Year Level Description
In Year 3, students develop their
understanding of God’s relationship with people as individuals and as
community, and the presence and action of God in daily life experiences,
as they engage with a variety of texts (including key stories from the
Torah, images of God used in Old Testament texts, and the wisdom of
prayers attributed to the saints). They develop an appreciation of the
order and harmony of creation. They learn about the cultural contexts in
which the Gospels were written and the text types used in the New
Testament to develop their understanding of the life and teaching of
Jesus and the Christian belief that Jesus is the Messiah.
Students develop an appreciation of the
Scriptures as a basis for Christian moral living, including respect for
basic human rights and acknowledgement of responsibilities, in
particular to the poor and disadvantaged. They develop an appreciation
of the collaboration of clergy, religious and laity as they learn about
significant features of a parish and diocese, past and present. They
learn about the significance of the Sacraments of Initiation (Baptism,
Confirmation, Eucharist) for the Church community. They investigate
prayers of thanksgiving and prayers of praise, including psalms and
doxologies, to facilitate an appreciation of the significance of these
forms of prayer for Christians.
Focus Area
Christian Moral Living and the Sacrament of Reconciliation
Fertile Question
Did Jesus really make a difference?
Inquiry questions
- What did Jesus give us to help us lead good lives? – explore the Decalogue and the Beatitudes
- What does Jesus expect us to do and
what can I do? – Look at the history and mission of Jesus and how we can
be like him – Caritas/Project Compassion
- What does the word ’reconciliation’
really mean to me? – explore with the children the meaning of
‘reconciliation’ and forgiveness. Holy Week and Easter.
Understanding that the scriptures
provide us with a foundation for moral living as children explore the
Beatitudes and the Decalogue (Ten Commandments) and what Jesus is asking
of us. Expressing concern for the poor and disadvantaged and
acknowledging our responsibility to those less fortunate.
Focus Area
The experience of Pentecost and how it
changes the lives of the believers. Sacraments of Initiation and how
the Church is organized at a Parish level.
Fertile Question/s
How did Pentecost change the World?
Inquiry questions
- Did Pentecost really matter? – explore
the events leading up to Pentecost and how this impacted on Jesus’
followers. Pentecost is the beginning and birthday of the Church.
- How do I become a member? (sign me up
today) – explore the Sacraments of Initiation and how children will
become full members of the Church.
Children will understand how the events
leading up to and including Pentecost shaped the followers of Jesus and
our lives today. Pentecost is the birthday of the Church. Children
look at the Sacraments of Initiation – Baptism, Confirmation and
Eucharist and look at the responsibilities they take on as full members
of the Church. Children make connections between themselves and the
local community (parish) and identify key features of the local
Archdiocese and the hierarchy.
Focus Area
God’s relationship with the Jewish people. Images of God. Prayers of Praise and Thanksgiving.
Fertile Question/s
How can I give thanks and praise to God?
Inquiry questions
- Inquiry One – children explore their responsibility for protection order and harmony in our World.
- Inquiry Two – children make
connections between the words and prayers of St Patrick and St Mary of
the Cross and how they reveal messages about God’s relationship with
people.
- Inquiry Three – children learn that psalms are used in prayer to praise and thank God.
Children look at the Jewish Creation
Story and compare and contract with Indigenous creation stories to
explore how they are caretakers for creation and how they can be
responsible for order and harmony in creation in practical ways.
Children read the words of St Patrick and St Mary of the Cross and
understand how their words can reveal God and his message to us today.
Children look at images of God and read Psalms of Praise and
Thanksgiving.
Focus Area
Jesus the Messiah. The Life and Teachings of Jesus. Jesus relationship with his people revealed through The Torah.
Fertile Question/s
What’s so super about Heroes?
Inquiry questions
- Who are super heroes we know?
- Heroes in Jewish Scripture – who are they and where do we find them?
Achievement Standard
By the end of Year 3, students select
and use information, ideas and events in texts (including key stories
from the Torah; images of God used by the human authors of Old Testament
scriptures; and prayers attributed to the saints) to express their
ideas about God’s relationship with people as individuals and
communities; God’s presence and action in daily life experiences; and
the order and harmony in God’s creation. They locate information about
the cultural contexts in which the Gospels were written and the text
types used by the human authors of New Testament texts. They use this
information about texts to discuss ideas about the life and teaching of
Jesus, including the Christian belief that Jesus is the Messiah.
Students explain how the Scriptures provide a foundation for living a
moral life, including respect for basic human rights and acknowledgement
of responsibilities, in particular to the poor and disadvantaged. They
identify prayers of thanksgiving and prayers of praise, including Glory
to the Father [Glory Be] and demonstrate understanding of the
significance of these forms of prayer for Christians. They explain ways
in which the Sacraments of Initiation (Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist)
welcome and strengthen members of the Church community. They describe
significant people, events and features of a parish and diocese, past
and present, including the collaboration of clergy, religious and laity.
They participate respectfully in a variety of prayer experiences,
including meditative prayer, prayers of thanksgiving and prayers of
praise.
