Religious Education

Forward Planning Document

Primary
2018
 

Unit Title: Christian Conscience Student Number: 20151565

Date of Submission: 21st May 2018 Student Name: Claire Wilson

 
 PLANNING OVERVIEW – TERM
Year Level Unit Title Salvation Topic Aspect of Human Development
Wondering at the Creator of
Three Christian Conscience Penance
the Yearning to do Good.
Overview – explanation of the content of the unit and how it explores the Salvation Topic and development of the Human Person
The unit of work, Christian Conscience begins with wondering at conscience and how it is God that leads us to do what is loving and good and God does this
because he loves all people. An action can be classified as right or wrong according to whether the action disobeys or obeys Jesus’ Commandments. God
is always present and helps us through challenges, questions and problems through our Christian conscience. The unit of work then flows on to the students
learning about how Jesus shows us how to follow our conscience to do what is loving and good, he also shows us the power of forgiveness. The final topic that
students will be covering examines the Christian response through the steps and elements of the First and Second Rite of Reconciliation, the meaning of sin
and the importance of examining sin in preparation for the Sacrament of Reconciliation that will be performed late this year.
Key Understandings and Learning Points
A Wondering at the Creator B The Promise of Christian Salvation C Christian Response
A1 Wondering at conscience B1 Jesus showed how to follow conscience C1 Catholics celebrate the Rite of Reconciliation
A1.1 States examples of people doing what is B1.1 Illustrates ways Jesus listened to his C1.1 Describes the steps and elements in the First
good and loving. conscience through his thoughts and feelings. Rite of Reconciliation.
A1.2 Write examples of loving and good thoughts OR
stirred by God. B2 Jesus helps his followers through Reconciliation C1.2 Describes the steps and elements in the
A1.3 Identifies feelings that can lead people to to hear conscience Second Rite of Reconciliation.
love and do good. B2.1 Explores and represents Gospel stories that
A1.4 Classifies actions ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ according show Jesus wants to forgive everyone their sins C2 Christians recall the meaning of sin
to whether the actions obey or disobey Jesus’ and gave this power to the leaders of his Church. C2.1 Recalls the meaning of sin.
Commandments. B2.2 Expresses what the world would be like if
everyone responded to God’s call to love and to C3 Catholics examine their consciences before
A2 Wondering at the Creator of conscience do good. Reconciliation
A2.1 States wonder questions about God the C3.1 Begins to understand the basic step of an
Creator of conscience. examination of conscience.

A3 Attribute: God loves all people C4 Continuing to wonder at conscience

A3.1 Celebrates that God loves all people. C4.1 Reviews and expresses the main ideas of the
unit.

Links to General Capabilities

Literacy Numeracy ICT Critical and Ethical Personal Intercultural
Creative behaviour Competency Understanding
Thinking
LEARNING AND TEACHING PROGRAM
Evaluation and
Week Lesson One Lesson Two Lesson Three Lesson Four Lesson Five
Assessment
A1.1 States examples A1.2 Write examples of A1.3 Identifies feelings A1.4 Classifies actions A2.1 States wonder Formative
ONE of people doing what loving and good that can lead people ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ questions about God Assessment
is good and loving. thoughts stirred by to love and do good. according to whether the Creator of Lesson A2.1 & A3.1
God. the actions obey or conscience. will be assessed using
Teacher background Teacher background disobey Jesus’ A3.1 Celebrates that a checklist.
People generally try to Teacher background God communicates Commandments. God loves all people.
say and do what is One way God calls us with us through our
loving and good. personally to do and feelings. Teacher background Teacher background
say what is loving and God gave us a Encourage students to
Lesson steps good is through Lesson steps conscience to do the wonder about God
Read the parable The putting good and Divide the room into right thing. and conscience. God
Good Samaritan (Luke loving thoughts in our six sections. Give each loves everyone and
10: 25-37). minds. student a number and Lesson steps wants them to be
they are to go to that Read the story “I am happy.
Put students in groups Lesson steps spot. Explain the six Extremely Absolutely
of three or four. They Divide the room into feelings that lead us to Boiling” by Lauren Lesson steps
are to role play and five sections. Give say and do good Child. Create a class wonder
act out someone each student a what is loving and wall, which students
doing a good and number and they are good (sadness for Play a game of can add all their
loving deed. to go to that spot. people in need, joy charades in groups of wondering questions
Groups perform to the Explain that the five when something good four. Have students to about God and
class. sections highlight the happens to someone, pick out an conscience.
five different ways that joy when someone action/deed from a
God helps us to do helps us, kindness, hat and they must act Create a short song
what is loving and sadness after we have it out for the group, about why you think
good (memories, new upset someone and the group needs to we have a
ideas, questions, peace. decide whether it was conscience and how
thoughts that lead to Students must create a good or bad God loves all people
answers and a poster highlighting action/deed and using the Rap Chat
understandings). all the times a person explain why the action app. Give examples of
All students are given might feel these or deed is good or people doing good
a sticky note and they feelings. why it is bad. and loving things and
are to write down an people doing bad
example of how God things that disobey
helps us do what is God’s
loving and good Commandments.
through one of their
categories and come
and stick it on the
 whiteboard to share
with the class.

