RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Forward Planning Document
PRIMARY – Year 1
ED3619/5619 Principles of Primary Religious Education 2
Unit Title We Belong, - Community Baptism Student Number 20164250
Date of Submission 13 May 2019 Student Name Kerri Ashworth
PLANNING OVERVIEW – TERM
Year Level Unit Title Salvation Topic Aspect of Human Development
1 We Belong – Community Baptism Baptism – I am special We are special
Overview – explanation of the content of the unit and how it explores the Salvation Topic and development of the Human Person
This unit of work focuses on the Sacrament of Baptism.
The unit of work starts with discovering ways in which everyone is different and special for example, different hair colour, different talents and
different in size.
As people wonder at the differences between individuals, they can be moved to wonder at God who creates every person (A1, A2)
Many people come to realise that, among the different things that can be discovered and celebrated about God who makes each of us
special, one is that God love us (A3)
The unit moves onto exploring how Jesus showed that all people are special to God and loves them all because of their “specialness”
Jesus shows that all people are special to God and that God wants people to use their specialness in loving ways (B1, B2)
The unit closes with exploring ways in which the students as followers of Jesus can use their “specialness” to show love for others.
Through a special celebration balled Baptism, people can become members of God’s family (C1), Jesus wants his followers to use their
specialness to show love (C2).
When followers of Jesus continue to try and use their specialness to show love, they are living as Jesus wants (C3)
During the unit of work, students will be learning over several weeks the prayer, song and reading for their in-class liturgy.
At the end of each lesson, students will be asked to reflect on a wonder question to help them link to the key understandings and develop
higher order thinking skills.
Key Understandings and Learning Points
A Wondering at the Creator B The Promise of Christian Salvation C Christian Response
A1 – Wondering at our specialness B1 – Jesus taught that people are special to C1 - Through Baptism people became
Exploring ways that each of us is special. God members of God’s family
A2 – Wondering at God who created each Explores a story of Jesus teaching that Represents that through Baptism people
of us special people are special to God because members of Gods family
B2 – Jesus came to show people how to use Through a special celebration called Baptism,
Express wonder at God who created each
their specialness to show love people can become members of God’s family.
of us special.
As people wonder at the differences Names ways people could use their C2 - Jesus wants his followers to use their
specialness to show love like Jesus did. specialness to show love
between individuals they can be moved to
Jesus shows that all people are special to Identifies ways followers of Jesus use their
wonder at God, who creates every person
God and that God wants people to use their specialness to show love
different and special
A3 – Attribute God loves us specialness in loving ways Jesus want his followers to use their
specialness to show love
Celebrates that God loves us C3 – Continuing to wonder at how followers of
Many people come to realise that, among Jesus are helped through Baptism to use
the different things that can be discovered their specialness to show love
and celebrated about God who makes each Reviews and expresses what they have
of us special, one is that God loves us. learned throughout the unit.
When followers of Jesus continue to try to
use their specialness to show love, they are
living as Jesus wants.
Links to General Capabilities
Critical and Ethical behaviour Personal Intercultural
Literacy x Numeracy x ICT x Creative Thinking Competency Understanding
x
x x x
Religious Capabilities Spiritual Capabilities
Faith x Hope x Charity x Prudence x Justice x Fortitude x Temperance x
Catholic World View and Teacher Witness
Catholic World View.
Christ instituted the sacraments of the new law. There are seven: Baptism, Confirmation (or Chrismation), the Eucharist, Penance, the Anointing of the Sick, Holy Orders
and Matrimony. The seven sacraments touch all the stages and all the important moments of Christian life:1 they give birth and increase, healing and mission to the
Christian's life of faith. There is thus a certain resemblance between the stages of natural life and the stages of the spiritual life. (CCC1210)
Teacher Witness:
As a parent and a member of the Catholic faith, I bring to the classroom years of experiences within the catholic faith and through being a parent. Within the topic of
Baptism, I can share my experiences with my children being Baptised, share personal experiences and objects (ie Baptism candles, gown used within my family.) I will be
able to share what its like to be in a family and a part of God’s family.
