RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

Forward Planning Document

PRIMARY
ED3619/5619 Principles of Primary Religious Education 2

Unit Title: Principles Primary RE 2 Student Number: 20150833

Date of Submission: 13/05/2019 Student Name: Casey Hewitt

 PLANNING OVERVIEW – TERM 3
Year Level Unit Title Salvation Topic Aspect of Human Development
6 6.3 Confirmation Confirmation God created people with a body and
soul
Overview – explanation of the content of the unit and how it explores the Salvation Topic and development of the Human Person

Over the course of the 5 weeks students will be immersed within the Religious Education unit of Confirmation. Students will engage in meaningful and
integrated learning experiences which activate their prior knowledge and develop new understandings and wonder about God’s creation of people with a
body and a soul, who can be guided by the Holy Spirit to do good in their life. This unit is to prepare those who will be taking part in the Sacrament of
Confirmation.

Students begin by exploring why God made all people with a body and a soul, whereby the soul helps people to be loving and good, reflecting God. They
will identify and explore holiness and what makes certain people Holy, such as Saints. Students will learn of the promise of the Holy Spirit Jesus made to his
followers at Pentecost to help guide them throughout their life and to be committed to God.

Students will learn about, receive and take part in the Sacrament of Confirmation. Students will understand each of the gifts of the Holy Spirit in depth and
able to apply their knowledge to contemporary society. They will understand that the gifts of the Holy Spirit they received in Baptism are strengthened
through in the Sacrament of Confirmation to guide them to act, speak and think as Jesus taught and give strength to them in times of hardship.

Key Understandings and Learning Points

A Wondering at the Creator (HUMAN PERSON) B The Promise of Christian Salvation (JESUS) C Christian Response (CHURCH)

A1. God created people with a body and soul
a. What is a soul?
b. How do people experience their souls?
c. What is holiness?
d. How can people be considered holy?
A2. The gift of the Holy Spirit
a. Why do people receive the gift of the Holy
Spirit at Confirmation?
b. How is the Sacrament of Baptism and the
Sacrament of Confirmation linked?
c. How does the Holy Spirit help those who
receive Confirmation?
d. What are the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit?
B. Jesus promised the Holy Spirit
a. How did Jesus send the Holy Spirit to his
followers?
b. Why did Jesus send the Holy Spirit to his
followers?
c. How does the Holy Spirit invite us to be
committed to God?
C1. Celebrating the Sacrament of Confirmation
a. What does the Essential Rite of
Confirmation comprise of?
b. What symbolism is evident throughout the
rite?
C2. The fruits of the Holy Spirit strengthen
people to live like Jesus
a. What are the fruits of the Holy Spirit?
b. How do Confirmed people change as the
gifts of the Holy Spirit mature in them?
c. How do the fruits of the Holy Spirit help the
Confirmed?
 e. How do the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit C3. Every Sunday is a new Pentecost
guide people? a. How is the Holy Spirit at work today in the
world?
b. How does being nourished by the
Eucharist help people reflect God in their
thoughts, words and actions?
c. In what way is every Sunday a new
Pentecost?

Links to General Capabilities

Literacy Numeracy ICT Critical and Ethical behaviour Personal Intercultural
**Demonstrated Creative Thinking Competency Understanding
throughout the whole
5 weeks of lessons**
Religious Capabilities Spiritual Capabilities
Faith Hope Charity Prudence Justice Fortitude Temperance

Catholic World View and Teacher Witness

Teacher witness: I have taken part in the Sacrament of Confirmation when I was in primary school and my chosen Saint was Saint Bernadette. She was
also my mother’s chosen saint name. I remember researching about her life and despite being in constant sickness and pain she made effort to do acts of
kindness and love and demonstrate her strength. For my Confirmation we wore sashes with our saints name.
The Holy Spirit has helped guide me into teaching others and caring for others as part of my daily vocation. I believe that I have been called to use the gifts
of the holy spirit to teach and support others, students in their learning and development of faith understanding.
There have been times when family members have been very sick and I have had to pray for the Holy Spirit to help me through the tough times, and help
my family to do so too.
Catholic World view: As people of God we are called to use our gifts and talents for the good of others to reflect God. Through peoples actions, words
and thoughts they can reflect the influence of God.

