Year PLANNING OVERVIEW TERM

Year Level Unit Title Salvation Topic Aspect of Human Development

Year 1 I am Special Baptism Wondering at our Specialness

Overview explanation of the content of the unit and how it explores the Salvation Topic and development of the Human Person

As people wonder at the differences between individuals, they can moved to wonder at God who creates every person different and special.
Many people come to realise that, among the many different things that can be celebrated about God who makes each of us special, one is that God loves
us.
Jesus shows all people are special to God and that God wants people to use their specialness in loving ways.
Through the celebration of Baptism, people become members of Gods family. Jesus wants his followers to use their specialness to show love
When followers of Jesus try to use their specialness to show love they are living as Jesus does.

Key Understandings and Learning Points

A Wondering at the Creator B The Promise of Christian Salvation C Christian Response

A1. Wondering at our specialness
A1.1 Explore ways that each of us is special
A2. Wondering at God who created each of us is
special.
A2.1 Express wonder at God who created each of us
special.
A3. Attribute: God loves us.
A3.1 Celebrates that God loves us.
B1 Jesus taught that people are special to God
B1.1 Explores a story of Jesus teaching that people are
special to God.
B2. Jesus came to show people how to use their
specialness to show love.
B2.1 Names ways people could use their specialness to
show love like Jesus did.
C1. Through Baptism people become members of
Gods family.
C1.1 Represents that through Baptism people become
members of Gods family.
C2. Jesus wants his followers to use their
specialness to show love.
C2.1 Identifies ways followers of Jesus use their
specialness to show love.
C3. Continuing to wonder at how followers of
Jesus are helped through Baptism to use their
specialness to show love
C3.1 Reviews and expresses what they have learned
throughout the unit

Links to General Capabilities

Literacy Numeracy ICT Critical and Ethical behaviour Personal Intercultural
Creative Thinking Competency Understanding
Early Years Learning Framework

Children have a strong sense of identity.

Children are connected with and contribute to their world.
Children have a strong sense of wellbeing.
Children are confident and involved learners.
Children are effective communicators.

Children have a sense of wonder about their identity:

This is evident when children

Respond positively from their growing awareness of themselves as part of the goodness of Gods creation.
Celebrate personal successes and new learning.

Children have a sense of wonder of the present moment- of people, events, experiences and surroundings.
This is evident when children:
Identify capabilities, including talents, needs and interests of self and others.
Explore and interact positively with peoples diversity through conversations.
Participate with reverence in shared prayer within the group.