SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

RE LESSON PLAN
Pre-Primary/
Primary

LESSON ORGANISATION
Unit of work: Salvation topic: Human person Topic:
Sharing Jesus’ Special Meal Eucharist Forces in Creation
Year Level: 3 Students’ Prior Knowledge: (include faith
situations/previous lessons/Units)
Key Understanding:
In year 2, students learnt how God’s family gathers to
C1: Catholics celebrate the Eucharist to say ‘thank you’ to celebrate Eucharist to receive spiritual strength and
God nourishment. They worship Jesus in the Eucharist
using special actions, vessels and words.
Learning Point(s):
In previous lessons, students have learnt about the
C1.1: Shares examples of ways people say ‘thank you’
Last Supper and why Jesus gave the Eucharist. This
and relates this to saying ‘thank you’ to God in the
was a way for his followers to become closer to him.
Eucharist.
Now students will discover the importance of
Time: 30 minutes celebrating the Eucharist and why we should say
‘thank you’ to God.

Spiritual and Religious Capabilities (that may potentially be covered in the lesson)
Prudence Justice Fortitude Temperance Faith Hope Charity
eg Right choices eg Right eg Inner strength eg Moderation eg Prayer eg Reconciliation eg Service
relationships
General Capabilities (that may potentially be covered in the lesson)
Literacy Numeracy ICT Critical and Ethical Personal and Intercultural
competence creative behaviour Social understanding
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:
 Students will identify the importance of celebrating the Eucharist through a class brainstorm

 Students are to create a thank you card to God for something in their lives he provides

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

(include Teacher Witness) Choose One from:
• Gifted
Focus is on the Last Supper and its relevance to our lives • Sensory impaired
• Learning difficulty
today. Jesus teaches the importance of being thankful for
what God provides. Saying ‘thank you’ is a way of helping
relationships grow closer. Choose One from:
• ADHD
• Intellectual disability
Points to discuss:
Catholics thank God for many blessings: • Physical disability
• everything they have to eat, drink and keep them Sensory impaired: Hannah with a conductive hearing impairment
warm 
 wears an aid in her left ear. Teacher must wear a lanyard which
• their parents and families 
 transmits sound to the hearing aid. Check in with Hannah
throughout the lesson that she understands instructions. Write the
• other people who love and care for them, such as instructions on the board so she can clearly see what is required.
friends, teachers and doctors 

 • everything in creation that they love to see, hear, ADHD: Ben has ADHD and is easily distracted by noises. Seat him
away from the door and windows. Write down the tasks he needs
touch, taste and smell 
 to complete during the lesson for him to check off himself.
• for forgiving them their sins through the
Sacrament of Reconciliation. 
 Special considerations: Students are completing creative and
visual/special activities during this lesson, to cater for learner
diversity.
Teacher witness: Provide students with examples of
things you are thankful for in your life (healthy family,
friends, having a place to live, etc.)

Materials:
- Godly play kit of the Last Supper
- The Last Supper- Godly Play Script. From
Archdiocese of Sydney Religious Education
Curriculum
- Whiteboard, markers
- 30x pop sticks
- Scrapbooking materials: Coloured card, ribbons,
stamps, stickers, hole punches, decorative
scissors, textas, coloured pencils etc.
- YouTube video: Thank You, Jesus Movements
and Song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZI9l7fGfFjg

LESSON DELIVERY attach worksheets, examples, marking keys, etc. as relevant

Resources/References
Time Motivation and Introduction:
Gold box with Godly play kit
1. Have the ‘Last Supper’ Godly play kit ready to introduce the
9:00
lesson. Explain to students that you will show them a different The Last Supper- Godly Play
version of the Last Supper from previous lessons (i.e. lesson Script. From Archdiocese of
B2.1 action story of the Last Supper). Sydney Religious Education
Curriculum
2. Students are to gather in a circle. Perform the Godly play of the
http://theresestaff.wikispaces.co/r
Last Supper. eligious+education

Lesson Steps (Lesson content, structure, strategies & Key Questions):

9:10 3. Explain to students that Catholics celebrate the Eucharist as a

way of saying ‘thank you’ to God for the many things God
provides
Jesus and the Apostles gathered for the Last Supper to celebrate
a special Jewish feast of thanks to God for special blessings God
has given to the Jewish people.

Jesus performed the miracle of changing the bread and wine into
his Body and Blood to show his disciples this is how we thank
God.

Saying ‘thank you’ is a way of helping relationships grow closer.

