Religion Planning PREP Term 3 OLW

Prep 2014

Sienna Russell, Cassie Devine, Sue Cole

Duration: 8 weeks
Fertile Question: WHY DID GOD SAY IT WAS GOOD?
This term the Prep children have been discovering and discussing the wonders of
creation. The children have shared their ideas about creation through music, artistic
and digital responses making the links between Gods love for creation and our
natural world. The children have explored ways of sustaining our environment and
becoming stewards of Gods
creation.
(GEOGRAPHY integration- Caring for special places)
(HISTORY SKILLS integration- CTJ)
Significant days to celebrate:
NAIDOC Week (Week 1)
Catholic Education Week (Week 3)
St Mary of the Cross
Fathers Day
PREP Creation Mass (Week 7)
Songs to include for Prep Mass:
Song: God created you and me John Burland
Song: In the beginning Andrew Chinn

Religious Life of the School

Religious Identity and Culture
Ethos and charism (ICE)
Authentic Christian
community (ICC)
Sense of the Sacred (ICS)
Social Action and Justice
Justice in the school
community (SJS)
Action for justice (SJA)
Reflection on action for
Justice (SJR)
Evangelisation and Faith Formation
Living the Gospel (EFG)
Spiritual Formation (EFF)
Witness to the wider
community (EFW)
Prayer and Worship
Christian prayer (PWP)
Celebration of liturgy and
sacraments (PWL)
Ritualising everyday life
(PWR)

Year Level Description

General Capabilities
Literacy
Numeracy
Information and communication
technology (ICT) capability
Critical and creative thinking
Personal and social capability
Ethical understanding
Intercultural understanding.

Cross-Curricular Priorities
Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander histories, cultures and
spiritualities
Asia and Australias engagement
with Asia in a multi-faith context
Sustainability and ecological
stewardship.

The Religion Curriculum P-12 involves four strands: Sacred Texts, Beliefs, Church and Christian Life. These strands are
interrelated and are taught in an integrated way, and in ways that are appropriate to specific local contexts.
In Prep, students learn about some Old Testament and New Testament stories that tell of a God of love, the creator of all,
the goodness of Gods creation, Gods special relationship with all of creation and Gods plan that people help each other to
live safely and happily together, for the good of all.
Students listen to, read and view stories of and about Jesus in the Gospels that tell of Jesus life as a Jew, his mother Mary,
his friends and family; of Jesus praying and teaching others to pray; of his teachings about love, compassion and
forgiveness that challenged people about the way they were living; and of his suffering, death and resurrection. They learn
that Christians believe God created people with the freedom to choose between good and bad, right and wrong. They
explore examples of times, from familiar texts and their personal experience, when people make these choices.
Students understand that prayer helps believers follow the teachings of Jesus; to live according to Gods plan. They learn
about ways in which believers pray, either alone or with others, including the Sign of the Cross and Amen. They observe
ways in which believers pray together during special celebrations and rituals that mark important times in the life of
believers and in the Church year. They learn about the Church building as a sacred place for believers and the Bible as a
sacred book for believers.
Achievement Standard
By the end of Prep, students communicate clearly their ideas, feelings and thoughts about God, the goodness of Gods
creation and Gods plan that people help each other to live safely and happily together, for the good of all. They identify
connections between some Old Testament stories and their personal experience, including the experience of the goodness
of creation. They listen and respond to stories of and about Jesus in the Gospels that tell of Jesus life as a Jew, his mother
Mary, his friends and family; of Jesus praying and teaching others to pray; and of his suffering, death and resurrection. They
recognise Jesus teachings about love, compassion and forgiveness that challenged people about the way they were living.
They relate examples of people having the freedom to choose between good and bad, right and wrong.
Students understand that prayer helps believers to follow the teachings of Jesus; to live according to Gods plan. They
recognise ways in which believers pray either alone or with others, using word, music, action, silence, images, symbols and

nature, and participate with respect in a variety of these prayer experiences, including meditative prayer, the Sign of the
Cross, and Amen. They describe ways in which believers pray together during special celebrations and rituals that mark
important times in the life of believers and in the Church year.

