Year 4 BRANCH 2 Lesson 2: The Jesse Tree — Complete Week 2 Lessons Bundle
Prophecy and Promise (Advent/Christmas)
Complete Teaching Bundle: Detailed Lesson Plan, Teaching Slides with Scripted Notes & Illustrated Activity Pack (Ages 8–9)

Unit Overview
Save planning time with this complete, ready-to-teach curriculum bundle for Year 4 (ages 8–9) covering BRANCH 2: Prophecy and Promise (Week 2) for Catholic primary schools. This all-in-one resource gives teachers everything required to lead an engaging, pedagogically robust 80-minute lesson (or two 40-minute lessons) exploring the Jesse Tree, Jesus’ human family, and Old ÌÇÐÄVlogtament prophecies of the Messiah.
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What Is Included in This Complete Bundle?
Detailed Step-by-Step Lesson Plan:**
Full curriculum mapping, learning intentions, ** scripture focus (Isaiah 11:1, Matthew 1:1–17, Luke 3:23–38), and Catholic catechism connections.
Clear breakdown using the Talk and Share, I Do, We Do, You Do pedagogical model.
Built-in natural break point for flexible scheduling across one or two sessions.
Teaching Presentation Slides with Comprehensive Non-Specialist Notes:
15 interactive, beautifully structured slides walking pupils through prior knowledge activation, tier-3 vocabulary (Jesse Tree, Genealogy, Ancestors), scriptural teaching, and assessment.
Every slide features complete presenter notes with explicit Purpose, Non-Specialist Subject Knowledge, Word-for-Word Teacher Script, and Pedagogical Actions, making it ideal for non-specialists, supply teachers, and teaching assistants.
Illustrated Pupil Activity & Assessment Pack:
20 bespoke vector-style clipart cards (10 biblical figures and 10 matching symbol cards).
Differentiated cut-and-stick matching activity sheets with clear sentence stems.
Printable Jesse Tree tree template for individual class work or liturgical Advent displays.
Full Teacher Answer Key with theological justifications and extension tasks.
Total Lesson Duration
80 minutes (2 × 40-minute sessions with natural midpoint pause).
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This complete bundle provides all lesson plans, presentation slides, and pupil resources for Year 4, Week 2 of BRANCH 2: Prophecy and Promise in Catholic Schools.

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