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EDUCATION
RE LESSON PLAN
Pre-Primary/ Primary
LESSON ORGANISATION
Unit of work: Me and My Body Salvation topic: Jesus Human person Topic: Our
bodies
Year Level: Pre-primary Students’ Prior Knowledge:
Spiritual and Religious Capabilities (that may potentially be covered in the lesson)
Prudence Justice Fortitude Temperance Faith Hope Charity
eg Right eg Right eg Inner eg eg Prayer eg eg Service
choices relationships strength Moderation Reconciliation
General Capabilities (that may potentially be covered in the lesson)
Literacy Numeracy ICT Critical and Ethical Personal and Intercultural
competence creative behaviour Social understandi
thinking competence ng
Lesson Steps:
- The teacher will use the attached Godly Play script (see
appendix 1) to tell the story of Mark 1:35-39
- When introducing the story, the teacher will give a brief
explanation of the passage:
o This is a story of Jesus travels that shows us
how he used his body to help those around him
as well as helping to spread the mission of God
- After the Godly play has been acted out, the teacher
will propose the wonder questions to the students and
allow discussion to occur with the class
o While posing the focus and wonder questions to
the students, refer to the brainstorm that was
created before listening to the story and see if
10 minutes there are similarities between how the children
thought Jesus would use his body and how he
did
Lesson closure:
- Students will stand up to sing the following prayer
before moving on to the next session- actions such as
pointing to eyes, marching, movement of exclaiming
with their hands can be used
o Jesus used his Body
(The prayer could be sung to the tune of The
Wheels of the Bus.)
Jesus used his eyes to see his friends, see his
friends, see his friends. Jesus used his eyes to
see his friends. Jesus used his body.
Transition:
- Students will be asked to move to collect their crunch
and sip and find a place in the room to have their food
Assessment:
- The objective of the lesson will be assessed through
the students work sample of a drawing. This sample will
be paired with observations of class contributions and
anecdotal notes taken throughout the lesson where
there is group work completed.
- Both points of assessment will be recorded with a
checklist (appendix 3)
Appendix 1:
Jesus Prays in a Solitary Place
Mark 32-39
(as adapted from New Revised Standard Version)
Materials:
Dark brown felt as the road
- Green, textured styrofoam balls (covered in dyed sand or rice) as hills
- Silky blue material
- Peg people- Jesus and three friends, two towns people and two injured
- Various different sized rocks
- Large light brown felt underlay
Children are seated in a semi-circle ready to listen to the story. When the children are settled, go to the
shelf and carry the materials as you would the Bible. Place these beside you.
Begin to move the towns people and injured peg people towards the shelter and lean them at the entrance.
One night, after it was dark, the people of the town began to bring all the sick people to Jesus all.
They gathered at the door.
Lay Jesus and his friends down on the floor (pause after this)
After everyone left Jesus went to sleep because he was very tired from helping all the people from
the town.
Move Jesus from being asleep on the floor out of the shelter and to a nearby rock to pray.
Very early the next morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went of to a
quiet place by himself to pray.
Begin to move all Jesus friends out of the shelter and towards Jesus
When Jesus’ friends woke up and saw that he was gone they came looking for him. When they
found Jesus in his quiet place, all his friends yelled out “everyone is looking for you”.
Jesus replied to them, “Let us go somewhere else—to the nearby villages—so I can proclaim the
message. That is why I have come.”
Focus questions:
- In what ways did you think Jesus used his body in the story?
- In what ways can you use your body?
- Do you use your body like seen Jesus did?
- How did Jesus use his body to help people in the story?
- How did Jesus use his body to preach the mission of God?
Wonder questions:
- Sometimes we need a quiet place to think and pray- when have you wanted to be by yourself?
- I wonder how all the sick and injured people knew to come to everyone came to Jesus if they were
not told
- Why do you think Jesus helped all the people that came to the door if they were not invited?
- I wonder what Jesus saw when he began travelling across Galilee
- I wonder what kinds of things Jesus said to those he preached to
- I wonder how else Jesus used his body while he was travelling- to be able to travel as well to help
people
Appendix 2:
Key
Undeveloped (lack of understanding) /
Developing (required prompting) /-
Developed (objective achieved) /-\