Cart sort activity for labeling the features of a Synagogue. Useful for KS3 and KS4.
Includes:
1. Synagogue
2. Ten Commandments
3. Ark
4. Ner Tamid
5. Bimah
6. Rabbis Seat
7. Elijah's Chair
8. Pews
9. Seating (women's balcony) [orthodox]
10. Torah scrolls
11. Menorah
Resource comes with two versions - one without the boxes and circles (for high ability) and one with the boxes and circles (for mid to low ability)
These engaging and colourful learning mats are indented for independent study or revision for the topic of Religion and Ethics, as part of the OCR AS/A Level specification, although it can be applied across specifications. Each learning mat is downloaded as an A3 Word document and an A4 PDF, for compatibility.
Topics include:
Natural Law
Utilitarianism
Situation Ethics
Kantian Ethics
Euthanasia
Business Ethics
Meta-Ethical Theories
Conscience
Sexual Ethics
Created with the OCR RS AS/A Level in mind, though can be applied across specifications and qualifications.
Please give feedback! I am always happy to respond to comments - whether positive or constructive - this will help to improve the quality of my resources in the future and, more importantly, the quality of pupils’ RE/RS education in general - which is what we’re all here for!
Created with the AQA RS GCSE specification in mind, though can be applied across specifications and qualifications. Quick and easy revision presented in a creative way!
Each revision card includes definitions, teachings, the importance and an opinion question. Answers are also available on the reverse of each card for student to work independently.
The final slide (with practise questions) also comes with answers using the appropriate exam technique.
The flip cards include the following topics, according to the specification:
What is God like?
What is the Trinity?
What role did the Spirit and the Word have in creation?
What do Christians believe about creation?
What is the afterlife?
What is the incarnation?
How was Jesus different?
What happened at the crucifixion?
Why was Jesus crucified?
What was the resurrection?
What was the ascension?
What is salvation?
Practise Exam Questions
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Whole unit’s revision one one A3 page. This LM is from a Christian perspective to the Philosophy and Ethics unit of Issues of Life and Death. Word and PDF for image / editing.
Mat covers / includes:
1. Creation
a. Christian Creation
b. Humanism
c. Design Argument
d. Interpretations
2. Life on Earth
a. Stewardship
b. Sanctity of Life
c. Quality of Life
d. Abortion
e. Euthanasia
3. Life After Death
a. Heaven and Hell
b. Judgement and Punishment
c. Christian Attitudes
e. Funeral Rites
4. Key concept words
5. Quotes from the Bible
Created with the WJEC / Eduqas RS GCSE in mind, though can be applied across specifications and qualifications. As an examiner for this specification, I have used what I know of the course to create this resource.
Please give feedback! I am always happy to respond to comments - whether positive or constructive - this will help to improve the quality of my resources in the future and, more importantly, the quality of pupils’ RE/RS education in general - which is what we’re all here for!
A3 Revision mat for Judaism: Beliefs & Teachings. Entire unit on one revision sheet.
Resource includes:
1. Nature of God
2. Denominations
3. Shekhinah
4. Messiah
5. Creation
6. Covenants (Abraham and Moses)
7. Ten Commandments
8. Pikuach Nefesh
9. Free Will
10. Mitzvot and Mitzvah Day
11. Afterlife
12. Key concept words and definitions
Created with the WJEC / Eduqas RS GCSE in mind, though can be applied across specifications and qualifications. As an examiner for this specification, I have used what I know of the course to create this resource. Created with the WJEC / Eduqas RS GCSE in mind, though can be applied across specifications and qualifications. As an examiner for this specification, I have used what I know of the course to create this resource.
Please give feedback! I am always happy to respond to comments - whether positive or constructive - this will help to improve the quality of my resources in the future and, more importantly, the quality of pupils’ RE/RS education in general - which is what we’re all here for!
The Parable of the Sheep and the Goats learning mat / information sheet. Download as an A3 word document or as an A4 PDF (for compatibility). Q&A document included to support your learners.
Resource includes:
- The Bible passage
- A Summary with Key Ideas
- Key Ideas and Quotes
- Historical Context and Importance
Please give feedback. I am always happy to respond to comments - whether positive or constructive - this will help to improve the quality of my resources in the future and, more importantly, the quality of pupils' religious education in general - which is what we're all here for.
Creative and visually engaging learning mat / revision sheet for Christianity: Practices: Christian Festivals - Christmas and Easter
A4 PDF and A3 Word Document included.
Created with the WJEC / Eduqas RS GCSE in mind, though can be applied across specifications and qualifications. As an examiner for this specification, I have used what I know of the course to create this resource. Please give feedback! I am always happy to respond to comments - whether positive or constructive - this will help to improve the quality of my resources in the future and, more importantly, the quality of pupils' RE/RS education in general - which is what we're all here for!
