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The unit then explores the bible and Jesus’ life. In this unit of work students will explore how Jesus promised so send his followers to the Holy Spirit, this
involves the understanding of how people use their bodies to talk to God and ask for God’s help at any time. Within this content students also learn that when
people receive the Holy Spirit, they accept Jesus and become Christians. Students will learn about the followers of Jesus celebrating Pentecost, here the
children discover the meaning behind Pentecost and what happened on this day. This involves exploring the ways that Pentecost is celebrated, different words
people can use to describe Pentecost and what the Holy Spirit did for the followers of Jesus. Students will also delve into the special songs and prayers that are
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said during this time as well as the symbols of the colour the priest is wearing. Students will then explore what the followers of Jesus recognise as symbols of
the Holy Spirit, some of these symbols include wind, fire and a dove. Students will then explore the meaning and importance of these symbols and what they
remind people about Pentecost.
The unit then explore the church through church. The Holy Spirit guides people to live as Jesus taught, here the students will explore the ways the Holy Spirit
helps and guides Christians to communicate love and other feelings as Jesus taught. There are many ways that Christians follow the example of Jesus, the
students will explore these and recognise if they are following the example of Jesus. Some of these include; showing love and care for all people, sharing joy
through their words and actions to others, trying to get along with others and show kindness to others.
CROSS CURRICULUM PRIORITIES (highlight and give examples)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and Cultures Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia Sustainability
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• Jesus promised he would send the Holy Spirit Preparation for the whole unit:
• God’s family, the Church remembers and celebrates the Holy Spirit • Prepare sacred space – colour cloth depending on the liturgical time of year,
• The Holy Spirit helps people to show love add crucifix, bible and allow students to add things to this area.
• Download: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzdX3YSTMmI,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YT0VX_P68bU,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40SZl84Lr7A,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GflCLxWbqD8&t=68s,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rjQ_XDPIis
• Prepare assessment tasks and checklists
• Print and photocopy all worksheets
• Gather dress up clothes
• Gather sign language scars
• Goodly play and felt board
• Newspaper and magazines
• Children’s literature books
LEARNER DIVERSITY RELIGIOUS DIVERSITY
Students at educational risk Students from other religious backgrounds:
Give students examples of linking the content to non-religious based learning
Behavioural difficulty: Provide the students with an award chart where you can
however then link it to the Catholic teachings. This is not pressured however
move their name from the middle to super and not making the right choices. If he students learn the content.
Students who identify as having no religion:
ends up on super, he can chose a 2 minute brain break.
Students can engage in the content descriptor ‘People use their bodies in many
ASD: Provide her with different work sheets, print out step by step visual cues for ways’. Following this teach the children about the Catholic beliefs through the
content descriptors. Allow them opportunities to ask questions and continue to
lessons.
check in with students.
Conductive hearing loss: Make sure she always has her hearing aid in as well as your Students who attend Mass on the weekend:
Students will be able to engage with all the content and they may be able to give
speaker is in throughout the lessons.
more example of what they have experiences. Allow students the time to add their
own experiences as this may support and comfort other students.
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ASSESSMENT STRATEGY/ STRATEGIES
Formal assessment strategies will be planned after each subtopic: Human experience, Jesus topic and Church topic.
Two assessments are provided in the Units of Work and I will design one assessment task.
Informal assessments will also take place throughout the unit through exit slips, personal reflections and class reflections. Here as the teacher I will be able to note down
what the students are comprehending and as the teacher adjust the lessons to make sure students are understanding.
Assessment pieces will be placed into students Religious Education files as well as student’s reflection journals. These will be available for parents to have access to. This
will allow the teacher and parents the opportunity to discuss the student RE progress.
Assessment will take place during class discussions, informal conversations and group work. These will be assessed against the judging standards.
With blocks and Lego students can create a Pentecost playdough mat.
different scene that they know in the story as
well as what they church will look like at this With play dough students can create different
time of year. LEARNING CENTRE PLAN scene that they know in the story as well as
what they church will look like at this time of
year.
