PARTNERSHIPS FOR CHANGE – LENT 2012 - … 2012 Y1-3 activities...• Jesus cures the blind man....

PARTNERSHIPS FOR CHANGE – LENT 2012

1LEARNING IDEAS - YEARS 1 – 3 PARTNERSHIPS FOR CHANGE - LENT 2012

Teacher’s notes These four sessions are designed to integrate with the Lenten theme Hearts filled with hope. Use the ideas in different ways to suit your classes. The sessions have been prepared so that learning steps are sequential. Worksheets have been prepared so you can copy them for groups to use.

Teaching and learning outlinesSession one: Different ways people live – the Holy LandSession two: Jesus showed love and respect for othersSession three: We follow Jesus by caring for othersSession four: Six ways to grow as a caring person

Curriculum linksStrand: Jesus – Hehu KaraitiFocus: From the Religious Education (RE) programmeY1 Jesus my friendY2 Jesus showed his love in different waysY3 Called to be like Jesus

Achievement ObjectiveChildren will understand the concept of human equality using the context of the Holy Land and this country to compare the childhood of Jesus and their own. They will develop understanding about how they can carry on the mission of Jesus today through serving and caring for others and living in peaceful ways.

Catholic social teachingHuman equalitySolidarity

Key competenciesRelating to othersParticipating and contributingThinking

Social SciencesStrands: Identity, culture and organisation Continuity and change – identity, diversity,

traditions, interactions

Other: The ArtsEvaluation: Tell us how it went online. Use the feedback page at www.caritas.org.nz/schools

YEARS 1–3

No peace unless we really care – manaakitanga

SESSION ONE: Different ways people live – the Holy LandOur road map – where do we want to go?Learning outcomes

Children will:

• view images that show life in the Holy Land today

• experience aspects of living which reflect life as a

Palestinian child

• identify belonging to different groups.

Source of motivation – why do we want to go there? Picture pack with information and questions to provide

learning contexts.

Powerpoint – My life in Bethlehem.

PrayersSelect from the Classroom Prayers for Lent booklet.

Starting up Today’s questions:

What was it like to grow up with the boy Jesus?

How different are our ways of living from those lived by

Jesus?

What different groups do we belong to?

Thinking challengeUse the picture pack and some of the conversation starters

as a way into the topic.

There are seven pictures: Familiar strangers; a girl in a hajib;

walking with a soldier; medical centre doctor; the separation

wall; Jerusalem scene; refugee children.

Ask open questions. Encourage children to talk to each other

about what they see. Make links to what we know it was like

when Jesus was a boy, eg. Jerusalem was a walled city. Many

different cultures and religions existed there. Roman soldiers

were seen around the streets.

Refer to the RE programme Jesus

strand for further ideas.

View powerpoint – My life in Bethlehem.

Listen to then play along with Mais

Khair drumming.

Listen and Push Play.

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Stop, check – how are we doing? Group reflection. What have we learned so far?

Practice time – getting thereOrganise an activity so that children can experience a

situation that is like living in the Holy Land. For example:

Eat some Lebanese bread and olives or other Mediterranean

food. Dip bread into olive oil. Talk about how the olive tree is

important for people who live in Palestine and Israel.

View images of olive trees on worksheet. Children draw own

interpretations of olives or an olive tree.

WORKSHEET Y1/3-1. The olive tree

Stop and park – how well did we do? Share the thoughts from the children about olive trees.

Recap the idea that we like different foods and different

music and that even though people belong to different

groups, it doesn’t mean we don’t like them.

What new words have we learned?olive Holy Land soldier strangers

orphan refugee Jews Jerusalem

drum olive oil

Practice – getting even better Make a mural or 3D cutout of a large olive tree shape for the

classroom wall. On the branches hang the names of all the

different groups children in the class belong to, eg: whanau/

family, kapa haka, ukulele group, parish family, bus group,

reading group, Room 1, etc.

Caption: We belong to different groups.

Looking back What went well today?

What do I need to repeat or extend?

What questions do we need to address as a result of this

session?

What do I have to prepare better for my next session?


