SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

RE LESSON PLAN
Pre-Primary/
Primary

LESSON ORGANISATION

Unit of work: Gift of Life Salvation topic: Baptism Human person Topic: New life

Year Level: Pre-Primary Students’ Prior Knowledge: (include faith situations/

Key Understanding: Christian Response previous lessons/Units)

Learning Point(s): Lesson 1- gift of life

- Through Baptism people become members of God’s Lesson 2 - Enjoying life
family
- Jesus wants his followers to care for the gift of human
life
- Continuing to wonder at the gift of human life 


Spiritual and Religious Capabilities (that may potentially be covered in the lesson)
Prudence Justice Fortitude Temperance Faith Hope in-
eg Right choices eg Right eg Inner strength eg Moderation eg Prayer eg Reconciliation
relationships

General Capabilities (that may potentially be covered in the lesson)

Literacy Numeracy ICT Critical and Ethical Personal and Intercultural

competence creative behaviour Social understanding
thinking competence

Cross-curriculum priorities (may be addressed in the lesson)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia Sustainability
histories and cultures

Lesson Objectives (i.e. anticipated outcomes of this lesson, in point form beginning with an action verb)
As a result of this lesson, students will be able to:
• Identify ways of caring for the gift of human life
• Engage in discussions and Questioning about baptism

Teacher’s Prior Preparation/Organisation:
 Provision for students at educational risk:

(include Teacher Witness)
For the student that is sensory impaired allow them to pick a
sensory to to sit with on the mat.
Baby doll
Bowl of water and utensil to pour water over head For extension ask the students to better their description of
their picture drawn
Paper, Coloured Pencils, writing pencils For support the teacher can assist the student to sound out
words to label their picture.
LESSON DELIVERY attach worksheets, examples, marking keys, etc. as relevant
Time Motivation and Introduction: Resources/References
Align these with the segment
Jesus started a family, which is called his Church. This family gathers on where they will be introduced.
many occasions. One of these is to welcome new members into the
family in a special ceremony (Sacrament) called Baptism.
Using a doll, the teacher role-plays the words and actions of Baptism.
- During the Baptism ceremony, Jesus makes a person a member
of God’s family as the celebrant pours water over the person’s
head, or immerses the person in water, while saying, ‘N., I
baptise you in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the
Holy Spirit. Amen.’
- Talk about how, when a priest says these words and does this
action, Jesus makes the person being baptised a member of
God’s family.
- When someone is baptised into God’s family, they share in God’s
special life.

Lesson Steps (Lesson content, structure, strategies & Key Questions):

Christians know that the gift of human life, given to us by God, is a

wonderful gift. People can say thank you to God for this gift by caring for
life. People can care for themselves by:
- keeping their bodies clean
- eating healthy food
- working and playing
- keeping safe by obeying rules. 

People can care for others by the ways they speak to and treat them. 


The children share ideas about ways we can care for ourselves:
Create a Brainstorm on the Board using spider scribe and list all the
children ideas on the board. Can include things such as
- keeping our hair, nails and bodies clean
- eating healthy food
- doing exercise
- keeping the class, school and other safety rules, etc. 


Send the Children to their desks and have them draw a picture of on of
the ideas from the bread and write and brief description of what it is
for example: ‘I try to wash my hands after playing.’
Lesson Closure:(Review lesson objectives with students)
Put the Materials used in the Baptism demonstration in the home corner
for the children to explore further;

Create a class book using all the pictures drawn with the title ‘We Can
Care for Ourselves’. This book could be added to throughout the day as
the children discover the many ways they can care for themselves and
others at school.
- Display the book in the home corner/book shelf for the children to refer
to

Transition: (What needs to happen prior to the next lesson?)

Gather students on the mat in their spots ready to go to lunch

If there is spare time have the children find a spot to themselves on the
mat and through a yoga activity

Assessment: (Were the lesson objectives met? How will they be

assessed?)

Book of Work pieces

Comments page/notes on mat session- engagement and collaboration