SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

RE LESSON PLAN
Primary

LESSON ORGANISATION

Unit of work: Loved and Forgiven Salvation topic: Penance Human person Topic: Power of
Love
Year Level: 4 Students’ Prior Knowledge: (include faith situations/
Key Understanding: previous lessons/Units)
A1 Wondering at the power of love
This is the introductory lesson for this RE unit.
Learning Point(s): In previous years, students have explored:
A1.1 States ways people show love by doing what is

good for others. • The human conscience
• God’s love for all people

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:

• Recognise that people show love by doing what is good for others.
• Identify ways in which people can display actions of love.
• Create a poster illustrating ways in which people can act with love in different contexts.

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

• Drawstring bag • Gifted: in grouped activity, encourage
• Heart-shaped pillow students to identify acts of love which may

• Children’s Literature “Love” by Matt de la Peña not be perceived as ‘pleasant’.
• A3 love posters, topics of:
• Physical disability: assist student to
o Parents participate in the group work by setting him

o Siblings up at a table and his group work around him.
o Teachers
o Friends
o Pets/Animals
o Environment
LESSON DELIVERY attach worksheets, examples, marking keys, etc. as relevant
Time Motivation and Introduction: Resources/References

1. Invite the students down to sit on the mat facing your chair and

the whiteboard.

2. Introduce the students to the concept of the “What’s In The Bag?”

game: Drawstring bag
• “In this bag I have here is an object that will give us a clue

about what we will be exploring today." Heart-shaped pillow
• In the bag is a heart-shaped pillow

3. Invite three students to the front of the class to reach into the bag and
feel the object inside. These students must give one adjective to
describe the object in the bag to their classmates.
• The three students then sit back down.
• Question the class on what they think the object in the bag might
be, based on the adjectives given by their classmates.

4. Reveal the object in the bag (heart-shaped pillow) to the class. Give

the class a chance to wonder about what the object might mean.
• “I wonder what things we associate with hearts. Close your

eyes for a moment and have a think about what this object

might mean to you."

5. Ask the students to open their eyes again, and introduce the book to

be read to the students, drawing connections to the object: Children’s Literature:
“Love” by Matt de la Peña
• “The book we will be reading today is called “Love”. Hearts are
usually associated with the emotion of love."

6. Give students a chance to share there responses to the following

wonder questions.

• I wonder what love looks like in our lives?

• I wonder how can we show love to other people?
• I wonder how do other people show love to us?

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

7. Explain to students that “to love is to will the good of another”. People
can show love in this way by looking after us and providing what we
5 need.

minutes


However sometimes those who care for us have to show their love

by saying no, and by making us do things that might not be fun

or make us happy. This is still love as these decisions are made

for our own good or safety.

• Ask the students about what some of these displays of love

might be. (e.g. doing homework, eating healthy food, saying ‘no’)

8. Begin reading the book to the students, prompting them to try and
recognise the different ways love is explored in the story.

9. When the book has been read, explain to students that we will be
creating a classroom display on the different ways we can show love
 A3 Posters

in our lives. with topics:

• Divide the class into groups of three, each with a poster with a Teachers
particular picture in the centre (teacher, friend, siblings, parents, Friends
environment, animals). Siblings
Parents
• Students must work together to decorate the poster with ways
 Environment
we can show love in regards to the topic on their poster. Animals/Pets
Students can use words and drawings to illustrate their ideas.
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10. After 15 minutes invite the students to sit with their group members
15 and poster in a whole class circle formation on the mat. Give each Coloured pencils

minutes group an opportunity to share a few ideas on how love can be shown
 and markers
in relation to their topic.

11. Once every group has contributed to the discussion, collect all the
posters which will later be displayed in the classroom.

Lesson Closure:(Review lesson objectives with students)

12. With all students still sitting in the circle formation, review the topic of
love with the students and how we can show love to others.

13. As a closing activity, with each student taking turns to roll the ball to a
5 classmate in the circle, each person must give an example of a way in
minutes which we can show love in our lives. Encourage students to share a
new idea each time.

(Also demonstrative of personal and social capability)

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

14. Before the commencement of the next lesson, ensure that all posters
have been collected and all coloured pencils and markers have been
packed away.

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

assessed?)

• Did the students understand how love can be shown in different ways
and demonstrate this knowledge through the creation of their posters?

• Strategies:
- observation of student contribution in class discussions and
group work.
- anecdotal notes to record any outstanding efforts and students
who need extra assistance or clarification.
 RESOURCES

Children’s Literature:
“Love” by Matt de la Peña

Displays of Love Posters

Ways we can
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show love to our: show love to our:

Teacher Parents

Ways we can
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show love to our: show love to our:

Siblings Friends

Ways we can
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show love to our: show love to our:

Environment
Pets / Animals