LITURGICAL YEAR - LENT
First Level RERC Exemplar
Context for learning
These experiences took place during the liturgical season of Lent. Throughout the level, pupils had already gained essential knowledge that underpinned this work.
During Lent, pupils participated in a variety of opportunities within class work, assemblies, and whole school liturgical celebrations to develop their understanding of
Lent, by focussing upon Jesus, making good choices and repentance.
As part of the whole school Lenten charities work, pupils used their time and talents to care for others by raising money for others. (5)
This evidence aims to demonstrate an example of some of the evidence that could be captured to assess the First Level outcomes stated above.
The teacher’s notes are recorded on the left side of the page with pupils’ comments on the right.
Core Learning
Reign of God
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RERC 1-23a
I know that God has given me the freedom to make choices about the way I live my life. I have reflected on how the decisions of my conscience affect my
relationship with God and others.
1. I know that God has given me a conscience to inform my actions and choices and I am learning how to examine my conscience.
2. I recognise that I can inform my conscience by reflecting prayerfully on the implications of Jesus’ command to love God and neighbour.
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RERC 1-21a
I have explored the implications of Jesus’ command to love God and love my neighbour.
3. I can describe the ways in which I can show love for my neighbour and I know that, when I do this, I am showing my love for God.
4.
I know that I can show love for others by praying for them, by doing acts of kindness and by respecting them.
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RERC 1-20a
I know that I have been called by God to grow in love, justice and peace in my relationships with others.
5. I am growing in my ability to be caring and to act fairly, when living, working and playing with others.
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RERC 1-24a
I have considered ways in which the Catholic Christian community works together to show care for the world and for the needs of all people. I have
reflected on the implications of this for my life and that of others.
6. I have had opportunities to listen to my class teacher, head teacher and school chaplain, as members of the local Catholic Church, have shown care for the world
and the needs of all people.
7. I have reflected prayerfully on the life of St Vincent de Paul, on his love for the poor and I know that he modelled himself on Jesus. I know that I am called to follow
this example in simple and practical ways.
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RERC 1-22a
I have explored the call of forgiveness and reconciliation and have reflected on how this can restore my relationship with God and others. I can put this
understanding into practice in my relationship with God and others.
8. I can recall the work from the other strands of faith Revealed Truth of God P2, P3 & P4 1-03a, Signs of God P2 1-10a, P3 & P4 1-08a, 1-09a and In the Image of God P2
& P3 1-02a, Word of God P3 1-11a) to help me to explore:
i. What sin is
ii. Repentance
iii. The call to forgiveness and reconciliation
iv. The effect these all have on my relationship with God, myself and others.
9. I know that prayer can strengthen me when I need to forgive others and that this forgiveness deepens my relationship with God.
8. All pupils attended a service on Ash
Wednesday at the local parish. Pupils
understood that this service marked the
beginning of the season of Lent. Pupils also
noticed the change of colours in the church
and in the sacred space within the class.
3. During Lent we should try even
harder to choose to do the right thing.
3. We can choose to think about
3.&4. Following on from reading Mark 10:
17-22, (the story of the Rich Young man)
pupils explored the theme of the freedom to
make choices. Within the context of Lent,
pupils were challenged to make a
commitment to giving something to
someone else such as their time or money.
ourselves and do what we want
or try to think of others…but
sometimes it’s hard.
3. Sometimes it’s hard to give up your time
‘cause there is loads of things I could be
doing.
9. Following a presentation on the life of St.
Vincent de Paul from the Society of St.
Vincent de Paul (Scotland), pupils were
asked to research and identify key aspects of
his life including how he treated others and
his love for the por.
Be recalling stories of Jesus, the pupils were
able to identify key aspects of Jesus’ life and
make comparisons to St. Vincent de Paul.
9.
Saint Vincent de Paul tried hard to
do good things for others, just like Jesus.
This pupil was then able to consider simple
ways that they can follow this example in
their own lives.
9. In the stories we know about Jesus,
he tried to help poor and sick people. He
helped everybody, even people like
Zacchaeus who had been bad but
because of what Jesus did he changed
his ways.
5. When I am doing these things I know
that I am showing love, like Jesus wants
us to do.
1, 2 & 6.3 In preparation for the
Penitential Service during Lent,
pupils revised their learning on
Reconciliation and participated in
an Examination of Conscience.
6.2
7. God loves us in lots of ways. He made us all different and gave
us talents to use.
6.4
6.1 Reflecting upon the story of
Zacchaeus (Luke 19: 1-10) pupils
were able to give examples of Sin
and that Jesus calls us, like he called
Zacchaeus, to be reconciled with
God.
By illustrating the Act of Sorrow,
pupils showed their understanding
of the things that can break our
relationship with God and others,
but also how reconciliation can
repair these relationships.
7. When we do something wrong we
aren’t living like Jesus so we aren’t showing
love to anybody. We made the wrong
choice. The first thing we need to do is say
we are sorry – sorry to the people we hurt
and sorry to God.
7. At the end of this prayer we ask God for
his help to be like Jesus. That means we
need to forgive others too, like Jesus forgave
Zaccaheus.
Pupils went on to study the Last Supper and the Eucharist.