Lesson Plan March 15, 2017 (1:15-2:30 pm) Cycle Level: 3, Grade 6

By the end of this lesson, the students will be able to:

- Define religion
- Differentiate between a fact, opinion, & belief
Inquiry: What is Christianity and
- Build their knowledge on Christianity as a religion
the 10 Commandments? - Describe the core beliefs in Christianity
- Create their own 10 Commandments based on what they b
is important to them.
19 students
- The Ten Commandments worksheet from World Religions,
Group Size & Materials
(Arquilevich, 2011)
- My Own Commandments worksheet from World Religions,
(Arquilevich, 2011)
- The Usborne Encyclopedia of World Religions (Rogers and Hic
n.d)
- SMARTboard
- Pencils and erasers
Specific Subject Competencies:
Ethics and Religious Culture:
Demonstrates an understanding of the phenomenon of religion: Through this lesson, students will be gainin
sense of what Christianity is and the 10 Commandments. Students will be able to name the values and norm
related to Christianity.

Engages in dialogue: In small groups and in pairs, students will openly discuss their own definitions of relig
Christianity as a religion, and the 10 Commandments.

English Language Arts:

To use language to communicate and learn: Students will be using written and oral language to communicat
thoughts on what is taught during this lesson, as well as answer questions, and create their own 10 Comman
Cross Curricular Competencies:
Works in a team: Students will be working in small groups and pairs during this lesson.

Organizes his/her work: Students must organize his/her work when answering questions and creating his/he
10 Commandments based on what they believe is important.

Communicates effectively: Students will be participating in small and whole group discussions.

Exercises critical judgement: Students will be developing this competency throughout the lesson as they wil
answering questions, discussing Christianity, and creating 10 Commandments.
Professional Competencies:
To act as a professional inheritor, critic and interpreter of knowledge or culture when teaching students: Up
creation of this lesson, I hope to provide students with the essential and correct information regarding the
fundamentals of Christianity. I hope to provide students with an engaging lesson that stimulates their higher
thinking, and allows them to exercise their creativity.
Time Lesson

Introduction:
5 minutes Discuss KWL chart & students findings: In pairs, discuss which question they chose to research
and what they found.

5 minutes As a class, discuss the students findings, adding their responses to the KWL chart.

5 minutes In pairs, students will discuss their own definitions for religion.
Students will be asked to write their responses on to the SMARTboard.

As a class, we will discuss students responses, and create a class definition of religion.
5 minutes [Latin religio, means a duty. Many religions expect their believers to behave according to a s
guidelines or rules. Religion involves showing respect or offering worship to a higher unseen po
which is though to have created the world and now oversees it. This higher power is sometimes
as the Absolute/God/Deities.] (Rogers and Hickman, n.d)

Development:

Discuss the differences between a fact, opinion, belief, and belief system.
10 - Fact: can be proved true. (ex. Mars is the fourth planet from the sun)
minutes - Opinion: statement or idea that tells how a person feels about something. (ex. I love Ha
pizza)
- Belief: idea/conviction that someone accepts as true or real. (ex. Walking under a ladder
luck, believe in certain Gods while others do not, etc.)
- Belief system: collection of ideas or teachings which influence a persons understanding
Usually gives instructions on how to live.

Introduce Christianity as a monotheistic religion (prefix mono means one; theism means belief i
or gods).
10 - Christians believe in the teachings of a man named Jesus, who was called Christ by his
minutes followers.
- Jesus is the son of God; God in human form.
- One absolute being: God whom created the universe in 6 days, rested on the 7th day.
- The Bible: divided into two parts: the Old and New Testaments.
-Old Testament: Written in Hebrew, almost the same as the Jewish Tenakh: creat
the world, history of the Jewish people, relationship between the Jewish and God
teaches that salvation comes through following Gods Law.
-New Testament: Written in Greek. Tells the life of Jesus, and how, through him,
could enter into a new relationship with all people. Salvation comes through beli
the death and resurrection of Jesus.
- Sermon on the Mount: most important sermon (talk) that Jesus gave; it outlined his cent
teachings.
5 minutes Introduce the 10 Commandments: handout The Ten Commandments. Teacher reads the begin
the worksheet, students popcorn read the rest of the worksheet.

10 In pairs, discuss and write down what you think each commandment means.
minutes

5 minutes As a class, discuss each commandment.

15 If time permits, students will create their own 10 Commandments based on what they believe is
minutes important to them. Create one commandment as a class to stimulate the students thinking.

Tasks:
- Participate in small and whole group discussions
- Read and make sense of the 10 Commandments on the The Ten Commandments work
- Create your own 10 Commandments

Assessment:
Formative assessment by observation;
- Are students remaining on task?
- Are students participating in small and whole group discussions?
- Are students able to differentiate between a fact, opinion, and belief?
- Have students created their own 10 Commandments based on what they believe is impo