SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

RE LESSON PLAN
Pre-Primary/
Primary

LESSON ORGANISATION
Unit of work: God Provides for All Salvation topic: Eucharist Human person Topic: Wondering
at the Creator of Spectacular
Beauty
Year Level: 6 Students’ Prior Knowledge: (include faith
situations/previous lessons/Units)
Key Understanding:
A1 Wondering at the spectacularly beautiful in This is an introductory lesson for this unit.
creation
Students would already know that anything in nature is created by
God, and not by humans.

Learning Point(s): Students would know how to operate an iPad

A1.1 Expresses wonder at the spectacularly beautiful in creation

Spiritual and Religious Capabilities (that may potentially be covered in the lesson)
Prudence Justice Fortitude Temperance Faith Hope Charity
Prayer
General Capabilities (that may potentially be covered in the lesson)
Literacy Numeracy ICT Critical and Ethical Personal and Intercultural
competence creative behaviour Social understanding
thinking competence

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:
 Justify reasons for “spectacularly beautiful” images

 List 10 words related to “spectacularly beautiful” things on Wordle

 Construct a prayer of thanks to God for the beauty of his creation

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

(include Teacher Witness) Choose One from:
• Gifted - students use Wordle to create a digital display,
Have “The Rainbow Connection” already pre-loaded onto students assist others to add statements or words
• Sensory impaired
projector
• Learning difficulty

Whiteboard/smartboard divided into 3 columns and each

heading is one Wonder question Choose One from:
• ADHD
• Intellectual disability
Have a padlet set up for students to upload
• Physical disability - assist student to participate in the
group work by setting him up at a table and his group
work around him.
Great Prayer Formula worksheets
LESSON DELIVERY attach worksheets, examples, marking keys, etc. as relevant
Resources/References
Time Motivation and Introduction:
Align these with the segment
where they will be introduced.
5 mins Use “The Rainbow Connection” song as a window for students to wonder The Rainbow Connection –
about rainbows. Play the song by Kermit the Frog with lyrics displayed on
Kermit the Frog
the projector. https://www.youtube.com/watc
Ask students the following wonder questions: h?v=GNM6R6QV9vo
Whiteboard/smartboard
 I wonder what makes rainbows so beautiful? divided into 3 columns and
 I wonder how rainbows form? each heading is one question
 I wonder why rainbows exist? Markers
Give students time to discuss their answers to these questions using the
“THINK, PAIR, SHARE” strategy, before opening it up to a whole class
discussion. Teacher then reveals smartboard/whiteboard to the class and
selects 3 different students to give their thoughts on the first question, 3
different students to give their thoughts on the second question and 3
different students to give their thoughts on the third question. Teacher
would write down their answers on the board for the whole class to see.
(General capabilities: Literacy, Personal and Social competence)

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

Ask students the following question, still in an open discussion format:
 Would you agree that some rainbows are spectacularly beautiful
and why?

Spend one minute listening to the students’ responses, focusing on their

justifications.
10
mins Introduce God into the picture.
God is the Creator of all things. The more we discover about our Earth,
the more we are struck by how spectacular its beauty is in different parts
of the world. iPads
Padlet
Ask students to head back to their desks.

Ask students to then find 5 pictures on the internet on their iPads that are
spectacularly beautiful and upload it to Padlet. In their upload, they must
justify why they believe that image is spectacularly beautiful. (General
capabilities: ICT competence)
10
mins
Teacher then asks students to STOP, LOOK AND LISTEN and ask for Wordle
students to create a Wordle of their choice. It main heading is
“Spectacularly Beautiful” and students must list 10 different words
10 relating to the heading. Students to get on with task. ((General
mins capabilities: Literacy)
Great Prayer Formula
Teacher will then distribute the “Great Prayer Formula” sheet to every worksheet
student. Teacher will explain every component of acronym (GREAT) to
the students and will allocate 5 minutes for the students to begin writing a
prayer of thanks, thanking God for the beauty of creation, utilising
“GREAT”. It is unlikely students will be able to finish the task with limited
time, although early finishers can partner up with each other and proof-
read each other’s prayers. (The intention is for students to spend a
lesson working on a prayer in the form of a poster – there will be
decorations, colours, coloured card and then the teacher will hang the
prayers up). (Religious capabilities: Faith) (General capabilities: Literacy,
Critical and Creative Thinking)
 Lesson Closure:(Review lesson objectives with students)
5 mins Ask students to log out of their iPads and pack them away. Then, ask
students to stand up from their desks and spread out across the
classroom. Teacher will hold a beanbag. Teacher will throw the beanbag
to a student and pose the following question:
 What does it mean to be spectacularly beautiful? Beanbag
 What do you think in nature is spectacularly beautiful and why?
 Why do people have different perceptions about what is
spectacularly beautiful?

After student gives an answer, student throws beanbag to another

student who will also answer the same question. Stop the activity after
everyone has given their answers.

Conclude with a prayer (from “Great Prayer Formula” worksheet).

Great Prayer Formula
In the name of the Father… worksheet
Creator God,
We would like to praise you for the magnificent beauty found throughout
the world. We wonder and are in awe, how you can make so many
spectacular things. Please help people throughout the world to preserve
what is spectacularly beautiful. Thank you, wonderful, spectacular,
awesome God. In Jesus name we pray. Amen
In the name of the Father…

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

Students to go back to their desks and take out their maths book.

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

assessed?)
 Justify reasons for “spectacularly beautiful” images – anecdotal
records

 List 10 words related to “spectacularly beautiful” things on

Wordle – marking guide, padlet

 Construct a prayer of thanks to God for the beauty of his creation

– GREAT marking guide