Watch the episode and engage in the following connected learning experiences: Activating Prior knowledge Making Predictions Literal and implied comprehension Retell key events Character understanding Making Connections Vocabulary Variety Sentence Builders Story Starters Writing Wonders Creative Thinking Crafty Fingers

Participate in learning experiences connected with the religious event of The Annunciation: •The Annunciation – Reading cloze •Onsite Reporter – Interview some of the key characters from the story •Key Vocabulary •I said Yes – a personal connection to the Annunciation event (varied levels of response) •An Angel of Mine: An artistic response for an angel in the community (varied levels of response) •Announcements – A class book of affirmations and advice to share with the community.

Short skit or reader’s theatre to explore and build understanding of the seven sacraments - supporting activities included. Use the attached scripts for •Assemblies •Liturgy of the Word •Reader’s theatre •In class Religion learning experiences •Parent sharing opportunities

Full activity pack inclusive of a range of activities to explore the Sacrament of Baptism, aligned with a range of religion curriculum. Makes reference to scripture texts, aligns personal connections for young learners and supported by a simple to use assessment checklist. Mini unit includes: What does water do? The baptism of Jesus – read and respond Baptism and becoming family What is Baptism? Important words about baptism – mini find a word Symbols of baptism sorting (2 pages: one working and one cutting page Retell and sequence a baptism Assessment

Activity pack for teachers with mixed age/ability activities 7 different activities to do - focusing on the meaning of the celebration and fun engaging experiences

Full activity pack inclusive of a range of activities to explore the Sacrament of Baptism, aligned with a range of religion curriculum. Makes reference to scripture texts, aligns personal connections for young learners and supported by a simple to use assessment checklist. Mini unit includes: A special meal The last Supper – read and respond Your journey to serve What is Eucharist? Important words about Eucharist – mini find a word Symbols of Eucharist sorting (2 pages: one working and one cutting page Retell and sequence a Eucharist Assessment

• Find the objects in the picture • Colour and count them • Increasing levels of difficulties in the images for varied student abilities and year levels • 4 Different play boards • 1 DIY board to make and play with friends

Messy Monsters: Helping build understanding of positional language Australian Curriculum Connection: Foundation: They use appropriate language to describe location. Describe position and movement Year One: They use the language of direction to move from place to place. Give and follow directions to familiar locations **This unit of work includes the following learning experiences: ** Help the monsters find their place in the classroom Find a spot for the monsters at the beach. Listen to the directions to help Mummy Monster pack the lunch box. Create your own directions to help Mummy Monster pack the lunch box Help Little monster find his way home x 2 Plain Map for student creation Mini reader with high frequency words – students illustrate with matching visual. Assessment checklist

5 texts with key focus words to learn high frequency words in a contextualised setting Each Text idea comes with a list of words and an activity to send home/complete in class 1 x matrix to support parents/community with out of school support