT Containing a Full Lesson
-A complete lesson plan covering: objectives, key-words, differentiation, and lesson timeline
-A handout/worksheet for the 'Spot the Guru!' game [featuring a wide array of famous quotes from Hindu gurus, philosophers and scriptures]
-Hindu coin tokens to be used in the 'Spit the Guru Game'
-Relevant AfL/Assessment tasks
This lesson focuses on Holy People in Hinduism:
• Gurus
• Sadhus
• Yogis
• The role and importance of holy people, including gurus and sadhus/sadhvis
• Common and divergent emphases given to the sources of wisdom and authority by different Hindi groups
• Different interpretations and emphases given to sources of wisdom and authority by different Hindu groups
Sources:
Bhagavad Gita XII 5
The Bhagavad Gita iX 13–14
Numerous Hindu Philosophers
This is part of a series of lessons, if you like it: save countless hours by downloading the complete course! The complete series of GCSE Hinduism lessons can be downloaded at our TES Shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/godwin86
We also have learning mats, revision sessions, and much more!
Thank you for your download!
Positive reviews are greatly appreciated.
I went through all my old resources to find relevant files for the ‘Religion, Human Rights & Social Justice’ theme of new specification and compiled them into this 5 lesson bundle bundle. Resources focus on Christianity but I will be making new resources for Buddhism soon.
Update: 2018
Please note that I have now released updated resource packs for the ‘Thematic Studies’ component of the GCSE course.
These can be found by clicking here.
They are considerably higher quality, better value and generally superior to these older files in every way so have a look!
This fully resourced lesson is professionally designed for the new AQA Sociology GCSE specification (8192). This resource can now be downloaded as a part of a complete 20-lesson bundle.
This is lesson 7 of our 20 lesson course for the ‘Social Stratification’ section.
This lesson focuses on the topic of Life Chances and deals with the researcher Devine (1992).
The download includes:
-A detailed lesson plan: highlighting differentiation, AfL, key-words, SMSC and a timeline of learning activities (.pdf)
-A premium quality PowerPoint presentation (fully animated) that covers the entire lesson
-A double-sided A4 worksheet
-A 14-page ‘Knowledge Hunt’ Activity Document (to print and put around the room)
-Homework
All lessons are designed around the new GCSE specification but are certainly useful for any GCSE Sociology specification. We take considerable time making the highest quality lessons, positive reviews are greatly appreciated (and rewarded, just email us!)
This is the third in a series of lessons on Hinduism for GCSE level students for the 'Beliefs, Teachings & Practices' section of the course [section A].
It is designed around the OCR specification and is therefore suitable for teachers using the AQA specification (which is a less detailed equivalent to the OCR spec) and highly relevant to GCSE Religious Studies teachers regardless of the specification used.
The Download (comprising 3 files, within one zip file) includes:
-A PPT Containing a Full Lesson
-A complete lesson plan covering: objectives, key-words, differentiation, and lesson timeline
-A double-sided worksheet
-A Homework Task
The topic of the lesson focusses on the following part of the specification: Karma
• The meaning of the term karma and the role it plays in Hindu life and rebirth
• Karma as causality and a form of cosmic justice
• Karma as the connection between action and consequence
• The state of jivan mukti and its relationship to karma
• The relationship of karma with samsara
• The effect of positive and negative karma within samsara (parabdha karma)
• The creation of karma through choices and actions in the current lifetime (kriyamana karma) and its connection with moral/ethical thinking
• Sakam karma (with results in mind) and nishkam karma (desireless/fruitless) and the way these relate to rebirth and liberation
• Common and divergent emphases given to karma by different Hindu groups
• Different interpretations and emphases given to sources of wisdom and authority by different Hindu groups
Sources:
• Bhagavad Gita III, 3–9
• Bhagavad Gita III,29–30
This is part of a series of lessons, if you like it: save countless hours by downloading the complete course! The complete series of GCSE Hinduism lessons can be downloaded at our TES Shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/godwin86
The 20-Lesson GCSE Buddhism course (rated 5 stars) can also be found here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/gcse-buddhism-ocr-b-aqa-20-lessons-very-high-quality-complete-resources-lesson-plans-worksheets-presentations-11410236
Thank you for your download!