INVESTIGATION TABLE
WEEK: 1
SPECIFIC LESSON TEACHING AND LEARNING EXPEREINCES (INCLUDE LEARNER DIVERSITY) KEY QUESTIONS RESOURCES/
OBJECTIVES ASSESSMENT
STRATEGIES
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Lesson 1: In what ways can people
use their bodies? I’ve Got a Feeling – Read
Introduction
Aloud
Read ‘I’ve Got a Feeling’ by Stephanie Owen Reeder. Ask the students to
mimic the facial expressions and body language within the illustrations to How can people
show how people communicate feelings through body language. communicate using their
Students will be able to:
• Express 3 different emotions Take photos of students imitating the various feelings each student creates bodies?
by using their body. their own book of feelings. iPad to take pictures of
• Identify 3 of their own Teach that: What happens with your the children.
emotions. • Explain that people can use their bodies to run, skip, and play with body when you go from
• Explain what they are doing others. being happy to sad? What
Body:
What emotion are you Printer to print out the
Children will take 3 or more photos of themselves expressing different showing in that picture? facial expressions.
Did your body language
emotions and print these out. They will then note down what each emotion
change when you showed
is, they will then place these on their desk and as the day goes on, they can
that emotion? Token to place on
place a token on the feeling they are feeling.
emotions
Conclusion:
Students bring the print outs of their faces and have children share. Ask
What emotion are you
questions such as:
showing in that picture? Assessment: Children are
• What emotion are you showing in that picture?
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• What are you doing with your body to express this emotion? What are you doing with able to express 3
Have the students faces printed out and as a class decide what emotion they your body to express this different emotions and
are showing in order to create our book. emotion? how their body
demonstrates this
Exit slip: Ask the children what is one way they you care for your body? (this
emotion.
leads into tomorrow’s lesson)
What is one way they you Mark though checklist as
care for your body? they explain.
Lesson 2:
Introduction: Book ‘All Bodies are Good
Read ‘All Bodies are Good Bodies’, by ‘Charlotte Barkla’. Bodies’, by ‘Charlotte
Students will be able to:
Discuss with students that there are many different types of bodies and that Do you see anyone in the Barkla’.
• Explain one example of how
there are different things that can help our bodies work better. For example: class that looks different
they use their body.
• I wear glasses so I can see clearer to you? We all look
• State one example of how
different to each other
they used their body during • My friend uses a wheelchair so they can get around the room better.
and that is what makes us
the obstacle course Ask the children if they would like to share any different body types that they
special.
know of.
Teach that as people grow, they learn other ways they can use their bodies.
Discuss how people can use their bodies to:
How do all our members
• work in our class use their
• help others bodies?
• play sport
• play musical instruments Do you know anyone that
Create a brainstorm with the students, write in the centre ‘how I use my uses their body in a Whiteboard and markers
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body?’ Have the children give you examples and write these surrounding the different way?
centre question.
Body:
Ask the students ‘what are some ways that we can keep our body healthy?’
Take all answers however when a student mentions exercise, take them What are some ways that Cones, hurdles, hoops,
outside as that is what they will be doing. we can keep our body skipping ropes and
Create an outdoor obstacle course for the students to complete, that will healthy? climbing frame.
allow them to use their bodies in a lot of ways. After all students have
completed the course, discuss how they used their bodies to climb, crawl,
Reflection journal
run, hop, help others, complete tasks etcetera.
In their reflection books have the children write and draw a picture of one
How did you use your
way that they used their body.
body in the obstacle
course?
Conclusion:
Assessment:
Have children seated at their desk and ask them to show you what feeling
Students are able to state
they are feeling after today’s lesson.
one way they used their
Think/pair/share: Give the students time to think about the feeling they are
body in the obstacle
feeling and why, they will then tell a peer and then be ready to share with How are you feeling after course and draw a
the class. today’s lesson? picture to support. Work
sample for portfolio.
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someone with a disability Introduction: Book ‘All Are Welcome’
will use their body Read the book ‘All Are Welcome’ by ‘Alexandra Penfold’ by ‘Alexandra Penfold’.
differently. Ask the students if they have ever helped somebody with a disability, if so,
• Demonstrate 1 or more what have they done?
signs used in sign language. Explain that people with a disability learn to use their bodies in different
ways. For example, they can use sign language, crutches or a wheelchair.
How might people with a
Play the YouTube clip that teaches how to sign the song ‘One Song’ and https://www.youtube.co
m/watch?
encourage the students to sign along to the video
Why do you think some v=YT0VX_P68bU One
Teach students three signs: WARM, HOT, COLD. One person waits outside
people would use sign Song – Instructional
while others hide an object. The WARM, HOT, COLD signs are given
language? videos
by other students give hints where to find the object - when the
https://www.youtube.co
person comes back inside to look for the object, and moves away from the
Why do you think people m/watch?v=a_JI9ExWXXc
object, the students sign COLD. If nearer to the object, WARM. If the person would use a wheelchair?
is almost where the object is, HOT. Teach sign stresses.
