SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

RE LESSON PLAN
Pre-Primary/
Primary

LESSON ORGANISATION
Unit of work: Nourishing our Salvation topic: Eucharist Human person Topic: The Good
Goodness Qualities within Ourselves
Year Level: 5 Students’ Prior Knowledge: (include faith
situations/previous lessons/Units)
Key Understanding: Students will have already participated in the
B1 Jesus had good human qualities. celebration of Penance and Eucharist.

Learning Point(s): In Year 4, students have learnt about the

B1.1 identifies good human qualities demonstrated differences between themselves and those
by Jesus. around them and God’s love for every unique
individual. Students will have learnt about the
ritual and celebration of Communion in Mass.

In previous lessons students learnt about the

qualities that each student holds within
themselves and the qualities of others around
them. Students would have also learnt about
God’s love for each individual.
Spiritual and Religious Capabilities (that may potentially be covered in the lesson)
Prudence Justice Fortitude Temperance Faith Hope Charity
eg Right choices eg Right eg Inner strength eg Moderation eg Prayer eg Reconciliation eg Service
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 Sustainability
histories and cultures Asia
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 the qualities that Jesus showed in Mark 10:13-16 (kindness, fairness, loyalty etc.).
• In groups of 4, create a 30 second skit showing one of Jesus’ good qualities.

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

• Gather Godly Play box for Jesus and the
Children.
• Print Resource sheet for Godly Play.
• Print six copies of skit marking rubric (appendix
3).
• Collect students’ religion books.
• Print a copy of checklist (appendix 2).
Students at educational risk will be sat near their
teacher during the Godly Play activity.
A student with ADHD will be given a wobble mat
to use whilst sitting on the mat for Godly Play.
They will have the opportunity to move around
when rehearsing their skit.
LESSON DELIVERY attach worksheets, examples, marking keys, etc. as relevant
Resources/References
Time Motivation and Introduction:
Align these with the segment
1 min
1. Students are to sit in a circle on the mat. The teacher should make where they will be
themselves part of the circle. introduced.
2 min 2. State the wonder questions “I wonder what qualities Jesus showed
in his life?” Encourage students to answer, take all responses.

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

1 min
3. Place the Godly Play box for Jesus and the Children in the circle.
Godly Play kit – Jesus and
2 min 4. Lay out the green cloth and state “I wonder what this is?” the Children
Encourage and welcome all responses from students.

1 min 5. State that “We all like to feel that we are welcome and that we
belong. It is a good feeling to have. In the Bible there is a story
about a time when Jesus welcomed and blessed little children.”
(Archdiocese of Sydney, n.d., p. 29).
5 min 6. Use the resource sheet to demonstrate the Scripture to students. Appendix 1
1 min 7. Gently pack the materials away into the box and place it on the
shelf, where it is accessible to all students.
1 min 8. Ask “what qualities did Jesus show in the scripture?” Allow students
to reflect and answer e.g. kindness, fairness (Religious Education
Archdiocese of Perth, n.d., p.13).

1 min 9. Ask “I wonder how we can show the qualities that Jesus showed at
school?” Allow students to reflect and answer.
2 min 10. Separate students into groups of four (one group of five) and assign
each group a quality of Jesus. Each group is to create a 30 second
skit of a situation that shows the quality of Jesus that they were
given:
• Kindness
• Fairness
• Loyalty
5 min 11. Students are to create and rehearse their skit.
3 min
12. Students are to sit on the mat. Each group is to perform their skit to
their classmates.

Lesson Closure:(Review lesson objectives with students)

4 min 13. Review the good qualities of Jesus with students. Students are to
Religion books
complete an exit ticket in their Religion books, where they are to:
• Identify one of Jesus good qualities.
• Write a paragraph about how Jesus showed the quality in the
scripture.

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

1 min
14. Students are to place their Religion books on the teacher’s desk
and sit at their desks quietly.

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

assessed?)
• Objective 1 will be assessed through the exit ticket. Results will Appendix 2
be displayed in the form of a checklist.
• Objective 2 will be assessed through the skit. Results will be Appendix 3
displayed in the form of a checklist.
Appendix 1
TO KNOW, WORSHIP AND LOVE: BOOK 1 – LEVEL TWO

JESUS AND THE CHILDREN

(Mark 10:13–16)
YOU WILL NEED:

• 3D figures for Jesus, 2 apostles, 4 children

• green cloth for grass

Children are seated in a semi-circle ready to listen to the story. Carry the materials carefully to the circle and place
them beside you. Roll out the green cloth as you say…
We all like to feel that we are welcome and that we belong. It is a good feeling to have. In the Bible
there is a story about a time when Jesus welcomed and blessed little children.

Present Jesus figure, place him in the story space and say …
This is Jesus. He is talking with some friends.

Move disciples to either side of Jesus.

They are called his disciples. One day, some people brought their children to Jesus.

Put people and children figures on cloth and move towards Jesus.
They wanted Jesus to meet their children and give them a blessing.

Move the children towards Jesus.

Jesus’ disciples started to send them away, saying that he was too busy with the adults.

Move the disciples to block the children from Jesus.

But Jesus saw what was happening and he was very upset with his disciples for wanting to send
the children away.

Move Jesus and place him between the disciples and children say …
“Let the children come to me,” he said, “and don’t stop them! Because God’s kingdom belongs to
people who are just like them.”

Place children in a semi circle around Jesus and say …

Jesus told all the adults that they had to be more like little children – learning to trust God just like
a child has to trust its mother or father. Then they would shine with God’s love.

Hold your right hand over each child’s head in the sign of blessing whilst you say…
Jesus then welcomed all the children into his arms and hugged them. He placed his hands on their
heads and gave them his blessing.
The children knew that Jesus loved them because God’s love was shining in them.

Carefully pack story materials into storage box and put on shelf. Ensure that children are watching so they know how
to pack the materials away and where to find them

I wonder:..how you feel when adults send you away…why Jesus wanted to be with
the little children…what Jesus meant when he told the adults that they had to be just
like little children…if you remember when you were so little you had to trust your
mother and father for everything…if that’s how we have to trust God…how the
children felt when Jesus hugged them and blessed them…what you might say to
Jesus if you met him.
Appendix 2

Identified a quality Jesus Described how Jesus showed the

showed quality
Anna
Bree
Daniel
Jack
Michelle
Olivia

Key:

3 ticks – Excellent
2 ticks – Developing
1 tick – Needs further assistance
Appendix 3

Group members: _______________________________________________________________

Assigned Quality: _____________________

Comments:

Outstanding

Satisfactory
Great

Poor
Timing
Skit is no longer than 30
seconds.
Appropriate example
Students use an appropriate
example to role play Jesus’
good quality.
Quality
Students accurately role play
the good quality of Jesus
assigned to them.