Using settlers to embed scripture knowledge

One of the most common difficulties students come across in RE is remembering the vast amounts of scripture. For the AQA GCSE (and other boards) student are expected to know and explain religious scripture in the 5 and 12 mark questions. Something I have focused and implemented into my own teaching practice is using settlers to embed the scripture knowledge and improve recall. Below you’ll find examples of how I use this in the classroom and when planning lessons.

1. Simple recall
   Students write down as many pieces of scripture they can remember in 3 minutes from the previous lesson.

2. Linking with keywords
Choose 3 keywords from previous lessons and ask students to write down a piece of scripture for each keyword.
3. Scripture scramble
Jumble up pieces of scripture and ask students to put the scripture in the correct order.

4. Find the odd one out
Produce a list of scripture from the previous topic and include one that would not support the topic. Students need to figure out which is the odd one out and explain why.