RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

Forward Planning Document

PRIMARY
ED3619/5619 Principles of Primary Religious Education 2

Unit Title: Principles of Primary Religious Education 2 Student Number: 20162156

Date of Submission 13/05/2019 Student Name: Sean Reynolds

 PLANNING OVERVIEW – TERM
Year Level Unit Title Salvation Topic Aspect of Human Development
Year 2 GATHERED TOGETHER Church
WONDERING AT THE
CREATOR OF FAMILIES

Overview – explanation of the content of the unit and how it explores the Salvation Topic and development of the Human Person
The purpose of Step A is to assist the development of students’ religious awareness. It aims to help them understand the religious
meaning of significant experiences – an essential step for both Evangelisation and New.

The students should be provided with opportunities to wonder and the need to celebrate the related attribute of God

Step B is about how Jesus offers salvation by modelling how to live in a truly human way. Christians can do this by being enabled to
live by the power of the Kingdom of God to the extent that they draw upon this power through the Eucharist, the other sacraments,
prayer and the other ways Jesus taught.

One element of the modelling of Jesus was that he belonged to a family and started the special family of God called the Church
(B1, B2).

The purpose of Step B is to show Jesus as the model of truly human behaviour, and then to focus upon how the world of the
students’ experience would be different if all accepted his promise.

Religious Education contributes to their New Evangelisation by helping students to understand what is involved in repenting and
believing. In section C the students’ needs to help students discover ‘what exactly faith in Jesus Christ is’ through:

. praying and celebrating as part of God’s family 
 (C1) 


. respecting the special signs of God’s family (C2) 


. obeying the Fourth Commandment by loving in 
 their family communities (C3). 


.
Key Understandings and Learning Points
A Wondering at the Creator B The Promise of Christian Salvation C Christian Response
THE PROMISE OF CHRISTIAN SALVATION
WONDERING AT THE CREATOR OF FAMILIES CHRISTIAN RESPONSE

B1 Jesus belonged to a family

A1 Wondering at families C1 God’s family prays and celebrates together

. B1.1 States that Jesus belonged to a family. 


. A1.1 Names the different members who belong to their . C1.1 Identifies places members of God’s family gather to
family. 
 . B1.2 Names other members of Jesus’ family. 
 pray 


. A1.2 Describes the characteristics common to families. 
 B2 Jesus gave the Church (family of God) out of love . C1.2 States what they have seen or heard in sacramental
celebrations. 

A2 Wondering at God who created families . B2.1 Describes ways people can draw closer to God by
loving as Jesus taught. 
 C2 God’s family has special signs
A2.1 Expresses wonder at the God who created families.
. B2.2 Generates examples of how God helps people love . C2.1 Creates a crucifix, a special sign of the love and
A3 Attribute: God loves each of us personally presence of Jesus. 

others when they do not feel like it. 


A3.1 Celebrates God who loves each of us personally. . C2.2 Illustrates signs of God’s family found in the
church. 


C3 Members of God’s family are called to love in their

families

. C3.1 States ways members of God’s family can love/not

love in families. 


. C3.2 Explains how, by keeping the Second of the Ten

Commandments, people live 
Jesus’ First
Commandment. 


C4 Continuing to wonder at experiences of families and

how through the Church members of God’s family are
called to love one another
 C4.1 Recalls and expresses the main ideas of the unit.

Links to General Capabilities

Literacy Numeracy ICT Critical and Ethical behaviour Personal Intercultural
Creative Thinking Competency Understanding

Religious Capabilities Spiritual Capabilities

Faith Hope Charity Prudence Justice Fortitude Temperance

Catholic World View and Teacher Witness

The Mater Christi Parish is growing and a new church is being built which means that God’s family is growing, access to the church is easier
and more available for all families.

Teacher witness:
My Family is intertwined and very involved in each other’s lives through things such as going to watch each other’s sporting event (Netball,
Basketball, baseball, Hockey), Family holidays/ celebrations and weekly family dinners. We have constant input in my immediate family’s sport
through things such as umpiring, financial support, coaching or simply being a supporter. While also supporting my extended families sport by
occasionally being a supporter at their games.

As an extended family we have yearly celebrations and holidays together such as heading down to Pemberton every Easter or Staying on
Christmas eve at a family’s members house and going on yearly holidays down south or over east. For everyone’s birthday we always meet up
and celebrate as close to their birthday as possible.

My Family is close and when anyone goes off track we all pull together to guide them back on track.

I bring my personal Family experience to this unit and know exactly how it feels to be part of a bigger whole and always welcome new
members into the family.

