Gathered As One Year 3

LESSON PLAN

STEP B THE PROMISE OF CHRISTIAN SALVATION

Key Understanding Learning Point

B2.2 States what the school community would be

B2: Jesus gave his Church a mission to the whole
like if members of Gods family experiences God
human race.
helping them contribute to communities.

Salvation Topic Aspect of the Human Person

The aspect of the human person developed and
explored through the salvation topic and key
understanding refers to the general idea of individual
growth through belonging. Belonging, in this sense,
refers to being part of the various communities
Church
including the family, school and parish. Through these
communities, people are able to draw closer to God
and work towards following the example established
by Jesus, particularly showing love to others through
their actions and words.
General Capabilities

Critical and Personal and

ICT Ethical Intercultural
Literacy Numeracy Creative Social
Competence Behaviour Understanding
Thinking Competence

Spiritual Capabilities Religious Capabilities

Prudence Justice Fortitude Temperance Faith Hope Charity

Catholic Teaching Focus for this lesson

When people draw closer to God through the church, Gods family, they come to know God better.
God wants all people to be friends with each other.
God tasks human beings with contributing to their communities.
God calls all people to follow the example set by Jesus.
God seeks to help people through the Church in many ways, including being cooperative and friends
with others in the communities to which they belong, even if they do not feel like doing so.
(CEOWA, n.d.a)
Prior Knowledge Catering for Learner Diversity
Students have an understanding of what it Extension:
means to belong to a community. - Students who excel with this task may be
Students can recall the definition of the word extended by using the classroom laptop or
community. iPad to research a story about Jesus helping
Students have an understanding of four someone in need. Students may then
examples of human communities. complete a storyboard based on the selected
Students have an understanding of the story.
communities which Jesus belonged to. Engagement:
 Students have an understanding of Jesus
message about belonging to his Church.
(CEOWA, n.d.a)
Special Considerations:
- To assist group members who may find it
difficult to read the scenario card, the teacher
will read aloud each card as they are
randomly selected.
- Students who have difficulty writing may be
assisted by an EA who will scribe for them.
- During the time on the mat, students
requiring the use of a hockey stool may sit at
their desks.
- Students with learning challenges, including
ADD, may be provided with a fidget toy in
order to assist with keeping them focused on
the task and whilst listening on the mat.
- Due to limited space within the classroom to
rehearse the performance, some groups may
be allowed to go outside, under the
supervision of the classroom educational
assistant.

Integration with other Learning Areas Classroom Management Practices

English At the commencement of the lesson students
- ACELY1792 will be reminded of the teachers expectation
The Arts: Drama of them during the lesson. This will involve
- ACADRM032 asking students to Give me 5!.
A bell will be used to gather students
(SCSA, 2014) attention during the lesson.
The teacher will offer praise for student
achievements and effort during the lesson.
The teacher will ensure that he/she is
prepared, with any links to websites or
references to the bible ready.
Lesson Objectives

As a result of this lesson, students will be able to:

1. Correctly identify examples of showing forgiveness and helping others through watching a
performance.
2. State one way they can help someone at school.
3. Identify what the school community would be like if everyone helped and was forgiving, in an in-class
discussion.

Resources/
Timing Lesson Steps
References
Introduction:

1. The lesson will begin with students being seated on the mat.
2. To introduce todays topic of showing love to others through being
5 minutes helpful and showing forgiveness, students will view the following YouTube video
YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9diFwUly4M Love One Another
Lullaby (Pyle, 2014)
 3. Reflecting on the video, the following questions will then be discussed loaded onto the
with students: interactive
- What does Jesus want us to do? whiteboard
- How does it make you feel when someone is kind to you or
helps you?
- If someone is mean to us or upsets us should we be mean back
to them and make them upset as well? What does Jesus ask
us to do instead?
Body:

4. The teacher will articulate to students that we show love and kindness
through helping others and showing forgiveness. Furthermore, in order
5 minutes to forgive others, we must change feelings of anger into feelings of
kindness (Intellectual Reserve Inc, 2017). The teacher will explain that
when we help and forgive others we are acting like Jesus.
5. The teacher will ask students to close their eyes and consider:
What would the school community be like if everyone helped
and forgave others?
What would the school community be like if no one helped or
15 forgave others?
minutes 6. The teacher will then ask students to raise their hands to share their
feelings and answers. Scenario cards
7. In groups of three or four, students will role-play various situations in Small bucket
which people either showed forgiveness and helped or did not help and
were unforgiving. One member from each group will be nominated to
select a scenario out of a bucket and practise and perform the scenario
with their group. After each performance, students will determine what
the scenario was about, commenting on what happened or what they
might do differently.
Conclusion:

8. To conclude and reflect upon the lesson, the class will create a Coloured card (cut
Helping Chain (Alison, 2014). Each student will receive a piece a card into strips)
5 minutes and write one way they are going to help someone at school. The Stapler
teacher will begin the chain and as each student finishes writing, Pencil cases
he/she will attach their piece of card to the chain which will then be
hung in the classroom.
Evidence of Learning for Assessment and Reporting

To assess whether the objectives of the lesson have been met anecdotal notes will be taken. A checklist will
be used to record whether students have, have not or are working towards achieving the objectives based on
the observations made.
References
Alison. (2014). The giving project. Retrieved from http://learningattheprimarypond.com/blog/the-giving-project/
Catholic Education Office of Western Australia. (n. d.a). Perth Archdiocesan Primary RE Units. Gathered as
one. Perth CEOWA.
Intellectual Reserve Inc. (2017). Lesson 40: I can forgive others. Retrieved from
https://www.lds.org/manual/primary-2/lesson-40?lang=eng
Pyle, D. (2014, January 2). Love one another lullaby [video file]. Retrieved from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9diFwUly4M
School Curriculum and Standards Authority. (2014). Western Australian curriculum. Retrieved from
https://k10outline.scsa.wa.edu.au/home/teaching/curriculum-browser