RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

Forward Planning Document

PRIMARY
2018
 PLANNING OVERVIEW – TERM
Year Level Unit Title Salvation Topic Aspect of Human Development
4 God knows everything Church Wondering at our learning gifts

Overview –
Students understand that people come to discover God who calls them; through their human experiences of the universe, including the world around them, and their human heart
questionings and yearnings which can only ever be satisfied by their Creator. They are guided by God who gave us the gifts that we possess in our everyday lives.
Students understand that Catholics are empowered to live like Jesus as they draw on the power of the Kingdom through Sacraments, Scripture, prayer and other ways Jesus taught.
Key Understandings and Learning Points

A Wondering at the Creator of Truth
A1 Wondering at our learning gifts
A1.1 Identifies ways the imagination helps them to learn.
A1.2 Names ways they use the gifts of curiosity, memory,
thought and imagination so that they can understand. 
 understand truths.
A2 Wondering at God who created learning gifts
A2.1 Expresses wonder at God who created learning gifts.
A3 Attribute: God is the Revealer of Truths
A3.1 Celebrates God the Revealer of Truths.
B The Promise of Christian Salvation
B1 Jesus used his imagination to teach truths
B1.1 Identifies that Jesus used his imagination in the
telling of parables, to help people use their imagination to
B2 Jesus gave his truths to the Church
B2.1 Identifies that Christians have been handing on the
teachings of Jesus to others. 
 C2 Members of God’s family believe the basic teachings
B2.2 Contrasts the world today with what the world
would be like if everyone knew about the truths taught by
Jesus. 
 C3 Jesus calls his followers to share his teaching with
C Christian Response
C1 Jesus appointed Church leaders to promote and
preserve his truths
C1.1 Names the Church leaders, and their mission,
appointed by Jesus to promote and preserve his truths. 

C1.2 Names and lists the roles of the people to whom the
Apostles handed on their spiritual gifts. 

C1.3 Researches the successor of St Peter. 

of Jesus
C2.1 Names the Four Pillars of Faith.
others
C3.1 States examples of how people live the Eighth
Commandment by teaching others truths revealed by
Jesus. 

C3.2 States examples of people doing wrong by
deliberately not observing the Eighth Commandment. 

C4 Continuing to wonder at our ability to learn and
important truths revealed by Jesus

Links to General Capabilities

Literacy – Numeracy ICT – Critical and Creative Ethical behaviour – Personal Competency Intercultural
Analysing stories, reading Researching, Analysing, Thinking – Discussing and coming up Recognising and discussing Understanding
different Bible stories Creating visual posters Creating stories using with strategies for their own gifts and how Discussing how God loves
and Story mapping the images, comic strips to revealing truths in our we use our own gifts. everyone equally no
characters etc. describe scripture stories society today. matter their culture, race
etc. or gender.