Lesson intended as a double lesson (roughly 1.5 hours) as part of a unit of work exploring who exactly Jesus Christ was with KS3. This lesson is called ‘Historical Evidence for the Existence of Jesus’ ( or ‘Did Jesus Actually Exist?’) and explores the context of the area at the time of Jesus. This lesson can be taught as a stand alone lesson or as part of the unit. This is Lesson 2 in the series.
Lesson includes:
Homework slide (for editing)
Starter
3D learning objectives and differentiated outcomes
Construct activities to build knowledge
Apply activities to use knowledge
Plenary
embedded differentiation (where applicable)
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Whole unit’s revision one one A3 page. This LM is from a Christian perspective to the Philosophy and Ethics unit of Issues of Human Rights.
Resource Includes:
- Key Concepts
- Human Rights
- Social Justice
- Amnesty International
- Malala
- Humanist Attitudes to Human Rights and Social Justice
- Christian Attitudes to Human Rights and Social Justice
- Christian Aid
- Salvation Army
- Liberation Theology
- Censorship
- Freedom of Religious Expression
- Religious Extremism
- Prejudice and Discrimination
- Religious Discrimination
- Humanist Attitudes to Prejudice and Discrimination
- Christian Attitudes to Prejudice and Discrimination
- Show Racism the Red Card
- Martin Luther King Jr
- Poverty and Wealth
- Relative Poverty / Absolute Poverty
- Fair Trade
- Christian Attitudes to Wealth and Poverty
- Helping those in Poverty
- Humanist Attitudes to Wealth and Poverty
Created with the WJEC / Eduqas RS GCSE in mind, though can be applied across specifications and qualifications. As an examiner for this specification, I have used what I know of the course to create this resource.
Please give feedback! I am always happy to respond to comments - whether positive or constructive - this will help to improve the quality of my resources in the future and, more importantly, the quality of pupils’ RE/RS education in general - which is what we’re all here for!
Created with the AQA RS GCSE specification in mind, though can be applied across specifications and qualifications. Quick and easy revision presented in a creative way!
Each revision card includes definitions, teachings, the importance and an opinion question. Answers are also available on the reverse of each card for student to work independently.
The final slide (with practise questions) also comes with answers using the appropriate exam technique.
The flip cards include the following topics, according to the specification:
Procreation
Sex and Contraception
Sexuality
Cohabitation and Marriage
Divorce
Remarriage
Families
Gender Equality
Contemporary family issues (same-sex parents/polygamy)
Practise Exam Questions
Please give feedback! I am always happy to respond to comments - whether positive or constructive - this will help to improve the quality of my resources in the future and, more importantly, the quality of pupils’ RE/RS education in general - which is what we’re all here for!
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Created with the AQA RS GCSE specification in mind, though can be applied across specifications and qualifications. Quick and easy revision presented in a creative way!
Each revision card includes definitions, teachings, the importance and an opinion question. Answers are also available on the reverse of each card for student to work independently.
The final slide (with practise questions) also comes with answers using the appropriate exam technique.
The flip cards include the following topics, according to the specification:
Worship
Prayer
Sacraments
Baptism
Eucharist
Pilgrimage
Festivals
Church in the Community
Church Growth
Reconciliation
Persecution
Christian Aid/Tearfund
Practise Exam Questions
Please give feedback! I am always happy to respond to comments - whether positive or constructive - this will help to improve the quality of my resources in the future and, more importantly, the quality of pupils’ RE/RS education in general - which is what we’re all here for!
Created with the AQA RS GCSE specification in mind, though can be applied across specifications and qualifications. Quick and easy revision presented in a creative way!
Each revision card includes definitions, teachings, the importance and an opinion question. Answers are also available on the reverse of each card for student to work independently.
The final slide (with practise questions) also comes with answers using the appropriate exam technique.
The flip cards include the following topics, according to the specification:
What are good and evil?
What are the different reasons for crime?
What are the different types of crime?
What are the aims of punishment?
What are UK prisons like?
How important is forgiveness?
What is corporal punishment?
What is capital punishment?
Can suffering be a good thing?
Is real forgiveness possible?
Practise Exam Questions
Please give feedback! I am always happy to respond to comments - whether positive or constructive - this will help to improve the quality of my resources in the future and, more importantly, the quality of pupils’ RE/RS education in general - which is what we’re all here for!
This extensive revision PPT revises the whole of OCR A Level Philosophy, helpfully summarising each topic into one revision grid. After each unit, ten sample questions (based on the language of the spec) are there to focus revision and prepare for possible exam questions on the topic.