LEARNING AND TEACHING PROGRAM

Evaluation and
Week Lesson 1 Lesson 2 Lesson 3 Lesson 4 Lesson 5
Assessment
 A1.1 A1.2 
A1.2 A2.1 A3.1 Work Sample:
1 Students revisit
The story, Families, Using the family Explain to the students T-Chart:
the book Families, . Correctly placed
Families, Families by Discuss what your T-chart created in that God loves each of
Suzanne Lang and Families, Families answers
Max Lang ( Appendix family likes to do A1.2 and the them and so has given . Over 6 in each
book with a focus
4) is read to the class
on what they have on the holidays; students family them a family. The column
The students talk in common. pictures, the family is one of the most . Based on personal
Teacher gives experience
about the differentStudents work students think- important ways God uses . Understanding of
with the teacher incite on what they pair-share the to show care for us
families. In small the book
to create a do with their family questions below. personally as individuals.
groups, each student
brainstorm on the on a day off.
talks about and names
board about what Wonder Using the Family Anecdotal notes:
the members of their
is similar in all of . Discuss . Understanding of
family. 

Questions pictures created in the
the families. Then who, what, who is close family
add what other first lesson in a group . Able to retell
how long , - Where did my share: family events
Each student needs things lots of
and what family come . Able to explain
to create a families have in
common (e.g. go you do from? . Who is in your Family what family is.
picture of their
family (colouring for Sunday lunch, . Who is in your
all go for a bike Students then - Who first came extended Family
In) Which will be need to write in up with the idea
ride). . what makes your
placed with a their journals of family? 

photo of their
family great.
Students look at about what they
family. the similarities like doing with - Who first
between their
their families when thought of the
Appendix 3 own families and family where
the ones in the they are on
holidays. people can be
Wonder Questions? book in a t chart.
Appendix 2 close and have
Wonder fun with each
Wonder Questions?
Questions: other? 

 What is my  What do I like
favorited most about  What I will -I wonder what
time with my my family? do next with God, who created
 Things I
family? wonder my family? our families 
is
  What I would about my  Where was like?
Family are?
like to do  my
with y favourite
family place to
visit with
my family?

B1.1 B1.2 B2.1 B2.2 C1.1 Rubric

2 Discuss who Jesus is Discuss the Discuss with the Discuss with students different Students (Holy Family,
The students places that they have prayed or
and what he did? different family Family tree, link) work will
brainstorm ways in students that God helps seen people pray. Preform different
Ask the question of members people be joined to gain their
have (e.g. Father, which people can be children who draw prayers throughout the day:
understanding of Jesus’
Who is Jesus’ family? -before meals
Read the scripture of Mother, Step loving and good as close to God through - at Assembly
Family focusing on.
parents, siblings, the Church, when, for . Naming Jesus’
Matthew 1:18-25 Jesus taught. Using - While start/ end of the day
cousin, Aunties, - while doing work family members
a Padlet.(Appendix example, they do not
(Appendix 5) grandparents)
feel like: doing chores
Students to act out different . Correctly place
Does Jesus have 9) scenarios in small groups where Jesus’ family
other family when asked , making they could pray. members
Wonder Questions: Discuss with the  Provide scenarios . Ask further
members? up after an argument
 Does Jesus depending on students questions on who
Read the students that people or a fight , playing own.
have a family Jesus’ family is.
scriptures of who belong to with a younger brother  Share some of the acts with . Link it students
like me?
 Who is Jesus’ Luke 1:26-38 God’s family, the or sister , helping
the class
own family
Wonder questions:
Family ? (Appendix 6 Church, can draw family members at  Where can you pray?
Get students to closer to God as times when they  Who can you pray with?
complete a Jesus )and Luke 1:5-17 When can we pray?
they show love. 
 need special care.
Holy Family work (Appendix 7)
sheet. Who is Jesus’ Wonder Questions: The students in small
Appendix 1: Family?
Complete a Jesus’ groups role play these
 Who is part
Family tree examples. The students
activity sheet. of God’s
talk about how they
(Appendix 2) Family
feel when they have
 How can I
done what is loving
 show love? and good.

Wonder Questions:

 How I can
draw closer to
God
 How I can
reduce the
amount of
times I do
wrong?

C1.1: C1.2 C1.2 C2.1 C2.1 Assessment:

3 Discuss as a class that Review of what the What is an object that There are symbols and special Checklist:
The students perform sacraments are class remembers is special to you? That items that remind us of Jesus.  List of
the Reader’s Theatre celebrations between about sacraments. you may have around What symbols can you see in the sacraments
‘I Am With You’. people and God  Basic description
And explain that your house? classroom?
Discuss the other of what
Appendix 18 celebrations families,
sacraments are Gods Class discussion about
Celebrations with his why these things are The crucifix is one symbol that Sacraments are
friends and
family. That they are special to them and shows us Jesus’ love and  Basic description

Talk with the communities have.
of sacraments
the most important would they be as everything that he has done for
students about places Students need to celebrations. important to someone us.  Who can
where God’s family create a word cloud of else? undertake
different celebrations sacraments?
gathers to pray. For List the 7 sacraments Students create their own
that people celebrate on the board. Create a character crucifix out of craft materials
example: 
 in the church Character profile:
profile about your (e.g. pop sticks, pipe cleaners)
community.  name the object
Students think-pair- object
 in church 
  Where did you
Wonder Questions:
share about what (Appendix 11) Take a picture of their creation get it?
 in their they have seen, know Wonder Questions:
What are the most  Why is it
families 
 important and what they would These things can be  What other symbols we special?
 in the Catholic celebrations? like to know about known as symbols that for Jesus  What does it
Who are celebrations the sacraments. represent your love of  Are some symbols more remind you of?
school. for? something. important than other?  Is there anything
else like it?
 
