RESOURCES – RELIGIOUS EDUCATION – YEAR 5

UNIT 5.1 – THE REIGN OF GOD: REACHING OUT IN JUSTICE

The initials OP indicate that the book may be out of print. However, if you try the Internet, you

may find that the book is available for purchase online through, for example, Amazon UK or USA.

Children’s Literature

Stories about key justice figures: Oscar Romero, Dorothy Day, Martin Luther King, Irene

McCormack

Any novels related to stories about peacemakers/environmentalists/justice seekers

Live Wire series

Heffernan, John, (2001) My Dog, Scholastic, Gosford, NSW

Scholes, Katherine and Ingpen, Robert ( 1997), Peacetimes, UK: Chrysalis Books (OP)

Sussex, Lucy (1989), , The Peace Garden, Melbourne: Oxford University Press (OP)

Baillie, Alan (1994), Rebel, New York: Ticknor and Fields for Young Readers (OP)

Radunsky, Vladimir (2004) What Does Peace Feel Like? London: Simon and Schuster

Children’s Books

Williams, Sam (2006) Talk Peace, London: Hodder Children’s Books

Parr, Todd (2005), Peace Book, New York: Megan Tingley Books

Wood, Douglas (2003), Old Turtle …and the broken truth, New York: Scholastic Press

Music

David Haas We Are Called As One Voice Volume 2

Marty Haugen Bring Forth The Kingdom Gather Australia

Michael Mangan Justly, Tenderly, Humbly Sing Jubilee

Michael Mangan Free The World Sing Jubilee

Donna Pena On Holy Ground As One Voice For Kids

Pudney & O’Brien To Live Like Jesus As One Voice For Kids

Mark Raue The Face Of God World Of Mission

Websites

FOR THE STUDENT

Mother Teresa websites

http://nobelprize.org/ (Nobel Prize website)

Click on Nobel Prizes – middle of screen, followed by All Nobel Laureates

Mother Teresa won the Peace prize in 1979. Others on this site - Martin Luther King Jr 1964,

Desmond Tutu 1984 and Nelson Mandela 1993…

http://www.ewtn.com/ (Eternal Word Television Network website)

Information on Mother Teresa is found at http://www.ewtn.com/motherteresa/index.htm

http://www.catholic.net/ (Catholic Net website)

Scroll down to find Hope and Healing: Mother Teresa of Calcutta on the left hand side of the

screen

RESOURCES – RELIGIOUS EDUCATION – YEAR 5

UNIT 5.2 – LENT A TIME OF GROWTH

Children’s Literature

Literature related to concepts of difficulty and rejection (Harry Potter/Shrek both experience

rejection)

Literature related to reconciliation and relationships

Hathorn, Libby (2002), The Wishing Cupboard, Port Melbourne, Vic: Lothian Books

Gervay, Suzanne (2003), I am Jack, North Ryde, NSW: Angus and RobertsonNSW

Crew, Gary (2002), The Kraken, Port Melbourne, Vic: Lothian Books

Wild, Margaret (2000), Fox, St Leonards, NSW: Allen and Unwin

Pike, Louise (2003), Harriet Huxtable and the trouble with teachers, Gosford NSW:

Omnibus/Scholastic,

Barbalet, Margaret and Tanner Jane (1992), The Wolf, French’s Fores,t NSW: Prentice Hall,

(OP)

Lionni, Leo (1973), Frederick, New York: Random House

Keats, Ezra Jack (1998), Peter’s Chair, London: Puffin

Tan, Shaun (2002), The Red Tree, Melbourne: Lothian Books

Castle, Caroline (2001), For Every Child: the UN convention on the Rights of the child in

words and Pictures, USA: Penguin

Music

Jacques Berthier Jesus Remember Me As One Voice Volume 1

Monica Brown In Jesus’ Name Holy Ground

Tom Conroy Ashes Gather Australia

Michael Herry We Adore You O Christ Sing Spirit, Sing Life

Christopher Hoyne Peter’s Denial Heaven Belongs to Such

As These

Christopher Hoyne Your Will Be Done Heaven Belongs to Such

As These

Peter Kearney Ashes To Easter Celebration Plus

Michael Mangan Look At The Cross Renew And Rejoice

Michael Mangan Turn Back To God Renew And Rejoice

Websites

For Teachers

Ash Wednesday websites

http://www.americancatholic.org/Newsletters/CU/ac0204.asp (American Catholic Organisation

website)

