Detailed Lesson Plan in Values Education

By Mariel Anne Sajulga

I.OBJECTIVES:
At the end of the lesson the students should be able to:
a. define vocation;
b. appreciate each vocation by living a life of faith;
c. make a jingle which expresses the idea about vocation and perform it in front.

II.SUBJECT MATTER: Religious Education

Topic: The Four Vocations of the Catholic Church
Reference: http://rcdow.org.uk/vocations/my-vocation/what-is-a-vocation/
Materials: IMs, PowerPoint presentation, Laptop
Values Integration: Faithfulness

III.PROCEDURE:
TEACHER’S ACTIVITY STUDENTS’ ACTIVITY
A. Preparatory Activities
1. Prayer
Jansen, kindly lead the prayer. Our father, who art in heaven,
hollowed be your name......
Amen.. Amen!

Panagdait sa Tanan! Ug sa tanang kabuhatan!

Good Morning Class!

Good morning Teacher Mariel!
Praise be with Jesus and Mary!
Now and forever
Amen
Please remain standing for we are going to
(the students will remain standing)
have our warm-up.

2. Warm-up
How’s your day class?
Very fine, Ma’am!
 Well, it’s good to hear that
So, since you were all fine, I want you to be
more energetic before we will start our
discussion. Let us have our energizer.

(The teacher will present a video) ( the students will participate the
energizer)

Did you enjoy our energizer class? Yes teacher!

Thank you!

B. Review
Before we will begin with our new lesson for
today, who can tell me about our lesson last
meeting?
Yes Paul...
Our lesson last meeting was all
about “Sr. Sto. Niño, Ma’am.
And who is Sr. Sto. Niño?
Yes Trishia?
Ma’am, Senior Sto. Nino is the
representation of Jesus Christ as a
child.
Very Good!
Do you have any question related to our
previous topic? None so far teacher.
Okay, then let’s proceed.
Our new Lesson is somewhat related with
our previous topic which is about Sr. Sto.
Niño. They both tackle about the goodness of
Christ by touching the lives of the people.
C. Motivation
How many are you in this section? 51, Ma’am.
Everyone! Kindly count from 1 to 51.
(The students are counting)
Let’s start from this side. Go!
Yes, Ma’am!
Are you done counting?
Thank you!
As you can see, I have here a box. Inside this
 box are numbers from 1 to 51. Please don’t
forget your number because later on, I will no
longer call you by your name but rather,
based on your number. I will show you a
video which is related to our topic and please
do observe and reflect about it because after
the video presentation, I will ask five students (The students are participating to
to share about what they see, what they the activity)
think, what they feel, what their reflection
and on what their imagery about the video
presentation by just picking random numbers
inside the box. This type of activity is called as
“Five by Five”.
Am I understood? Yes, Ma’am!

D. Presentation of the Lesson

Our lesson for today is about The Four
Vocations of the Catholic Church. Everyone,
please read first our objective for this lesson.
At the end of the lesson the
students can:
a. define vocation ;
b. appreciate each vocation by
living a life of faith;
c. make a jingle which expresses
the idea about vocation and
perform it in front.
E. Lesson Proper
Now class, talking about vocations, what is
your understanding about the word
“vocation”?
Yes Rupert?
Ma’am, for me, vocation is a calling
or God’s calling.
Brilliant idea Rupert!
What do you think is the reason why there is
God’s calling?
For me ma’am, there is God’s calling
because God wants us to be with
Him in every step of our way,
Ma’am.

Amazing idea! To have broader idea about

the definition of vocation, girls, kindly read
the following.

The word “Vocation” comes from

the Latin word ‘vocare’ which
means ‘to call’. Vocation, then, is
about a call or a calling in people’s
Who among you here have experience God’s lives.
calling? Or is there a point in your life in
which you can say that God is calling you?
Yes, Gilbert!

Yes ma’am, I’ve experienced that

God is calling me especially when I
am alone, I can really feel His
presence. There is something within
me that I can’t understand, but all I
can say is that, I am experiencing
that kind of unexplainable feeling
That’s right Gilbert, there are variety of because God’s presence is within
experiences in our lives for which we could me.
significantly say that God is calling us and one
of those experiences is that of what you are
experiencing right now. Vocation is
something that is unplanned, it does appear
at any moment of time, and when someone
experienced this, he/she will seek something
that could answer the questions that comes
out into his/her mind.

God's first call for every person is to simply

follow Him. You were created to be in
relationship with God, and that is His greatest
desire for you.

As your relationship with God grows, He will

continue to draw you deeper into this
relationship, and call you to become more
like Christ, to love Him more, and to love
others through service. In all these things, you
will experience God calling you to a particular
vocation.
Who among you here can enumerate the four
vocations of the Catholic church? Anyone?

Yes, Rupert!

Ok thank you.

The Catholic Church recognizes four

I don’t know ma’am.
vocations: Priesthood, Religious Life,
Marriage and Single Life. God calls everyone
to follow Him.

Here is a brief outline of the four vocations,

kindly read boys.

Priesthood

A Catholic priest is a male ordained

minister of the Church. Because
they give their lives in total service
Who can give me more understanding about to the Church, priests embrace the
priesthood? gift of celibacy and commit to a life
Yes, Jarret! of prayer.

They proclaim the Good News,

Who wants to be a priest here? For boys, did
you ever feel like God is calling you to
become a priest?
teach the Catholic faith, minister
the Sacraments, work to build up
their local faith community and lead
their faith community in worship.
Most priests will minister in a parish
setting, while others may serve as
chaplains to universities, hospitals,
prisons, the armed forces and other
industries.

