Rough RE plan for weekly RE lessons

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1 Rough RE plan for weekly RE lessons Week Learning Objective / Title of lesson Rachael Reynolds All this work in the RE books? Rachael Hickman All this work in the portfolio? Autumn 1 Domestic Church - Family - Loving Week 1 LO: To understand that God loves and cares for his people even in difficult times. Suggested activity: Write your own prayer in the style of Psalm 136 praising and thanking God for his love and care. Start with God is Conclude with Give thanks to God. God is so good! Suggested activity: Using these passages from scripture, in groups, create a picture or dance that shows you understand aspects of God s unconditional love. Week 2 LO: To understand that we don t have to do Suggested activity: Write a letter to Paul thanking him for his letter and saying how and why its Suggested activity: Discussion - Look up acts 8: 1-3 (note that Paul was called Saul before his anything to make God message has encouraged and shaped the lives of conversion), to find out how Paul behaved before he love us. people in Crete. was converted to Jesus Christ. Use that information and discuss what Paul says in his letter to Titus to explain how Paul s belief changed him. Week 3 LO: To understand the term Unconditional love. Suggested activity: Read The Parable of the Prodigal Son. A descriptive piece on a character within this story. Suggested activity: Key Questions: How do you feel when you hear this story? How do you think the father felt? The younger son? The older son? Have you ever felt like one of them? When? Why? What does this story tell you about God s unconditional love? Week 4 LO: To understand that Suggested activity: Write your own modern day Suggested activity: Invite the children to paint their

2 Week 5 forgiveness is an essential part of unconditional love. LO: To know that we are loved and that we can grow in love. story to illustrate the points made. Describe how the behaviour of the father is influenced by his belief of hope, love and forgiveness. Page & use this for assessment. Baptism/ Confirmation Belonging Vocation and Commitment Week 6 Being called Suggested activity: Imagine you are John the Baptist recalling this event. Describe your experience: how you felt, what it meant to your belief in God s promise and make a link to Scripture. own picture or stained glass window of the reconciliation aspect of the story. Use colour to indicate mood and atmosphere. Suggested activity: In groups, explore and describe how these values are lived out at home, school and/or the parish/ local/ global communities and what difference they make to people s lives. Suggested activity: Using Scripture, prepare some questions to ask the Apostle Simon in a hot-seat activity, which will explore the difference the call of Jesus made to his life. Week 7 LO: To understand the vocation of the priest. Suggested activity: Ask father Michael to come in? Children to write questions for him Suggested activity: Research more about Saint John Mary Vianney. How did his faith shape his life? If possible, interview a priest, having prepared questions about his reasons for being a priest, his commitment of service and his day to day life in the parish. Week 8 LO: To understand the Sacrament of Ordination. Suggested activity: Give the children a set of poctures of the different stages of the ordination. (These could be from Church s story 3 pages or the powerpoint.) Ask them to put them in order, saying what is happening in each picture, what is happening and how they think the ordinand is feeling. Suggested activity: Give children a copy of the last two or three paragraphs of the prayer of consecration from the ordination. Ask them to use this prayer to answer the following questions: What is the priest called to be? How should the priest be a model of right conduct? How can he help God s family become holy?

3 Autumn 2 Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 LO: To discuss the call to religious life. LO: To look at peoples Vows and services. LO: To understand that we all have a vocation. Suggested activity: Arrange a visitor to come in and speak to the class. Find out if there are any religious communities in your local parish. Invite a member of the community to tell you about their life and work in the parish or local community. Make an action plan to show how and why member of your school can support the work in this community. Suggested activity: Make up your own version of vows that a member of a religious order might make. Give reasons for your choice of words. Suggested activity: What is your mission at this time in your life? Write a personal mission statement as to how you will serve others in the way God has called you. What will you try to do and how will you go about doing it? Explain what has inspired you and influenced you to undertake this mission. Suggested activity: Find the hymn/ canticle of St Francis. Explain how it honours God s creation, say how it makes you feel and link it to your own experiences. Suggested activity: Read Matthew 6:19-21, God s story 3 page 85 about Real treasure. Describe how you might live a poor and simple life, like Jesus; make reference to the reading. Identify what things you would have to change in your life and what impact this would have on you and on others. Make links between your feelings, beliefs, ideas and experiences. Suggested activity: Research the lives of people who are living out their baptism promise and answering God s call in special ways. Identify similarities and differences between these people and how they are living their lives through their chosen vocations: e.g. Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Helen Prejean, Esther John. Use recent friends of Jesus. Use respond for assessment on this topic.