Lent

http://www.refuel.org.uk/

Click on Resources for Christian Festivals followed by Lent

Lent

http://www.textweek.com/

RESOURCES – RELIGIOUS EDUCATION – YEAR 5

Scroll down to and click on Festivals/Special Days under the heading Calendar (left hand

side of screen) and look for Ash Wednesday

On this page there are also links to Holy Week, Good Friday, and the Easter Vigil

RESOURCES – RELIGIOUS EDUCATION – YEAR 5

UNIT 5.3 – EASTER A TIME OF HOPE AND NEW LIFE

Children’s Literature

Picture book of a person’s experience of being alone or afraid

Literature exploring death, grief and loss

Crew, Gary (2002), Old Ridley, Sydney: Hodder Headline

Mellonie, Bryan and Ingpen, Robert (1997), Beginnings and Endings with Lifetimes in

between: Beautiful way to Explain Life and Death to Children, Belitha Press, London

Fox, Mem (1997), Sophie, New York: Harcourt Brace International

Crew, Gary (2001), Quetta, Port Melbourne, Vic: Lothian Books

Dumbleton, Mike (2001), Passing On, Milsons Point, NSW: Random House Australia,

Coerr, Eleanor (1995), Sadako, Hunters Hill, NSW: a Margaret Hamilton Book from

Scholastic Australia,

Cowley, Joy (2002), Brodie, Auckland, New Zealand: Scholastic,

Williams, Margaret (1957), The Velveteen Rabbit, New York: Doubleday and Co

Wild, Margaret (1998), Old Pig, St Leonards, NSW: Allen and Unwin

Wild, Margaret (2001), Jenny Angel, St Leonards, NSW: Allen and Unwin

Millard, Glenda (2003), The Naming of Tishkin Silk, Sydney: ABC Books and Audio. This

book is also available as a audio on CD

Lovasik, Lawrence, Father, The Miracles of Jesus, USA: Catholic Book Publishing Co (OP)

Crew, Gary (1992), Lucy’s Bay, University of Queensland, Brisbane: Jam Roll Press, (OP)

Johnston, Tony (2002), That Summer, Florida, USA: Harcourt Children’s Books, (OP)

Norman, Lilith (1998), Grandpa, Hunters Hill, NSW: a Margaret Hamilton Book from

Scholastic Australia, (OP)

Aaron, Moses (1998) , Lilly & Me, Milsons Point, NSW: Random House Australia, (OP)

Wilhelm, Hans (1988) I’ll Always Love you, Cleveland, Ohio: Dragonfly Books

Joslin, Mary (1998), Goodbye Boat, Oxford, England: Lion Publishing

Music

Kevin Bates A Trusting Psalm As One Voice Volume 1

Kevin Bates Easter Expressions Whispers

Monica Brown Emmaus Song Celebrating Our Journey

Bernadette Farrell Christ, Be Our Light Christ Be Our Light

Bernadette Farrell God, Beyond All Names God Beyond All Names

Michael Herry The Myst’ry Of This Sing Spirit, Sing Life

Michael Herry Jesus My Life And Resurrection Sing Spirit, Sing Life

Robert Smith Easter Song Isn’t It Good

Websites

FOR THE STUDENT

Easter Triduum (CyberFaith website – a site for Catholic Resources)

http://www.cyberfaith.com/

Click on Liturgical Year, followed by the word Triduum found in the rectangle

RESOURCES – RELIGIOUS EDUCATION – YEAR 5

FOR TEACHERS

Easter

Click on Resources for Christian Festivals followed by Easter

http://www.refuel.org.uk/

Symbols of Easter (Cantica Nova Publications website)

http://www.canticanova.com/index.html

Click on Musical Musings, followed by Holy Week which is under the heading Seasonal. Scroll

down and find Symbols at the Easter Liturgy.

