1.  Lesson Title: Religious Attitudes to Money  Starter – Unscramble the following for a key quote on poverty from each religion. Hint – Every other word until the end (comma) then each word fills in a gap.  Christian – “Love money the of kinds evil, of is root all of.” Timothy  Islamic – “He eats drinks his is is one us, who and whilst brother hungry not one.” Hadith  Buddhist – “Riches the through for the one himself, ruin foolish craving riches foolish ruins.”  Sikhism – “One lives earning hard then some it to knows way God, who by through work gives of away charity the to. (GGS)  Judaism – “He has hundred for hundred, who a craves two.”

2.  Learning Objectives:-  To understand religious teachings about wealth, poverty and the use of money.  To apply this teaching to the situation in Britain.  To investigate why some are poor whilst others are rich.

3.  Add to notes using p65-70 and http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/a- short-history-of-money/3161.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/a- short-history-of-money/3161.html  What are some reasons for being poor in UK? Brainstorm  What do religions think about each of these?

4.  “Religious people should only help the poor if they cannot help themselves.”  Opinion