Week Monday
6 A1.1 Identify ways the
imagination helps them to
learn
Brainstorm the gifts they
think help them to learn.
Teacher lists the words.
E.g. Memory, imagination,
creativity, knowledge,
curiosity, thought etc.
What is an imagination?
What is curiosity?
What is memory?
What is thought?
Students will complete the
following sentences:
“We can use our
imagination to…“
7/8 B1.1 Identifies that Jesus
used his imagination in
telling of parables to help
people use their
imagination to
understand truths.
The students complete
‘Parable of the Sower’
They will create a comic
strip that details the
meaning of the story and
how it relates to our gifts.
Class will discuss how
Jesus uses his imagination
to help people use their
own and understand the
truths.
LEARNING AND TEACHING PROGRAM
Tuesday
A1.2 Name ways they use the
gift of curiosity, memory,
thought and imagination so that
they can understand.
Students name some of the
various activities they complete
during a day, for example, eat
breakfast, catch bus to school,
complete maths sheet etc
Next to each activity identify the
particular learning gift required to
complete the activity.
B2.1 Identifies that Christians
have been handing on the
teachings of Jesus to others.
Students construct a word sleuth
naming people in their family,
parish, and school who have
handed on the teachings of Jesus
to them.
Students will then swap with a
class member and complete it.
Wednesday Thursday
A2.1 Expresses wonder at
God who created learning
gifts.
Students will identify the gifts
that God has given and wonder
about the gifts that God would
possess. Students will create a
brainstorm of “Gods Gifts” and
write down all the gifts they
believe God posesses.
B2.1 Identifies that Christians
have been handing on the
teachings of Jesus to others.
Read Mark 3:13-19
Discuss the Apostles with the
students. Brainstorm what an
apostle is, what they did for
Jesus and how they impacted
on our religion.
Friday Assessment/
Resources
A3.1 Celebrates God the A3.1 Celebrates God Anecdotal
revealer of Truths the revealer of Truths Notes
The students create a mobile Continuing Truth God of Truth
which celebrates God, who mobiles. Mobiles.
reveals Truth. Card of various Students are to write
(Template)
colours and shapes could be down two wonder
used. Students write the Truth questions that they have
revealed by God on one side about God. These will be
and questions they have reviewed at the end of
about God the Revealer of the unit.
Truths on the other side.
B2.2 Contrasts the world B2.2 Contrasts the Word Sleuth
today with what the world world today with what (Religion
would be like if everyone the world would be like Books)
knew about the truths if everyone knew about
taught by Jesus. 
 the truths taught by Apostles
Jesus. 
 Brainstorm
Read the following stories: Students will illustrate a (Religion
(Matthew: 18:21-22) scenario in which they Books)
(John 15:12) saw or imagine someone
Students are to divide a page showing the truths taught
in their RE books into by Jesus.
two. They illustrate an
example of the selected truth E.g. Forgiving someone
not being lived in the for doing wrong, loving
world today. On the other half thy neighbour etc.
of the page they illustrate how
the world would be a happier
place if people did live the
truths taught by Jesus.
8 C1.1 Names the Church
leaders and their mission,
appointed by Jesus to
promote and preserve his
truths
Read Mark 3:13-19
Discuss what the apostles
learned from Jesus.
Read Matt 28:19-20
What did Jesus tell them to
do?
Discuss the spiritual gifts
Jesus gave to his apostles
and why he trusted his
teachings with them.
Students brainstorm
questions to ask
Father Joe.
9 C2.1 Names the Four
Pillars of Faith
Teacher will use
background material to
discuss the four pillars of
faith and why we need to
know them.
Video:
https://www.youtube.com/w
atch?v=5KkY7db_moM
Students are to create 4
titles of the Pillars of Faith
in their religion books.
- Creed
- Sacraments
- Our Father
- Jesus’ Commandments
C1.2 Names and lists the roles
of the people to whom the
Apostles handed on their
spiritual gifts
Invite Father Joe to speak with the
students in regards to the role of
the Bishop or the Priest – Speak
to Siobhan.
Students discuss the importance
of the Bishops and priests, and list
their roles and responsibilities
within the Church.
C2.1 Names the Four Pillars of
Faith
Continue 4 pillars of faith.
Students also draw an illustration
of each pillar and what they
believe it represents to them and
their own faith.
C1.2 Names and lists the roles
of the people to whom the
Apostles handed on their
spiritual gifts
Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch
?v=cHEzyxxIktY
Provide the students with the
Teacher Background Material,
pp.17-20, on bishops and
priests.
The students write a job
description explaining the role of
bishops and priests and why the
Apostles shared the special
spiritual gifts Jesus gave them
with others.
They will need to include job
title, job description, duties, roles
and responsibilities, gifts and
how they reveal the gifts of God
to others.
C2.1 Names the Four Pillars of
Faith
Create an artwork on one of the
4 pillars of faith.
Students are to choose one
pillar and create a wall display to
be put up under the headings.
- Creed
- Sacraments
- Our Father
- Jesus’ Commandments
C1.2 Names and lists the
roles of the people to whom
the Apostles handed on
their spiritual gifts
The students continue to write
a job description
explaining the role of bishops
and priests and
why the Apostles shared the
special spiritual gifts Jesus
gave them with others.
C3.1 States examples of
how people live the Eighth
Commandment by teaching
others truths revealed by
Jesus.
Students will give examples of
how we can follow the 8th
commandment and teach
others the truths revealed by
Jesus.
C1.3 Researches the Pope Poster
successor of St Peter. (Religion

 Books)
Students will use the Job
Vatican web page – Description
www.vatican.va Sheet.
to create posters on the (Template)
current Pope as well as
past Popes. They will
view photographs of
the current Pope, as well
as previous Popes to
connect their
understanding of the
handing down of Jesus’
teachings.
C3.2 States examples of Four Pillars
people doing wrong by Headings
deliberately not
observing the Eighth
Commandment
Using the situations as
stated in the TBM pg. 28
Students state examples
for each of the scenarios
regarding the 8th
commandment.
Discuss:
Why might the 8th
Commandment be
difficult to follow at times
10 C4 Continuing to wonder
at our ability to learn and
important truths revealed
by Jesus
Review the Wonder
Questions from A3.1.
Students will review their
own Wonder Questions
about their learning gifts
and add to them if they
have any questons which
may have emerged from
the remainder of
the unit.
C4 Continuing to wonder at our
ability to learn and important
truths revealed by Jesus
Students are to complete the
self-assessment “What do you
think?” Pg. 66. They are to draw
an illustration of their favourite
scripture story throughout the
unit.
C4 Continuing to wonder at our What do you
ability to learn and important think – Self
Assessment
truths revealed by Jesus
Students to continue self-
assessment
If finished:
Students will use a cartoon strip
to illustrate one of the stories
heard over the unit.