B1.1 Illustrates ways B2.1 Explores and B2.1 Explores and B2.2 Expresses what B2.2 Expresses what Formative
TWO Jesus listened to his represents Gospel represents Gospel the world would be the world would be Assessment
conscience through stories that show Jesus stories that show Jesus like if everyone like if everyone Lesson B2.2 will be
his thoughts and wants to forgive wants to forgive responded to God’s responded to God’s assessed through a
feelings. everyone their sins and everyone their sins and call to love and to do call to love and to do rating scale.
gave this power to the gave this power to the good. good.
Teacher background leaders of his Church. leaders of his Church.
Jesus showed us that Teacher background Teacher background
by listening to your Teacher background Teacher background Because God loves us, Because God loves us,
conscience, you will Sometimes people find Jesus came to help He wants us all to be He wants us all to be
do what is good and it hard to do what is people be close again close as friends and close as friends and
loving. right and they disobey and forgave them for have our conscience have our conscience
Gods their sin. help guide us. help guide us.
Lesson steps Commandments. However, some However, some
Read the bible When someone does Lesson steps people purposely people purposely
passage Luke 7:11-17 this on purpose, it is a Reflect on a time disobey Gods disobey Gods
(feelings) and sin. when someone has commandments, this is commandments, this is
Matthew 4:1-11 done wrong by you or called sin. called sin.
(thoughts). Lesson steps you have done wrong
Read the story “The by someone. Think Lesson steps Lesson steps
Create a comic strip Berenstain Bears: The about how it made Using an A3 piece of Using the picture that
using the app ‘Comic Forgiving Tree” by Jan you feel. Was it hard to card, on one half, they drew last week,
Life’ about one of the and Mike Berenstain. forgive or ask for students are to draw students are to write
two stories about Jesus Discuss the main ideas forgiveness? (using paints, colours, about each
doing what is good of the story. How do crayons etc.) what community and the
and loving by listening we receive God’s Write a letter to the your community would feelings that are
to his conscience forgiveness? Parish Priest discussing be like if everyone expressed.
through his thoughts a time that they have responded to God’s
and feelings. Highlight Invite the Parish Priest needed forgiveness for call to love and to do
the moment when to come into the something that they good. On the other
Jesus uses his classroom and speak did and how it made half, draw what the
conscience to do to the students about them feel. community is like now.
what is loving and forgiveness and
good. reconciliation.
 C1.1 Describes the C1.1 Describes the C1.2 Describes the C1.2 Describes the C2.1 Recalls the Formative
THREE steps and elements in steps and elements in steps and elements in steps and elements in meaning of sin. Assessment
the First Rite of the First Rite of the Second Rite of the Second Rite of Lesson C1.1 and C2.1
Reconciliation. Reconciliation. Reconciliation. Reconciliation. Teacher background will be assessed using
A sin is a deliberate self-assessment, peer
Teacher background Teacher background Teacher background Teacher background thought, word or assessment.
The sacrament of The sacrament of The sacrament of The sacrament of action against the Law
Reconciliation is a Reconciliation is a Reconciliation is a Reconciliation is a of God. There are
celebration about celebration about celebration about celebration about three necessary
how Jesus forgives all how Jesus forgives all how Jesus forgives all how Jesus forgives all conditions of a sin.
our sins and makes us our sins and makes us our sins and makes us our sins and makes us
close friends with God close friends with God close friends with God close friends with God Lesson steps
again. again. again. again. Read the parable The
A priest can never A priest can never Lost Son (Luke 15: 11-
repeat what is said to Lesson steps repeat what is said to Lesson steps 32)
him during a Using the posters that him during a Using the posters that
confession. have been created confession. have been created Brainstorm on the
The meaning of from the previous The meaning of from the previous board students
penance. lesson. Each group will penance. lesson. Each group will understanding on sin.
be put into a new be put into a new Explain the three
Lesson steps group with the Lesson steps group with the conditions and write
Split students up into students who did the Split students up into students who did the them on the board.
groups of three. Each other actions of the groups of three. Each other actions of the Now create a table on
group will be given an First Rite of group will be given an Second Rite of the whiteboard with
action from the First Reconciliation. action from the Reconciliation. two sections, sin and
Rite of Reconciliation. Students are to Second Rite of Students are to mistake. Have students
In the poster, they present what they Reconciliation. In the present what they call out different
must include have learnt about poster, they must have learnt about events and which
information about the each action to the include information each action to the category they would
action which will be other people in their about the action other people in their go into.
provided to them on group. which will be provided group. Students participate in
an information sheet. Exit slip – whisper to to them on an Exit slip – whisper to the a Kahoot quiz using
The information must the teacher the three information sheet. The teacher the three the iPads. The quiz will
be presented in a steps. information must be steps. be stating events and
creative way. presented in a students need to
creative way. choose mistake or sin.
 C2.1 Recalls the C2.1 Recalls the C3.1 Begins to C3.1 Begins to C4.1 Reviews and Formative
FOUR meaning of sin. meaning of sin. understand the basic understand the basic expresses the main Assessment
step of an step of an ideas of the unit. Lesson C2.1 will be
Teacher background Teacher background examination of examination of assessed through a
A sin is a deliberate A sin is a deliberate conscience. conscience. Teacher background rating scale.
thought, word or thought, word or God is calling us to do
action against the Law action against the Law Teacher background Teacher background what is loving and Summative
of God. There are of God. There are In preparation for the In preparation for the good through our Assessment
three necessary three necessary sacrament of sacrament of conscience. God Students will be
conditions of a sin. conditions of a sin. Reconciliation, one Reconciliation, one loves us all personally assessed on their ‘My
must examine their must examine their (A) First Reconciliation’
Lesson steps Lesson steps conscience by asking conscience by asking book through a rating
Using the information Continue making the themselves questions. themselves questions. Lesson steps scale.
that they have learnt, video about sin. Reflect on step A.
students are to create Present some to the Lesson steps Lesson steps Students are to create Students will be
a video explaining class. Students are to find Students create their their own ‘My First assessed on their
what sin is and the themselves a spot by own questions to Reconciliation’ book knowledge and
three conditions for sin themselves where they examine someone’s using the website understanding of all
using iMovie. can relax. Play conscience that they Snapfish. The book will the steps of the
Students can be as relaxing, peaceful believe will help be divided into process from this unit
creative as they like. music and ask the people decide if their chapters (God and of work.
The video should not students questions to actions have been Conscience, Jesus
be longer than five allow them to reflect selfish or wrong. Leading the Way and
minutes. on their conscience Put these questions on The Sacrament of
and sin. the wonder wall. Reconciliation)
Students are then detailing all the
invited to draw or write knowledge and
about their reflection. understanding learnt
through this unit of
work.

