LESSON PLAN

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
Time: 1:20pm – 2:10pm Students’ Prior Knowledge:
Year 5
Year Level: 6 Students have previously learnt about the Last
Supper and the Eucharist in 5.
Content Descriptors:
6.4 Eucharist
Every Eucharist is a call to service

General Capabilities (that may potentially be covered in the lesson)

Literacy Numeracy ICT Critical and Ethical Personal and Intercultural
competence creative Social understanding
behaviour
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:

 Explain the nature and importance of the sacrament of the Eucharist through class discussions.

 Describe what happened at the Last Supper through drawing images, retelling to a partner, and
creating a book summarising the Last Supper.

 Define transubstantiation through discussions.

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

o Canva ppt Enabling

Students will be given opportunities to work
o A4 paper with peers
Students are given visual prompts
o iPads Students are given a variety of learning
opportunities through visual and ICT learning
o Sticky notes
Extending
Students are to be questioned further to
expand their thinking

Assessment of the objectives:

Anecdotal Notes
Student participation in class discussions

Work Samples
Students completed book – to be submitted on Seesaw

Formative Assessment
Exit ticket – What have students learnt/now know
 Resources/References
Time: Motivation and Introduction:
Sticky Notes
Display PowerPoint
iPad
Students are to be sitting on the mat facing the TV.
5mins
PPT
Talk through the success criteria of this lesson and what students
will know by the end.
A4 paper
Introduce the Eucharist and the Last Supper…
The sacrament of the Eucharist is inspired by the Last Supper.
This was Jesus’ last meal before his crucifixion. It is a key event in
the Bible.

Lesson Steps (Lesson content, structure, strategies & Key

Questions):

10mins Students form a circle on the mat

Read Matthew 26:17-30 about the Last Supper.

Once read ask students to sit and reflect the gospel reading.
What do you think Jesus was feeling at this time?
Why do you think this?

Introduce transubstantiation
Ask students if they know the meaning of this word

Transubstantiation: The eucharistic elements (bread and wine)

become the body and blood of Jesus Christ during consecration,
while keeping the appearances of bread and wine.

Discuss with students:

What is the sacrament of the Eucharist based on?
The Last Supper - can students remember any quotes?

What happens during the Eucharistic ceremony?

We eat the bread and drink the wine (Jesus' body and blood).
5mins
What is First Holy Communion?
Ceremony in the Catholic Church where students in year 4 take
part in receiving the Eucharist for the first time.

Why is the Eucharist important to Christians?

It remembers Jesus and his sacrifice. It is also a sacrament
through which receive God's grace.

What do Catholics believe about the Eucharist?

They believe in transubstantiation. The bread and wine become
Jesus' body and blood during the consecration.

Students complete a small task summarising the events of the

Last Supper.
10mins Students are to fold an A4 piece of paper into 6 parts and number
them 1 to 6.
Their task is to draw an image reflecting the six parts of the Last
Supper. (Displayed on the board)

Students then share their summary with a partner (2 minutes

each)
Explain the main activity
15mins Students are to use their iPads to create a book about the Last
 Supper. They must include how we as Christians remember Jesus
today at mass.

Students move back to their desks and work independently

Lesson Closure (Review lesson objectives with students)

Students are to upload their book to Seesaw then complete an exit

5mins ticket writing one event from the Last Supper and the meaning of
transubstantiation.