Learning Intentions
Learning Intention
By the end these learning experiences, students
God has a special relationship with Creation.
The world was created out of Gods love
There is one God, a God of Truth
Communicate their ideas, feelings and through about God.
Communicate their ideas, feelings and thoughts about the goodness of Gods creation.
Identify connections between OT stories of creation and their personal experiences.
God is a creator God who has a special relationship with all of creation.
Humans should treat each other and all living creatures with dignity and respect.
And God saw that it was good (this means reflective of Gods wisdom and justice) emphasising Gods special
relationship with all of creation.
Gods plan was for us to live safely and happily together, for the good of all.

Success Criteria
Success Criteria
Talk about their ideas, thoughts and feelings about God (I think that God When I think about God I feel
Sometimes I wonder whether God
Talk about their ideas, thoughts and feelings about God and Creation (What do you think about Gods creation? How
do we know that Gods creation is good? How do you feel when you think about the goodness of God? What have you
learnt about the goodness of Gods creation?)
Explain that the OT stories of creation can help them in their own lives or help them understand some parts of their

own lives.
Brainstorm rules to follow to ensure everyone is happy and safe

Assessment
1. How can we help
each other to live
safely and happily
together?
2. Why did God say it
was good? What was
the message in the
story?

ROLE PLAY- PHOTO

In groups of 3, students demonstrate two different ways that they can live safely and happily
together.

Students create a visual response to their own message in the story. Eg. God creates, God loves.
(Role Play, 3D collage, painting, playdough, construction)
Questions to consider:
(What do you think about Gods creation? How do we know that Gods creation is good? How do
you feel when you think about the goodness of God? What have you learnt about the goodness
of Gods creation?)

Content Descriptions
Sacred Texts
Old Testament
New Testament
Christian Spiritual Writings and Wisdom
Mandated Scriptural Texts
Religious Knowledge and
Skills
Deep Understanding
Familiarity with characters,
Listen and respond to Old

Beliefs
Trinity
Human Existence
World Religions
Religious Knowledge and
Skills
Deep Understanding
There is one God, the source Listen and respond to the

events and messages from

some key Old Testament
stories (e.g. Creation stories,
Noah, Joseph, Moses,
Abraham and Sarah) is a
means of connecting
Scripture and real life.

The writer of the first creation

story in the Old Testament
(Genesis 1:1-31) repeatedly
uses the statement And God
saw that it was good to
emphasise Gods special
relationship with all of
creation.

Testament stories
Share feelings and thoughts
about the events, characters
and messages in some
familiar Old Testament
stories.
Make links between some
familiar Old Testament
stories and their own
experiences by sharing
characters, events and
messages that may be similar
or different to their own
experiences.
STOT2
Share feelings and thoughts
about the goodness of Gods
creation from their own
experience.
Make connections between
some of Jesus wise
statements (e.g. The
Greatest Commandment) and
how these are expressed in a
range of stories (e.g.
personal stories, stories of
the schools founders,
childrens literature, film, art).

of truth and love, who is

creator of all. Gods presence
is revealed in the goodness
of creation.

two creation stories in

Genesis
Make links between God
and the natural world
Share their ideas about God
and creation.
BETR1

Church
Liturgy and Sacraments
People of God
Church History
Religious Knowledge and
Deep Understanding

Christian Living
Moral Formation
Mission and Justice
Prayer and Spirituality
Skills

Religious Knowledge and

Deep Understanding
Meditative prayer uses
silence and stillness to assist
believers to listen and talk to
God.
There is a range of practices
for preparing the body and
the mind for meditative
prayer (e.g. relaxing the
body, centred breathing,
attending to posture, being
silent and still, recitation of
mantras, closing eyes).
A range of spiritual exercises
drawn from the Christian
tradition helps believers
engage in the work of
meditation (e.g. praying with
the help of: beads, labyrinths,
images, music, mandalas,
mantras, journaling, colour,
chimes / bells / rain sticks,
candles, symbols, sacred
spaces, patterns, rhythms
and movement).

