SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

RE LESSON PLAN
Pre-Primary/
Primary

LESSON ORGANISATION
Unit of work: Nourishing our Salvation topic: Eucharist Human person Topic: The Good
Goodness Qualities within Ourselves
Year Level: 5 Students’ Prior Knowledge: (include faith
situations/previous lessons/Units)
Key Understanding:
A1 Wondering at the good qualities people discover This lesson is the introductory lesson for this RE
within themselves. Unit.

Students will already have participated in the

Learning Point(s): celebration of Penance and Eucharist.
A1.1 Identifies that all people have talents.
In Year 4, students have learnt about the
differences between themselves and those
around them and God’s love for every unique
individual. Students will have learnt about the
ritual and celebration of Communion in Mass.

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:
• Identify at least one talent that they possess (e.g. funny, good at dancing, athletic).
• Identify how they discovered at least one talent they possess.
Teacher’s Prior Preparation/Organisation: Provision for students at educational risk:

• Print 25 copies of “My Talents” poster on A3 paper. Students with learning difficulties will have the
• Upload Hall of Fame music video to YouTube. opportunity to use the list of talents brainstormed by
• Locate a ball. the class. The students can use the talents listed to
see whether they possess the talent.

A student in the class has ADHD. They will be given

the opportunity to move between standing and sitting
throughout the lesson. The final activity gives the
student the opportunity to move around.
LESSON DELIVERY attach worksheets, examples, marking keys, etc. as relevant
Resources/References
Time Motivation and Introduction:
1. Students are to be sitting at their desks. https://www.youtube.com/watc
4 min
h?v=mk48xRzuNvA
2. Play the music video clip for Hall of Fame by The Script on
YouTube (The Script, 2012).

1 min 3. State “I wonder what the message behind this song is?” Students
are to do a think, pair, share, discussing the wonder question.
2 min 4. Encourage all answers by holding a class discussion.

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

1 min 5. State that today’s lesson will be about talents.

6. Ask “what talents did you see in the music video?” Hold a class
discussion about the talents present. Whiteboard Marker
3 min 7. State the wonder question, “I wonder what talents people have?”
Brainstorm talents that people can have on the whiteboard as a
class. Examples may include:
• Athletic
• Singing
• Dancing
• Drawing
• Telling jokes
1 min
8. State that students are to think about the talents that they have
themselves.
Appendix 1
1 min 9. Hand out “My Talents” posters.
10. State that the students’ task is to:
1 min
• Write about their talents and how they discovered them.
• Draw a picture of themselves acting out one of their talents.
10 min 11. Students are to begin their task. Ensure that their activity is
presented neatly, as it will be displayed in the classroom.

1 min 12. Students are to pack away their desks and hand their poster to the
‘in’ tray on the teacher’s desk.

Lesson Closure:(Review lesson objectives with students) Eraser

1 min 13. Wipe off the brainstorm of talents on the whiteboard.
14. Students are to stand in a free space around the room.
Ball
3 min 15. Students are to:
• Throw the ball to each other.
• When they catch the ball, they must say a talent.
• If they cannot think of a talent, they may pass.

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

1 min 16. Students are to sit at their desks quietly.

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

assessed?)

• Objective 1 will be assessed through the “My Talents” poster. Appendix 2

Results will be displayed in the form of a rubric.
Appendix 2
“My Talents Poster” Marking Rubric
Proficient
Talents Student has identified at
least 5 talents that they
possess.
Discovering Student has described
Talents how they discovered at
least 5 of their talents.
Artistic Student's drawing of at
Drawing least one of their talents is
creative and accurately
depicts their talent.
Comments
Name: ___________________________
Emerging Beginning
Student has identified at Student had identified two
least 3 talents they or fewer talents they
possess. possess.
Student has described at Student has described
least 3 of their talents. two or fewer of their
talents.
Student's drawing of their Student has had little
talent depicts the talent attempt at drawing their
they possess. talent in a creative
manner.