Lesson Plan Number: 2

Subject: Religious Education Topic: The Person and Preaching of Jesus Year Group: 1st year
(1-t)
No. of Students: 28 Date: 21th January 2016
Time:
2.10 Length of Lesson:
40 minutes
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1.
KEY CONCEPT(S):
What Key Concept(s) (ideas) will I teach in this lesson?

How we create a Kingdom of God

Parable
Parable of the Prodigal Son

(The number of appropriate Key Concepts will vary depending on the lesson you intend on teaching)

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2.
LESSON AIM(S):
What am I going to teach?
In this lesson I aim to examine how we can create a Kingdom of God and also explore the meaning of the
term "parable" and to explore the story of some of the different parables.
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3.
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
At the end of this lesson, students should be able to.
Explain how we can create a Kingdom of God in todays society
demonstrate an understanding of the word "parable"
list some examples of parables
explain the meaning conveyed in the different parables
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4.
ASSESSMENT/EVIDENCE OF STUDENT LEARNING:
How will I know that the learning outcomes are being achieved?
1. Key concept one will be assessed by: recapping on the previous lesson where we looked at the
Kingdom of God.
2. Key concept two will be assessed by: developing an understanding of the term parable
3. Key concept three will be assessed by: showing the students a video clip of the story of the Prodigal
Son and answering a worksheet on what they saw.

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5.
PRIOR KNOWLEDGE:
What prior knowledge do students have about this topic?
Students will have a prior knowledge of the word "parable" from the previous lesson as we had looked at the
meaning of the word and the parable of the Good Samaritan in the previous class. Students will also have a
knowledge of the parables if they attend mass as they are often read in mass. Students prior knowledge could
also come from primary school as they would have heard the stories of the parables being told to them. They
might also receive a knowledge of the parables from the home environment if religion is practiced.

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TEACHER ACTIVITIES:
What activities will I use to facilitate the teaching of EACH Key Concept? How much time for each activity?

7.

STUDENT ACTIVITIES:
What activities will the students be engaged in to understand EACH Key Concept? How much time for each
activity?

8.

QUESTIONS:
Please list lower and higher order questions that are linked to each Key Concepts. (A minimum of six
questions specifically related to the key concepts, identifying higher/lower order with HO/LO)
1. Key
6. Teacher Activity
7. Student Activity
8. Questions
Concept(s)
Teaching
Take roll call
Answer when called
Can anyone remember what the
Key
word parable means? LO
Concept 1
Where would you hear of the
Conduct a question and
Answer questions as revision of the story of the parables? LO
answer session on the term
term parable
parable
Can you name an example of a
parable? LO
Parable
Students listen
Read the parable of the
Can you explain the meaning of
workers in the vineyard.
the parable the Good Samaritan?
Answer Questions.
HO
Ask questions following the
story.
Do you think Jesus was fair in
(20
paying everyone equally even
minutes)
though some people worked
longer than others? Why? HO
How would you feel if you were
a person that had worked the
long hours? HO
Have you ever come across a
similar situation in your own
lives?HO
Teaching
Key
Concept 2
(etc.)

Parable of
the
Prodigal
Son

Introduce the next activity

Listen to instruction

Set up the laptop on the

overhead projector

Watch the YouTube clip on the

Prodigal Son

Play the YouTube clip of the

Prodigal Son

Answer the worksheet provided

Can anyone explain to the rest of

the class the meaning of the
story the Prodigal Son? HO

Correct worksheet following the

teacher's instructions

Any questions with regards the

homework task?

Handout worksheet while

students watch the clip
When the clip is over ask
students to complete the
worksheet provided

Does anyone know the story of

the Prodigal Son? LO

Correct worksheet
(15- 20
minutes)
Explain the homework task of Ask questions about the homework
Teaching

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9.
DIFFERENTIATION:
How will I differentiate the content knowledge of this lesson so as to include all learners in a mixed
ability class?

Students must...be able to understand and explain the word parable.

Students should...be able to explain the meaning of the parable the Good Samaritan.
Students could...be able to identify and explain the story of the prodigal son.

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10.
RESOURCES:
What materials/resources will I need/use?

A Question of Faith, Lori Whelan and Niamh McDermot

Whiteboard
Whiteboard markers
Duster
Laptop
Overhead Projector
Laptop cable for overhead projector
Printer
Worksheets

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11.
LITERACY & NUMERACY:
What are the essential aspects of literacy/numeracy in this lesson?
In this lesson students will be watching a YouTube clip on the parable of the Good Samaritan. Students must
be able to understand this clip as they will have to answer a series of questions on what they have just seen.
This could cause difficulty if students are not visual learners and therefore have difficulty understanding the
video. In order to prevent any misunderstanding of the clip I will have a little discussion on what they have
seen before they attempt to answer the questions on the worksheet.
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12.
SELF EVALUATION:
Were the Learning Outcomes achieved? Why /why not? How do I know they were/were not achieved?

What have I learned about my own practice from this lesson?

What will I do differently in my next class?