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I am a teacher specialising in Geography and Religious Studies with over 4 years experience to date. I pride myself on designing lessons that engages students in their learning, with an enquiry-based focus being at the forefront. Any lesson that you download is fully resourced and differentiated ready to use in a flash. I hope they make a real contributing to your own classroom like they have done to mine.

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I am a teacher specialising in Geography and Religious Studies with over 4 years experience to date. I pride myself on designing lessons that engages students in their learning, with an enquiry-based focus being at the forefront. Any lesson that you download is fully resourced and differentiated ready to use in a flash. I hope they make a real contributing to your own classroom like they have done to mine.

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Hindu Funerals
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Hindu Funerals

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This contains a fully resourced, differentiated lesson on Hindu funerals. In the starter students have to use two images to draw out initial observations about Hindu funerals. In the main this leads to an information gathering task and a symbolism task, with a GCSE style question included to assess understanding of the material. Plenary is also included. Learning Objectives are: To describe the key features of a Hindu funeral service. To explain how these features reflect their beliefs about life after death.
Do Miracles Prove The Existence Of God
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Do Miracles Prove The Existence Of God

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This contains a fully resourced, differentiated lesson on whether miracles prove the existence of God. In the main part of the lesson students use visual prompts to discuss the different types of miracles, then work in groups to discuss and make notes on the strengths and weaknesses of two miracle case studies (Biblical - Raising of Lazarus from the dead, Modern - Miracles at Lourdes), explain two philosophical views towards miracles (linking them back to the case studies), and then finally complete a 12-mark evaluation question. Learning Objectives: To describe the different types of miracles. To explain the arguments for and against miracles. To evaluate whether miracles provide convincing proof for the existence of God.
Why Are Bar Mitzvah's Important For Jews
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Why Are Bar Mitzvah's Important For Jews

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This contains a fully resourced, differentiated lesson on Bar Mitzvah's. The main part of the lesson involves using resource sheets to complete a set of differentiated questions on the activities building up to a Bar Mitzvah and the ceremony itself, and then consider in a consolidation task why they are important for individual Jews and their communities. To describe the key features of a Bar Mitzvah. To explain why these features are important. To analyse the importance of the ceremony for young Jews and their community as a whole.
Why Is Light Important To People And Faiths
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Why Is Light Important To People And Faiths

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This contains a fully resourced, differentiated lesson on why light is important to people and world faiths. The main part of the lesson consists of a spider diagram task on things that brings 'light' (happiness) into their lives, a worksheet task explaining how light is used by two worldwide faiths (Christianity and Hinduism), and finally a Venn diagram to compare their views. To understand why light is important to humans. To explain how light is used by worldwide faiths. To compare and contrast their beliefs about light.
The Beatitudes
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The Beatitudes

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This contains a fully resourced, differentiated lesson on the Beatitudes. In the main part of the lesson students have to write a modern day translation for each one, explain why they are important in pairs and write an extended analysis of how they could be applied in someone's life. Learning Objectives: To describe the meaning of the Beatitudes. To explain why they are important for Christians. To analyse how these could be followed by people in their own lives.
What Is A Miracle
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What Is A Miracle

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This contains a fully resourced, differentiated lesson on how different groups of people understand miracles. The main part of the lesson involves a discussion task considering different points of view towards miracles, then considering the 'miracle of the crystal tears', students complete a worksheet explaining different potential points of view towards it (e.g. atheist, theist). It also allows them to express their own personal viewpoint towards the miracle. Learning Objectives: To describe the different views towards miracle. To explain why they might hold those views. To assess your own view on what makes a miracle.
What Are Christian Attitudes To Euthanasia
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What Are Christian Attitudes To Euthanasia

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This contains a fully resourced, differentiated lesson on Christian attitudes to euthanasia. The main part of the lesson involves a card sort where students organise the key arguments into those that support either the Anglican or Catholic viewpoint, a Biblical quote analysis task, and a 12-mark evaluation practice exam question. Learning Objectives: To explain different Christian attitudes towards euthanasia. To examine how Biblical evidence can support these viewpoints. To evaluate whether euthanasia is acceptable or not.
What Are Ultimate Questions
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What Are Ultimate Questions

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This contains a fully resourced, differentiated lesson which acts as an introduction to the idea of 'Ultimate Questions'. The main part of the lesson involves students working in pairs to generate their own examples of ultimate questions (using stimuli to help), a class viewpoint sharing task (which could be done as a silent conversation), and a written reflection task at the end where they evaluate various viewpoints towards one ultimate question. Learning Objectives are as follows: To describe examples of ‘ultimate questions’. To explain different viewpoints towards some of these questions. To express a reasoned and balanced viewpoint to one of these questions.
Poverty in the UK
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Poverty in the UK

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This contains a fully resourced, differentiated lesson on the causes and effects of poverty in the UK. In the main part of the lesson students have to use a set of images to describe the impacts of poverty and then use annotate an A3 sheet with the different reasons why poverty exists in the UK today. Finally students have to come up with their own suggestions as to how poverty in the UK could be tackled. Learning Objectives: To describe the impacts of poverty in the UK. To explain the reasons why we see poverty in the UK. To begin to suggest your own solutions to poverty in the UK.
Modern Conflict Fact Files
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Modern Conflict Fact Files

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This resource consists of a series of fact sheets detailing the causes and effects of modern conflicts, including the Syria and Libya Civil war alongside the conflict in Ukraine.
How Do Hindus Worship
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How Do Hindus Worship

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This contains a fully resourced, differentiated lesson on how Hindus worship, focusing on the items used in a typical puja tray. The main part of the lesson involves students firstly drawing their own puja tray and making their own suggestions as to what it might symbolise, after which they use information sheets from around the room to annotate their actual meaning to their earlier drawings, and finally complete a written reflection on how useful they believe puja trays are for Hindus in helping them worship. Learning Objectives: To describe the items used on a Puja tray. To explain their symbolism. To examine how useful they are in helping Hindus to worship.
How Is A Newborn Welcomed In Islam?
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How Is A Newborn Welcomed In Islam?

