Starters and Plenaries for AS and A Level AQA Religious Studies

Dive into the key issues and debates of the 2016 specification with a huge variety of creative activities.

Thought-provoking 10-15 minute activities in spec order

Starters grab attention; plenaries challenge students, while both promote discussion, explanation, application and critical thinking skills so students can learn to deeply analyse the information they have been taught.

  • Pick-up-and-teach activities – no additional preparation needed
  • Engaging and visual – tasks for every topic appeal to and motivate students with different learning styles, while extension tasks stretch more-able students!
  • Versatile – students can tackle activities individually or in pairs/groups
  • All answers provided – great for AfL and speedy peer- or self-assessment

Plus! Includes detailed teacher’s notes for ease of use and to maximise learning.

Easy-to-use activities to help active learning and stimulate interest and discussion... should capture students' attention

M Sinclair, RS Teacher & Peer Reviewer

What do teachers say about this resource? (9168)

It was of a good standard, it was well presented and well laid out and gave some interesting inspirations... It would definitely enhance the learning of weaker students, in fact I could see this being used as the basic building blocks for a course booklet as it would not require much supplementing to get all the necessary content for a foundation student there with these sheets. They would be useful as starters and plenaries but some would actually fill most of a 45 minute lesson with discussion. I could also see these being used to help with revision sessions in the run up to the exam and most require a recap of previous knowledge.

E Hodkinson, HoD & Peer Reviewer