Making a Paschal Candle

http://www.domestic-church.com/

Click on Fridge Art at the top of the screen. Look for Making a Paschal Candle under Advent

Christmas for the Older Child

Easter Triduum (Passionate Fathers website)

http://www.cptryon.org/

Click on Lord Teach Us How to Pray (middle of the screen), followed by Lent and Easter. Look

for Easter Triduum

Easter Triduum may be on the main page once the Eater Season is close.

Historical Origins of Easter

http://www.geocities.com/starsuriel/easter/history.html

Easter Triduum (Ignatius Insight website)

http://www.ignatiusinsight.com/

Click on Most Recent under Article Archives and scroll down to look for April 2006

RESOURCES – RELIGIOUS EDUCATION – YEAR 5

UNIT 5.4 – PENTECOST: CELEBRATING THE PRESENCE OF THE

HOLY SPIRIT

Children’s Literature

Story that identifies a person who is no longer present (someone who has died or moved away)

Morimoto, Junko (1986), Kojuro and the Bears, Sydney: Collins (OP)

Dreamtime story that speaks of the spirit present and active in creation

Mattingley, Christobel (1985), An Angel with a Mouth Organ, Sydney: Hodder Stoughton

Australia (OP)

Wild, Margaret (2006), Farmer Fred’s Cow, Sydney: ABC Books and Audio

Thompson, Colin (2000), The Violin Man, Sydney: Hodder Headline

Music

Monica Brown Holy Sacred Spirit Holy Ground

John Burland Spirit Be With Us Sacred Moments

David Haas Send Us Your Spirit As One Voice Volume 1

Marty Haugen Spirit, Blowing Through Creation As One Voice Volume 2

Michael Herry Veni Sanctus Spiritus Sing Spirit, Sing Life

Michael Herry Come Spirit Of God Sing Spirit, Sing Life

Gregory Norbet Spirit Come, Transform Us As One Voice Volume1

Hilary Raimondo Come, Holy Spirit As One Voice For Kids

Websites

Images of Pentecost

http://www.silk.net/RelEd/ (Resources for Catholic Educators website)

On this site at http://www.silk.net/RelEd/creed9.htm, scroll down and find a link to images of

Pentecost

RESOURCES – RELIGIOUS EDUCATION – YEAR 5

UNIT 5.5 – THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN AUSTRALIA HAS A

SPECIAL STORY

Children’s Literature

Literature related to colonial times in Australia

Spence, Eleanor (2005), The Switherby Pilgrims: A Tale of the Australian Bush (in the series

Living History Library), Bathgate, North Dekota: Bethlehem Books

Park, Ruth (1987), Playing Beattie Bow, North Ryde, NSW: Angus and Robertson

Jorgensen, Norman (2004), The Call of the Osprey, Fremantle, WA: Fremantle Arts Centre

Press

Greenwood, Mark (2002), The Legend of Moondyne Joe, Crawley WA: Cygnet Press

Marsden, John (1998), Norton’s Hut, Port Melbourne, Vic: Lothian Books (OP)

My Story series

Tonkin, Rachael (1999), To the Goldfields, St Leonards, NSW: Allen and Unwin

Wheatley, Nadia (1987), My Place, Blakburn, Vic: Collins Dove

Music

Michael Mangan We Are One Sing Jubilee

Michael Mangan Land Of The Southern Cross Sing Jubilee

Christopher Walker We Are The Church Calling The Children

Bruce Woodley I Am Australian Sing 1997

Websites

FOR THE STUDENT

Fr Dixon (Catholic News website)

http://www.cathnews.com/news/305/59.php

Bishop John Bede Polding (Sisters of the Good Samaritan website)

http://www.goodsams.org.au/home/home.htm

Click on About Us. Bishop Polding is in the Our Way of Life section

Significant Early Pioneers of the Church

http://www.sydney.catholic.org.au/ (Sydney Archdiocese website)

Click on About the Archdiocese, then on History where early pioneers (Fr Therry, Fr John

McEnroe, Dr Ullathorne, Caroline Chisholm, Mary McKillop) are located including Bishop

Polding

Jeremiah O’Flynn (St Patrick’s Church website)

http://www.stpatschurchhill.org/index.html

Click on St Pat’s followed by History on the left hand side of screen. Scroll to the bottom of this

page to find the link to Jeremiah.