LEARNING AND TEACHING PROGRAM

Evaluation and
Lesson 5
Week Lesson 1 Lesson 2 Lesson 3 Lesson 4 Assessment
LEARNING AND TEACHING PROGRAM
A1 – Key Question (KQ a, b)
1 To begin, have students lie on
the ground in silence. They
are to think about what they
A1. can feel, hear, smell, taste, as
Human they breathe ie. breathing,
person heartbeat, rise and fall of
chest, cold air…
B: Discuss that we all are made
Jesus up of a body and a soul,
whereby the soul is the non-
physical infinite aspect that
influences us to reflect God in
our lives.
On sticky notes student write
1 experience where they have
felt alive. Discuss how without
a soul these experiences
would not be able to be felt.
Activity: Students are to draw
an image of an experience
they have whereby they are
thankful to be alive (to have a
soul) ie laughing with family –
feeling joy. On the other half
draw what this experience
would look like without a soul
(dark, sad).
(Appendix L1)
B. Lesson 6 (KQa,b)
2 Do a Godly Play of the
Pentecost Story Acts 2:1-8
B. (Appendix L6). Discuss how
Jesus Jesus sent the Holy Spirit to
Lesson his followers and the
6, 7,8,9 influence it had on them.
Discuss the significance of
Pentecost today and how it is
A1 – (KQ b)
Watch: Bart loses his soul
https://www.youtube.com
/watch?v=5ha9m1iJeuw
Review how the soul helps
us to behave in ways that
reflect God.
Discuss how God helps in
the development of our soul
and inner strength
throughout life to be truly
loving, do good, and live by
His wishes.
Activity: Using the Book
Creator App students are to
display how we reflect God’s
goodness through actions,
thoughts and words (1 page
each). Students can include
illustrations, images and
written text which explain
and demonstrate each.
B. Lesson 7 (KQ c)
CLass Echo pantomime of
Pentecost Story (Appendix
L7) Acts 2:1-8, How did
Jesus send the Holy Spirit to
his followers in Jerusalem?
What does it mean by
speaking different tongue?
What does wind mean –
A1 – (KQ c, d)
Brainstorm as a whole class
the term “holiness”. Discuss
how God calls all people to
holiness to live full of love
for God and others. Define
and discuss Saint and their
efforts to reflect God
through holiness in doing
what is good.
Think, Pair, Share the
qualities of a Saint. Remind
that for the sacrament you
will need to take the name
of a saint.
Activity: Read the passage
by Father Goyo (Appendix
L3) and on the sheet and
students brainstorm their
own list of ways they will try
to be a saint from now on.
Share with a partner.
B. Lesson 8 (KQ c)
Discuss how Jesus
demonstrated strength
through the Holy Spirit.
How is this seen today? How
is the Holy Spirit seen today
to do good in the world.
Activity: In small groups
students explore the
A1 (KQ c, d)
Review prior knowledge on
holiness and Saints. How
can people be considered
Holy? Read - Story of Mary
Mackillop (Appendix L4.1).
Discuss her life and holy
attributes.
Activity: In pairs (but
complete own sheet)
students watch BTN video
and record the Holy
qualities and how Mary
demonstrates them in her
life (Appendix L4.2)
Independently, students
state how they would apply
1 of these qualities in their
life and share with partner.
Students to start thinking
about a Saint for their
Confirmation using
https://www.catholic.org
/saints/popular.php
B. Lesson 9 (KQ c)
Students review learning so
far on survey monkey
activity.
Activity: Students are placed
into 5 groups. Each with a
follower of Jesus Mary, John
the Baptist, Saint Peter, Saint
Paul, Saint Stephen. They
B: KQ
Wear blindfold and have a Lesson 2: Book
partner direct around the creator work
class. Discuss how they had sample of
to listen carefully to their students
partner to help guide them understanding of
safely and how they should goodness in
be listen to the Holy Spirit God’s eyes.
daily to guide us through
choices.
What is the Holy Spirit? Why
is it gifted at Confirmation Lesson 5.
when it was received in Recount – Rubric
Baptism? Demonstrates
Read John 15:26-27 as a understanding of
whole class. Break down scripture and
and discuss the meaning of what it meant to
the passage and the the followers that
paraclete. Think, pair share Jesus made the
why Jesus promised the promise to.
Holy Spirit to his followers -
to gift them the qualities he
possessed to help guide and
give strength to them.
Activity: Students in RE
journal write a short recount
in the point of view of the
paraclete from the time
when Jesus was promising
the Holy Spirit and what
they hoped it would bring
them.
Lesson 10 – Saint Project Lesson 6:
Remind students that for Checklist
Confirmation Sacrament Students retell of
