SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

RE LESSON PLAN
Pre-Primary/
Primary

LESSON ORGANISATION

Unit of work: Speak from the heart Salvation topic: Prayer Human person Topic: Loving like
Jesus

Year Level: 3 Students’ Prior Knowledge: (include faith

situations/previous lessons/Units)
Key Understanding:
C3: Jesus calls his followers to love as he does
In year two the most important lesson learnt was that
Learning Point(s): prayer is the gift that makes it possible to talk to God.
C3.1 Writes prayers in response to feelings stirred by This is the first year children explore the unit.
others Therefore prior knowledge including units Jesus
forgives and Just like Jesus.
- To learn about Jesus and his feelings
- To identify language used in prayer In year two children learn how to behave like jesus,
- To understand why we pray celebrate Jesus as the son of God and arise wonder
questions at ways christians can make choices that
show love as Jesus did.

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 Asia Sustainability
histories and cultures

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:
 Identify 4 words used in prayer

 Define 2 words from prayer in detail

 Describe a time that Jesus would use his feelings in a time of prayer and need
Teacher’s Prior Preparation/Organisation: Provision for students at educational risk:
Gifted student:
- Share ideas or stories of when you personally used - no extension during motivational activity
feelings, like Jesus did. - Extended word puzzle, attached to lesson plan
- Refer to specific times you prayed for thanks in regards - In question ‘Describe a time that Jesus would
to thoughts, feelings and emotions
use his feelings’ - student is expected to
- Prepare ideas to respond to children’s wonder questions
- Collect good news bibles from library reference the bible story read at the beginning
- Have word puzzles ready to go as well as scissors, glue of the lesson
and plastic sleeves for students
- have whiteboard markers and eraser handy Hearing impairment:
- During video, give student a word card;
attached to lesson plan
- EA will give student physical cues as to when
you are speaking
- enabled word puzzle, also attached to lesson
plan
LESSON DELIVERY attach worksheets, examples, marking keys, etc. as relevant
 Resources/References
Time Motivation and Introduction:
Align these with the segment
10.00 Popplet brainstorm: where they will be introduced.
10.05 As a class discuss why Jesus had and created feelings, and what
Smartboard
situations present which feelings
AM

Good News Bible

Lesson Steps (Lesson content, structure, strategies & Key Questions): Luke 10. 21
10.05
Gather children to the mat, inform children that we are going to be reading
10.20 a story from the bible
- Introduce the ‘Ball of wonder’ - A bouncy ball that is given to students
when they present wonder questions
Before reading, ask the children to point out the sections or ideas they
think represent happiness and think of wonder questions, in their heads
Begin reading Luke 10.21
Some wonder questions children may ask:
- I wonder why we pray?
- I wonder why Jesus thought praying was a good idea?
- What made Jesus choose prayer as a way to talk to God?
- Why do I feel a certain way when i pray?
- I wonder if Jesus has the same feelings as I do?

Prayer sample - Online

10.20 Once bible passage is completed present a prayer on the smart board. As
a class identify specific words that are included within prayers.
10.35 - Can everyone see the word God?
- Raise your hand if you see the word heaven
- Put your hands on your head if you feel the word bread
- Touch your nose if you see the word amen
- Clap your hands if you see the word forgive
- stand up if you see the word bread

Inform children that these are words we can use in prayer and we are
going to understand what they mean
As a class on the board we are going to write down these words and give
them a meaning

Teacher identify and explain these words: Classroom Whiteboard

Father: God is the father, who loves every human in special ways.
Our: He is our father, not just mine
Who art in heaven: Heaven is where God lives, along with everyone who
has died as a friend of God.
Hallowed: ‘hallowed be thy name’ means to special
Kingdom: ‘thy kingdom come’ - is the power that god uses to help people
become more loving and good
10.35 Earth and heaven: All people find happiness by loving god and one
another
10.45 Bread: a human need
Forgive: forgive trespass, meaning sin
Lead us from temptation: Help us to not sin and be good
Deliver us from evil: do not hurt others
Amen: means may this all happen and primary the prayers be granted

Lesson Closure:(Review lesson objectives with students) Hand put word puzzle
worksheet
Once completed the class activity, children can return to their desks to
complete their word match puzzle. Word puzzle is attached to the lesson
plan.
Children are not expected to complete word puzzle, as we will be working
on them again next lesson.

Transition:
Ask students to put their word puzzle in their religion file and pack up
ready for recess

Lesson Closure:(Review lesson objectives with students)

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

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

assessed?)
Assessment:

Students will Highly Satisfactory Not

demonstrated demonstrated

Identify 4 words
used in prayer

Define 2 of
those words

Describe a time
Jesus used his
feelings in
relation to
prayer or a time
of need

Comment:
 Word Puzzle - Year 3 - Extended Students

God is ‘our’ Father, not just God the father loves every
mine. human being in a special way.

Earth and heaven

EarthKingdom
and heaven
Hallowed
Our Who art in heaven
Lead us not to temptation
The ‘kingdom’ os the power
that god
Heaven uses to
is where help
God people
lives, as GodFather
the Father’s will is that all
become
well as everymore loving
human and good.
person who people find happiness by loving
has died a friend of God. god and each other. Both on
Is one example of what earth and in heaven.
human beings need.

This word means sin. Bread

God helping us when we
are tempted to sin Means to recognise
Forgive our trespasses
as ‘special’

Deliver us from evil

Describe a time Jesus used his
feelings and felt the need to pray.
Delivering us from selfishness,
Include examples from bible passage.
doing wrong, hurting others and
committing sin.
 Word Puzzle - Year 3

God is ‘our’ Father, not just

God the father loves every
mine.
human being in a special way.

Our

Who art in heaven

Kingdom

Heaven is where God lives, as

well as every human person who
has died a friend of God. Father

Means to recognise
as ‘special’ Earth and heaven
Hallowed

Godhis
Describe a time you think Jesus would use thefeelings
Father’s willfeel
and is that all
the need
to pray: people find happiness by loving
The ‘kingdom’ os the power
god and each other. Both on
that god uses to help people
earth and in heaven.
become more loving and good.