Are these people using
Conclusion:
their bodies in different
Give each students a sign card, and have them arrange themselves in
ways? Sign cards
alphabetical order. Afterwards, they all sign it out in turns.
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• Explain 1 way that they can Students will be bale to
keep themselves healthy. Lesson 4: state one example of a
• Explain 1 way on how Introduction: way someone with a
someone can care for disability will use their
Teach that people look after and care for their bodies when they:
themselves body differently. As well
• make sure they are clean and tidy
• Describe why it is important displaying 3 or more signs
• eat healthy food
to look after our bodies. used in sign language.
• exercise every day
This will be recorded
• make friends
through anecdotal notes
• keep learning as children share.
• get enough sleep
• find time to pray
Ask the children what are some ways that they stay healthy? Do you care for your
Complete a comic yoga and discuss how this is exercise that we need to do body?
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Conclusion:
Student are to come down to the mat, have each group share and talk about What should people do to
what they have included in their bodies and why. stay healthy? Assessment:
Students can write and
Randomly select students and have them answer one of the following
draw ways that people
reflection questions:
can keep themselves
• I enjoyed when we….
healthy by looking after
• I learnt…
and caring for their
Students will be able to: • I did not like when we…
bodies. This will be
• Use their senses to describe Why do you think that is marked through their
1 object. a good way to care for work sample.
• Identify 1 thing they saw, Lesson 5: our body?
smelt, heard and felt on
Introduction:
their nature walk.
Discuss how people can use their bodies to help them sense the world and
people around them. Explore the senses as discussed on page 2 of the Page 2 - Teacher
Background Material.
Teacher Background Material.
Create a ‘Mystery Box’ and place a variety of different objects inside. Allow
students to come up to place their hand inside the mystery box and use all
Mystery box with objects
senses other than their sight to guess what is inside the box.
inside.
Body:
After exploring the various senses, take the students on a nature walk. Give
the students the worksheet on things that they can see, smell, hear and feel,
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put this in a clipboard and have the children fill this in on the walk. When you What are the five senses? Bush walk, senses –
get to the oval, allow the children to sit by themselves and use all their worksheet, clipboard and
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RELIGIOUS EDUCATION FORWARD PLANNING DOCUMENT
WEEK: 2
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Students can discuss times when they felt worried and were reassured by What would the Holy Spirit
do when Jesus sent it to Reflection book
someone or something and share with the class.
the disciples? Textas and pencils
In students reflections book they will think of a time they felt worried and
were reassured, they can write this down or draw a picture showing what
happened.
Assessment:
Conclusion:
In student’s reflection
Students will be seated on the mat and have the opportunity to share a time
journals they will write or
they felt worried and explain what made them feel better. draw a time they felt
worried and were
reassured. Work sample for
portfolio.
Lesson 2:
Introduction:
Invite the students to mat and have them sit in a large circle. In the centre of
Students will be able to…
the circle have the godly play set out from Acts 2:1-4. Godly play set.
• Create a painting on what
they believe the Holy Spirit Show a picture of yourself at confirmation when you received the Holy Spirit.
looks like.
What does the Holy Spirit
• Explain 2 things they have Body:
look like to you?
included in the painting and Students are to then do a painting on what the Holy Spirit looks like to them. Large sheet of poster paper.
why. Students may have access to all colours as well as decorative pieces to add to Paint
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video on an iPad and explain in the video what they have included and why.
When you hear the words iPad
Also explain what they think when they hear the words ‘Holy Spirit’.
Holy Spirit, what do you
Create a video on explaining what they have included and what they think
think of?
when they hear the words ‘holy spirit’. Have the students upload this video
onto our Religious Education portal.
Conclusion:
Invite the children back to the mat, ask the students if any of them would
Projector
like to share their video. Here the teacher will get the students video up of
who wants to share on the projector for everyone to watch. Assessment:
Students can give feedback by giving stars and wishes to their peer’s videos. Students will be able to
create a painting on what
they believe the Holy Spirit
looks like and be able to
Lesson 3: explain why they have
Students will be able to… Introduction: included this. Their videos
• Write or draw the 2 or Teach that when people receive the Holy Spirit, they accept Jesus and will be watched and a
What does ‘Christian’ checklist will be marked.
more things that were become Christians.
mean?
written on the board Think/pair/share: What the word ‘Christian’ means to them, finding out what
about ‘Christian’. they already know.