they are to take the name of the events of
a Saint or Blessed. Pentecost
Discuss how the Saint is to assessed
serve as a model for life –
whose prayers are sought at Lesson 7:
times when living the Journal Entry
LEARNING AND TEACHING PROGRAM
celebrated.
Activity: Students are
provided with the scripture
passage Acts 2:1-8 they are to
read. Create a video log to
send to their parents
pretending they are in
Jerusalem during Pentecost,
explaining their experience of
Pentecost and retelling the
events from their own inter-
pretation of the passage.
Lesson 11 – cont. Project
3 Engage students with Kahoot
Quiz on topic of confirmation.
A2. Review Saint project and go
Human through rubric with students
Person to ensure they know the
Lesson expectations.
Think, pair, share what they
13,14,
15 admire about their saint so far
in their research.
Activity: (Appendix L10)
Students continue their Saint
project focusing on why they
chose their saint.
A2. Lesson 16 (KQ c)
4 Discuss why we receive the
gifts of the Holy Spirit at
A2. Confirmation. Do you think
Church you will fee different? Be
Lesson different? How and Why?
16 Activity:
Students are to write a short
story whereby the main
indicates Spirit of God (in
Greek wind and spirit are
same)What does tongues of
fire – God’s presence.
Activity: Students write a
journal entry for the
question: How does Jesus
fulfilling his promise invite
you to be committed to
God? Illustrate their answer.
Lesson 12 – cont. Project
Review Mary Mackillop.
Discuss why we pray and
student experiences of
prayer. Write a prayer as a
whole class to Mary
Mackillop asking to be
strengthened by Holy Spirit
as she was. Using the
starters of Help me… Guide
me… give me… in the prayer
Activity: (Appendix L10)
Students plan and write a
prayer to their chosen saint
for their project.
(saint project now to be
completed in free time until
lesson 21 for its last lesson)
C1. Lesson 17 (KQ a)
Teach the details of the Rite
of Confirmation. Each
student is given the
structure of the Rite of
Confirmation to read
(Appendix L17). State that
through confirmation it is
completing the gifts of the
newspapers and magazines
to create a poster showing
the way the Holy Spirit has
been used to gain strength
to overcome difficulty. Ie
people who are very sick
Images and text to be used
and include relevant
scripture quotes from the
provided list
(Appendix L8)
A2. Lesson 13 (KQ a,b)
Recall knowledge of Baptism
(words, symbols) and own
experience and read the
Baptismal Promises
(Appendix L13.1)
Why are we revisiting
Baptism and the promises?
Whole class Activity Q1.2.
(Appendix L13.2) Watch
videos on sheet and discuss
and complete Q1 and 2 as a
class.
Q3 Complete cloze activity.
Journal Q: Who are you
most looking forward to
celebrating Confirmation
with and why?
C1. Lesson 18 (KQ b)
Re- watch Flame of Faith
Confirmation video. Read
the scripture Acts 8:15-17,
9:5-6; Hebrews 6:2 which
demonstrate the symbols.
Discuss these symbols,
actions and words - the
laying of the hands, the
are to explore the scripture
passages provided for their
person identify how they
were strengthened by the
Holy Spirit. 1 member from
each group is to join with 1
member from each of the
groups and explain how
their follower was
strengthened. (Appendix L9)
A2. Lesson 14 (KQ d,e)
Padlet of students prior
knowledge of the Gifts
Watch - 7 Gifts of the Holy
Spirit -https://www.thereligion
teacher.com/videos/7-gifts-
of-the-holy-spirit-video/
Discuss how the gifts guide
and support people
Activity – Students use web
resources to create a poster
of the Gifts of the Holy Spirt.
Cut out “tongues of fire”
using yellow and red card.
Each tongue made for each
gift of the Holy Spirit. On
each tongue write the
definition (Appendix L14.1,
L14.2).
C2: Lesson 19 (KQ a)
Identify and discuss the 9
fruits of the Holy Spirit
(Appendix 19.1) – discuss
and relate to how they help
us to think, behave and
speak more like Jesus every
day. Discuss that the fruits
are developed in those
Christian life is difficult. read and
Student to identify the Saint anecdotal
they have chosen (even recorded.
those not being confirmed) Lesson 10
Explain Saint Research Work Sample and
Project and discuss Anecdotal notes
(Appendix L10) of discussion with
Activity - begin research students. Can
project. Due Lesson they identify the
Journal Q: What kind of link, differences
Christian life do you hope to between Baptism
live? Confirmation.
A2.Lesson 15 (KQ d,e) Lesson 13:
Review previous lesson. Work samples
(Appendix L15) - Guess the marked.
gift of the Holy Spirit each
product represents. Lesson 14 & 15