This book will be used

later in the year as
students will be able to
include photos from
their own
Reconciliation.
 C4.1 Reviews and C4.1 Reviews and C4.1 Reviews and C4.1 Reviews and C4.1 Reviews and Summative
FIVE expresses the main expresses the main expresses the main expresses the main expresses the main Assessment
ideas of the unit ideas of the unit ideas of the unit ideas of the unit ideas of the unit Students will be
assessed on their ‘My
Teacher background Teacher background Teacher background Teacher background Teacher background First Reconciliation’
Jesus showed us how Catholics celebrate A, B and C. A, B and C. A, B and C. book through a rating
to love and do as God this sacrament with scale.
calls and how to special rites, they Lesson steps Lesson steps Lesson steps
become close with confess their sins and Students will be This lesson will be Liturgy of the Word will Students will be
God after disobeying examine their participating in a dedicated to students be held during this assessed on their
the Laws of God (B). conscience (C). Liturgy of the Word at finishing off their ‘My lesson. Parents have knowledge and
the end of the unit. This First Reconciliation’ been invited to join in understanding of all
Lesson steps Lesson steps lesson will be book. the celebration. the steps of the
Reflect on step B. Reflect on step C. dedicated to All books will need to process from this unit
Students are to Students are to assigning students be checked by the of work.
continue their ‘My First continue their ‘My First roles and teacher.
Reconciliation’ book. Reconciliation’ book. responsibilities and
In this lesson, they will In this lesson, they will going through the
be including be including whole service.
information learnt information learnt
through step B into through step C into
chapter two of their chapter three of their
book; Jesus Leading book; The Sacrament
the Way. of Reconciliation.
 PLANNED RITUAL
Theme: God’s forgiveness is endless. When we receive it we are encouraged to act in the same way.