Caroline Chisholm websites

http://www.geocities.com/eschiva/ Female Firebrands and Reformers is a site that focuses on

women who have made an impact on society – Caroline Chisholm and Mary McKillop are

amongst these women. Mary Kenny who battled for polio sufferers is also here.

http://www.womenaustralia.info/biogs/AWE1145b.htm (Australian Women Archives Project

website)

RESOURCES – RELIGIOUS EDUCATION – YEAR 5

http://www.abc.net.au/schoolstv/australians/chisholm.htm (ABC website)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/northamptonshire/asop/people/caroline_chisholm.shtml (BBC website)

Caroline Chisholm and Mary McKillop

http://www.sydney.catholic.org.au (Archdiocese of Sydney website)

Click on About the Archdiocese, followed by History (bottom left hand side of screen). Caroline

Chisholm and Mary McKillop are both in Significant Pioneers of the Church in Sydney.

Mary McKillop websites

http://www.sosj.org.au/ (Sisters of Saint Joseph website)

Click on Mary McKillop Place, followed by Mary’s Story

http://www.southaustralianhistory.com.au/home.htm (Flinders Ranges Research website)

Click on Main Index at the top left hand side of the screen, followed by the letter M for Mary

McKillop.

http://www.abc.net.au/southeastsa/stories/s1657248.htm (ABC South East SA website)

FOR THE TEACHER

The Church in Australia (ACU website)

This site includes the beginnings of the Catholic Church in Australia - Fr Jeremiah O’Flynn,

Father Therry, William Ullathorne, Caroline Chisholm, Mary McKillop, Polding and Roger

Vaughan.

http://dlibrary.acu.edu.au/staffhome/yukoszarycz/ecc/MOD8.HTML

FOR THE STUDENT

Catholic Rites

Catholic Ukrainian Church, Lidcombe

http://members.optushome.com.au/standrew/

Catholic Maronite Church

http://www.maronite.org.au/

History of the Maronite Church

http://www.maronite-heritage.com/

Put the cursor on Maronites under About Us to the left of the screen. Once the index extends, click

on History

Maronite Church

http://www.answers.com/topic/maronite-church (answers.com website)

http://philtar.ucsm.ac.uk/

Click on Encyclopaedia (centre of screen), followed by Christianity, Eastern Christianity and

finally Maronite Church

Melkite Church

http://www.melkite.org.au/

FOR THE TEACHER

The Catholic Eastern Churches websites

RESOURCES – RELIGIOUS EDUCATION – YEAR 5

http://www.sydney.catholic.org.au/ (Archdiocese of Sydney website)

Click on Our People. Other Churches (Rites) is to the left of the screen

http://maryourmother.net/

Scroll down and click on Mary Our Mother. Scroll down again and find the Eastern Catholic

Churches

http://www.cnewa.org/home-us.aspx (main page for CNEWA - A Papal Agency for Humanitarian

& Pastoral Support website). Catholic Eastern Churches is at

http://www.cnewa.org/ecc-bodypg-us.aspx?eccpageID=54&IndexView=toc

http://www.newadvent.org (Online Catholic Encyclopedia website)

Click on the letter E to find Eastern Churches

Catholic Rites and Churches (EWTN – Global Catholic Network website)

http://www.ewtn.com/expert/answers/catholic_rites_and_churches.htm

RESOURCES – RELIGIOUS EDUCATION – YEAR 5

UNIT 5.6 – CREATION – A CHANGE OF HEART

Children’s Literature

Wood, Douglas (1992, Old Turtle, New York: Scholastic

Gold, August and Perlman, Matthew (2001), Where Does God Live? Woodstock VT:

Skylight Paths Publishing

Giono, Jean (2005 reprint), The Man Who Planted Trees, White River, VT: Chelsea Green

Publisher. This story is on the Internet

Crew, Gary (2003), I Saw Nothing, Port Melbourne, Vic: Lothian Books

Allen, Jane (1993), Elephant, Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press (OP)

Morimoto, Junko (1993 reprint), Kenju’s Forest, Canada: Harper Collins (OP)

Spillman, David (2001), Yellow Eye, Flinders Park, SA: Era

Marshall, Felicity (2000), Sage’s Ark, Fremantle, WA: Fremantle Arts Centre Press