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This contains a fully resourced, differentiated lesson on how babies are welcomed into the Islamic faith, otherwise known as the Aqiqah Ceremony. The main part of the lesson contains an information hunt on the different practices followed by pair-work where students have to compare the similarities and differences with Christian Baptism. Learning Objectives: To describe how Muslims welcome newborns into the Islam. To explain why these practices are important to Muslims. To compare this ceremony with the Christian tradition.
Why Is Life Seen As A Journey
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Why Is Life Seen As A Journey

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This contains a fully resourced, differentiated lesson on the milestones the average person in the UK may experience in their life. The main part of the lesson involves students creating an annotated timeline of all the key milestones, explaining how and why they are celebrated. This can form part of a piece of display work if you wish to do so. To identify a list of milestones. To describe how milestones are celebrated. To understand why milestones are celebrated.
What Is The Meaning To Life
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What Is The Meaning To Life

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This contains a fully resourced, differentiated lesson towards one ultimate question: What is the meaning of life? In the main part of the lesson students have to use information cards to describe a range of philosophical views (e.g. Nihilism, Materialism, Religious...) towards the meaning of life and explain how it might affect the way they live their lives, and then conclude the lesson by completing a written task evaluating which viewpoint they agree and disagree with the most and why. Learning Objectives: To describe different philosophical views about the meaning of life. To explain how these philosophies can shape a persons’ life. To evaluate your personal viewpoint towards them.
Global Poverty
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Global Poverty

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This contains a fully resourced, differentiated lesson on global poverty. In the main part of the lessons students have to consider a range of definitions to decide what they believe is the best one, use a range of pictures to explain the impacts of global poverty, and finally complete a written evaluation as to whether they believe it is possible to end global poverty. Learning Objectives: To describe the meaning of poverty. To explain the impacts of global poverty. To speculate whether it is possible to end global poverty.
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OCR AS Philosophy Complete Syllabus
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OCR AS Philosophy Complete Syllabus

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This contains a set of fully resourced, differentiated lessons to cover the entire OCR AS Philosophy syllabus. Theme 1 - Philosophical Language And Thought It was taught in the following order: What Is Plato’s Analogy Of The Cave? How Valid Is Plato’s Analogy Of The Cave? What Is Plato’s Theory Of The Forms? What Are Aristotle’s Four Causes? What Is Aristotle’s Prime Mover? How Did Plato Distinguish Between The Body And Soul? How Did Aristotle Distinguish Between The Body And Soul? How Did Descartes Distinguish Between The Mind And Soul? Theme 2 - The Existence Of God It was taught in the following order: What Is The Teleological Argument? How Can The Teleological Argument Be Challenged? What Is The Cosmological Argument? What Is The Ontological Argument? Does The Ontological Argument Work? Theme 3 - God And The World It was taught in the following order: What Are Religious Experiences? Do Religious Experiences Prove The Existence of God? How Can The Validity Of Religious Experiences Be Challenged? How Is The Problem Of Evil A Challenge To The Existence Of God? Does The Augustinian Theodicy Solve The Problem Of Evil? Does The Irenaean Theodicy Solve The Problem Of Evil?
How can belief affect people's actions?
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How can belief affect people's actions?

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This lesson focuses on how belief can affect people's actions, focusing on Desmond Doss, a soldier from WWII who refused to fire a single bullet. They explain how his belief affected his action, consider and analyse different viewpoints and evaluate how strictly one should follow their actions. Was designed for an observation lesson.
The Design Argument
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The Design Argument

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This contains a fully resourced, differentiated lesson on the Design argument aimed at KS3 students. It could very easily be adapted to suit KS4. The main activities include: * A discussion task on how the natural world and universe itself can show evidence of design (facts are provided as a stimulus and focus) * Reading through Paley's watch story (analogy) as a class and completing an ordering task (could easily be adapted to a card sort!?) * Writing their own modern story of the argument to demonstrate understanding. * Assessing the potential problems with the argument, using visual clues to assist them. Lesson Objectives: To describe how the world around us can show evidence of design. To explain the key features of the design argument. To assess potential problems with the argument.
LOST Decision Making Exercise
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LOST Decision Making Exercise

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A group task where students have to decide on the right course of action presented to them during their stay on the island. A good way to introduce this task is to show the clip of the plane crash from the first season of LOST to get them emotionally involved within it.
Three Refuges Assessment
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Three Refuges Assessment

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An assessment on the Three Refuges or Three Jewels. It contains clear levelled outcomes and sentence starters for the less able. Please feedback.