Positive reviews are greatly appreciated.
This is the nineteenth in a series of lessons on Hinduism for GCSE level students for the 'Beliefs, Teachings & Practices' section of the course.
It is designed for AQA and OCR specifications but relevant to all GCSE Hinduism Religious Studies teachers .
The download includes:
-A PPT Containing a Full Lesson
-A detailed lesson plan covering: objectives, key-words, differentiation, and lesson timeline
-A double-sided A3 worksheet
-A Knowledge Hunt Printable
-Homework
This lesson focuses on Hindu Ethical Concerns (Animal & Environmental Ethics):
• Hindu attitudes to, and beliefs and teachings about, the environment and the natural world, including:
• The treatment of animals
• The treatment of the environment
• The ways Hindu attitudes, beliefs and teachings are put into practice through charitable projects, including:
• Hinduism and the Assisi Declarations on nature (1986)
• The protection of sacred cows through goshalas, the Ahimsa Foundation for Cattle Protection
• Sewa International (Sewa UK)
• Different interpretations and emphases given to sources of wisdom and authority by different Hindu groups
• The Purusha Sukta (Rig Veda)
• The Bhagavad Gita
• The work and example of Gandhi
• Karma and the cycle of samsara
• Yamas (virtues) especially daya (compassion), dama (restraint) and kshama (patience/tolerance)
Sources:
Mahabharata XVIII 113 8
Mahabharata III 29
Myths and stories about the deities associated with ethical concerns
This is part of a series of lessons, if you like it: save countless hours by downloading the complete course! The complete series of GCSE Hinduism lessons can be downloaded at our TES Shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/godwin86
We also have learning mats, revision sessions, and much more!
Thank you for your download!
Positive reviews are greatly appreciated.
This is the eighth in a series of lessons on Hinduism for GCSE level students for the 'Beliefs, Teachings & Practices' section of the course [section A].
It is designed around the OCR specification and is therefore suitable for teachers using the AQA specification (which is a less detailed equivalent to the OCR spec) and highly relevant to GCSE Religious Studies teachers regardless of the specification used.
The Download (comprising 4 files, within one zip file) includes:
-A PPT Containing a Full Lesson
-A complete lesson plan covering: objectives, key-words, differentiation, and lesson timeline
-Double-sided A4 worksheet
-A3 Silent Debate group worksheets
-A Homework Task
The topic of the lesson focusses on the following part of the specification:
Human Concerns [Duties/Virtues/Yamas]
• Hindu understanding of the concepts of free will, suffering and virtue, including their relationship to karma and samsara
• The meaning and importance of Hindu virtues/ moral duties (yamas), including harmlessness/ non-violence (Ahimsa), compassion (daya), selfcontrol/restraint(dama) and giving (dana)
• The relationship between virtues and particular elements of dharma
• Common and divergent emphases placed on human concerns by different Hindu groups, including which virtues are identified as of core importance
• Different interpretations and emphases given to sources of wisdom and authority by different Hindu groups
Sources:
Mahabharata V 39
Bhagavad Gita XVI, 1–3
Bhagavad Gita VIII 8–12
This is part of a series of lessons, if you like it: save countless hours by downloading the complete course! The complete series of GCSE Hinduism lessons can be downloaded at our TES Shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/godwin86
Thank you for your download!
Positive reviews are greatly appreciated.
This fully resourced lesson is professionally designed for the new AQA Sociology GCSE specification (8192). This resource can now be downloaded as a part of a complete 20-lesson bundle.
This is lesson 6 of our 20 lesson course for the ‘Social Stratification’ section.
This lesson focuses on the topic of Life Chances the following lesson (7) deals with the researcher Devine (1992)
The download includes:
-A detailed lesson plan: highlighting differentiation, AfL, key-words, SMSC and a timeline of learning activities (.pdf)
-A premium quality PowerPoint presentation (fully animated) that covers the entire lesson
-A double-sided A4 information sheet
-Homework
All lessons are designed around the new GCSE specification but are certainly useful for any GCSE Sociology specification. We take considerable time making the highest quality lessons, positive reviews are greatly appreciated (and rewarded, just email us!)
