SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

RE LESSON PLAN
Pre-Primary/
Primary

LESSON ORGANISATION
Unit of work: Prepare Salvation topic: Advent/Christmas Human person Topic: People
prepare for special times
Year Level: Year 1 Students’ Prior Knowledge: (include faith
situations/previous lessons/Units)
Key Understanding:
Students have an understanding of illustrating ways
B1 People prepared for the birth of Jesus
in which Mary and Joseph might have waited for
Jesus birth
Students have an understanding in which people can
Learning Point(s): love while waiting
B1.1 illustrates the story of the birth of Jesus Students can retell the Christmas story
In prior lessons students role played the things Mary
and Joseph and other people may have done to
prepare for the birth of Jesus, students modelled with
playdough and painted what Mary and Joseph may
have done whilst waiting for the birth of Jesus.
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 can identify the story line of the birth of Jesus

 Students can identify the characters and animals in the birth of Jesus

 Students can recall and answer basic questions that teachers ask about the story line of Jesus birth

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

(include Teacher Witness) Choose One from:
• Gifted
The focus in this unit is preparing for special times, • Sensory impaired
drawing in on my own personal experience of preparing • Learning difficulty: Students with learning
for special times. i.e Christmas, birthday, birth of a niece difficulty that require extra attention will be
and/or nephew. guided with the EA and teacher assistance.

 Organise video clip Choose One from:

• ADHD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyVXIvdTF20 • Intellectual disability
 Cut out characters- retell story • Physical disability:
 Outline of nativity scene Student with a physical disability will sit close
 White board markers to the front away from distractions, the
 White board teacher creates an environment that allows
the child to access the materials easily and
 Anecdotal notes close enough to the teacher if assistance is
 I-pad needed.
LESSON DELIVERY attach worksheets, examples, marking keys, etc. as relevant
Resources/References
Time Motivation and Introduction:
Align these with the segment
 Children will be sitting in front on the mat cross legged, waiting where they will be introduced.
patiently for the teacher to conduct the lesson

5 min  Teacher will go over the story and birth of Jesus. Mary and
Joseph prepare lovingly for the birth of Jesus.

 They travelling form their home in Nazareth to Bethlehem. When

they arrived, there was no room for them to stay in a house, so
they had to stay in a stable.

 Teacher talks with the students about how exciting a family is

when a baby is born and they show they love the baby. Explain
that God loves people so much that God sent Jesus.
YouTube video:

5 min  Share the story of Jesus birth in stable via a video https://www.youtube.com/watc
h?v=JyVXIvdTF20
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyVXIvdTF20
The Birth of Jesus Christ |
The Birth of Jesus Christ | Christmas Story for Kids
Christmas Story for Kids
 Teacher than retells the story using cut out characters from the Cut our characters
story, and children watch and observe

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

 Prior to the commencement of the lesson the teacher walked Outline of nativity scene of
around with white paper and taped the paper to the walls, with pieces of paper, displaced
the outline of a stable, to create a nativity story focus. around the room
5 min
 After sharing the story of Jesus’s birth, the teacher will create a
brainstorm on the board, with the children listing all of the White board marker
characters and animals explored in the story of the birth of
White board
Jesus. That will be drawn, painted or decorated and added to the
scene.

15  Students will be allocated different aspects of the nativity scene,

min for example Mary, Joseph, Baby Jesus, animals.
Anecdotal notes
 Teacher will be walking around making anecdotal notes of
student’s participation, contribution and work.
I-pad
 Teacher and EA will walk around with an i-pad taking pictures of
student’s progress

 EA and teacher will assist where needed

5 min  Teacher will be walking around individually asking each child Anecdotal notes
which part of the story did they enjoy the best? How do you think
Mary and Joseph prepared for the birth of Jesus? Teacher will be
making anecdotal notes from their response
 Lesson Closure:(Review lesson objectives with students)
 Children will come back and sit quietly on the mat
5 min
 Teacher will select a few students to walk around the room and
show their contribution to the class of their nativity scene
 Teacher will conclude the lesson by going over some focus
questions which would include
- How do you think Mary and Joseph felt about their new baby?
- How do you think Mary and Joseph prepare for the birth of
Jesus?
- Where did Mary and Joseph stay the night? How might that have
affected their preparations for the birth of Jesus?

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

Students are asked to quietly stand up and walk back to their desks and
wait patiently for the teacher to say further instructions.

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

assessed?)
Assessing students on their ability to retell and recreate the story of the
birth of Jesus- assessing through anecdotal notes and checklists.
Taking pictures on the school ipads- asses what students were able to
recreate about the story of Jesus birth.
Teacher asks questions about the birth of Jesus assessed through
observations and anecdotal notes.
Nativity scene outline
Cut out characters: Examples