• Write or draw two
Explain that the word Christian means ‘Christ in us’, and that Christ is White board and markers
things that comes to
another name for Jesus. Write this on the board, therefore students will be
mind.
able to copy it into their reflection journals
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Body: What comes to mind when
you hear the word
In the student’s reflection books have them write in the centre ‘Christian’
‘Christian’.
surrounding this they have to write all the words that they can think of that Reflection journals
comes to their mind. As well as drawing pictures that come to mind when Pencils
thinking of the same word. Students can then decorate their reflection page.
Conclusion:
Invite the students back to the mat. Have random students complete the
following questions: They will roll the dice and depending the number they
roll will be the number of the question they answer. Reflection questions
Dice
1. What did you enjoy about todays lesson?
2. What was something you learning today?
Assessment:
3. What was something you might’ve like to of changed? Students will be able to
4. What didn’t you like? write or daw what it means
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• Create 1 of their favourite begin by discussing Pentecost as per the Teacher Background Material page Material page 3
parts of the story with 3. Then allow the students to lay on their backs and read them the story of
playdough and/or dress up What happened fifty days Story of the Holy Spirit
the Holy Spirit.
in a costume and re-enact after Easter Sunday?
the story.
Body:
Use LA7 Resource Sheet to assemble the audio books / listening post books LA7 Resource Sheet
What does the word
iPads
that tell the Story of the Holy Spirit. Pentecost mean?
Provide the students with play opportunities to explore the story, such as:
• Play dough to create their favourite part Play-dough
What happened at
• Costumes to re-enact the story Costumes
Pentecost?
• Godly play for the students to re-create the story Godly play
Conclusion: Chalk
Ask the students what does the word Pentecost mean? On cement floor with
Assessment:
some chalk write down all the answers from the students. Also ask what
Students will create 1 of
happened at Pentecost? Write these down also. their favourite part of the
If time allows have the students decorate their own answers. This way all story with playdough and/or
other students will see and the year 1’s will be able to tell them all about dress up in a costume and
re-enact the story. This will
what they have learnt.
What happened at be recorded and posted
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Pentecost? onto the Religious
What is the Holy Spirit? Education portal, anecdotal
Lesson 5:
notes will be written and
Introduction:
How does the Holy Spirit placed into their
Begin the lesson by asking about what Pentecost is and the Holy Spirit. observation folder.
help people?
Discuss how the Holy Spirit helps people in many ways. Explain that the Holy
Students will be able to: Spirit:
• Write two ways on how • comforts
people can be helped by the • teaches
Holy spirit.
• helps people to know and love God better
• gives people the strength to choose to always do what is good
• helps people to know when they have done something wrong and to
say sorry
How do you think the Holy
spirit will help? A4 paper
Body: Textas
Put students into groups of four. Firstly, have the groups decide on two ways Pencils
how people can be helped by the Holy Spirit. They are then to create these
two pages to add to our class book.
If they have finished and have decorated their pages, they can then create
another.
Conclusion:
Laminating sheets
Students will then come altogether to form their book.
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We will then look through this book as a class. Assessment:
Students will write and
I will then laminate this book and place it in our book corner for the children
draw in groups, two ways
to be able to read and take pride in.
that the Holy Spirit can help
them. The pictures will
display the meaning, the
teacher can write the
sentence or word onto the
whiteboard for the students
to copy on their paper.
WEEK: 3
SPECIFIC LESSON TEACHING AND LEARNING EXPEREINCES (INCLUDE LEARNER DIVERSITY) KEY QUESTIONS RESOURCES/
OBJECTIVES ASSESSMENT
STRATEGIES
Lesson 1:
What do you know about White board and markers
Introduction:
Write the word ‘Pentecost’ on the whiteboard. Ask the students to the word Pentecost?
Students will be able to…
• Display through playdough think/pair/share what comes to mind when they hear this word. It might be
Teacher background
how they might of felt if that they know nothing on they may know a handful of things about it.
material.
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they were a disciple. Read to the students the teacher background material on page 4.
• Explain one way the Holy
Spirit could help themselves. Body:
Separate the class into two and have them rotate through the two activities.
I wonder what it was like
Activity 1: Pentecost playdough mat
to be a disciple? Playdough
Ask children:
How would you have felt if you had been a disciple on that day?
What might the other people, who saw and heard the disciples have
been thinking and feeling? I wonder if the Holy Spirit
Have you ever felt the Holy Spirit? will help me?
