RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

Forward Planning Document

PRIMARY
2018
ED3619/5619 Principles of Primary Religious Education 2

Unit Title: Empowered by the Spirit Student Number 20151180

Date of Submission: Monday, 21 May 2018 Student Name: Jermaine Beins

 PLANNING OVERVIEW – TERM
Year Level Unit Title Salvation Topic Aspect of Human Development
Inner strength is something we
6 Empowered by the Spirit Confirmation admire in others and wish for
ourselves.
Overview – explanation of the content of the unit and how it explores the Salvation Topic and development of the Human Person
The strength of God is greater than human inner strength. This strength is a gift of the Holy Spirit, whom Jesus shares with members of the
special community or Church He instituted. Many of the children will be confirmed in Year Six, this unit is one way the school assists parents to
prepare their children for the celebration of the Sacrament of Confirmation. The Religious Education unit begins by recalling that the soul gives
both life to the body and inner strength for goodness. The children then describe and wonder at experiences in which the soul strengths people
to be heroic in their efforts to do good.

The unit explores ways in which Christian heroes have been strengthened by the Holy Spirit, and how Catholics are promised this
strengthening through the Sacrament of Confirmation. The extent to which this strengthening will grow depends upon their daily prayer, their
worship and genuine efforts to live the teachings of Jesus. Finally the unit explains ways in which Christians are called to live the Beatitudes as
key teachings of Jesus which increases the Spirit’s strength in their lives.

Key Understandings and Learning Points

A Wondering at the Creator B The Promise of Christian Salvation C Christian Response
A1 Wondering at experiences of the human spirit C1 Catholics celebrate the special strength of the Holy
B1 Jesus revealed heroic spiritual strength to Spirit
A1.1 States that the soul gives life to the body obey his Father
and, with God’s help, gives inner strength for C1.1 Presents major stories of followers of Jesus being
goodness. 
 B1.1 Describes ways in which Jesus showed heroic
spiritual strength. strengthened by the Holy Spirit. 


A1.2 Describes situations in which the soul, with

B2 Jesus promised the special strength of the C1.2 Identifies ways in which other Christian heroes
God’s help, strengthens people to be heroic for
God. 
 Holy Spirit to his Church have been strengthened 
by the Spirit. 


A1.3 Identifies ways the soul moves people to B2.1 States that Jesus promised the Holy Spirit to C2 Catholics celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation
behave like God. 
 his followers and how this was fulfilled at
Pentecost. 
 C2.1 Describes the words and actions of the Rite of
Confirmation.
A2 Wondering at the Creator of the soul

B2.2 Evaluates ways society would be different if C3 Jesus calls his followers to open themselves to the
A2.1 States qualities of the soul.
everyone used the heroic strength of the Holy Spirit through the Beatitudes

A3 Attribute: God empowers human beings for Spirit to do good. 


C3.1 Explains how the gifts of the Spirit received
good
. through Confirmation can be developed further

A3.1 Celebrates that God empowers human through the Beatitudes.

beings to do what is good.

C4 Continuing to wonder at spiritual strength given
by the Holy Spirit

C4.1 Reviews and expresses the main ideas of the unit.

Links to General Capabilities

Literacy Numeracy ICT Critical and Ethical behaviour Personal Intercultural
-Descriptive -Mind map Creative Thinking - Appropriate Competency Understanding
Writing -Informative - Analysis of attitude towards - Student - Learning about
websites information religious demonstrating the culture of the
-Generator for discussion understanding of saints
grouping soul.
Religious Capabilities Spiritual Capabilities
Fortitude – Student demonstrate that ability to face obstacles confidently Faith- Student will use their faith to develop a greater
through the Holy spirit understanding of Confirmation and their Christian beliefs
Temperance – Students finding a mature balance of enjoyment and work
LEARNING AND TEACHING PROGRAM
Evaluation and
Week Lesson 1 Lesson 2 Lesson 3 Lesson 4 Lesson 5
Assessment
A1.1 States that the A1.2.1 Describes A1.2.2 Describes A1.3 Identifies ways the A2.1 States qualities of the A1.1 Anecdotal
1 soul gives life to the situations in which the situations in which the soul moves people to records on diagnostic
soul. understanding of soul.
body and, with God’s soul, with God’s help, soul, with God’s help, behave like God. 

help, gives inner strengthens people to strengthens people to (Formative)
(Student) Breaking news
strength for goodness. be heroic for God. be heroic for God. 
 (Student) In
segment activity. A1.2.1 Anecdotal records

