LESSON PLAN ONE

STEP B - The Promise of Christian Salvation

Key Understanding Learning Point

B2.1 Expresses what the world would be like if all people

B2 Jesus helps people to love and do good were helped to love and do good.
through Baptism

Catholic Teaching Focus for this lesson read the Teacher Background Material relating to the Learning
Point and state the key teaching for this lesson

Baptism, by imparting the life of Christs grace, erases original sin .... Catechism 405

If everyone had God living in them, helping them to love and do good, the world would become a much
happier and better place.
People would find it easier to:
be friends, rather than jealous of each other
love, rather than hurt each other
respect the property of others, rather than steal
care about others, rather than ignore them when they need help.

Prior Knowledge
Students have full understanding that Jesus conscience always urged him to do what God the Father
wanted.

Sstudents have explored that sin in original sin has a special meaning. It draws people away from God
and makes it hard at times to resist doing what is selfish or wrong.

Students have discussed previously that, to live forever with God in heaven, people need to be loving and
good, for God is always loving and good. However, human beings find this hard sometimes. They find it
hard never to be selfish, and to resist doing what they know to be wrong.

Catering for Learner Diversity

Extension Students can create a second comic strip using a different example of doing good. Get the
students to think outside the box. During reflection time, extension students can complete/start their own
prayer their own way.
Engagement Students will receive assistance from the Educational Assistant with drawing of the comic
strip and writing the prayer.
Special Considerations Teacher will have a prayer handy to keep writing up on the board for the
students that are struggling

Evidence of Learning for Assessment and Reporting

Students will create a comic strip about the ways people can be selfish and do wrong. And also, the loving
and good actions people might carry out if they were helped through Baptism.
Comic Strip will be displayed in the classroom.
Anecdotal notes will be taken.
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Lesson Objectives state how the students will demonstrate their understanding of the learning point and the
skills they will use in doing this
1. identify the connection between the text A Sick Day for Amos McGee and Baptism.
2. Create a comic strip about the ways people can be selfish and do wrong and the loving and good actions
people might carry out if they were helped through Baptism.
3. Work effectively by themselves to successfully create a prayer

Integration with other Learning Areas Classroom Management Practices

English: writing their own prayer (ACELT1607)
The Book A Sick Day for Amos McGee By Philip C.
Stead and Erin E. Stead (ACELA1478) (ACELY1680)
Class discussion: allowing everyone to have their own
opinion. Class must take turns in speaking.
Mat time: Students will enter and exit the mat area one
group at a time.
Quiet time for prayer: music

Timing Steps of the Lesson Resources

5 mins Introduction outline how you will introduce the learning point
1. Students will be seated on the mat.

2. The teacher will introduce the book what will be read

A Sick Day for Amos McGee By Philip C. Stead and Erin E. Stead
The Book A Sick Day
3. The teacher will ask the students some questions about the book for Amos McGee By
What do you think this book might be about? Philip C. Stead and
What things tell us this on the cover? Erin E. Stead
What type of book do you think this is?

4. The teacher will read the book to the students and will ask some
questions after the book is read:
What was the main message of the book?
What did the animals do for Amos McGee?
How is this similar to our lives?
Can this be related to Baptism?
Can you think of a time you did something nice for
someone? What did you do?
Did Jesus do good things for people?
Body- outline your teaching of the learning point and the activities that
will provide further learning

Strategies for Learning and Teaching

1. Teacher will send students back to their desks.

2. Teacher will discuss with students that through Baptism God

helps people:
to overcome selfishness and to become people of love
to overcome temptations to say or do anything God has
5 mins taught to be wrong, and to become good.

3. Students will create a comic strip about the ways people can be Appendix 1
selfish and do wrong. Underneath will represent the loving and
good actions people might carry out if they were helped through
Baptism. For example,
be friends, rather than jealous of each other
love, rather than hurt each other
respect the property of others, rather than steal
care about others, rather than ignore them when they
need help.
 15 mins 4. Students will then explain to the class what gestures they have
drawn for both good actions and selfish actions.

Conclusion
5 mins
1. Students are given a large sticky note. On this sticky note, Reflective music
students will need to write a small prayer thanking God for giving
us the opportunity to do good in the world.
Some students may start with: We thank God that we can
love.We ask God to help us show love, For the times

2. Ask students to place their prayer in their prayer book.

3. Give students a challenge to complete by the end of day.

Students will need to do something nice/caring for someone else
by the end of the day. Get students to explain what they did
during the next day.

Links to General Capabilities

Literacy Numeracy ICT Critical and Ethical Personal Intercultural
Creative behaviour Competency Understanding
Thinking

Religious Capabilities Spiritual Capabilities

Faith Hope Charity Prudence Justice Fortitude Temperance

Faith: In this lesson, faith can be developed through childrens literature that explores family, and doing
good.

Juctice: In this lesson, studenst will be invloved in exploring right relationships with others. When reading
the book, discussion with the students can develop an understanding about how Jesus does good in the
community and how he viewed others.
Book A Sick Day for Amos McGee By Philip C. Stead and Erin E. Stead

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