How did the Holy Spirit help Peter?
How could you ask the Holy Spirit to help you? LA7 Resource Sheet
Activity 2: iPads
Use LA7 Resource Sheet to assemble the audio books / listening post books
that tell the Story of the Holy Spirit. The students have watched this last
week however this is to refresh and potentially take away new information.
Conclusion:
Dice
Invite the students back to the mat. Have random students complete the
Reflection questions
following questions: They will roll the dice and depending the number they
roll will be the number of the question they answer. Assessment:
1. What did you enjoy about today’s lesson? Students will be able to
answer the body questions
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2. What was something you learning today? through using the
playdough. Teacher will be
3. What was something you might’ve like to of changed?
checking this off on a
4. What didn’t you like?
checklist to find out where
5. In the next lesson I would like to… the students’ knowledge is.
6. I want to know more about…
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Conclusion: colours? Students will be able to
show what they have
Complete our ‘monster march out’ reflection. Here the students circle how
How are you feeling after understood in their
they are feeling and write anything they want to share. This will be placed in
drawing. This work sample
today’s lesson?
the reflection box and the teacher can reflect on later. will be marked on what they
have included and placed
into their Religious
Education portfolio.
Students will be able to…
Lesson 3:
the bible story. Teach that the Holy Spirit gave the followers of Jesus the strength to go out What are some of these White board and markers
• Identify 1 or more strengths and teach people about Jesus and how to live as God wants. strengths you might
their partner has. • What do you think these strengths are? have?
• Do you have any of these strengths?
Draw a muscle on the board and inside it write all the strengths.
Separate the class into three groups, have them rotate third of the way Pentecost
What is the beginning,
through the lesson.
middle and ending?
Activity 1: Re ordering the story into the correct sequence.
• Cut up the sequence of the story of Pentecost and have the students Playdough
in small groups reorder the sequence
Activity 2: Play dough – children recreate the story with playdough Which scene do you like
Paper and pencils
• With play dough students can create different scene that they know the most and why?
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in the story as well as what they church will look like at this time of Magazines and newspapers
year.
Assessment:
Activity 3: Investigation time… Investigate a partner and find out what
Students will show that they
strengths they have, cut pieces of magazines, newspaper to represent your are able to place the
partners strengths. Pentecost story in the
correct sequence, as well as
coming up with strengths
Conclusion:
What is a strength your their partner has. This will
Have the students share the strengths they found on their partner. Their
partner has? be noted as the teacher
partner can then have what their partner created as a warm and fuzzy. observes the children
throughout the lesson.
Students will be able to:
• Write 3 or more
understandings they have Lesson 4:
Play the YouTube Pentecost song ‘No More Waiting’ and allow the students How do we plan a report?
to join in.
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Using the app ‘Puppet Pals’ the students will create a brief information What are you going to Assessment:
Conclusion:
Ticket out the door: In a line one by one the students will give you one word
or a sentence about today’s lesson, it can be something they learnt,
Students will be able to: something they didn’t like or something they did not understand.
• Video 3 or more
understandings they have
formed about the
Lesson 5:
Pentecost.
Introduction: How do people celebrate
• Create a video on Puppet iPads
Read the book ‘The Day When God Made Church: A Child's First Book about Pentecost?
Pals about the Pentecost. Puppet Pals
Pentecost’ by ‘Rebekah McLeod Hutto’ Images of the people
• Identify 3 things they
What is Pentecost
involved in the Pentecost
would see and hear in sometimes called? uploaded to Puppet Pals
Body:
church at this time.
If students have finished their draft report and have had it checked by the
What did the Holy Spirit
teacher, they are then able to create their video on ‘Puppet Pals’. Students Projector
do for the followers of
are to include what they would see and hear in church at this time: Jesus?
They are able to use the images of all the people involved in the story that Assessment:
Diagnostic assessment – this
have been uploaded onto ‘Puppet Pals’ to support their report.
is attached. Here the
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students will show they
have understood three or
Conclusion:
more understandings about
Students can then volunteer to share their report on the projector. Ask
the Pentecost. Also,
students to feel back on their peer’s presentation. identify what they would
see and hear in church at
this time:
WEEK: 4
SPECIFIC LESSON TEACHING AND LEARNING EXPEREINCES (INCLUDE LEARNER DIVERSITY) KEY QUESTIONS RESOURCES/
OBJECTIVES ASSESSMENT
STRATEGIES
Lesson 1:
Introduction:
Students will be able to…
Have the students seated in a large circle on the mat. Pass all the symbols
• Write or draw 1 or more Symbols
you have for the felt board around the circle, the students will use their Felt board
examples of what 1 of
What do these symbols
senses to see what we are going to be discussing. Now using the felt board
the symbols represent
represent?
explain the symbols of the holy spirit. Pose wonder questions to the
students:
Have you seen any of
• Have you seen any of these symbols before?
these symbols before?