 workbook, write down
Each student will use of student’s
(Teacher) Explain the Focus Question: how a Saint moves you
either the video on their responses/questions
(Whole Class) lesson with Fr. Nelson Who do you know in to be more like them. device or iMovie to create
Brainstorm and define and gets students to your community/life Focus question: What (Formative)
a short film talking about
what a soul is. write questions for the that displays the attributes of your Saint the qualities of a soul. A1.2.2 Work Sample:
Fr. Nelson. 
 qualities that Jesus makes you do good and
Students choice of heroic
(Whole Class) Say taught? help out the Guiding structure: people (Summative)
a prayer of (Whole Class) Students community. Link and - Lost person type
thanksgiving to God for walk over to the church Each student gets a synthesise ideas from segment A1.2.2 Self –checklist.
giving us a soul. Put and Fr. Nelson talks hand cut out and write lesson 1-3. - Story of a person Ensure students
music on and get about the topic. the one heroic person showing qualities of a researched all areas.
students to focus on in their lives and how Partner talk: Find a soul (Formative)
the wonder question: Students ask questions they demonstrate this partner and discuss the - Symbols around the
How can my soul help to Fr. Nelson. quality. focus question. world that represent the A1.3 Anecdotal records:
me to do good for Students will have key qualities Rich Questioning to gain

others with God’s help? (Student) Write a goal All hand-cut will be knowledge of two content understanding
on what you want OR (Formative)
combine to make a Holy Saints.
(Students) achieve in this unit of Spirit tree of Life
work. (Student) Create an A2.1 Rubric: Content
On a heart shaped (Teacher) Go around advertisement on gumtree assessment (Summative)
sticky note, write one- Student will help Fr. asking rich questions to
or eBay, selling a soul.
way God can help you Nelson put it on display students to assess Student will describe it in
to help others at school at the church. students content the bio, listing its qualities.
and put it inside the understanding.
body cut out on the RE
inquiry board.
 A2.1 States qualities of A3.1 Celebrates that B1.1 Describes ways in B2.1 States that Jesus B2.2 Evaluates ways society A2.1 Rubric: Content
2 which Jesus showed promised the Holy would be different if assessment
the soul. God empowers human
heroic spiritual Spirit to his followers everyone used the heroic (Summative)
beings to do what is strength. and how this was strength of the Holy Spirit to
Continue working on… good. fulfilled at Pentecost. 
 do good. 
 A3.1 Anecdotal record of
(Teacher) Put ‘Showing student engagement.
(Student) Breaking strength’ on the board. (Teacher) Read the (Student) On butcher’s
(Teacher) Read ‘Have Teacher self- reflection
news segment. Each As a class, discuss the story of Pentecost to paper, in groups of three, on the effectiveness of
student will use either you filled a bucket
how we can show it. the students. Act 2:1-13 discuss why people do not the lesson. (Formative)
video on their device or today?’ by Carol always use the Holy Spirit’s
iMovie to create a (Teacher) Put ‘Showing (Teacher) Get students strength to do good. How
McCloud then discuss B1.1 Anecdotal records
short film talking about spiritual strength’. As a to go to their desks and has it affected us, our
how the story strongly of student’s
the qualities of a soul. class discuss how we write a paragraph the families and the wider performance.
relates to God can show it. End with focus question: community? (Formative)
Guiding structure: empowering all of us to Jesus showed us 1. How did the
- Lost person type spiritual strength in his Holy Spirit help Explain ways that modern
do good for other. B2.1 Rubric: English cross
segment actions. his followers to society would be if everyone
Invisible buckets is curricular (descriptive
- Story of a person spread the used the Holy Spirit’s writing). Rich questioning
showing qualities of a spiritual nourishment (Teacher) Online good news? strength to do good. What of student to assess
soul you receive from God. grouping generator – would be the major and student’s understanding
- Symbols around the groups of five. Give Activity: minor differences? (Summative)
world that represent each group a scripture
Activity (whole class)
the qualities reading of Jesus Student can either
Let’s fill our bucket • Imagining you B2.2 – Anecdotal records
showing spiritual are a disciple of display a brainstorm, create and work sample to gain
OR today! Student take a strength. a Venn diagram, create a
Jesus at understanding of class
20-minute walk around pro’s or cons list
Pentecost. learning levels.
(Student) Create an (Students) Act out the Draw a picture or do a
the school with buckets Using (Formative)
advertisement on scripture reading and report of the findings.
and pick up rubbish. descriptive
gumtree or eBay, the class needs to guess (Gardener’s multiple
language
selling a soul. Student Student can talk with how Jesus is showing intelligence)
describe the
will describe it in the each other. spiritual strength in the events and how
bio, listing its qualities. story.
Teacher consolidates the Holy Spirit

has helped you
lesson by explaining
in your life.
that there are many
opportunities to do
good for others.

C1.1.1 Presents major C1.1.2 Presents major C1.1.3 Presents major C1.2.1 Identifies ways in C1.2.2 Identifies ways in C1.1.1/1.1.2 Work
3 sample: Assess
stories of followers of stories of followers of stories of followers of which other Christian which other Christian student’s
Jesus being Jesus being Jesus being heroes have been heroes have been understanding of the
strengthened by the strengthened by the strengthened by the strengthened 
by the strengthened 
by the Spirit. gift/fruit of the Holy
Spirit (Summative)
Holy Spirit. 
 Holy Spirit. 
 Holy Spirit. 
 Spirit. 