LEARNING AND TEACHING PROGRAM
Evaluation and
Week Lesson 1 Lesson 2 Lesson 3 Lesson 4 Lesson 5
Assessment
A1: Wondering at our A1: Wondering at our A1: Wondering at our A2 Wondering at God A2 Wondering at God who Lesson 1 Anecdotal notes
1 specialness specialness specialness who created each of us created each of us Observation
Prayer: (Faith) Prayer: (Faith) Prayer: (Faith) special. Prayer (Faith)
Child choose prayer from Child choose prayer from Child choose prayer from Prayer: (Faith) Echo Prayer - Lesson 2 –Work sample
prayer box prayer box prayer box Child choose prayer from Intro: Paper Doll- I am special
Intro: Intro: prayer box Discuss and compare family
God made me special God made me special Intro: Intro:
Objective: student
members - Tak about Jesus’s
memory verse memory verse Read You Read family
provide 1 positive
https://bit.ly/2UXZLpG https://bit.ly/2UXZLpG Are “the Body: comment about
Body: (Charity) Body: (Charity) Special - family Teaching:(Temperance) classmates.
Teaching:(Temperance) Teaching:(Temperance) Max book” As people we see the Lesson 3 – Work Sample
If we look at others As we compare our bodies Lucado to Body: differences between Students draw pictures
around us we find that, with others, we can see class Teaching: (Charity) themselves and others. of themselves identifying
although we are similar to many differences (hair Body: (Charity) (Temperance) key points of specialness
Activity (CC – Maths)
other people there are colour, eye colour, size, (Temperance) People are different and within themselves.
many ways also which we hands etc – Discuss what Teaching: come from different
Class create a bar graph
are different. Discuss how differences in class. We have our own families but we are all part about the similarities and
we are similar and Activity: giftedness because we are of Gods family. differences between each Lesson 4 (CC – HAAS)
different (Teacher Venn Create a paper doll of special in many ways. Activity – (CC -HAAS ) class member. Diagnostic work sample
Diagram ) themselves – glue to paper Whatever we can do is Students draw picture – Students draw each
Activity: with caption: (Childs what makes us special or about their family family member or can
name) is Special. Each one of a kind. name each family
member of class writes on Activity: member of their family.
paper what is special Who am I?” game
about student. Each Lesson 5 (CC -Maths )
Wonder question: child Diagnostic work sample
My Handprint & Foot print (prudence) draws a Wonder question:
I wonder how people picture (prudence)
came to be different from of How many different ways
Wonder question:
be? themselves without God has created each person
(prudence)
: anyone seeing their special?
I wonder what God who
picture. Teacher collates
created everyone different
sheet in the I am special pictures and students
is like?
book. need to identify each
Wonder question: student from their picture.
(prudence) Wonder question:
I wonder why everyone (prudence)
has different fingerprints? How am I different from
other people?
A3 God loves us A3 God loves us B1 Jesus taught that B1 Jesus taught that B1 Jesus taught that people Lesson 1 Anecdotal notes
2 Prayer: (Faith) Prayer: (Faith) people are special to God people are special to God are special to God Observation
Echo Prayer – Thank you Child choose prayer from Prayer: (Faith) Prayer: (Faith) Child Prayer: (Faith) Echo Prayer –
God – teacher lead prayer box Echo Prayer – Thank you choose prayer from prayer Thank you God - Student Lesson 2 Anecdotal notes
Intro: Intro: God – box lead (different student each
Observation
Read Song, I am Special teacher lead Intro: day to lead)
Guess Create actions as a class to Intro: Song, I am Special Intro:
the song. Song, I am Special with actions - small Song, I am Special
Lesson 3 Anecdotal notes
how Observation
much I Body: (Charity) with actions groups each day lead the with actions
Teaching: (Temperance) Body: class with song and Body:
love you Lesson 4 Anecdotal notes
God loves each one of us Teaching: (Fortitude) actions. Teaching: (Fortitude)
- so much that God has Jesus chose to be with Body: Jesus chose to be with Observation
Body: (Charity) created us different from children Teaching: (Fortitude) children making them feel
Teaching: (Temperance) anyone else in the world. Scripture texts: Jesus and Discuss previous day special.
God loves each one of us
Lesson 5 Diagnostic
Activity: the children. - Godly play Story of Jesus and the Students are videoed
so much that God has Students complete their I Mark 10:13-16 children. Activity: (Justice)
created us different from about the understanding of
love you this much cards Activity: (Justice) Mark 10:13-16 Using the dress-ups from the the story through re-
anyone else in the world. with decorations. Students draw or collage Activity: (Justice) previous day Students dress-
Activity: creation.
where they see Students use dress-ups ups and recreate the story of
I love you this much cards Wonder question: themselves in the story of and recreate the story of Jesus and the children in
to give to parent/caregiver (prudence) Jesus and the children. Jesus and the children. groups of 3 to present to the
How can we celebrate God Godly play available for class.
who loves us? Wonder question: students to play with Assessment: Students are
(prudence) videoed about the
Where do you see yourself Wonder question: understanding of the story
in the story? (prudence) through re-creation.