Skills
Participate respectfully in
meditative prayer.
Identify and use practices
and spiritual exercises that
assist them to prepare for
and engage in meditative
prayer.
CLPS 2

Learning Experiences
Week 1

Pose question:
1.
Who made the world?
Use world globe to represent creation.
Class discussion on how the world was created (define create) what do the
students know? Ask students to name some things that they have created eg.
Paintings, collage, constructions.
2.
Where is the story located in the bible?
Find in the bible.
Teach children the song God created you and me by John Burland

Resources
KWHL chart
Song: God created you
and me by John Burland

Week 2

1. TEACHER DRAMATISATION to tell the Creation story: The Six Days of

Creation and the Sabbath (Gen 1 2:4),

Dramatisation see end of

unit.

Slide share
http://www.slideshare.net/teganr4/in-the-beginning-14110511
Re-tell the story: divide the students into two groups.
Group A do actions for: And thats what happened
Group B do actions for: And it was good
Identify:
1. What did God create?
Nature Walk around the school.
Find things that God has created.
Draw into books with title Look what God can create!
Week 3

Introduce with video:

http://kids4truth.com/dyna/creation/english.aspx
And God saw that it was good
1. means Gods special relationship with all of Creation- Gods wisdom and
justice
2. Whole class display sign And God saw that it was good
Choose a day in Gods creation and draw for display.
Oil pastel drawing on card.
The Seventh Day- Sabbath (Shabbat)
Jewish people back in the time of the Old Testament, through the New
Testament, and today, keep Shabbat (they rest from sunset on Friday to sunset
on Saturday, each week, and they dont work/watch tv/go out. They stay with
family and celebrate the great gifts that God has given them)

SHOW AND SHAREShare with your class

something that God has
created. Eg. Draw a
picture of your pet, bring in
a flower, share a photo of
a rainforest walk.

English Block rotations:

Retell the story through role play using costumes and props.
Week 4

1. Story: When the World was new

Story: When the World

was new

God is a God of love who has prepared our world for humans to live in.
2. Pose question: Why did God create man?
- Explore our role as caretakers of Gods world.
- God created the world out of love. We have a responsibility to help to care
for creation and to share Gods love in our world.
3. Create a class matrix of how to care for different places eg. Home, school,
community caring for people and places in each. GEOGRAPHY
4. Students compose a prayer and picture illustrating being thankful for what God
created.
Eg. Thank you God for the bees that make honey

Week 5

God is a creator God who has a special relationship with all of Creation.
What rules do we need to follow to make sure everyone is happy and safe.
- Hands and feet to yourself
- Speak with Respect
- Play is the Way posters
Assessment 1: How can we help each other to live safely and happily together?
Freeze frame assessment (groups of 3)

PHOTO FOR FOLIO

Week 6/7

Is there more than one story of Creation in the Bible?

Read Another Account of the Creation (Gen 2: 4 24).
Pose question:
Is the message still the same even though the stories are different? What do we
learn through the story? Phrases? Wording?
1.

Draw a picture of the story of Creation as the text is being read. Discuss
who are the characters? What happened? When did it take place?
Where?

2.

3D collage of the second Creation story

NOTE:
The second Creation story is shorter, does not have the repetition of phrases,
and includes the Garden of Eden.
Wording in the text: dominion when talking about the man/womans relationship
with creation, whereas a more accurate translation of the Hebrew text would be
stewardship.

English Block rotation idea:

Make characters using pegs and cloth and create a story box with pictures of the
scenes from the story. Retell through play.
Week 8
ASSESSM
ENT

Why did God say it was good? What is the message in the Creation stories?
ASSESSMENT:
Students create a visual response to their own message in the story: such as,
God creates, God loves.