This is the sixth in a series of lessons on Buddhism for GCSE level students for the 'Beliefs, Teachings & Practices' section of the course [section A]. It is suitable for all exam-boards.
The complete series of GCSE Budhism lessons, as well as learning mats, PLCs and revision sessions can be downloaded at our TES Shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/godwin86
The Download includes:
-A PPT Containing a Full Lesson
-A complete lesson plan covering: objectives, key-words, differentiation, and lesson timeline
-A double-sided A3 worksheet
-A substantial 'Knowledge Hunt' file (which comprises the main learning activity)
-Classical Sitar Music (SMSC) as background music for the knowledge hunt
-A Homework Task
The topic of the lesson focusses on the following part of the specification:
The Third Noble Truth about the end of suffering (dukkah)
• The meaning of the term nibbana (to extinguish)
• Common and divergent ways of understanding nibbana, including as extinguishing the three poisons/fires
• The different meanings given to the term Enlightenment
• Common and divergent ways of understanding the term Enlightenment
• The cessation of craving/desire (tanha/trsna)
• Issues related to the Third Noble Truth, including different ways of understanding the relationship between nibbana and the cycle of rebirth
• Different interpretations and emphases given to sources of wisdom and authority by different Buddhist groups
Sources:
• Dhammacakkappavattana sutta (Setting the Wheel of the Dhamma in motion)
• Dhammapada 1–2 and 336–337
• Udana 8–1 and 8–3
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Please download our other lessons as a part of this GCSE Buddhism course from our shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/godwin86
This fully resourced lesson is professionally designed for the new AQA Sociology GCSE specification (8192). This resource can now be downloaded as a part of a complete 20-lesson bundle.
This is lesson 6 of our 20 lesson course for the ‘Sociology of Crime & Deviance’ section; it refers to the ‘Factors Affecting Criminal & Deviant Behaviour’ topic. The lesson focuses on links between criminality and factors such as: ethnicity, class, age and gender.
The download includes:
-A detailed lesson plan: highlighting differentiation, AfL, key-words, SMSC and a timeline of learning activities (.pdf)
-A premium quality PowerPoint presentation (fully animated) that covers the entire lesson (editable)
-A double-sided A3 worksheet/information sheet
-An 18 side knowledge-hunt: containing arguments for/against Heidensohn’s theory, and information about different means of social control.
-Homework
All lessons are designed around the new AQA specification, we take considerable time making the highest quality lessons.
This complete lesson focuses on primary and secondary sources of data, it explores the uses, strengths and weaknesses of different secondary sources. This is the sixth of ten lessons comprising our 'Research Methods' Unit for the new GCSE Sociology specifications (designed for AQA but useful to WJEC/EDUQAS). Save over 50% by getting the 10 lesson pack!
This download includes:
-A detailed lesson plan: highlighting differentiation, AfL, key-words, SMSC and a timeline of learning activities (.pdf)
-A premium quality PPT Show (fully animated) that covers the entire lesson (.ppsm & .ppsx formats)
-An A3 Worksheet
-A colorful and comprehensive 10-page knowledge hunt (about the different secondary sources)
-A Homework worksheet (practice exam question)
We take considerable time making our resources to the highest possible standard, positive reviews are greatly appreciated.
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This is one of twelve lessons comprising the ‘Introduction Unit’ for the new GCSE Sociology specifications (suitable for AQA, & WJEC/EDUQAS). Save over 50% by getting the 12 lesson pack!
This is the eleventh lesson of the unit, it is an ICT Suite lesson that requires the use of a computer room: students select from the stated topics, create presentations in pairs, and then peer-assess the presentations of others.
This download includes:
-A premium quality PPT Show (fully animated) that covers the entire lesson (.ppsm & .ppsx formats)
-A4 Worksheet with integrated peer-assessment
-Homework
Note, unlike all the other lessons in the unit, this lesson does not include/require a lesson plan: with the included resources it is self-explanatory: the bulk of the lesson is an independent learning activity.