• Where have you seen them? Where have you seen
• Have you seen them in the church?
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• Have you seen them at home? them?
• I wonder what the meaning behind these symbols are… Have you seen them in
the church?
Have you seen them at
Body:
home?
On a small area of the wall write the symbols on paper and stick them up and
I wonder what they
get the students to add to these headings as they learn more about the
meaning behind these Paper, pencils and textas
symbols.
symbols are…
Students can draw pictures or write words representing the symbol and the
meaning of it to them. They can then decorate these to support what they
wrote and colour in their drawing. Once the students have completed theirs,
they can add it under the symbol.
If the students finish this early, they can then go and create these symbols Playdough
using playdough.
Conclusion:
Dice
Invite the students back to the mat. Have random students complete the
Reflection questions
following questions: They will roll the dice and depending the number they
roll will be the number of the question they answer.
Assessment:
1. What did you enjoy about today’s lesson?
Students will be able to
2. What was something you learning today? write or draw one
3. What was something you might’ve like to of changed? representation of the
4. What didn’t you like? symbols of the holy spirit.
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5. In the next lesson I would like to… Students will show this
Students use LA11 Resource Sheet to create a Triptych that shows and briefly people of Pentecost?
explains each of the 3 symbols of the Holy Spirit. Students can use the words LA11 Resource Sheet
How does a dove remind
and drawing that have been put onto the wall that the students created in
people of Pentecost?
the previous lesson.
Conclusion:
Have the students stand into the centre of the classroom. In their learning
Symbol of the Holy spirit,
groups (they know which animal they are) call on an animal group and have wind, fire and dove
the symbols up at each corner of the room. Use the description used at the
beginning of the lesson and the students have to go to the symbol of the Assessment:
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description. Students will be able to
Students will be able to… explain the 3 symbols as
• Paint the 3 symbols of well as draw them. This
the Holy Spirit will be assessed through
Lesson 3:
• Explain what the 3 their work sample.
Introduction: Did you learn anything
symbols remind them of
Play the video PENTECOST - The Holy Spirit comes - Bible For Kids. new in that video?
Ask the students to the following, write on the board their answers:
YouTube:
Did anything confuse
• Did you learn anything new in that video?
https://www.youtube.co
you?
• Did anything confuse you? m/watch?v=_rjQ_XDPIis
• I found interesting…
I found interesting…
• I wonder if there is something more I can learn about…
I wonder if there is
something more, I can
Body: learn about this…
A3 paper, paint and
Students can now create a painting of the symbols of the Holy Spirit. They
brushes
are to think about the colours they are using to represent the symbols. When
students are painting, walk around the classroom and ask the students ‘what
does each symbol remind you of?’
Drying rack
Conclusion:
Have children seated on the mat and as you put their painting on the drying Assessment:
rack make comments about each of their paintings. For example: Students will show that
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• _________ I liked how you used red, orange and yellow to represent they understand the 3
• ________ I love this drawing however I think it could do with more through their painting.
Students choose one of the symbols for the Holy Spirit to sculpt out of air- Air drying clay
How does a dove remind Newspaper
drying clay.
people of Pentecost?
If the students finish this early, they can then go and create these symbols by
Playdough
using playdough.
Conclusion:
Complete our ‘monster march out’ reflection. Here the students circle how Monster march out
they are feeling and write anything they want to share. This will be placed in
the reflection box and the teacher can reflect on later. Assessment:
Students will be able to…
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• Identify the symbol they What does the Pentecost Students will be able to
have create Lesson 5: mean? create one symbol with
• Decorate the symbol Introduction: clay. This will be
using appropriate What are the symbols of continuing in the next
Write the word ‘Pentecost’ on the board. Have children think/pair/share
colours. the Holy Spirit? lesson.
everything they have learnt and now know about this topic. Select students
• Explain 2 reasons why
randomly out of the name bowl to make sure all students have prepared a
their symbol represents What do these symbols
response. Write students responses on the board.
