SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

RE LESSON PLAN
Pre-Primary/
Primary

LESSON ORGANISATION
Unit of work: Salvation topic: Human person Topic:
All-Powerful God Bible Forces in the universe
Year Level: 4 Students’ Prior Knowledge: (include faith
situations/previous lessons/Units)
Key Understanding:
Jesus gave thanks to God his father for God’s power
Experience thanking God for a range of reasons.
Prior lessons in unit concerning God’s creation and
Learning Point(s): immense power.
B1.1 Illustrates times Jesus gave thanks to God for God’s
power

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 Self-moderation, Prayer of thanks.
calming own Belief in God’s
feelings of worry power.
or doubt
General Capabilities (that may potentially be covered in the lesson)

Literacy Numeracy ICT Critical and Ethical Personal and Intercultural

Creative writing,
Questioning competence creative behaviour Social understanding
listening, about how best to thinking competence
discussion count the total Creative writing
ant legs on the
page
Cross-curriculum priorities (may be addressed in the lesson)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Asia and Australia’s engagement with Sustainability
histories and cultures Asia
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:

 Devise and write a short passage that conveys the care God provides for His creation.

 Create a prayer of thanks as a class to thank God for His power, as Jesus did.

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

(include Teacher Witness)
Purchase/ source dried beans and chopsticks.
Bookmark Matthew 6:26.
Research a few fun facts about ants, eg. Australia is
home to 1300 different species of ants.
Reflect on the ways in which God provides with His
power, and the care shown in the complexity of His
creation.
Child with Learning Difficulty: Dyslexia.
Attempt handwriting on poster, allow student to
submit for grading by photographing final efforts on
Seesaw and voice recording what they intended to
write/ have written.
Child with ADHD:
Provide Hokki stool for seated activities.
Take a ‘brain break’ if needed during activity as a
whole class.
LESSON DELIVERY attach worksheets, examples, marking keys, etc. as relevant
Resources/References
Time Motivation and Introduction:
Align these with the
Gather students on mat. segment where they will
be introduced.
“Today we will be looking at one way in which Jesus gave thanks to God for
God’s power. Jesus taught that God used his immense power to care for all
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whom he created”
mins
Open bible to Matthew 6:25 and read the passage up to 6:30, as below.
Bible

25
“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink;
or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body
more than clothes? 26 Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or
store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not
much more valuable than they? 27 Can any one of you by worrying add a single
hour to your life[e]?”

28
“And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow.
They do not labor or spin. 29 Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his
splendor was dressed like one of these. 30 If that is how God clothes the grass
of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not
much more clothe you—you of little faith?”

Smart Board/ TV
Reveal the short verse below on the smart board or TV:

Many creatures roam this earth, from gigantic to small.

No matter what your size though, God cares for us all.

Ask students to think of the biggest animal they can. Select a few answers.
Ask students to think of the smallest animal they can. Select a few answers.

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

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mins Send student to desks by sports factions. Light brown paper
Distribute brown card to all students and allow time for a short passage to be Dried beans
written somewhere on the page that describes the care God provides for His Glue
creation. Black markers
Have students draw a line on the card to represent an ant tunnel. Distribute dry Chopsticks
beans to all students and have them glue the beans end to end along the line
(those wanting a challenge may use chopsticks to move their beans).
Once complete, the students can add legs to their “ants” using a black marker.
Question students about how best to count the total ant legs on the page.
Once glue is dry, the work can be displayed in the class room.
Students to return unused beans to front of class room, and other materials to
their appropriate place before returning to mat.

10 Lesson Closure:(Review lesson objectives with students)

mins
Discuss the size of ants, and how many millions there might be on earth. “God
cares for all these ants, as well as every other creature, including us. What Whiteboard
immense power he has. How do you think Jesus would thank God for His
power and protection?”
 Write a short prayer of thanks as a class. Recite and add to class prayer list.

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

Students wait on mat for further instructions

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

Summative: Assess effort and understanding shown in writing on posters and

class prayer. Use checklist below to mark.

Checklist: N= needs work A= adequate O=outstanding. Comment where possible

Class List Effort Understanding

Student A Mark: Mark:
Comment: Comment:
Student B Mark: Mark:
Comment: Comment:
Student C Mark: Mark:
Comment: Comment:
etc