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Pre-Primary/
Primary
LESSON ORGANISATION
Unit of work: Loving Our Salvation topic: Prayer Human person Topic: Our bodies
Differences are different
Year Level: 2 Students’ Prior Knowledge: (include faith situations/previous
lessons/Units)
Key Understanding:
Students have learned about the stories: Jesus prayed
C1 Jesus taught God’s family to pray
with others, Jesus prayed alone, & Jesus prayed at
mealtime.
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
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:
Students explain when and why people pray like Jesus taught.
Students create a stained-glass window displaying how they pray like Jesus.
Students apply their ICT skills to take an image of their artwork and reflect on their creation through using
an iPad.
Teacher’s Prior Preparation/Organisation: Provision for students at educational risk:
(include Teacher Witness) Sensory impaired: Visually impaired student will have their own
The focus of the lesson: As they pray, followers of images printed on a large piece of paper (as a precaution) so they can
participate in the class discussion equal to other students who can
Jesus realise that, like him, they must love all human
clearly see the images displayed on the board. They are welcome to
beings, regardless of body differences. Followers of move around where best suits them to see the board or use the printed
Jesus continue to wonder at how prayer strengthens images.
people to love all human beings and respect body Intellectual disability: Student will have their own EA to assist them
with the activity and behaviour management strategies. The student
differences. will have simple, clear instructions repeated frequently.
Teacher witness: I pray like Jesus to thank God for Extension – Students are encouraged to write more than five
giving me my special gifts and talents. I thank God for sentences for their reflection. Students will upload their work to
SeeSaw independently and can assist other students in uploading.
my beautiful family and friends who have their own Engagement – Students are encouraged to write at least five
special gifts and talents. I also pray to God when times sentences. Students will receive help from an EA or skilled buddy for
get tough and I need his strength to help me through, I the cutting and placing of the stained glass.
know that he is always listening to my prayers so I am Special Considerations – Students with fine motor concerns will be
assisted with the arts activity. If they face difficulty using the iPad to
never alone. We pray together as a class every day. reflect, they may voice record rather than type.
LESSON DELIVERY attach worksheets, examples, marking keys, etc. as relevant
Resources/References.
Time Motivation and Introduction:
On the board, show students pictures of Jesus praying in different Pictures of Jesus praying.
scenarios (from previous learned stories).
Once students have established that Jesus is praying in the pictures, the
class will brainstorm when and why people pray.
Students will take images of their creation on an iPad and type their iPad’s with SeeSaw
reflection of the image (how they pray like Jesus) on the same page. This application.
will be uploaded to SeeSaw and further used as a portfolio piece.
The students’ artworks will be grouped and displayed under the title:
Praying like Jesus.
Teacher: Gently close your eyes ... Listen quietly to yourself breathing
... let your muscles RELAX... In your ‘mind’s eye’ see yourself sitting
on a lovely white beach...the water nearby is very calm and still...You
see Jesus sitting on the beach nearby...There is a boat sailing from the
shore with Jesus’ special friends in it...Look at Jesus, who is still sitting
on the beach. ... He gets up and walks away to some green hills
behind you...You follow Jesus as he slowly walks towards the
hills...Jesus finds a quiet spot and begins to pray...What does it look
like in the hills?...What can you see in your ‘mind’s eye’?...What
colours can you see?...Jesus looks up and notices you...He smiles and
calls you to join him...Walk to Jesus and sit beside him...Talk to him
and tell him how you feel at this moment...Listen to Jesus...Jesus then
asks you to pray for a person who is special to you...Who will you pray
for?...Jesus then asks you to pray for another person who is special to
you...Who will you pray for?...Perhaps you can see these people in
your ‘mind’s eye’ as you pray...Now you have finished praying, Jesus
smiles at you...Thank Jesus for being with you and say good-bye…As
you walk away from the hills, back to the beach, think of one way you
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could make these people you prayed for happy...Now you are sitting
minutes comfortably on the beach again...look at the beautiful beach and at the
calm still water...Your quiet time is coming to an end...When you are
ready come back to the classroom and gently open your eyes.
General Capabilities:
Literacy is covered through the class discussing ideas and brainstorming when and why people pray like
Jesus modelled. The discussion allows students to communicate their ideas orally before writing them down
on the class brainstorm.
ICT Competence is covered as the students use iPad’s to photograph their image and type up their reflection
of the art piece. Students upload this to SeeSaw for their parents to view.
- The teacher may wish to play some reflective music during the meditation.
- Invite the children to sit comfortably in their chairs. Encourage them to keep their backs relatively
straight; hands open and relaxed on their lap.
- Teachers need to be sensitive to the child or children who may not feel comfortable closing their
eyes. Direct these children to a point upon which to fix their gaze.
Teacher:
Gently close your eyes. ... Listen quietly to yourself breathing ... let your muscles RELAX.
... In your ‘mind’s eye’ see yourself sitting on a lovely white beach ... the water nearby is very calm and
still. ... You see Jesus sitting on the beach nearby. ... There is a boat sailing from the shore with Jesus’
special friends in it. ... Look at Jesus, who is still sitting on the beach. ... He gets up and walks away to
some green hills behind you. ... You follow Jesus as he slowly walks towards the hills. ... Jesus finds a
quiet spot and begins to pray. ... What does it look like in the hills? ... What can you see in your ‘mind’s
eye’? ... What colours can you see? ... Jesus looks up and notices you. ... He smiles and calls you to
join him. ... Walk to Jesus and sit beside him. ... Talk to him and tell him how you feel at this moment.
... Listen to Jesus. ... Jesus then asks you to pray for a person who is special to you. ... Who will you
pray for? ... Jesus then asks you to pray for another person who is special to you. ... Who will you pray
for? ... Perhaps you can see these people in your ‘mind’s eye’ as you pray. ... Now you have finished
praying, Jesus smiles at you. ... Thank Jesus for being with you and say good-bye. ... As you walk
away from the hills, back to the beach, think of one way you could make these people you prayed for
happy. ... Now you are sitting comfortably on the beach again ... look at the beautiful beach and at the
calm still water. ...
Your quiet time is coming to an end. ... When you are ready come back to the
classroom and gently open your eyes.
Suggestions:
- At the end of the meditation invite the children to quietly stand and stretch.
- The children could draw one of the pictures they saw in their ‘mind’s eye’.
- The children could write in their journal how they felt talking and praying with Jesus.
Formal Assessment
Checklist (attached)
Student will Achieved Limited Satisfactory Unsatisfactory
Reflect on how they pray to
God like Jesus did.
Use their ICT skills to take an
image of their artwork and
reflect using the iPad.
Comment:
THE ENVIRONMENT TO SUPPORT LESSON LEARNING LATER IN LIFE
Activities integrated into the learning environment
Playdough table:
- Pictures of Jesus praying for students to model with playdough.
- Students can create their own models of themselves praying.
iPad Drawing:
- Students draw images on the drawing iPad application representing how they feel when they pray to
God, what they pray about to God and why they pray to God.
- Students can voice record over their drawings to explain why they drew the picture in that particular
way.
Matching pairs:
- Students will match pictures of Jesus praying in different situations (Resource 1) and match them to
explanations.
- These can be cut and arranged in the students’ RE books.
Create a diorama:
- Students represent Jesus praying with others, alone or at mealtime through creating a diorama.
References:
School Curriculum and Standards Authority. (2014). Western Australian Curriculum. Retrieved from
https://k10outline.scsa.wa.edu.au/home/teaching/curriculum-browser
Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR). (2009). Belonging, being and
becoming: The early years learning framework. Barton, ACT: Commonwealth of Australia.