9:15
4. Ask students what we may thank God for and form a class Whiteboard, markers
brainstorm of responses. Responses should include:
- Everything they have to eat, drink and keep them warm 30x ‘participation’ pop sticks:
- Their parents and families each person must have a turn
- Other people who love and care for them, such as friends, in contributing to the
teachers and doctors brainstorm. Hand in their pop
- Everything in creation that they love to see, hear, touch, stick once they have shared
taste and smell an idea.
 - For forgiving them their sins through the Sacrament of
Reconciliation

9:20 Scrapbooking materials:

5. Students construct ‘thank you’ cards to God, thanking God for
something in their lives God provides. Students may use the Coloured card, ribbons,
class brainstorm for ideas. Remind students that when they stamps, stickers, hole
celebrate the Eucharist they could thank God for other things
punches, decorative scissors,
God provides.
textas, coloured pencils etc.

Lesson Closure:(Review lesson objectives with students) YouTube video: Thank You,
Jesus Movements and Song
9:35 6. Teacher plays educational YouTube video: ‘Thank You, Jesus
Movements and Song.’ Students are to join in singing this thank
you prayer to Jesus.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZI9l7fGfFjg

7. Ask students what this song means to them. What have they
learnt today?

Transition: (What needs to happen prior to the next lesson?)

9:40
8. Card-making materials are to be packed away. Students are to
place their finished ‘thank you’ cards on the marking tray and
wait quietly at their desks.

Assessment: (Were the lesson objectives met? How will they be

assessed?)

Objective 1:
Students will identify the importance of celebrating the Eucharist through
a class brainstorm Observation
- Assessed through observation of student contribution to the
brainstorm. Discussion
- Give each student a pop stick, once they have added to the
brainstorm they hand in the pop stick- this ensures everyone Participation pop-sticks
gets a turn at sharing their ideas.

Objective 2:
Students are to create a thank you card to God for something in their
lives he provides Work sample
- Assessed through collection of student work at the end of the
lesson. Checklist
- Use checklist to mark student’s cards
*see checklist attached
Assessment Strategy
Students are to create a thank you card to God for something in their lives he provides

Objective 2 is assessed through a checklist. Student work is collected upon completion and this work is marked
following the criteria below. A traffic light rubric is used to guide the grading of student work:

Level 3

Green: work is above standard

- Creatively designed card
- Thoughtfully written
- Multiple examples included of things they are thankful for

Level 2

Yellow: work has met the standard

- Completed thank you card
- Appropriate example of what they are thankful for
- Neat presentation

Level 1

Red: work is below standard

- Card is incomplete
- Lack of thought given in card of thanks to God

Example of assessment table:

Student Name Level of achievement Comment

Joanne 2 Joanne’s card was quite
short.
Ben 2
Hannah 1 Did not use time effectively.
Needs to complete at home.
Tim 3 Tim was creative- came up
with many things he was
thankful for.
Karly 2
Anne 3 Anne finished early.
Excellent drawings included.
Sam 3
Remi 3
Indiana 2
Susan 3
Harley 1 Lack of effort. Messy
handwriting, ripped card.
Taylor 2
Nate 2
 Alex 3
Ebony 1 Too much talking to Indiana,
possible desk
rearrangement.
Rory 2
Isaac 3
Demi 2
Paige 3 Assisted Rina once finished.
Billy 3
Faith 2
Harriet 2 Card was incomplete
however at a high standard.
Aaron 2
Nonoka 3
Eddie 2
Rina 1 Struggled to get her
thoughts down. Assisted by
Paige.
Olive 2
Fraser 3 Great focus during this
lesson. Seating plan working
to his benefit.
Jacob 2
Todd 2

References
Archdiocese of Sydney Religious Education Curriculum. (accessed September 2018). Godly Play- Scripts from Archdiocese
of Sydney Religious Education Curriculum. Retrieved from
http://theresestaff.wikispaces.com/religious+education

Religious Education Archdiocese of Perth (Date). Sharing Jesus’ Special Meal: Eucharist- Year 3. Retrieved from
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/bw42c621lodt7vr/AADkGPljOi74eCsn-OOVWB5Ya?dl=0

[RennaMusic1]. (2013, May 23). Thank You, Jesus Movements And Song [Video File]. Retrieved from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZI9l7fGfFjg

Resources
Godly Play Kit- The Last Supper YouTube video- Thank You Jesus
The Last Supper- Godly Play Script. From Archdiocese of Sydney Religious Education Curriculum
http://theresestaff.wikispaces.co/religious+education