Three Worlds of the Text

World Behind the Text

World of the Text

World in Front of the Text

DRAMATISATION TO TELL THE STORY

GENESIS 1
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. (Both arms make a big wide circle) The earth was barren with
no form of life (Hands waved crisscrossed over each other, palms down); It was under a roaring ocean covered with
darkness (Hands roly-poly). But the Spirit of God was moving over the water (2 Arms up vertically and crisscross
hands over each other and coming down gently).
The First Day
God said, I command light (hands opening/closing to represent light beams) to shine! And light started shining. God
looked at the light and saw that it was good (hands crossed over heart and then open up). He separated light from
darkness and named the light Day and the darkness Night. Evening came and then morning-that was the first day.
The Second Day
God said, I command a dome (Arm makes wide sweeping half circle action like a dome) to separate (hands split
apart) the water above it from the water below it. And thats what happened (Hands on waist, lean forward and nod).
God made the dome and named it Sky. Evening came and then morning-that was the second day.
The Third Day
God said, I command the water under the sky (Two arms up vertically then 2 arms come down (fingers together and
straight - palms face out) to come together (Hands crisscross over for (Come together) in one place, so there will be
dry ground. And thats what happened (Hands on waist, lean forward and nod). God named the dry ground Land, and
he named the water Ocean. God looked at what he had done and saw that it was good. God said, I command the earth to
produce all kinds of plants, including fruit trees and grain. And thats what happened. The earth produced all kinds of
vegetation. God looked at what he had done, and it was good. Evening came and then morning-that was the third day.
The Fourth Day
God said, I command lights (hands twinkle as stars) to appear in the sky and to separate day from night and to show the
time for seasons, special days, and years. I command them to shine forth on the earth. And thats what happened

(Hands on waist, lean forward and nod). God made two powerful lights, the brighter one to rule the day and the other to
rule the night. He also made the stars. Then God put these lights in the sky to shine on the earth, to rule day and night, and
to separate light from darkness. God looked at what he had done, and it was good (hands crossed over heart and then
open up). Evening came and then morning-that was the fourth day.
The Fifth Day
God said, I command the ocean to be full of living creatures, and I command birds to fly above the earth. So God made the
giant sea monsters and all the living creatures that swim in the ocean (make hands like a fish swimming). He also
made every kind of bird (make hand like a bird flying). God looked at what he had done, and it was good (Hands on
waist, lean forward and nod). Then he gave the living creatures his blessing (Arm out for blessing)-he told the ocean
creatures to live everywhere in the ocean and the birds to live everywhere on the earth. Evening came and then morningthat was the fifth day.
The Sixth Day
God said,I command the earth to give life to all kinds of tame (pat hand as if patting kitten) animals, wild animals (make
lion face and hand action as if to roar) , and reptiles, And thats what happened (Hands on waist, lean forward and
nod). God made every one of them. Then he looked at what he had done, and it was good (hands crossed over heart
and then open up). God said, Now we will make humans, and they will be like us. We will let them rule the fish, the birds,
and all other living creatures. So God created humans to be like himself; he made men and women (point to boys/girls).
God gave them his blessing (Arm up for blessing) and said: Have children! Fill the earth with people and bring take
responsibility for it. Care for the fish in the ocean, the birds in the sky, and every animal on the earth. I have provided all
kinds of fruit and grain for you to eat. And I have given the green plants as food for everything else that breathes. These will
be food for animals, both wild and tame, and for birds. God looked at what he had done. All of it was very good (Hands on
waist, lean forward and nod -Thumbs up)! Evening came and then morning-that was the sixth day. So the heavens and
the earth and everything else was created.
The Seventh Day

By the seventh day God had finished his work, and so he rested (Both hands joined together, place by the side of face
on cheeks, to represent rest/sleep). God blessed the seventh day and made it special because on that day he rested from
his work.