Lesson Plan Format

Class:  Year  6   Date:   Duration:  5  lessons-­‐  30  minutes  each  

 
Key  Learning  Area:  Religion   Lesson  Topic:  Sacrament  of  Marriage  
 
Recent  Prior  Experience  (specific  relevant  concepts,  skills  and  values  the  school  students  have  experienced  prior  to  this  lesson):  
 
In  5.7  students  explored  the  sacrament  of  Holy  Orders.  Now  they  explore  the  other  sacrament  at  the  service  of  communion:  Marriage.  
 
 
Syllabus  Outcome(s):   Indicators  of  Learning  for  this  lesson:   Assessment:  
One  or  two  only.  Please  note  the  syllabus   Behaviours  that  contribute  toward  achievement  of  outcome(s).  Quote   Strategies  which  will  be  used  to  assess  
reference  number  AND  write  out  in  full.   syllabus  numbers.  Must  be  clear,  specific,  observable.  Curriculum   learners’  attainment  of  learning  outcomes.  
  Content  Strands  may  be  used  as  headings.   Should  be  linked  to  each  learning  indicator.  
     
  By  the  end  of  this  lesson,  the  students  will:      
-­‐    Explain  rituals  and  symbols  used  in   -­‐  Learn  about  the  rituals  in  the  Sacrament  of  Marriage   -­‐  Briefly  describe  the  Sacrament  of  Marriage  
the  celebration  of  the  sacrament  of     and  its  importance  in  the  life  of  the  Church.  
Marriage   -­‐  Learn  about  the  significance  of  the  Sacrament  of  Marriage  in  the  life   Include  some  of  the  major  symbols  and  
  of  the  Church   rituals  used.  Students  give  a  creative  
    presentation  (written  explanation,  a  short  
    assignment  or  presentation  using  ICT).  
-­‐  Demonstrate  an  understanding  of  the    
importance  of  the  sacrament  of    
Marriage   -­‐  Complete  a  grid  to  summarise  information  
  on  the  sacrament  of  Marriage.  Fill  in  parts  of  
  the  grid  and  allow  students  to  fill  in  the  rest  
of  the  grid.  
 
 
 
  Resources:  
List  resources  you  used  in  preparing  the  lesson  AND  those  used  in  the  lesson  implementation.  
 
 
 
  

LESSON  SEQUENCE      (FIVE  LESSONS)  

Lesson  Content  /    Indicators  of   Timing   Teaching  Strategies  /  Learning  Experiences:   Assessment  and  Evaluation  
Learning  (What  is  Taught):   (mins)   (How  it  is  taught)    
Note  key  skills,  concepts  and  values   Write  detailed  steps  showing  what  the  teacher  (T)  will  do  and    
addressed  in  each  section.  Link  to  your   what  students  (Ss)  will  do.  
 
Indicators  of  Learning.    
LESSON  1  
    Introduction:     Observation   of   Ss   work   in   Ss              
  10  mins   -­‐T  will  gain  Ss  attention  and    ask  Ss  to  sit  at  there  desks.   participation  in  groups.    
-­‐   Knowledge   of   Marriage   is   beginning   to     -­‐T  will  begin  to  introduce  the  unit  of  work  on  Marriage  by  asking   -­‐ Work  samples  of  definitions  in  work  
develop   with   students   identifying   and     Ss  who  have  attended  a  wedding.     books    
researching   key   words   associated   with     -­‐  Once  discussion  is  over,  T  will  then  select  some  Ss  to  hand  out   Anecdotal   notes   when   observing   Ss  
Marriage   and   making   connections   with     KWL  text  books  to  all  Ss.     present  their  poster  to  the  class.  
weddings  they  have  attended.       -­‐T  will  ask  Ss  to  open  to  page  141.    
    -­‐As   a   class   T   will   select   Ss   to   read   out   loud   KWL   Year   6,   p141-­‐
    143  ‘Marriage’.  
    -­‐After   reading   the   text   T   and   Ss   will   discus   what   the   text   was  
    about.  
    -­‐ T   recalls   a   wedding   that   he/she   or   your   students   have  
    attended.  Share  the  experience  with  the  class.  (Ss  may  want  to  
    bring  in  photos  to  show.)  
     