 Invite the students Wonder questions:  Is it just your
to draw or write about What are Jesus’ special thing or
their favourite place special things? for others as
What symbols are in well?
to pray when they
are
this classroom
with others

C2.2 C2.2 C2.2 C3.1 KWL

4 Talk with the The students C3.1 Diagnostic assessment
Review the basics of  What they knew.
students about the discuss the words  What they think
The students what the students Godly play: The lost sheep
parish church, saw last lesson. of John they know.
Matthew 18:10-14
which, for visit the local 15:12:…… love  What needs to
Students need to
members of God’s parish church one another as I Students discuss the Parable of be focused on
draw something the lost sheep (Appendix 15)  What interests
family, is a and are invited have loved you’.
that they did not and how Jesus wants everyone the students
special place. It is to ask (Appendix 14)
  Informs planning
know 
 about to be part of his family and the
where Church questions about ideas that people are stronger Formative assessment:
beforehand 
  Students
members can join the many signs . How can we together than alone.
retention
in celebrations of . Something that
do this at Students need to create a
 What they learnt
model out of playdough of
and gatherings of home with  The detail
The students, was their flock (family).
God’s family. our families? Students take a photo of their
understood
go on a visit to different to  Aspects that
. When have models
what they students were
Students complete the parish expected
you not particularly
a KWL chart church, on a shown this at Wonder Questions: interested in
sort of tour /  What happens when I  Where / what to
(K&W section) . Something that home? leave my flock move onto
about the parish experience was not  Why do people leave
church gaining. Students need to their flock Photo:
their that
fill out a T-chart  Who protects me in  Of
On their return they
(Appendix 12) (Appendix 13) my family? representation of
students have a thought the Parable of
sheet of times the lost sheep
Wonder discussion on would be.
that they have
Questions: what things shown these
Students split
they saw and words and when
 Who will be what they did into groups of
 in the not expect to three or four and they have not. 

church see. As well as take turns at
 What will any further guessing which
we see in questions they picture is which . Wonder
the church? may have. before the Questions:

 student revels if
they were right How would
Following this and what the families be
they complete pictures are of. different if
their KWL everyone did
Wonder what was loving
(Appendix 12) Questions: and good?
 When can How might our
I go to school be
. church? different if
 How does everyone did
the Church what was loving
change and good? 

throughout
the year

C3.1 C3.1 C4.1 C4.1 C4.1 Video Answer

5 Students investigate Reflection: Students discuss their Students need to pick a question Rubric :
the different charity/ Students have a silent favourite thing they and prepare a short video answer. Students are rated on
The students reflection by finding an have learnt throughout  Students work in pairs so
family based groups their:
then talk about, empty space and lying the unit through a Think that they can take turns
around the school. By 1. Correct
down with eyes closed. -Pair share recording each others
working together to then state ways, information
answers
create a list on the that children can Questions are asked Students use computer  Students are given 15
2. Level of detail
board with a one minuet to complete a Deck Toy minuets to prepare an 3. How it connects to
E.g. Vinnies, breakfast do wrong in their them
pause between each. Puzzle quiz (Appendix answer to one of the
group, choir…. families, and . Who is Jesus’ 16) about the unit of questions provided 4. Length of answer
Family ? work that covers a basic o Given back all of 5. Using what they
Students need to pick disobey the . Who is in my over view of the last five their work to refer learnt
one of these groups to Family ? weeks. to 6. Mentioning
talk about the love that
Commandments . What is prayer? Wonder Questions: o Lined paper with activities done
they show and how of Jesus that . Where can I  What other gifts the question they Some students may be
meet to pray has God given pick on it
they help people in the everyone love assisted by the teacher
with others? us?  Students can prepare
school. one another. with open ended
. What are some  How will my however they want and
Students write their symbols that Family change? have time to ask basic questions.
response in their Re students find
remind me of  How many questions to the teacher.
journal. pairs and under Jesus? people are in
the title of ‘... . What was my Jesus’ family? Questions:
The class then comes favourite thing Who is in Jesus’ Family?
love one another in the parish
back and discusses Why are my family Important?
whether these thing as I have loved church? How and where can we pray?
happen in their you’, each group . Add more What is a Sacrament?
depending on
families. What makes a poster, time.
examples they can give. Students finish the
of how a wrong
lesson with a class
Wonder Questions: action against
prayer circle about Jesus
 How can I show Jesus’ and his guidance. Each
love to my commandment students need to
family? contribute something as
can/ could have
 How can I fix the circle goes around.
mistakes when I been positive
have not shown instead.
Love?
 One
negative
with three
positives
 In a
brainstor
m style.

Focus
Questions 

- How would
families be
different if
everyone did
what was loving
and good? 


- How might our

school be
different if
everyone did
what was loving
and good?