the Holy Spirit mean? Whiteboard and markers
Body:
Provide the children will paint and decorative pieces for their sculpture. Why their symbol
Once the students have decorated their sculpture record the students represents the Holy
explaining why their symbol represents the Holy Spirit and attach the Spirit?
recording as a QR code to their sculpture. This way they can display their Sculptures, paint and
WEEK: 5
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CONTENT DESCRIPTOR/S The Holy Spirit guides people to live as Jesus taught
SPECIFIC LESSON TEACHING AND LEARNING EXPEREINCES (INCLUDE LEARNER DIVERSITY) KEY QUESTIONS RESOURCES/
OBJECTIVES ASSESSMENT
STRATEGIES
Lesson 1:
Story bag on- [Galatians
Introduction:
Students will be able to… 5:22-23]
Have the students seated in a large circle on the mat. Complete the story bag
• Identify all 7 fruits of the I wonder what is in my
on- [Galatians 5:22-23]
Holy Spirit. bag?
Ask the students on how does the Holy Spirit help and guide Christians?
(think/pair/share)
How does the Holy Spirit
• The Holy Spirit helps and guides Christians to communicate love and
help and guide
other feelings as Jesus taught
Christians?
Fruits worksheet
Body:
Fruits of the Holy Spirit activity. The students will be given a print out of a
large tree and the seven fruits. The students will colour in their tree and the What are the fruits of the
fruit, they will then cut out the fruits and glue them onto their tree, the tree Holy spirit?
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feeling and why, they will then tell a peer and then be ready to share with
the class.
Body:
A3 paper, pencils and
Split the class into groups of three and the students are to create a poster on What is involved in this
textas
a fruit. They are to explain what is involved in this fruit, how they can display fruit?
it and why it is important to display this fruit. This will be turned into a class
How they can display it?
book and placed in the book corners. Assessment:
I wonder if any of these gifts show and guide us how to look after Gods Student will be able to
Why it is important to
world? identify and explain 1 gift.
display this fruit
This will be marked
Lesson 3
Introduction:
Students will be able to…
Play fruit of the holy spirit - https://www.youtube.com/watch?
• Display 2 ways that they can YouTube -
v=GflCLxWbqD8&t=68s
display the fruit they have https://www.youtube.co
Play this song twice and allow students to join in and make up class dance
been given How can Christians follow m/watch?
moves to the song. the example of Jesus? v=GflCLxWbqD8&t=68s
How can Christians follow the example of Jesus?
Give the children examples of the way we follow Jesus’ example.
Body: Costumes
In small groups have the students pick a fruit, they will then need to create a How can you display this
fruit?
skit which will show the class how we can display this fruit. Have the
Assessment:
students break into 7 groups, one group member will pick a fruit out of the Students will display 2
How can you show your
hat and that is the fruit they are to show. Give students costumes and props ways that they can
peers to follow in the
that will assist them to perform their skits. display the fruit they
example of Jesus?
have been given. This
Allow the students to perform their skits, if there is not enough time, we can through the students skit
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Students will be able to…
• Write 1 way that they can
Lesson 4:
use their bodies to follow
Introduction:
the example of Jesus. How can Christians follow
Discuss how the Holy Spirit helps and guides Christians to communicate love
• Paint 1 way that they can the example of Jesus?
and other feelings that Jesus taught. Explain that Christians follow the
use their bodies to follow
the example of Jesus.
example of Jesus when they:
• show love and care for all people
• show love and care for God by praying each day
• share joy through their words and actions to others
• try to get along with others
• show kindness to others
• choose to do good things with and for others
• are a loyal friend
• stick up for friends who are being bullied
• are gentle with their words and their actions
• are understanding of others
• consider the feelings of others
• try to make good choices A3 paper, paint and
How can we use our body
to follow the example of brushes
Body: Jesus?
Recall the ways that people can communicate from the start of the unit.
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Students use their bodies to show love and other feelings as Jesus taught.
Students paint and write about one way that they can use their bodies to How does the Holy Spirit
Dice
follow the example of Jesus. help and guide
Christians?
Assessment:
Conclusion:
Students will paint and
Invite the students back to the mat. Have random students complete the write about one way that
following questions: They will roll the dice and depending the number they they can use their bodies
roll will be the number of the question they answer. to follow the example of
1. What did you enjoy about today’s lesson? Jesus. This will be a
Lesson 5:
Introduction: Story bag on - [Galatians
Play the YouTube Pentecost song ‘No More Waiting’ and allow the students 5:22-23].
to join in. Get the students to sit in a large circle on the mat and complete
the story bag on - [Galatians 5:22-23].