    Development:  
    -­‐In   workbooks   with   a   partner,   Ss   are   to   define   words   such   as  
    vows,  covenant,  dignity,  respect  and  honour.    Draw  Ss  attention  
    to:   Who   is   the   minister   in   this   sacrament?   (bride   and   groom).  
  15  mins   What  does  this  sacrament  symbolise?  
    -­‐In   group   of   4   with   allocated   roles,   Ss   are   to   design   posters   to  
    demonstrate  some  of  the  concepts  that  have  been  discussed  with  
    pictures,  words  and  phrases.    
     
    Conclusion:  
  5  mins   -­‐Ss  present  their  work  in  groups  to  the  class.    
  -­‐Ss   are   to   practice   good   listening   skills   when   listening   to   other  
  students  present.    
 
LESSON  2  
    Introduction:     Observation   of   Ss   work   in   Ss              
  10  mins   -­‐T  will  gain  Ss  attention  and  then  ask  Ss  to  sit  at  there  desks.   participation  in  pairs.    
    -­‐T  will  begin  by  recapping  what  was  learnt  in  the  previous  lesson    
    on  marriage  and  also  asking  Ss  what  they  remember.   -­‐Anecdotal   notes   when   observing   Ss  
    -­‐T  will  ask  Ss  to  take  out  their  workbooks  and  complete  a  small   findings.  
-­‐In   this   lesson   Ss   gain   a   sense   of   marriage     quiz  on  defining  the  words  learnt  in  previous  lesson.  The  T  will  
in   the   media,   they   look   at   the   emphasis     say   the   word   and   Ss   are   to   jot   down   the   definition   without  
on  the  wedding  as  a  pose  to  the  marriage     looking  it  up.    
itself.       -­‐T  will  collect  the  books  to  be  marked  at  a  later  time.    
     
-­‐Ss   see   the   focus   on   the   wedding     Development:  
celebration   and   see   how   the   media     -­‐S   will   then   watch  
overlooks  marriage  as  a  sacrament.     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpVCaNdtIVo   A   san   disc  
    wedding  advertisement.  
    -­‐Ss   will   then   have   discussion   on   the   different   elements   the  
  10  mins   advertisement   focused   on   that   has   got   to   do   with   marriage,   i.e.;  
    make  up,  dress,  band,  flowers,  cake,  cars  etc...    
    -­‐T  will  then  pose  the  questions  to  Ss,  How  is  marriage  shown  in  
    the  media?  What  message  do  the  media  present  about  marriage?  
    -­‐In   pairs   T   will   then   ask   Ss   to   research   newspapers,   magazines,  
    television   where   they   will   then   collect   photos   and   articles   on  
    marriage.  
     
    Conclusion:  
  10  mins   -­‐As   a   class   Ss   will   make   a   large   class   collage   of   words   and  
    photographs   collected.   Students   can   also   write   on   sentence  
    strips   their   responses   to   how   the   media   reports   on   marriage.  
  This  will  then  be  put  up  in  the  classroom  on  the  wall  where  our  
  marriage  work  goes  up.  
   
   
   
   
   
 
 
 
LESSON  3  
     Introduction:     Observation   of   Ss   work   in   Ss              
-­‐ In  this  lesson  Ss  grasp  an  understanding   5  mins   -­‐T   will   gain   Ss   attention   and   then   ask   Ss   to   find   a   space   on   the   participation  in  class  discussion.    
of   how   marriage   relates   closely   with   the     floor  to  sit  and  close  their  eyes.    
church.       -­‐T   will   then   turn   the   lights   off   and   light   a   candle;   T   could   also   -­‐Work   samples   in   books   of   drawing  
Ss  also  develop  an  idea  of  how  Gods  love     play  some  soft  music  in  the  background  so  they  can  meditate.   and  short  paragraph.    
for   us   is   similar   to   the   love   we   should     -­‐T  will  read  out  to  students  information  about  Hosea  and  his  life.    
share  when  we  get  married.     T  will  explain  to  students  that  Hosea’s  marriage  is  an  analogy  of  
    God’s  relationship  with  Israel.  
    -­‐ T  will  then  read  Hosea  2:19-­‐23  twice  to  the  students.  
     
