RELIGIOUS STUDIES CURRICULUM

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1 RELIGIOUS STUDIES CURRICULUM Topic: Sharing at Time Strands: The Bible and Christian Belief; Story of the Church; Christian Ethics; Meditation, Prayer and Worship; Faith in Action. Stage of Development: Early Childhood (EC) KK-PP Rationale: is an important festival among the seasons of the Christian Church. Often school students are asked to bring in food for those less fortunate at, and it is also a time when students may visit a worship centre such as the School Chapel or a local church. This unit ties in three concepts. By introducing the unit with (i) the concept of sharing students are being met where they are. They may be still working at sharing things and wondering why it is important to share. They may wonder (ii) why they are being asked to bring in gifts or food items at. The or Nativity story (iii) may also be known to them. This gives an opportunity to approach the festival from a different perspective, or to enable them to discover it for the first time, the story of God s gift to us in Jesus and of our response through sharing with others. Australian Curriculum: 1. General Capabilities: Literacy, Critical & Creative, Ethical Behaviour, Personal & Social, Intercultural Understanding 2. Cross-Curricula Priorities: Sustainability Links to other Learning Areas: English (writing prayers), ICT (using REQUSEST website), Health Education (sharing) Key Questions What does the New Testament tell us about the Nativity, about Jesus birth and who he was? (B+CB) Where do we find accounts of the life, death and teaching of Jesus? (B+CB) How does Jesus show us how to be loving and caring? (CE) What is prayer? (MP+W) What are sacred spaces, objects, rituals? (MP+W) Key Concepts

2 Incarnation (B+CB) Nativity Prayer Jesus as a model of Christian caring and love to all. (CE+ET) Knowledge & Understanding Understand that the New Testament contains accounts of Jesus birth, life, death and teaching. (B+CB) Know that Christians believe that Jesus was both fully human and truly God. (B+CB) Know the seasons of the Church s year, including Advent,, Lent and Easter. (SoC) Know that some of the people associated with Christian belief such as Chaplains, are lay persons, or ordained people: deacons, priests and bishops. (SoC) Understand prayer is integral in the lives of many people. (MP+W) Understand there are prayers that can be shared with others, such as the Lord s Prayer, grace, the School Prayer, prayers for special occasions (MP+W).. Understand how Jesus taught to care for all and love all Love one another as I have loved you. (CE+ET) Know how their behaviour affects those around them. (CE+ET) Attitudes & Values The Bible and the Church teaches us that we live in relationship to God, to self, and to others; guiding Christians in their spiritual and moral lives. (B+CB) The Church community reaches out to help people to uphold key Christian values of compassion, love and justice. (SoC) Skills Listen to Bible stories. (B+CB) Comprehend Bible stories. (B+CB) Re-tell Biblical stories and look for any contemporary examples like them (B+CB) Chronicle key events in Jesus life. (B+CB) Locate and identify places and objects associated with prayer and worship. (MP+W) Pray silently and out loud. (MP+W) Pray using written and impromptu prayers. (MP+W) Pray individually and in groups. (MP+W)

3 TOPIC: and Sharing Lesson Lesson Structure Resources Notes & Assessment 1 Sharing Mystery bag of items that can Students investigate a mystery bag of items and students physically and can t be shared. sort those things they believe are okay to share not okay to share. Students draw a picture or cut and paste examples of things they would share / would not share and paste on to class T chart. Students bring in items from home to contribute to s Sharing Table and nominate one item from home they would not bring in not prepared to share discuss. Class T chart Paper, scissors, textas, glue 2 Sheila Share-a-lot Students discuss how they treat the toys / items on the sharing table staff model appropriate behaviours and language of a good sharer and borrower. 3 Sharing thoughts with God. Students role play ways of being a polite borrower and lender (i.e. saying thank you to someone who shares with you, politely saying no, I don t wish to share this because, etc). Students create Sheila Share-a-lot and Wendy Won t-share (??) i.e. list traits of what makes a good or bad borrower and lender. (e.g. they say thank you, returns things on time conversely - don t take care of what was lent, snatches with no manners, etc). Read stories related to sharing to the students and discuss Students respond and represent in pictures, drawings, dramatisations, class book, murals, table e.g. who did the sharing / what was shared / how did they feel etc. Discuss that people often share their thoughts with God through prayer. Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister Stone Soup by Marcia Brown The Last Supper Luke 22: 7-23 Elisha and Shunamite woman 2 Kings 4: 8-37 The Loaves and Fish Matthew 14: Images of Gethsemane from Google images.

