LESSON PLAN THREE

STEP C Christian Response

Year Level: Year 4 Time: 9:00am- 9:40am Date: 20/10/2017

Key Understanding Learning Point Salvation Topic

C1.2 Identifies community, school
C1 Jesus taught his followers to pray and family intensions for which Prayer
people might pray together

Catholic Teaching Focus for this lesson

When Jesus prays he is already teaching us how to pray But the Gospel also gives us Jesus explicit teaching on
prayer. Catechism 2607

Jesus came to help all people come close to God. For this reason, Jesus gave them the gift of Christian prayer. He
taught his followers, by his example and word, how to pray as Christians.

To help his followers grow closer to God in their families than was previously possible, Jesus taught his followers
about prayer, including praying for each others intentions and asking Mary, the Mother of God, to pray for their
needs.

The purpose of this lesson is to assist the development of students religious awareness. It aims to help them
understand the religious meaning of significant experiences such as family.

Students will develop an understanding of praying together.

Aspects of the Human Person

The significance of prayer and the places in which people can gather to pray together.

Prior Knowledge

The students were introduced to the concept of prayer in Religious Education in Year two and three.

Year 2: Jesus taught many lessons about Christian prayer.

In the name of God (Father, Son and Holy Spirit), used at the beginning of prayer with the Sign of the Cross, and in
the Glory Be to the Father
to God the Father
with others
alone
each morning and night
to Mary, the mother of Jesus.

Year 3:
the meaning of each of the opening intentions and the seven requests of The Lords Prayer (Our Father)
the Gospel stories about Mary, the mother of Jesus, especially the verses used in the Hail Mary and The Angelus.

Spiritual Capabilities-

Prudence Justice Fortitude Temperance

 Asking God through prayers To be peaceful when
to look after the community listening to prayers and
and pray together. Pray as a praying together.
class and build relationship
with God.

Religious Capabilities-
Hope
Faith
To hope and pray for God to make
Demonstrate faith through Charity
a difference in the lives of others.
communication together and praying as
Be hopeful that God is hearing the
one.
prayers said at once.
General Capabilities-
ICT Personal
Ethical
Literacy competence Critical and and Social
behaviour
Answer Photograph for creative competence
Respecting
questions by school thinking Writing Intercultural
Numeracy students
writing of graffiti community Create own about understanding
when they
wall. Write newspaper. prayer for the different
read their
prayer. community. relevant
prayer.
issues.
Teachers Prior Preparation/Organisation Catering for Learner Diversity

- Matthew 18:19-20 - Teacher will monitor students responses to

- Butchers paper the questions to check understanding.
- Question titles - A student who struggles with writing can use
- Pen an IPad to write their prayer draft.
- Leaf template - Students will have the opportunity to ask
- Example prayer questions to clarify their understanding of the
- Religion Book task when the teacher does an example
- Coloured tissue paper, textures, paint, crayons prayer on the board.
- Prayer tree - Students will all have the opportunity to write
their ideas on the graffiti wall.
- Bluetac
- Camera
- Students who finish early can write a prayer
for their family.
- School Newspaper
Cross-curriculum priorities
Aboriginal and
Torres Strait
Asia and Australias engagement with Asia Sustainability
Islander histories
and cultures

Evidence of Learning for Assessment and Reporting

- Teacher will observe students when they are writing on the graffiti wall to ensure everyone has participated
and provided their opinion on prayers.

- Teacher will assess the prayer of the prayer tree and also publish a picture of the students next to the tree in
the school newspaper.

- Teacher will use their observational record to assess how students read their prayer to the class.

Lesson Objectives
 1. Write at least one idea about prayers on the graffiti wall.

2. Create a community prayer that focuses on a relevant issue and decorate it using a variety of materials.

3. Read the prayer you created out loud to the class.

Classroom management practices

Integration with other Learning Areas

English
- Teacher will get students to sit quietly before
Discuss literary experiences with others, sharing lesson starts.
responses and expressing a point of view(ACELT1603) - Students will be counted in the 1, 2, 3 behaviour
Create literary texts that explore students own management system if they disobey instructions
experiences and imagining (ACELT1607) or are distracting other students.
Design and Technologies - Class will be respectful when saying the class
prayer and when students are reading their
Work independently, or collaboratively when required, to
prayers.
plan, safely create and communicate ideas
and information for solutions.
The Arts
Use of visual art elements and selection of materials,
media and/or technologies to create specific artwork
(ACAVAM111)
Humanities and Social Science
People belong to diverse groups, such as cultural,
religious and/or social groups, and this can
shape identity (ACHASSK093)

Timing Steps of the Lesson Resources

9:00am Introduction:
- The teacher will ask students to join in together and say the
class prayer.

- Why is it important to pray together? (because when people

pray together their prayers are stronger)
 - The teacher will read Matthew 18:19-20 Matthew 18:19-20

19 Again, I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything
you ask for, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven. 20 For
where two or three come together in my name, there am I with them.

- I wonder what Jesus is saying about praying together? (It is

important to come together to pray about the same things as
it will be heard by God and that when we are praying
together Jesus will be with us in spirit).

- The teacher will have butchers paper in different sections of

Butchers paper
the room with a question above it. The questions will be:
Question titles
- Why do we pray? (To communicate with God, for the world,
people and ourselves etc.)

- How do we pray? (Kneel, hands together etc.)

- What can we pray about? (Other, thoughts, issues in the

world and the good things in the world etc.)

- When can we pray together? (Church, school, community,

celebration, funeral and home etc.)

- The teacher will number students from 1-4 and get them to
stand up and get into their number groups in front of one
question.

- Each group member will have a pen and will write their ideas
and answers onto the butchers paper to create a graffiti wall. Pen

- The students will rotate after a minute at each question until

each group has written on all four questions.

- Students will return to their desks and the teacher will read
out a few points the students have written from each
question.

Lesson Body:
9:10am Strategies for Learning and Teaching:

- The teacher will explain to students that they will be making a

prayer tree that will consist of a prayer from each student in
the class and be displayed on the classroom wall.
Leaf template
- Teacher will write an example prayer on the board in a leaf
shape.
Example prayer
Heavenly Father,

Trusting in you, we join one another as a community

A community of faith on a journey
A journey to grow ever deeper in our faith
In our Love
Along the way, remind us of your Love
Of your sacrifice for us
 Of your ever mindful presence
Let us never lose hope along the way
Help us to be strong
Strong in Faith
Strong in Love
For it is in your strength and Love and the Graces you bestow upon
us, that we can go out and share in your Love and Faith with all those
in our community.
It is in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord who lives and reins with you
and the Holy Spirit one God Forever and ever

AMEN

Religion Book
- Students can write their pray or any topic that is relevant in
their religion book.

- When they have completed their draft they will need to show
the teacher before getting the leaf template to write their
prayer onto.

- Students can decorate their leaf using any materials such as Coloured tissue paper,
coloured tissue paper, textures, paint, crayons etc. textures, paint, crayons

9:30am Lesson Closure:

- The teacher will put up the prayer tree on a wall in the

classroom.

- When students have finished the teacher will ask them to

come and sit in front of the tree.
Prayer Tree
- The teacher will encourage students to read their prayer to Blue tac
the class and stick it on the tree.

- When all the prayers are stuck on the tree the teacher will Camera
take a photograph of all the students in front of it to add to School Newspaper
the schools newspaper.