     
    Development:    
    -­‐Once   T   finishes   reading,   Ss   will   gather   in   a   circle   with   the  
    teacher  and  discuss  questions:    
    -­‐To  whom  does  ‘I’  refer  in  the  reading?    
  15  mins   -­‐What   will   the   Lord   do?   Why   do   you   think   Hosea   uses   this  
    imagery?  Why  is  it  important  for  rain  to  fall?  
    -­‐Is  there  any  condition  on  this?  Why  not?  (Notice  that  God  does  
    not  place  a  condition  on  this  covenant.  God  is  ever  faithful  while  
    Israel  is  often  unfaithful  to  God).  
    -­‐What  may  this  passage  say  about  love?  What  may  this  passage  
    say   about   marriage?   What   may   this   passage   say   about   our  
    relationship  with  God?  
    -­‐What  is  Hosea  saying  about  the  effects  of  right  relationship?  
    -­‐Link  this  passage  to  marriage  as  a  symbol  of  God’s  relationship  
    with  the  Church.      
    -­‐Prayer  celebration  thanking  God  for  God’s  faithfulness  and  love.  
     
    Conclusion:    
  10  mins   -­‐T   will   then   ask   the   Ss   to   take   a   part   of   the   scripture   that  
  appealed  to  them  in  sense  of  imagery  and  draw  an  image  of  what  
  they  have  chosen  on    one  half  of  the  paper  and  on  the  other  half  
  write   a   short   paragraph   how   or   why   you   think   it   relates   to    
  marriage.  

LESSON  4  
    Introduction:     Observation  of  Ss  listening  to  video.  
    -­‐T  will  gain  Ss  attention  and  then  ask  Ss  to  sit  at  there  desks.      
    -­‐T   will   begin   by   showing   the   students   the   video   -­‐Work   samples   of   the   order   of   the  
In   this   lesson   Ss   learn   the   order   of   the   15  mins   http://www.foryourmarriage.org/saying-­‐i-­‐do-­‐what-­‐happens-­‐at-­‐ ceremony.    
ceremony  of  marriage.  It  again  reinforces     a-­‐catholic-­‐wedding/      
the  importance  of  church  in  the  wedding.     -­‐Ss   will   write   notes   in   their   religion   books   while   watching  
And   the   significance   of   the   Sacrament   of     YouTube  clip.  
Marriage  in  the  life  of  the  Church.      
    Development:  
    -­‐T   will   have   cut   out   a   sheet   of   the   order   of   a   wedding   so   that   it   is  
    out  of  order  and  jumbled.  
  10  mins   -­‐In   work   books   Ss   will   order   the   rites   of   marriage   from   the  
    beginning  to  end  of  the  ceremony.    
    -­‐Ss  will  †hen  swap  books  with  their  classmates    
     
     
    Conclusion:  
    -­‐T  will  then  put  the  correct  order  up  on  the  board.  
  5  mins   -­‐Ss  will  mark  each  other’s  work  and  give  the  Ss  a  mark.  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LESSON  5  
     Introduction:     Observation   of   Ss   work   in   Ss              
    -­‐T  will  gain  Ss  attention  and  then  ask  Ss  to  sit  in  front  of  the  IWB   participation  in  groups.      
-­‐   In   this   lesson   Ss   grasp   an   understanding     to  view  the  presentation  of  symbols  and  rituals  of  marriage.      
about   the   rituals   in   the   Sacrament   of     -­‐Ss  as  a  class  with  complete  the  matching  activity.     -­‐Work   samples   of   drawings   on   the  
Marriage       paper  folded  in  fours.  
    Development:    
-­‐Ss   also   get   to   demonstrate   their   -­‐Two   symbols   of   marriage   are   the   couple   sharing   their   life   -­‐Anecdotal   notes   when   observing   Ss  
understanding  in  a  physical  way  in  order   together   and   the   community   supporting   them   in   their   life   present  their  role  play  to  the  class.  
to  accommodate  all  learning  styles.   together.    
  -­‐Ss   will   fold   A4   paper   into   four   and   then   illustrate   two   ways  
  couples   share   their   life   together   and   two   ways   the   Catholic  
  community  supports  families.    
   
  Conclusion:  
  -­‐Have  Ss  present  their  work  in  groups  as  a  role  play  to  the  class.    
  -­‐Ss   are   to   practice   good   listening   skills   when   listening   to   other  
  students  present.