Thanks! But you know what, maybe you can

never experience that calling for now
because maybe you are too young to settle No ma’am.
for serious things. A calling serves as a
blessing, why? Because God knows that you
can do something to serve Him more than
what you have expected.
Girls, kindly read the next vocation?
Who has a broader idea about religious life?
Yes, Simon!
Perfect answer, Simon! Religious life is a life
of serving the people in the community. They
are called through a life of celibacy, faith,
prayer and service.
Boys, kindly read the definition of the next
vocation.
Religious Life
A religious priest, brother or sister
(nun) commits his or her life to
sharing in the life and mission of
their religious community. Religious
priests, brothers and sisters
embrace the call to poverty, chastity
and obedience, and nurture their
call through a life of celibacy, faith,
prayer and service.
Religious life for me, Ma’am means
entering a life for which you are to
devote and give your time and
effort doing religious activities.
Marriage
A married person lives a vow of
faithful love to a spouse through the
sacrament of marriage. Husbands
and wives share a self-giving, love-
giving and life-giving relationship
with their spouse, and are

Who among you here want to get married in
the near future?
Ok, so why do you want to get married?
Yes, Paul!
Thank you Paul! We all know that entering a
married life is not an easy life, but for those
who had experienced it, they said it’s one the
most precious experience of their whole
humanity. Getting married is also a call
because it is one of the biggest responsibility
a person must have to deal with.
Girls, please read the definition of the last
vocation.
Who wants to become single forever here?
This type of vocation is not that common
because usually a person seeks someone to
be a partner of one’s lives when they got old.
committed to helping their spouse
grow to human and Christian
maturity. They seek to form a family
home, and are together the first
teachers of their children in
Christian faith and values. Married
people may serve in their parish
community or in the Church in a
number of different ways.
(some of the students are raising
their hands)
I want to get married in the near
future, Ma’am because I want to
experience having a wife and a
child.
Single Life
A person called to single life comes
to believe that remaining single is
the true and right way to faithfully
live his or her baptismal call. Single
men and women embrace the gift
of celibacy while living alone, with a
family or with others who are
single. They are able to devote time
and energy in service of others, and
may serve in their parish
community or in the Church in a
number of different ways.
 (Nobody raises his/her hand.)
What do think is the reason why becoming
single is also a vocation?
Yes, Trixie!

Thank you for that idea! I think it is also considered as

vocation because you choose to
In each vocation, the person lives a life of serve other people than serving
faith and prayer to continually grow in your own.
relationship with God. The Church recognizes
that each vocation is equal in the sense that
no vocation is better or less than any other.
However, because God calls you to a
particular vocation - whether marriage,
priesthood, religious life or single life - that
vocation is the best one for you, and the one
that will 'fit' you best and make you the most
happy.

F. Application
Now class, go to your respective cleaning
groups. Make a Jingle which expresses the
idea about “Vocation”. Each group must
perform in front.
(Students are making their activity)
CRITERIA:
Teamwork -10 pts.
Creativity -10 pts.
Content -20 pts.
Readiness -10 pts. (the students are performing the
Total -50 points activity)

IV. GENERALIZATION:
Class, did you understand our lesson for today? Yes, Ma’am!
Again, who can give any idea about vocation?
 Yes, Dia!
The word “Vocation “comes from
the Latin word ‘vocare’ which
means ‘to call’. Vocation, then, is
about a call or a calling in
people’s lives.
Which among the four vocations you think you
suited? Why?
Yes, Gella! I think I am capable of becoming
a priest ma’am because I found
my interest in doing Church
related activities.

Wow, thank you Gella!

In what way you can show that you respond to

God’s call? I can show that I respond to God’s
Yes, Ryan! call ma’am by simply being faithful.

Okay, very well said! You may now seat Ryan. (Students are listening).
I have prepared an activity which is called 3-2-1.
In your activity sheet, fill in the 3 things you learned, 2
things that caught your interest, and 1 thing that was
not clear to you. Do this in 3 minutes.

(The students do the activity).

V. VALUING
 Can you now conclude that responding to God’s
call is a good attitude? Why?
Yes, Jansen!
It is a good attitude ma’am
because in this way, you allow God
to control your life and your
decisions.

Very good!

In short, we must put into practice the value of

faithfulness towards ourselves and to others. This is
because a vocation is more than an ordinary call. A
vocation is a call from God, and anyone who has felt
God's call knows that the process is anything but
simple. While most people think of a vocation as what
they are called to do in life, it is important to
understand that the first and most important call from
God is a call to be - the universal call to holiness.

V.EVALUATION:
Direction: Write your answer on the space provided.

1. A word that comes from the Latin word

‘vocare’.
(the students are answering)
2. The Latin word “vocare” means?

3.
4.
5. The Four Vocations of the Catholic
6. Church.

7. A life for which one believed that

remaining single is the true and right way to
faithfully live his or her baptismal call.

8. A type of vocation in which religious

priest, brother or sister (nun) commits his/her life
to sharing in the life and mission of their religious
community.

9. Who calls everyone to follow Him?

10. A vocation for which a male ordained

minister of the church give their lives in the total
 service to the church, embrace the gift of celibacy
and commit to a life of prayer.

VI. ASSIGNMENT:
Study in advance the “Priesthood”.