WELCOME
Song - Students bring forward a purple cloth symbolising the season of lent, a cross, a candle and (pictures of) a man and his son to symbolise the gospel reading.
A Heart That Forgives – Kevin Levar

SIGN OF THE CROSS

OPENING PRAYER - One student comes forward to read the opening prayer.
Let us pray,
Lord, in your love and mercy welcome us back to you and free us from our sin.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.

PENITENTIAL RITE - Three students come forward and read one Penitential Rite each.
Lord Jesus, you have shown us the mercy of the Father.
Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
Lord Jesus, you have shown us the obedience of a son.
Christ, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Lord Jesus, you promise us forgiveness without limits.
Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
 SCRIPTURE READING - Students who have been selected to read will come up and read their part of the Scripture.
The Lost Son – Luke 15:11-32

11 Jesus went on to say, “There was once a man who had two sons. 12 The younger one said to him, ‘Father, give me my share of the property now.’ So the
man divided his property between his two sons. 13 After a few days the younger son sold his part of the property and left home with the money. He went to a
country far away, where he wasted his money in reckless living. 14 He spent everything he had. Then a severe famine spread over that country, and he was
left without a thing. 15 So he went to work for one of the citizens of that country, who sent him out to his farm to take care of the pigs. 16 He wished he could fill
himself with the bean pods the pigs ate, but no one gave him anything to eat. 17 At last he came to his senses and said, ‘All my father's hired workers have
more than they can eat, and here I am about to starve! 18 I will get up and go to my father and say, “Father, I have sinned against God and against you. 19 I
am no longer fit to be called your son; treat me as one of your hired workers.”’ 20 So he got up and started back to his father.

“He was still a long way from home when his father saw him; his heart was filled with pity, and he ran, threw his arms around his son, and kissed
him. 21 ‘Father,’ the son said, ‘I have sinned against God and against you. I am no longer fit to be called your son.’ 22 But the father called to his servants.
‘Hurry!’ he said. ‘Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and shoes on his feet. 23 Then go and get the prize calf and kill it, and let us
celebrate with a feast! 24 For this son of mine was dead, but now he is alive; he was lost, but now he has been found.’ And so the feasting began.

25 “In the meantime the older son was out in the field. On his way back, when he came close to the house, he heard the music and dancing. 26 So he called
one of the servants and asked him, ‘What's going on?’ 27 ‘Your brother has come back home,’ the servant answered, ‘and your father has killed the prize
calf, because he got him back safe and sound.’ 28 The older brother was so angry that he would not go into the house; so his father came out and begged
him to come in. 29 But he spoke back to his father, ‘Look, all these years I have worked for you like a slave, and I have never disobeyed your orders. What
have you given me? Not even a goat for me to have a feast with my friends! 30 But this son of yours wasted all your property on prostitutes, and when he
comes back home, you kill the prize calf for him!’ 31 ‘My son,’ the father answered, ‘you are always here with me, and everything I have is yours. 32 But we
had to celebrate and be happy, because your brother was dead, but now he is alive; he was lost, but now he has been found.’”

RESPONSE TO THE READING – Song: Peaceful moments of worship.

Each student and parent will be given a piece of paper, they are to write one thing that they are sorry for, something to confess or something they are
feeling.
Students and parents come up and put the slip into a special box.
The notes in this box will symbolise their messages or confessions to God. It is important to emphasise that these notes will not be read by anyone and they
are a way to confess something to God only.
PRAYERS OF THE FAITHFUL – Five students come forward and read a prayer of the faithful each. First student is to announce the response (Lord hear our prayer).
We pray for the students in our class may they continue to learn and grow closer to God,
Lord hear our prayer.

We pray for those who feel lost and lonely, may they find new peace,
Lord hear our prayer.

We pray for those who feel afraid, may they come to God as a true friend,
Lord hear our prayer.

We pray that we have the strength to turn away from temptation and look to the Lord,
Lord hear our prayer.

We pray that we have the strength in our hearts to forgive those who have wronged us,
Lord hear our prayer.

CLOSING PRAYER
Go in peace with the assurance that God loves us all.
Amen

SIGN OF THE CROSS

DISMISSAL
Closing song
Here I am Lord by Chris Bray.
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