Topics include:
Ancient Philosophical Influences
Soul, Mind and Body
Arguments from Observation
Arguments from Reason
Religious experience
Problem of Evil
Nature of God
Religious Language
20th Century Perspectives
Created with the OCR RS AS/A Level in mind, though can be applied across specifications and qualifications.
Please give feedback! I am always happy to respond to comments - whether positive or constructive - this will help to improve the quality of my resources in the future and, more importantly, the quality of pupils’ RE/RS education in general - which is what we’re all here for!
These engaging and colourful learning mats are indented for independent study or revision for the topic of Philosophy of Religion, as part of the OCR AS/A Level specification, although it can be applied across specifications. Each learning mat is downloaded as an A3 Word document and an A4 PDF, for compatibility.
Topics include:
Ancient Philosophical Influences
Soul, Mind and Body
Arguments from Observation
Arguments from Reason
Religious experience
Problem of Evil
Nature of God
Religious Language
20th Century Perspectives
Created with the OCR RS AS/A Level in mind, though can be applied across specifications and qualifications.
Please give feedback! I am always happy to respond to comments - whether positive or constructive - this will help to improve the quality of my resources in the future and, more importantly, the quality of pupils’ RE/RS education in general - which is what we’re all here for!
These engaging and colourful learning mats are indented for independent study or revision for the topic of Developments in Christian Thought, as part of the OCR AS/A Level specification, although it can be applied across specifications. Each learning mat is downloaded as an A3 Word document and an A4 PDF, for compatibility.
Topics include:
1.Augustine on Human Nature
2. Death and the Afterlife
3. Knowledge of God’s Existence
4. Jesus Christ
5. Christian Moral Principles
6. Christian Moral Practices/Action
7. Religious Pluralism
8. Challenge of Secularisation
9. Gender
10. Karl Marx and Liberation Theology
Created with the OCR RS AS/A Level in mind, though can be applied across specifications and qualifications.
Please give feedback! I am always happy to respond to comments - whether positive or constructive - this will help to improve the quality of my resources in the future and, more importantly, the quality of pupils’ RE/RS education in general - which is what we’re all here for!
**Philosophy of Religion: Religious Experience
**
This is a brand new unit (2022) of work on Religious Experience as arguments for the existence of God.
Each lesson is intended to last between 60-90 minutes and is for the OCR unit on Philosophy of Religion: Religious Experience, though could be applied across specifications. Lessons cover a variety of tasks, activities and learner styles, geared towards the final exam.
This unit of work is specifically designed to promote the two skills desired for success at A Level:
AO1 (Knowledge and Understanding)
AO2 (Analysis and Evaluation)
FREE with this unit is the A3 and A4 Learning Mats / Revision Mat for this topic, (available to purchase separately) and the Word/PDF Workbook.
Lessons are:
Introduction
William James and Mystical Experiences
Conversion Experiences
Psychological Causes
Physiological Causes
Corporate Experiences
Each lesson also includes assessment of the arguments proposed and an essay-style question for discussion and development.
Please give feedback! I am always happy to respond to comments - whether positive or constructive - this will help to improve the quality of my resources in the future and, more importantly, the quality of students’ Philosophy education in general - which is what we’re all here for!
Creative and visually engaging learning mat / task sheet for Christianity: the Life of Jesus - from birth to ascension. It covers the four main events in Jesus’ life that are examined at GCSE.
Can be used for revision, cover work, homework or class work - incredibly versatile resource!
Task mat includes:
Knowledge
Choice of Tasks
Challenge question (Analysis question for extended writing)
Download as an A3 word document and as an A4 PDF, for compatibility.
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Whole unit’s revision one one A3 page. This LM is from a Christian perspective to the Philosophy and Ethics unit of Issues of Good and Evil.
Mat covers:
Resource Includes:
1. Making moral decisions
a. What is ‘wrong’?
b. Absolute morality
c. Relative morality
2. Crime and Punishment
a. Crime in Britain
b. Sin
c. Cause of crime
d. Aims of punishment
e. Justice
f. Prison Chaplains
g. Capital Punishment
3. Forgiveness
a. Reconciliation
b. Jesus and forgiveness
c. Examples of forgiveness
4. What is ‘good’ and ‘evil’?
a. Christian attitudes to ‘good’
b. Christian attitudes to ‘evil’
c. The Problem of Evil and Suffering
d. Responses to the Problem of Evil and Suffering
Created with the WJEC / Eduqas RS GCSE in mind, though can be applied across specifications and qualifications. As an examiner for this specification, I have used what I know of the course to create this resource.
Please give feedback! I am always happy to respond to comments - whether positive or constructive - this will help to improve the quality of my resources in the future and, more importantly, the quality of pupils’ RE/RS education in general - which is what we’re all here for!