This document discusses Christian beliefs about life after death. It provides learning objectives about identifying key Christian ideas about death and explaining the significance of Christian practices regarding death. It establishes rules for a respectful discussion on this sensitive topic. Students are asked to create a mind map about different views on life after death and fill out a brochure summarizing Christian beliefs, including the idea that for Christians death is not the end and they believe in an afterlife. Homework asks students to consider whether religious believers have to believe in life after death, discussing different perspectives on this question.

1. DNA
• Find as many words linked to our topic from this...

2. Today's lesson
• Listen to the song, what do you think today's lesson is going to be
about?

3. Christianity, life and death.
Learning intentions:
• To identify the key Christian idea
about death
• To explain the significance of
Christian practices regarding
death
Success criteria:
• To have created a guide to
Christian views on the afterlife
• To be aware of key Christian
practices at funerals

4. Rules for today's lesson
• In today's lesson we are looking at a sensitive issue, whether you are
religious or not, it is never easy when someone dies.
• You may not agree with everything covered today, this doesn’t mean
you should be disrespectful about it.
• Remember the issues covered will effect everyone at some point
• Please make sure any contributions you make are respectful, sensible
and polite.

5. Mind map
• Create a mind map of all the ideas you have heard about life after
death. Try to include your own opinion as well.
Life after death

7. Life after death?
• There are a lot of different theories about what might happen when
someone dies.
• Some are purely physical and scientific, other are much more spiritual
• Life after death.

8. Christian funerals
• Funerals are service to remember people who have died.
• They often involve friends and family sharing memories and stories
about the deceased.

9. Life after death
• Funeral service are important to many people.
• But for religious believers when some one dies this is not the end.
• The idea of life after death is very important to religious believers
including Christians.

10. Life after death.
• Using pages 88-89 Fill in the brochure template you have been given.
• You should have a summary of each of the key ideas
• And a small image or picture at the bottom of each one to help you
remember it.
Extension:
“life after death is impossible”
Give two reason why a religious believer might agree or disagree with this
statment. (4 marks)
In three sentences explain how Jesus is important to Christian ideas of life after
death.

11. Home work:
• For homework answer this question:
“Religious believers have to believe in life after death”
Do you agree? Give reasons for you answer showing you
have thought about more than one point of view. You must
include reference to religious teaching in you answer.
8 marks
For
Against
Religious view
My view
Evaluate the
Religious view

12. Plenary: Just a minute!
• Nominate 1 person from you table. They have to come to the front a
and speak for one minute (or as long as possible) about the unit so
far.
• If they hesitate, stop or pause they have to return to their table.
• The person who last the longest win a prize for their table.