Activity: Students continue Checklist
their poster of the gifts of Defined each gift
the Holy Spirit. Under each Explained how
of the Flames students are they will use each
to write how they will use gift guide them
the gift to guide them in
their lives. RE journal
(Appendix L14.1, 14.2) Entries are read
Journal Q: What gift is the by teacher.
most important to you and Anecdotal
why? recorded on
student
reflections
C2. Lesson 20 (KQ a,b,c) Lesson 16
In small groups students Anecdotal
play charades of the Fruits records
of the Holy Spirit Lesson 18
Read the scripture Galatians Checklist:
5:22-23 and discuss the Identify correct
meaning within the passage symbols, Explains
about the fruits. meaning, Correct
Activity: In groups students structure of the
LEARNING AND TEACHING PROGRAM
C1. character is going through
Church difficulty and draws on 1 or
Lesson more of the gifts of the Holy
17, 18 Spirit to strengthen them and
how this impact him
C2. (Appendix L16 – a teaching
Church resource but can be provided
Lesson to students)
19, 20
Lesson 21
5 Revise Saint Project. Students
should be almost finished
C3. (students have been doing it
Church during free time and at home)
Lesson Activity: In this lesson
students to present what they
22-24
have done so far to the
teacher and receive feedback.
They are to spend the lesson
finishing their Saint webpage.
Using the rubric students are
to assess their own project.
The teacher will later assess
them using the same rubric.
If not finished in class must be
completed at home
holy spirit within and
deepening connection with
Christ
Activity: Students are to
split into groups of 5 and
perform role play of the Rite
of Confirmation.
Journal Q: What is one
aspect of the Rite of
Confirmation that you most
look forward to and why?
C3 Lesson 22 (KQ a)
Kahoot quiz review of
Pentecost:
Discuss how Eucharist helps
us to reflect Jesus in our
thoughts, words and
actions?
Activity: Students are to
read the passage provided
and infer the meaning to
answer the question of “why
is every Sunday a new
Pentecost.”
Draw on prior knowledge to
demonstrate understanding
throughout the 5 weeks.
anointing of the chrism oil
and the words stated.
Discuss what they symbolise
and students own
perceptions
Activity: Students are to
create a Powtoon of the
symbols in the rite of
confirmation with audio
explaining their meaning
within the Rite. Students
demonstrate their
understanding of the link of
symbol, action, words.
C3 Lesson 23 (KQ b)
Students do a think pair
share of how they think the
Holy Spirit is at work today.
Activity:
Draw an image of the
following ways the Holy
spirit is teaching us, guiding
us, speaking to us, helping
us when we pray,
encouraging us. Have
students think of 1 more
example.
Journal Q. How are you
feeling about your learning
throughout the unit? What
is one aspect you really
enjoyed learning and why?
confirmed who work to
mature the gifts of the holy
spirit. Discuss ways they do
this ie daily prayer.
Activity: Create a whole
class fruit tree (wall display)
Each student is to fill in each
fruit image with ways each
fruit of the holy spirit can
strengthen them to think,
speak and behave more like
Jesus daily life. (Appendix
19.2)
C3 Lesson 24
As a whole class reflect on
the learning they have done.
Create a wall of the students
learnings.
Activity: Students are to
write a post card to their
future self (post-
confirmation) about the
hopes they have for the way
they are living like Jesus
through their thoughts,
words and actions, the way
they are strengthening the
gifts they have been given
(Appendix L24)
complete a brainstorm using Rite,
De Bono’s Thinking Hats. Lesson 20 Journal
Each Hat is on an A3 card entry
and spread around the Student
classroom. Students move demonstrates
around to each Thinking Hat understanding
and brainstorm their that as the Fruits
responses to the question of the Holy Spirit
on the Hat. develop through
Journal Q: How will you as a daily work to
confirmed person change as mature the gifts.
the gifts of the Holy Spirit
mature in you.
Lesson 25 Lesson 21
Unit Content Test PLANNED
Students are tested in their ASSESSMENT
content knowledge and Summative
understanding within the
assessment of
unit.
Complete the lesson by Saint project
Rubric
having students share their
Saint webpages with one
another. Play celebrity Lesson 25
heads where students guess Unit Content
the Saint or Key figure. In Test
the following days students Testing
will have a confirmation knowledge and
retreat, go over the
understandings
Confirmation Mass as a
within the Unit.
whole and Celebrate their
Sacrament of Confirmation.