** AQA GCSE Religious Studies (A) – Full Revision Programme: **Lesson 1

Lesson 1 of a 10‑lesson comprehensive revision package covering every AQA unit.

This fully‑resourced lesson gives students a powerful start to their GCSE RE revision by focusing on all key terms across every topic, along with practical exam tips and retrieval activities. Designed to reduce cognitive overload and boost exam confidence, this lesson ensures students understand and can apply essential vocabulary before moving into beliefs and practices in more depth.

What’s Included in Lesson 1
✔ Complete PowerPoint (30+ slides)
✔ Key terms from all AQA RE modules:

Christian Beliefs
Christian Practices
Muslim Beliefs
Muslim Practices
Crime and Punishment
Peace and Conflict
Relationships and Families
Religion, Life & Death

✔ Exam guidance: how to approach questions when unsure of a key term
✔ Retrieval practice activities
✔ Dingbats and key‑term games
✔ 1‑mark exam practice questions for all topic areas
✔ Student‑friendly definitions, influences, and differences between denominations/branches
✔ Engaging visuals and knowledge‑recall challenges
✔ Printable worksheets that can be used:
-during the lesson
-as independent tasks
-as home‑learning or revision homework
✔ Answer sheets and clue‑based scaffolds for all worksheet tasks
✔ Differentiated sheets for higher ability (HA)

This lesson can be used for:
GCSE exam preparation
Whole‑cohort revision
Booster sessions
Tutor‑time intervention
Religious Studies drop‑down days
Cover lessons (fully self‑contained)

The 10 part series will cover:
Key Terms & Exam Tips (this lesson)
Christian Beliefs
Christian Practices
Muslim Beliefs
Muslim Practices
Crime and Punishment
Peace and Conflict
Relationships and Families
Religion, Life & Death
Final Recap & Exam Practice