Rylant, Cynthia (1993), The Dreamer, New York: Blue Sky Press/Scholastic (OP)

Purves, Libby and Lamont, Priscilla (1987), The Hurricane Tree, London: Walker Books(OP)

Walker, Kath (Oodgeroo Noonuccal) (1993 revised edition), Stradbroke Dreamtime, North

Ryde, NSW: Angus and Robertson

Betriz, vida and Aardema, Verna (1983), Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain, Ringwood, Vic:

Penguin Books

Hashmi, Kerri (1998), You and Me Murrawee, Victoria: Penguin Books

Music

Louis Armstrong What A Wonderful World Sing 1997

Monica Brown Bless Our Land One People One Land

Monica Brown Holy Ground One People One Land

Bernadette Farrell Everyday God Restless Is The Heart

Bernadette Farrell God Beyond All Names God Beyond All Names

Marty Haugen Song At The Centre As One Voice Volume 2

Kid’s Praise 6 Heart To Change the World Kids Praise 6

Michael Mangan This Is The Time Sing Jubilee

Michael Mangan Land Of The Southern Cross Sing Jubilee

RESOURCES – RELIGIOUS EDUCATION – YEAR 5

UNIT 5.7 – WE CELEBRATE THE SACRAMENTS (Part 1)

Children’s Literature

Sasso, S (2002), In God’s Name, Woodstock, VT: Jewish Lights (OP)

Biographies of famous priests eg. Damien of Molokai, Oscar Romero, John Therry

Hathorn, Libby (2002), The Wishing Cupboard, Port Melbourne, Vic: Lothian Books

Music

Kevin Bates A Shepherd I’ll be To You As One Voice Volume 1

John Burland We Have Been Called Celebrating The Sacraments

John Burland Coming Back Together Celebrating The Sacraments

Peter Kearney Seven Gifts Of The Holy Spirit Growing In God

Michael Mangan Come Together Children Of The Light

Michael Mangan You Are My Shepherd Forever I Will Sing

Michael Mangan You Are The Light Forever I Will Sing

RESOURCES – RELIGIOUS EDUCATION – YEAR 5

UNIT 5.8 – ADVENT TO CHRISTMAS: A TIME TO PREPARE AND

CELEBRATE

Children’s Literature

Fox, Mem (1996), Wombat Divine, Gosford, NSW: Omnibus Books/Scholastic

Wild, Margaret (1994), Light the Lamps, Hunters Hill, NSW: a Margaret Hamilton Book from

Scholastic Australia, (OP)

Stories about waiting and preparing

Brinsmead, Hesba (1983), Christmas at Longtime, North Ryde, NSW: Angus and Robertson

(OP)

Beck, Jennifer (2002), The Christmas Caravan, Auckland, NZ: Scholastic (OP)

Ray, Jane (1994), The Story of Christmas, London: Orchard Books

Dunbar, Joyce (2002), This is the Star, London: Picture Corgi (Random House)

Music

John Burland The Promise –Part 1 and 2 Christmas Star

Bernadette Farrell God Of Abraham Gather Australia

Michael Herry Wait In Joyful Hope Sing Spirit, Sing Life

Christopher Hoyne In A Manger He Lay Heaven Belongs to Such

As These

Christopher Walker Prepare The Way Calling The Children

Websites

FOR THE STUDENT

Advent: a Time of Preparation (EWNT - Global Catholic Network website)

http://www.ewtn.com/

Click on the centre of the screen. The link to Advent may only appear during the season of

Advent.

Prayers and Customs of Advent and Christmas (a site by Fr Victor Hoagland, C.P.)

http://www.cptryon.org/

Click on ‘daily prayers’ under the heading Lord Teach Us How to Pray, followed by Advent

(middle of the screen under ‘Yet God Tells Us to Pray’)

Advent a time to get ready (Refuel website in UK)

http://www.refuel.org.uk/

Click on Resources for Christian Festivals followed by Advent

Advent Wreath

http://www.domestic-church.com (Domestic Church website)

During the Season of Advent, Advent Prayers and Making an Advent Wreath are on this page.

Click on Sacraments and scroll to the bottom of the page to Christmas to find other information

on the Advent Wreath.

There are also explanations of Advent Traditions in Articles