C1.1.3 Rubric: Content
(Teacher) Ask (Teacher) Ask Activity: I am a 
 Activity: My journey knowledge and
students what the students what the follower of Jesus understanding
seven gifts of the nine fruits of the Holy to Sainthood Weebly (Student) Continues the (Summative)
Holy Spirit are. Write Spirit are. Write on (Student) Each web quest on the journey
on board. Teacher board. Teacher gives student chooses one (Teacher) Explains to Sainthood. C1.2.1/C1.2.2
gives hints on the hints on the one they story from the bible the Weebly that will checklist/anecdotal
one they are are struggling with. and lists each (Teacher) Consolidates records/rubric/self-
struggling with. follower in the story in be completed over the web quest and reflection
Activity: a table (word the next two lessons student complete a self- (Formative/Summative)
Activity: (Student) In pairs, document). (five steps) reflection of the topic.
(Student) In pairs, find a bible passage
find a bible passage that demonstrate a (Student) Under each
that demonstrate a story of a follower of follower, states and (Students) works at
story of a follower of Jesus being explains what fruit their own pace to
Jesus being strengthen by the and/or gift best complete web quest.
strengthen by the Holy Spirit through represents them in
Holy Spirit through the fruit. the story.
the gifts.
Once they have got
Once they have got the passage they (Student) Mark a
the passage they need to write half a partners work against
need to write half a page on what gift(s) the marking rubric
page on what gift(s) do they display in the and puts a comment.
do they display in the story and how they
story and how they were used in order to
were used in order to serve a purpose
serve a purpose (evangelisation)
(evangelisation)
 C1.2.1 Identifies ways C1.2.2 Identifies ways in C2.1.1 Describes the C2.1.2 Describes the C3.1.1 Explains how the gifts C1.2.1 Work Sample:
4 words and actions of words and actions of Brainstorm. Gain whole
in which other which other Christian of the Spirit received
the Rite of the Rite of class understanding of
Christian heroes have heroes have been Confirmation. Confirmation. through Confirmation can Sainthood (Summative)
been strengthened 
by strengthened 
by the be developed further
(Whole Class) Go over (Student) Spin the C1.2.2 Work Sample:
the Spirit. Spirit. through the Beatitudes.
to the church and Fr. online spinner and with Saint Research paper.
(Whole class) (Student) On a device, Nelson will run the class the word or action that Understanding and
(Teacher) Teach students
Brainstorm knowledge research a Saint of their through the the spinner lands on Checklist
make a poster with the the first four beatitudes. (Formative/Summative)
of Saints on board and choice (baptism or Saint Confirmation ceremony
link it to how they have they have heard about). image or quote and an
and break all the parts explanation under it. (Student) Research the C2.1.1
done good to help
of the celebration and beatitudes and creates a Anecdotal Record on
others. (Student) Throughout
the lesson gather explain the importance This will be put up on student’s response.
mind map that covers a
(Student) Choose one information on their of each element of the the RE unit inquiry (Formative)
board. definition of the beatitude
book of Saints (Saint Saint and create a one- rite of confirmation.
Joseph’s little book of minute speech that and three examples of its C2.1.2 Work sample:
Saints) from the floor they will present at the place in society. Content knowledge and
and read it quietly. end of the class. understanding
(Summative)
(Student) Reflect on (Student) Use a check
the Saint they read list to ensure they have C3.1.1
about and answer the covered all the areas of Work Sample: Students
information sheet their Saint choice. understanding of the
provided. beatitude
(Summative)







 C3.1.2 Explains how the C3.1.3 Explains how the C4.1.1 Reviews and C4.1.2 Reviews and C4.1.3 Reviews and C3.1.2
5 expresses the main expresses the main expresses the main ideas of Work Sample: Students
gifts of the Spirit gifts of the Spirit
ideas of the unit. ideas of the unit the unit understanding of the
received through received through beatitudes (Summative)
Confirmation can be Confirmation can be (Teacher) Create a (Student) Go to AFTER THE CONFIRMATION
developed further developed further double sided test which reconciliation before CEREMONY: C3.1.3
covers the content of their confirmation Self-reflection on the unit of Work Sample: Student
through the through the Beatitudes.
the whole unit of work. ceremony. work and Confirmation knowledge of the
Beatitudes. beatitudes (Summative)
(Teacher) Select a
Student will have whole While they are waiting (Student) Revisit the goal
contemporary article
(Teacher) Teach lesson to complete the for the other that they wrote at the end C4.1.1
from the Catholic
students the second test and early finishes classmates, just pray of the unit of work and Summative test –
Church website.
will finish up any work and reflect. Students writes a one/two liner Student total knowledge
four beatitudes.
that they did not practice the skill of response. of the unit of work
(Student) Analyse the
complete in the silence.
(Student) Research the article and explore the selected lessons. (Student) Completes a C4.1.2
beatitude.
beatitudes and build confidential self-reflection Student’s foundational

their mind map with (Student) Annotate and on their feelings and reverence and
emotions about the understanding
more in that covers a write a half-page
ceremony. (Formative)
definition of the response on the effect

of the beatitude from a
beatitude and three Student fill out an C4.1.3
religious perspective
examples of its place in and your knowledge of evaluation on the unit of Self-reflection and unit
work for future planning. evaluation. (Summative)
society. the content.