How did the children feel IF there was something in
Wonder question: when Jesus asked to see this story you could Wonder question
(prudence) them.? change without changing (prudence)
What can we do to tell the story what would it What do you think Jesus was
God how much me love be? saying to the children when
him? he was talking to them?
B2 Jesus came to show B2 Jesus came to show C1 Through Baptism C1 Through Baptism C1 Through Baptism people Lesson 1 Anecdotal notes
3 people how to use their people how to use their people became members people became members became members of God’s Observation
specialness to show love specialness to of God’s family of God’s family family
Prayer: (Faith) Echo Prayer: (Faith) Echo Prayer: (Faith) Echo Prayer: (Faith) Prayer: (Faith) Lesson 2 Work Sample –
Prayer – Thank you God - Prayer – Thank you God - Prayer – Thank you God - Echo Prayer – Thank you Echo Prayer – Thank you God
Students complete when
Student lead Student lead Student lead God - Student lead - Student lead
I grow up picture
Intro: Intro: Intro: Intro: Intro:
Read Song, Let the Children Song, Let the Children Song, Let the Children Song, Let the Children Come
story Come Come Come . Lesson 3 Anecdotal notes
Koala . . Body: (Hope) Body: (Hope) Observation
Lou Body: Body: (Hope) Teaching: (Temperance) Teaching:
Body: Teaching: (Temperance) Teaching: (Fortitude) When people become Lesson 4 Anecdotal notes
Teaching: (Temperance) Jesus came to show When people are members of God’s family, Observation
How we can see how people how to live as God baptised, they become God help them develop
people use their wants. People do this members of God’s family. their specialness and they
specialness to show love when they try to live like People present at the can become even more Lesson 4 Anecdotal notes
like Jesus’ eg fireman, Jesus. Baptism include the able to use their
Observation
police, singers etc Activity: celebrant, the parents, the specialness to show love.
Activity: How are you going to help person to be baptised and Activity: When people are baptised,
Students use magazines to others in special ways the godparents. Students bring in pictures they are people and symbols
create a class collage of when you grow up? Activity: of their baptism and that are used.
how people show their Students complete Godly Play: discuss in groups. Activity:
use of specialness for love. When I grow up picture. Story of John the Baptist Wonder question: Godly play – Baptism
baptising Jesus. (prudence)
Wonder question: Wonder question: I wonder why baptism is
(prudence) (prudence) important to Christians?
What would our school I wonder why Jesus
look like if we saw people wanted to be Baptised
using their specialness to by John?
show love every day? Wonder question:
What special talents do Wonder question:
you think God has? (prudence)
I wonder if you have ever
seen something like this
happen in a church?
C1 Through Baptism C2 Jesus want his C2 Jesus want his C2 Jesus want his C3 Continuing to wonder at Lesson 1 Summative
4 people became members followers to use their followers to use their followers to use their how followers of Jesus are Students complete baptism
of God’s family specialness to show love specialness to show love specialness to show love helped through Baptism to worksheet. –
Prayer: (Faith) Prayer: (Faith) Prayer: (Faith) Prayer: (Faith) use their specialness to (Attached assessment)
Echo Prayer – Thank you Echo Prayer – Thank you Echo Prayer – Thank you Echo Prayer – Thank you show love Lesson 2
God - Student lead God - Student lead God - Student lead God - Student lead Prayer: (Faith)
Intro: Intro: Intro: Intro: Echo Prayer – Thank you God Lesson 3
Song, I am Special Song, Let the Children Song, I am Special Song, Let the Children - Student lead
Create actions as a class to Come Create actions as a class to Come Intro:
Lesson 4
the song. . the song. . Song, I am Special
Body: (Hope) Body: Body: Body: Create actions as a class to
Teaching: Teaching: (Charity) Teaching: (Fortitude) Teaching: (Fortitude) the song. Lesson 5
When people are Story:Wilfrid Gordon refreshing students of the Followers of Jesus used Body:
baptised, they are people McDonald Partridge reading that will be used their specialness to show Teaching:
and symbols that are used. in the liturgy love to others
Activity: Video of Jesus loving the Activity: (Justice) Activity: (Charity)
Students complete children In groups of three Create a “Loving Board” in
summative activity sheet = https://bit.ly/2Je5qX9 Students use dress-ups to which people can continue
draw a picture of what Activity: show ways they can use to use their specialness to
people and symbols they Hugs from Jesus activity their specialness to show show love.