4 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 LO: To look at the time of expectation. LO: To look at the prophets expectation of the Messiah. LO: To discuss Mary s expectation. The word of God becomes the human person: Jesus LO: To look at John the Baptist s expectation of Jesus. Advent/ Christmas Loving - Expectations Suggested activity: Invite the children to explore the meaning of the words Be alert, stand firm in the faith, be courageous, be strong. Let love be in all. Create mind maps for each aspect, exploring the meanings of the scripture, giving, examples within our daily lives. Mary s expectation Suggested activity: Imagine that you are Mary. Write a diary entry which outlines your expectations of bearing the Messiah and the range of emotions you are feeling on being the mother of Christ. Include how such expectations, emotions and faith help shape your life. John the Baptist s expectation of Jesus Suggested activity: Get the road ready for the Lord; make a straight path for him to travel! Discuss the meaning of his words. Suggested activity: Using the meanings from Scripture and the hymn prepare Advent expectations of themselves during their journey through Advent. Record these as part of a class collage in for form of an Advent wreath. The prophets expectation of the Messiah Suggested activity: Hold a class debate which encourages the children to explore both the burdens and the rewards of the prophet s expectations of the Messiah for us. The word of God becomes the human person: Jesus Suggested activity: Prepare a two minute slot for a radio programme entitled; The word became a human being outlining what this means and the expectations upon Christians to live out this belief, particularly at this time of the year. Week 7 Christ will come again Use respond for assessment on this topic. Suggested activity: In small groups, discuss some of the ways in which we watch and wait expectantly during Advent. Using a range of religious sources develop a set of guidelines/signposts which can be used at this time to help others realise and understand the expectation we have and place on the Christ s coming.

5 Spring 1 Week 1 LO: To spend time with the Holy Bible. LO: To look at the Kind of books in the bible. Local church Community - Sources About the bible Suggested activity: Look at as many different versions of the Bible as you can. Note down similarities and any differences that you find. Decide on a code of respect for how to treat your Bible. Think about and note down where and how it should be kept and treated. Kinds of books in the bible Suggested activity: In pairs, design a matching game. Decide on 8 passages from any of the books in the Bible. Make reference cards/ words/ picture match cards. Then swap them around the class and play each other s games. Week 2 LO: To look at the old testament, Hebrew scriptures. Suggested activity: Research the Dead Sea scrolls. Find out about the Shrine of the Book in Jerusalem. Prepare a presentation for the class. Suggested activity: Look through the books of the Old testament in your Bible. Find books which fit into these categories: A book of history A book about women A book about new beginnings (More detail in book, page 119) Week 3 LO: To look at the New Suggested activity: Find your favourite story or Suggested activity: Split the class into 4 groups. Each Testament Books, saying in the Gospel. Describe how it might affect group take a different Gospel. Look at the re-telling Gospels. what you believe and how it could shape your life. of the story of Jesus feelings the crowd with loaves and fishes. Mathew 14:13-21, Mark 6: 30-44, Luke 9:10-17, John 6: Compare similarities and differences and discuss why they think each Gospel varies in detail. Week 4 Lo: To look within the Suggested activity: Write a letter, in the style of Suggested activity: Look up 1 Corinthians 13:4-7. If

6 New Testament Books: Acts/Letters/Revelation. St.Paul, to the children in year 2, advising them on how to behave as they grow up as members of your school community. Give them as much guidance as you can to encourage them to behave in a Christian manner towards each other. Use your own experience. this passage was taken seriously by world leaders, or people in your town, or in your class, describe how you think life might be changed, giving examples and explain how you think people might feel. Week 5 Week 6 LO: To look at the Bible within daily life. LO: To look at Jesus prayer for unity. LO: To understand communion with Jesus. Use respond for assessment on this topic. Eucharist Relating Unity Jesus prayer for unity Suggested activity: As a disciple, send a text or to a friend, explaining what Jesus had taught about being one in heart and mind and the difference it has made to your life. Suggested activity: Using the Rejoice template on the website, prepare a Collective Worship using some of the Scripture that you have studied from the Bible or from God s story 3, showing how this will help you in your daily life. In communion with Jesus Suggested activity: Choose some suitable music or song/ hymn with which to develop a dance showing how Jesus brings together many different people with different gifts. Spring 2 Week 1 LO: To look at the Prayer for peace and unity and the sign of peace. Prayer for peace and unity and sign of peace. Suggested activity: Compose a prayer for peace and unity in your family, class or beyond, expressing Holy Communion Suggested activity: In a small group, imagine you are writing part of a Holy Communion programme for

