Lesson Plan Number: 3

Subject: Religious Education Topic: The Person and Preaching of Jesus

year (1-T)

Year Group: 1st

No. of Students: 28 Date: 27TH January 2016

Time:12.25
Length of Lesson:
35 minutes
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1.
KEY CONCEPT(S):
What Key Concept(s) (ideas) will I teach in this lesson?

Miracle
Real-life miracles
Religious miracles

(The number of appropriate Key Concepts will vary depending on the lesson you intend on teaching)

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2.
LESSON AIM(S):
What am I going to teach?
In this lesson I aim to examine the meaning of the word "miracle" and I also intend to explore the different
miracles that exist, both those of real-life miracles and religious miracles.
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3.
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
At the end of this lesson, students should be able to.
demonstrate and understanding of the word "miracle"
provide an example of a real-life miracle
identify a religious miracle found in the bible
explain what has happened in various different miracles
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4.
ASSESSMENT/EVIDENCE OF STUDENT LEARNING:
How will I know that the learning outcomes are being achieved?
1. Key concept one will be assessed by: conducting a brainstorm on the word "miracle"
2. Key concept two will be assessed by: teacher observation while a power point is presented
3. Key concept three will be assessed by: completion of a worksheet task following a video clip of a
religious miracle
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5.
PRIOR KNOWLEDGE:
What prior knowledge do students have about this topic?
Students will have a prior knowledge of this topic as they would have heard of various religious miracles from
both primary school and from mass should they be mass goers. In primary school they would have been read
many stories that included miracles. They might be able to recall some of these stories in this class. Students
will also have a knowledge of miracles from various sources of media and technology. With easy access to the
internet, students are able to watch a variety of videos that can relate to various types of miracles. Also by
watching the news and being aware of their surrounding environment they can hear of many real-life miracles

from the news and from their parents. Students could have heard of various places and people where miracles
have occurred.

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TEACHER ACTIVITIES:
What activities will I use to facilitate the teaching of EACH Key Concept? How much time for each activity?

7.

STUDENT ACTIVITIES:
What activities will the students be engaged in to understand EACH Key Concept? How much time for each
activity?

8.

QUESTIONS:
Please list lower and higher order questions that are linked to each Key Concepts. (A minimum of six
questions specifically related to the key concepts, identifying higher/lower order with HO/LO)
1. Key
6. Teacher Activity
7. Student Activity
8. Questions
Concept(s)
Teaching
Take roll call
Answer when called for roll
Does anyone know what a
Key
miracle means?
Concept 1 Ask various students to read
Students read out their answers
out their work answers of a
while teacher sets up power point
Can anyone give an example of
miracle that they have heard
a miracle?
of
Can anyone name a religious
Set up laptop and overhead
miracle?
Miracle
projector for power point
presentation of miracles
Can you form a final definition
Participates in brainstorm by
of what a miracle is? HO
Brainstorm the word miracle answering questions
by asking higher and lower
order questions to probe
answers
Form a definition from the
brainstorm
Form a definition following
the brainstorm
Make notes of the main points of
Present power point on
the power point
(10
miracles
minutes)
Teaching
Key
Concept 2

Real-life
Miracles

Discuss any real-life miracles

that have occurred

Participate in the discussion

Read out some real-life

miracles that have happened

Listen to various stories of real-life

miracles

Present a picture of the

miracle on the power point
(picture of Padre Pio)

Answer higher and lower order

questions based on the miracles
read out

Ask higher and lower order

questions about the miracles
read out

Can anyone think of a real-life

story that has occurred in life
either in general or to
themselves? LO
Does anyone know who Padre
Pio is? LO
What does the word "stigmata"
mean? HO
What does the term
"incorruptible corpses" mean?
HO
Do you believe that this can
actually happen? LO

(15 minutes

Do you believe in miracles? LO

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Why?/Why not? HO

Teaching
Key
Concept 3

Religious
Miracles

Introduce the title of religious

miracles
Ask students questions
Continue by showing a
YouTube clip of the religious
miracle of "The Calming of
the Storm"
Ask students to answer a
worksheet on what they have
seen in pairs

(15
minutes)

Assign homework task of

reading the miracle of
"Healing the Leper" and
answering questions on page
60

Answer questions
Provide examples of miracles in
religion

What does a religious miracle

mean? HO

Watch YouTube clip

Who preformed religious

miracles? LO

Answer worksheet in pairs

Make note of the homework
exercise

Can you name a religious

miracle? LO
Can you explain what happens
in this miracle? HO
Does anyone know the story of
the miracle of the Calming of the
Storm? HO
What happens in this miracle?
HO
Any questions about the
homework task?

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9.
DIFFERENTIATION:
How will I differentiate the content knowledge of this lesson so as to include all learners in a mixed
ability class?

Students must...be able to demonstrate an understanding of what a miracle is.

Students should...be able to provide an example of a miracle.
Students could...be able to explain a story of a miracle either in real-life or in religion.

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10.
RESOURCES:
What materials/resources will I need/use?

A Question of Faith, Lori Whelan and Niamh McDermott

Whiteboard
Whiteboard markers
Duster
Laptop
Overhead projector
Cable for laptop to overhead projector
YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzPwRXytr7U, http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=iCh1tc6iuPc
Worksheets
Junior Certificate Religious Education Syllabus
Junior Certificate Religious Education Teachers Guidelines

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11.
LITERACY & NUMERACY:
What are the essential aspects of literacy/numeracy in this lesson?
In this lesson I will be presenting a power point presentation on the topic of miracles. This will involve
students reading and understanding the material presented. In order to avoid any difficulty with words or
sentences, I will accompany the students by reading the text and explaining any difficulties that arise. They
will come across terms such as "stigmata" and "incorruptible corpses". I will also include a YouTube clip of a
miracle followed by a worksheet to be completed; this will involved understanding of the video clip in order
to complete the task. I will also put students into pairs to answer the worksheet, therefore students will benefit
from peer teaching enhancing learning.
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12.
SELF EVALUATION:
Were the Learning Outcomes achieved? Why /why not? How do I know they were/were not achieved?

What have I learned about my own practice from this lesson?

What will I do differently in my next class?