would find at a baptism. What specialness did Wonder question: love. Wonder question:
Wonder question: Wilfred have? (prudence) Wonder question: (prudence)
(prudence) Activity: I wonder how we can (prudence) How can you continue to
I wonder what God is Students write or draw a make sure we use all How can you use your love people in your every day
thinking about when we picture about how they our specialness every specialness at home with lives.
get baptised? have used their day? your family?
specialness to show love.
Wonder question:
(prudence)
I wonder what Wilfrid
Gordon McDonald
Partridge’s specialness is?
C3 Continuing to wonder Unit Overview Unit Overview Liturgy Preparation: Liturgy Preparation: Lesson 1 Anecdotal notes
5 at how followers of Jesus Observation
are helped through Prayer: (Faith) Prayer: (Faith) Prayer: (Faith) Prayer: (Faith)
Baptism to use their Echo Prayer – Thank you Echo Prayer – Thank you Echo Prayer – Thank you Echo Prayer – Thank you God Lesson 2&3 Summative
specialness to show love God - Student lead God - Student lead God - Student lead - Student lead
assessment.
Prayer: (Faith) Intro: Intro: Intro:
Echo Prayer – Thank you
Students present to class
Song, I am Special Intro: Song, I am Special Song, Let the Children Come .
God - Student lead Create actions as a class to Song, Let the Children Create actions as a class to Body: (Faith)
what they have learnt
Intro: the song. Come the song. Activity: about the unit. – Video
Song, Let the Children Body: . Body: (Faith) Class layout for liturgy recording of presentation
Come Teaching: Body: Activity: How the liturgy is to run
Body: (Faith) Students share their piece Teaching: Class layout for liturgy Practice liturgy Lesson 3 Anecdotal notes
Teaching: of work they are going to Students share their piece How the liturgy is to run Observation
Review of the unit - what use for liturgy service and of work they are going to Practice liturgy
have we learnt. explain use for liturgy service and Lesson 4 Anecdotal notes
Activity: 1. why that have chosen explain Observation
Students choose a piece of this piece of work 1. why that have chosen
art work completed in the 2. what it means about this piece of work
unit to present at the being special 2. what it means about
Lesson 5 Anecdotal notes
liturgy 3. what this piece being special Observation
Wonder question: teaches us about 3. what this piece
(prudence) what they have teaches us about
What does this piece of learnt. what they have
work make you think Wonder question: learnt.
about? (prudence)
I wonder if you have Wonder question:
thought how God wants (prudence)
you to use your I wonder how you feel
specialness? about your specialness
after learning about
how much God loves
you.
APPENDIX – copies of resources used in lesson plans: Bible passages, worksheets, resource sheets, learning activities.
Books:
The family book – Todd Parr
You Are Special - Max Lucado
Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge – Mem Fox Bible Passage:
Koala Lou – Mem Fox The Baptism of Jesus Mark 1:9-11
Guess how much I love you - Sam McBratney Jesus welcomes the children Mark 10:13-16
Prayers: Worksheets/resource sheets
Prayer box containing prayers for students. Baptism worksheet: Teachers pay Teachers
God made me special memory verse https://bit.ly/2UXZLpG Hugs from Jesus https://bit.ly/2Jem8G6
Prayer for liturgy: Echo Prayer – Love Board – I am special curriculum book
Thank you God for ears that hear
Thank you God for fingers that touch
Thank you God for noses that smell Videos:
Thank you God for mouths that taste Jesus and the children
Thank you God for eyes that see
Thank you God for making me me. Other Resources:
Magazines
Godly Play: https://bit.ly/30ebjsW Religion books
Jesus and the Children Mark 10:13-16 Glue
Baptism of Jesus - Mark 1:9-11 Coloured pencils
Baptism Coloured paper
Writing paper
Dress ups
Ipad
Songs: https://bit.ly/2HhhT99
Let the Children Come - M Brown
I am special – Attached
The Blessing of Jesus” M Brown