All lessons are professionally designed around the new GCSE specification, certainly useful for any GCSE specification however. We take considerable time making the highest quality lessons, positive reviews are greatly appreciated.
Feel free to contact us if you need additional resources creating: godwin86@gmail.com
This is the nineteenth in a series of lessons on Buddhism for GCSE level students for the 'Beliefs, Teachings & Practices' section of the course [section A].
The complete series of GCSE Budhism lessons can be downloaded at our TES Shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/godwin86
The Download (comprising 4 files, within one zip file) includes:
-A PPT Containing a Full Lesson
-A complete lesson plan covering: objectives, key-words, differentiation, and lesson timeline
-An A3 'Design a board-game' template for the main activity
-A 'Knowledge Hunt' file for the main activity.
-A Homework Task
The topic of the lesson focusses on the following part of the specification:
Buddhist Beliefs about Death & The Afterlife
-Bardo States (Tibetan Buddhism)
-The 6 Realms & 31 States of Rebirth
-Pure Land Buddhist Views
-Theravada/Mahayana comparisons
-Western Buddhist reinterpretation of reincarnation theory
-Zen Buddhism as 'Buddhism without beliefs'
Thank you for your download!
Positive reviews are greatly appreciated.
This is the first in a series of lessons on Hinduism for GCSE level students for the 'Beliefs, Teachings & Practices' section of the course [section A].
It is designed around the OCR specification and is therefore suitable for teachers using the AQA specification (which is a less detailed equivalent to the OCR spec) and highly relevant to GCSE Religious Studies teachers regardless of the specification used.
The Download (comprising 4 files, within one zip file) includes:
-A PPT Containing a Full Lesson
-A complete lesson plan covering: objectives, key-words, differentiation, and lesson timeline
-A double-sided A3 worksheet
-A 'Knowledge Hunt' file for the main activity.
-A Homework Task
The topic of the lesson focusses on the following part of the specification: "Atman & Eternal Self"
• Atman as the eternal self, the part that is liberated from Samsara
• Atman as identical with Brahman
• Atman as distinct from Brahman
• Common and divergent understandings of the atman and liberation (moksha) by different Hindu groups
• Common and divergent understandings of the relationship/connection between atman and Brahman by different Hindu groups
• Common and divergent understandings to the approaches of different yogas by different Hindu groups
• Different interpretations and emphases given to sources of wisdom and authority by different Hindu groups
Sources:
• Bhagavad Gita II 22
• Brihadaranyaka Upanishad III, 7, 15–23
• Mahabharata XII 149
• Dialogue between Uddalaka and Svetaketu (Chandogya Upanishad)
This is part of a series of lessons, if you like it: save countless hours by downloading the complete course! The complete series of GCSE Hinduism lessons can be downloaded at our TES Shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/godwin86
The 20-Lesson GCSE Buddhism course (rated 5 stars) can also be found here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/gcse-buddhism-ocr-b-aqa-20-lessons-very-high-quality-complete-resources-lesson-plans-worksheets-presentations-11410236
Thank you for your download!
Positive reviews are greatly appreciated.
This fully resourced lesson is professionally designed for the new AQA Sociology GCSE specification (8192). This resource can now be downloaded as a part of a complete 20-lesson bundle.
This is lesson 4 of our 20 lesson course for the ‘Sociology of Crime & Deviance’ section; it refers to the ‘Social Control’ topic. The lesson introduces the distinction between formal and informal modes of social control, it focuses on Marxist/feminist/interactionist/functionalist views of social control.
The download includes:
-A detailed lesson plan: highlighting differentiation, AfL, key-words, SMSC and a timeline of learning activities (.pdf)
-A premium quality PowerPoint presentation (fully animated) that covers the entire lesson (editable)
-A double-sided A4 worksheet/information sheet (see cover image for preview)
-Homework
All lessons are designed around the new AQA specification, we take considerable time making the highest quality lessons.