7 LO: To understand the meaning of Holy Communion belief and understanding. Use respond after this activity for assessment. year 3. Make an attractive package explaining and describing about Holy Communion, what happens and what it means. Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Lent, a time to remember the suffering and death of Jesus. LO: To discuss what we think life is really like. Unless a grain of wheat dies The raising of Lazarus Lent/ Easter Giving Death and New Life Suggested activity: To make Lenten prayers. Suggested activity: To Learn a new hymn which relates to the bread of life. LO: To compose a poem about The raising of Lazarus. Suggested activity: In the character of Lazarus compose a short poem which helps to explain his feelings and emotions as he experiences death and his return to new life. Suggested activity: In pairs or small groups, invite the children to read and discuss the words of the prayer for the distribution of ashes. Write their own version of the prayer for a younger child which helps them to understand the meaning of Lent and its significance to Christians. Suggested activity: Design a leaflet for a non Christian which helps to clarify and further their understanding of the significance and meaning of the bread of life. Unless a grain of wheat dies Suggested activity: Invite the pupils to draw a picture of a wheat sheaf. Around it draw/ write as many ways in which their life is fruitful for themselves and others and the reasons why. Week 5 Good Friday of the Passion of the Lord Suggested activity: Good Friday of the Passion of the Lord, explain this for someone who has never been before, explain what happens, the meanings and the purpose of this Liturgy. Suggested activity: Use a hymn book to find suitable hymns that could be used for the Adoration of the Holy cross and explain the reasons for your choice.

8 Week 6 The Easter Vigil; celebrating the new life of Easter Use respond for assessment. Suggested activity: Using Missals, research what is written on the Paschal candle. Make it into a poster with labels explaining the inscriptions and their meaning or decorate and make an Easter candle with a guide to explaining the meaning. Summer 1 Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 LO: To look at how Jesus appears to his disciples LO: To understand the ascension of Jesus Stephen chosen to spread the word Witnesses to the Easter message:lydia. LO: To look at Modern Witnesses to the power of the Holy Spirit. LO: To look at Ourselves as witnesses. Pentecost Serving - Witnesses The ascension of Jesus Suggested activity: Research what, how and why the Jewish people celebrate the festival of Pentecost or Shavuot today. Explain how it influences their lives. Witnesses to the Easter message: Lydia. Suggested activity: Imagine you are Lydia. Tell the story of how you met Paul and Timothy, the impression they made on you, the questions about the meaning and purpose of life you asked them their response, demonstrating how religious beliefs and teaching provide greater understanding. Ourselves as witnesses Suggested activity: Write a profile of a local charity. Who founded it and why? What was their inspiration, how do they help people and why do volunteers give their time to help others? Explain Jesus appears to his disciples Suggested activity: Imagine you were present in Galilee and heard Jesus message about going out to peoples everywhere. In the light of what you heard, what would you do next? How would your actions begin to shape other people s lives? Discuss. Stephen chosen to spread the word Suggested activity: Hot-seat Stephen. Question him about his beliefs and values, his feelings and experiences, and what gave him such courage. Record it using a video camera or digital photos with captions. Modern Witnesses to the power of the Holy Spirit Suggested activity: Do you know any modern witnesses e.g. family member, parishioner, celebrity? Discuss their work and what makes them a modern witness. How are their actions shaping lives?

9 Week 4 Week 5 LO: To look at stories which show Jesus caring for the sick Caring for these in need; a Christian responsibility. what a difference it makes? Reconciliation Inter-relating Healing Suggested activity: Recount of the story. Suggested activity: Compose a Litany prayer for all those on the neighbourhood who are in need. Suggested activity: Hot-seat the blind man, asking him about his life, his experience of his encounter with Jesus and his faith and how it shaped his life. Suggested activity: Make a storyboard of this parable, including the reasons why the Samaritan acted as he did and what effect it had on the man who was mugged. SATs Week Week 6 Anointing the sick Visit to the elderly people home this week? Practise hymns which would be sang to the residents? Visit to the elderly people home this week? Practise hymns which would be sang to the residents? Summer 2 Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 LO: To understand the sacrament of the Anointing of the sick during Mass. LO: To understand the sacrament of Anointing of the sick for those who are very ill. LO: To look at why Lourdes is seen as a place of healing. Suggested activity: Compose your own final prayer for those who are sick, perhaps as a powerpoint presentation with pictures to give meaning to words. Fundraising for a hospice? Suggested activity: Research some information about Lourdes and design a poster for a school or parish trip to Lourdes and explain why it Suggested activity: Compose your own final prayer for those who are sick, perhaps as a powerpoint presentation with pictures to give meaning to words. Fundraising for a hospice? Suggested activity: Research some information about Lourdes and design a poster for a school or parish trip to Lourdes and explain why it

10 would be good to go, what the experience would be like and how it might shape your life. Week 4 for Assessment Week 5 would be good to go, what the experience would be like and how it might shape your life.