LESSON PLAN ONE

STEP
A - Wondering at the Creator
Key Understanding Learning Point

A2 Wondering at the God who created the

A2.1 Express wonder at the God who created the forces
forces in creation in creation

Catholic Teaching Focus for this lesson read the Teacher Background Material relating to the Learning
Point and state the key teaching for this lesson

The materials cosmos is so presented to mans intelligence that he can read there traces of its creator
(Catechism 1147)

It aims to help them understand the religious meaning of significant experiences

The aim here is to encourage students to wonder. This is an important skill for discovering God through
creation [Catechism 32-33].
What is most important at this stage of each unit is that students be given a wondering activity.

To lead students into the wondering activity, students may need to be reminded that wonder is a gift God
created in people so that they could discover God through everything God has created.

Wonder causes us to stop, to look, to feel, to smell, to listen or to taste so that we might better enjoy and
understand. Wonder leads us to be curious which can lead us to explore and to experiment.

Prior Knowledge

In previous weeks students would have looked at wondering at the forces in creation. Focusing on
expressing wonder at the forces in creation concerning wind and water. In preparation to express wonder
at God who created the forces in creation.

In previous years students have experiencing wondering at God, in Year 2 students would have wondered
at God who creates the human soul.

Catering for Learner Diversity

Extension this lesson is primarily focused around group work, it is important that students who need
extension word are still stimulated, they are able to write their own individual verse to create their own
prayer.
Engagement groups will be desk groups, pre assigned and structured with diversity at each table
meaning students will be able to be assisted by buddy students.
Special Considerations altered and visual version of the activity will be created for students who are
unable to read and write to be assisted by EAs when completing the task.

Evidence of Learning for Assessment and Reporting

Students will create questions, thoughts and comments on Padlet concerning God who created the
forces
Students will write verse for a class prayer, that demonstrate understanding that God created the forces,
which will be displayed in the classroom.
Anecdotal notes will be taken during lesson time for each group, to be cross referenced when looking at
each groups verse.

Religious Capabilities Spiritual Capabilities

Hope Justice
Faith
Trust and To relate
To search become Charity Prudence and Fortitude Temperance
for god hope filled become
by God loving

General Capabilities

Critical and
Personal
Literacy ICT creative thinking
Ethical Competency Intercultural
Written Numeracy Use of Creating wonder Behaviour Working in understanding
Prayer iPads questions for
groups
prayer
LESSON PROCEDURE - STEP A - Wondering at the Creator

Lesson Objectives state how the students will demonstrate their understanding of the learning point and the
skills they will use in doing this
1. The students will identify God created the wonders and forces in nature by displaying their understanding
through questions, comments and thoughts
2. Students will compose a simple verse in a prayer I Wonder Who

Integration with other Learning Areas Classroom management practices

English students will be writing a verse to be added
into a classroom prayer
ICT students will use QR codes to access and use
iPad app Padlet for brainstorming.
Observation and roving while students are using iPads,
ensuring they are on the Padlet.
Instrumental music playing while students are writing
their verses.
Students work in their desk groups, pre assigned.
Behaviour management:
- Warning, 1, 2, 3
- Positive reinforcement of good behaviours

Timing Steps of the Lesson Resources

5 minutes Introduction outline how you will introduce the learning point
With students at the mat, spend the beginning of the lesson discussing
activities completed in prior lessons. Asking students to contribute and
explain what was explored in our last lessons. (Wondering at water and
at wind). I Wonder Who poem
Read I wonder who poem with students. Inviting students to read displayed on
verses as it is displayed on the interactive white board. Interactive Whiteboard

Body-
Discuss with students the amazing things that God has created in this
10 minutes world, why these powers and forces were created and what our life
would be like without them.
Discuss and write the following wonder questions on the board to guide Digital Display
students thinking:
- From where do the powers and forces in nature come?
- Why are these powers and forces in nature?
iPads, QR Code to
access Padlet
 - What would our life be like without the various powers and forces
in nature?
- What must God be like to have made these powers and forces
of water and wind?
Students will move back to their desks, using a QR code to access a
Padlet on their iPads. In groups students will brainstorm on Padlet writing
10 minutes
their own wonder questions, thoughts and comments about God who
created the forces in nature.

Explain to students that without these powers and forces many things we
take for granted in our everyday lives would not exist. For example we
may walk past beautiful flowers they would not exist if God had not
Flower template
created the power and forces.
(coloured card)
Individual Petals
The centre will be the poem I Wonder Who, and student will be
Pins
creating a display of a large flower, each petal will be given to one group
Textas
who will create their own verse for the poem I wonder who.
Instrumental music
Students are able to use their question, thoughts and comments from the
Padlet to give them ideas to help them write their own verse to display.
Conclusion
5 minutes Display the flower completed on the interactive white board and ask Blu Tac
students to move to the mat. Allow one person from each group to read
their wonder verse for the poem. Discuss the importance of God who
created the forces and how we would be unable to live and grow without
them. Explain it will be displayed and we are able to use it as our class
prayer throughout the rest of the term.

Say the whole poem and each added verse as the prayer to end the
lesson.

Flower Template I Wonder Who