4 Read Bible story examples (e.g. Jesus in Garden of Gethsemane). Students dictate to teacher thoughts / prayers they like to share with God to make class book. Luke 22: Matthew 26: Mark 14: Make up together a Class prayer. 4 The Nativity: Students complete a KWL on the story / Nativity. Discuss with students that God shared his Son with us when Jesus was born he gave us a great gift Read the story of the very first to students, students complete a cut and paste sequencing activity of the main events in the story. The Nativity by Julie Vivas (Infants, Festivals, ) Picture books ipad App: Tween Teaching: KWL Chart KWL: K- What I know W- What I want to know L- What I have learned 5 More about Students continue to flesh out their KWL about. Students discuss whether they think it s important to remember the birth of Jesus and celebrate his birthday at. Resources to make birthday cards. Students make a birthday card / birthday cake / sing happy birthday to Jesus. Students have parents / grandparents complete simple questionnaire (e.g. When you were a child: How did your family celebrate? What did you eat at? Did you give presents, or get any presents what were they? Etc) Questionnaire to take home to parents and grandparents. 6 Family Students participate in a sharing circle about what their family does to celebrate Discuss that there are lots of different ways that people can celebrate. Students identify similarities and differences (e.g. worship in Church,

5 give gifts, share a meal, phone relatives, ). Students complete an oral report back to class (i.e. use prompt sheet). On parents and grandparent s questionnaire. Discuss Students draw two different ways that people can celebrate. Students investigate books and posters (i.e. visual stimuli) of other cultural celebrations at. Picture books Pictures of in other countries. 7 Sharing at Students brainstorm some of the things they could share with others at Teacher lists those things they could share that are not necessarily bought from a shop. Students brainstorm and bring in items to contribute to people less fortunate (e.g. contribute to Anglicare basket) could include food parcels, books, toys, etc Create cards (e.g. to accompany what they have shared). In time, visit Retirement Village to share of their talents with others (e.g. sing carols) also share with school community. Students complete KWL on what do we now know about. 8 The School Chapel Students visit the School Chapel or a local church and are met by priest/chaplain Students share their class prayer with priest/chaplain and then investigate other ways people can pray (i.e. words, eyes open closed, standing, sitting, kneeling, lying in bed, singing hymns, being still and quiet and thinking about God, movement and dance, etc) take digital photos for follow-up activities. School Chapel and Chaplain Worksheet: At the Chapel I learned... Possible preparation for a combined event in the Chapel at. Have a visit the week before so

6 Students complete and accompany with a picture: At the Chapel / church I learned. students know where they go and how they behave. 9 The Chapel at Show pictures of the Chapel being used by others. (older students, senior students, outside parish, services and other activities) Discuss how the building is shared by many others. Discuss other buildings that are shared. Discuss what happens at in the Chapel. How people need to behave when in the Chapel. Brainstorm how the Chapel may look different at this time of year: Advent Wreath / Candle, nativity crib, changing colours Advent to from purple to white, giving tree / gift basket. Assessments: possible tasks: Student work samples: Read the story of the very first to students. Students complete a cut and paste sequencing activity of the main events in the story. Students draw two different ways that people can celebrate. Checklists language and behaviours associated with sharing (i.e. observing sharing practices in students)