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Body:
How does the Holy Spirit help and guide Christians? Which gift do you think
• helps and guides Christians to communicate love and other feelings as matches ______?
Jesus taught
7 mystery bags
Teach the students the gifts of the Holy Spirit (Knowledge, Understanding,
Wisdom, Courage, Reverence, Wonder, and Right Judgment), write these on
the board. Go through the gifts of the Holy Spirit activity, have seven bags
Which gift do you believe
with the following in them:
is the most important and
1. Smarties (Knowledge) why?
2. Rose Petals (reverence) Mini whiteboards
3. Stick of Gum (courage)
4. Card with “AHA” written on it (wisdom) Assessment:
Conclusion:
In partners come up with two gifts that they believe is more important than
others. They will need to share this will the class and explain why they chose
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these two gifts.
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and it marks the beginning of the Church because people remember the
coming of the Holy Spirit.
Know that the Holy Spirit gave the followers of Jesus the strength to go out
and teach people about Jesus and how to live as God wants.
Lastly, what happened at Pentecost still happens today, and that God still
shares the Holy Spirit with all followers of Jesus today.
ASSESSMENT DIFFERENTIATION Enabling: Provide the activity we have done in the previous lessons to use as
a prompt. If this does not support the student, plan out what the child
knows in stages and then have them create the video on these stages they
have created.
Extension: Have children find images that they can attach to their video that
link to the Pentecost and have them explain why they have chosen the
images.
RESOURCES No More Waiting – Pentecost Song
iPad
App – Puppet Pals
Students identify the Church as a religious community that believes in Jesus and follows his life and teachings. They identify how people are guided by the Holy Spirit to become members of the Church
community and actively participate. Students provide examples of how the Church community relate with God through prayer, the celebration of the Mass and other liturgies. They identify how the Church
community honours the Bible as the Word of God and uses the Bible at Mass to discover God’s love.
Gathering and Represents the ideas and Represents ideas and information Represents ideas and information Requires support to represent Does not meet the requirements
Analysing information in a variety of ways in a variety of ways and presents in a variety of ways (i.e. songs, play, ideas. of a D grade.
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and presents them in a logical them in a logical order. oral and/or written texts, drawings,
order. Identifies patterns in the images, etc).
content.
Evaluating Draws conclusions that make Provides relevant facts to support Draws simple conclusions and Provides a simple statement Does not meet the requirements
connects between topics and conclusions. provides some reasoning. e.g. about the topics. of a D grade.
daily living. e.g. At Mass people learn about
The Bible and the Mass guide God’s love by listening to the
people to love like God stories about Jesus
Describes how the Bible as the Describes aspects of the Bible Identifies different aspects about Recalls some relevant facts about Does not meet the requirements
Word of God helps members of and how the Bible is used by the the Bible. e.g. God and Jesus. of a D grade.
the Church community to live in Church community at Mass. The Bible is the Word of God
communion with God and each People learn about God’s love
other. through the teachings of Jesus
The Bible is honoured by the
Church
The Bible is written to guide
people toward God’s love
The Bible is used at Mass
Catholic practices Identifies the Mass as a Describes the Mass and how the Identifies the Mass as a gathering Identifies the Church community Does not meet the requirements
thanksgiving prayer to God and Mass connects to the Last of the Church community to as followers of Jesus. of a D grade.
describes how the Mass is like Supper. remember the words and actions
the Passover meal Jesus shared of Jesus at the Last Supper.
with his Apostles the night before
he died.
Provides examples of formal and Provides examples of formal and Provides examples of how and Recalls some relevant words and Does not meet the requirements
informal prayers to God and informal prayers to God and when people pray to God, formally phrases from formal prayers. of a D grade.
identifies how and why people identifies some of the intentions and informally as Jesus taught.
pray to God. of those prayers.
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With reference to the story of Provides statements and Identifies how the Church Provides simple statements Does not meet the requirements
Pentecost, describes how the examples to show how the community remembers and about the Holy Spirit. of a D grade.
Church community is guided by Church community is guided by celebrates the Holy Spirit. e.g.
the Holy Spirit to live like Jesus. the Holy Spirit to live like Jesus. The symbols of the Holy Spirit
Pentecost as a Church
celebration remembering the
birth of the Church community
The Holy Spirit guides people to
live like Jesus
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