Beliefs in Our World provides everything you need for Junior Cycle Religious Education. Written by a highly experienced author team, it provides the perfect balance of engaging content and skills-based active learning.

• Inclusive of all faiths and none, it facilitates students’ exploration of the five major world religions and non-religious worldviews, with lots of choice offered through option chapters.
• Suitable for exam and non-exam classes, it allows students to reflect on their own beliefs and values, and to explore the ‘big questions’ in life.
• Students investigate how religion has shaped and impacted the world around them, particularly Irish culture and heritage.
• At the beginning of each chapter, Learning Outcomes are broken into clear, achievable Learning Intentions and students are encouraged to activate prior learning.
• Every chapter includes eight Key Skill activities that integrate active teaching strategies such as Think–Pair–Share, Dotmocracy and Ranking Ladders.
• Tech Time activities develop students’ digital literacy.
• Assessment features include Question Time to check understanding, End of Chapter Projects to promote student-led learning, and Unit Reviews to encourage self-reflection.
• Guidance is provided on how to approach the Classroom-Based Assessments.

The Beliefs in Our World package includes:

• Beliefs in Our World Skills Book: Contains a wide variety of activities that reinforce and enhance the textbook learning.

PUBLISHER: Gill Education