SESSION TWO: Jesus showed love and respect for othersOur road map – where do we want to go?Learning outcomes

Children will:

• listen to Scripture stories about Jesus caring for those

who asked for help

• find out the work that people do at the Caritas

Jerusalem medical clinic

• discover how some people can be like guardian angels

to others.

Source of motivation – why do we want to go there? Healing stories about Jesus.

Prayers Select from the Classroom Prayers for Lent booklet.


How did Jesus show care and concern for the sick?

How do I stay well and help others to do the same?

What do guardian angels do?

Thinking challengeBegin by reading to the class some stories of Jesus healing/

saving people.

Stories from Scripture, for example:

• Jesus cures the blind man. Mark 10:46-52 (link to

colouring in picture Worksheet Y1/3-2)

• Jesus cures Jarius’ daughter. Luke 8:40 (link to colouring

in picture Worksheet Y1/3-2)

• Jesus cures the ten lepers. Luke 17:11-19

• Jesus cures Peter’s mother-in-law. Matt 8:14

Ask the children to re-tell one of the stories to another

person.

WORKSHEET Y1/3-2. Two pictures to colour in – Jesus made

people well

Follow up by considering the healing work of Christians

today, for example Caritas running a clinic, organising an

ambulance service for poor people, and taking care of

refugees after their houses were destroyed.

You can see what Caritas is doing by visiting the photo gallery

on our website.

In particular look at and talk about:

WORKSHEET Y1/3-3. Caritas Jerusalem is doing the work of

Jesus today

Draw lines to the picture which shows how Caritas works to

help care for the sick.

Stop, check – how are we doing? Group reflection.

How is Caritas doing the healing work of Jesus today?

When Jesus healed people and made them well, what else

happened afterwards?

Practice time – getting thereWe need to stay well too, so what are some things we need

to remember in order to keep well?

Make a list. For example:

- wash our hands before eating

- cover our face when we cough

- get plenty of sleep …

Another important way to stay well is to manage how we

feel. Sometimes we worry or feel frightened.

Did you know that you have a guardian angel who watches

over you and guides you?

For further work on this refer to RE primary books Year 1, God is Creator. Lesson 12: Angels-God’s messengers

Read the poem Your Guardian Angel. Talk about what this

poet is saying.

There is a short poem about a guardian angel in the worksheet.

Guardian Angel

I have a guardian angelWho doesn’t grant wishes,Or sprinkle magic fairy dust.Rather they tell me when I should,When I shouldn’t,And when I must.Mary Salter (2001)Sourced 8 October 2011 and slightly adapted from http://www.angel-guide.com/guardian-angel-poems.html

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Invite children to take a copy of this poem and decorate it

with all the things that are important to them at this time.

WORKSHEET Y1/3-4. Guardian Angel poem

Be a guardian angel! Helping people who are scared and troubled… One of the special ways we can help people get better is to

show how much we care for them.

In the Holy Land there are people who have volunteered

(explain) to be with people when they are frightened or feel

unwell. They give families some hope that nothing bad will

happen to them. These people act like ‘guardian angels’. You

can see some pictures of them in the photo gallery. They are

called Accompaniers (EUs).

Stop and park – how well did we do? Recap. We have found out that:

• Jesus made people well again after being sick or in need

of help.

• People carry on the work of Jesus today in places where

people are suffering.

• Some people act like guardian angels and this helps

other people feel better and more hopeful when times

get tough.

I can talk with my guardian angel about anything and trust

that God’s messenger understands.

Say together a prayer of petition asking Jesus to be with the

volunteers, giving them strength and courage when they face

troubles.

What new words have we learned?clinic healing cure

guardian angel Caritas volunteer

suffering

Practice – getting even better Think of different ways you could cheer up someone who is

feeling unwell or sad.

For example we could…

tell a joke; have a laughing contest; sing some silly songs;

solve a jigsaw together; have a ‘silly walk’ contest to see who

can make people laugh the most; or bake a ‘happy cake’.

Recipe for a Happy Cake

Make any kind of cake but a round shape is best.

With plain paper cut out two circle shapes for eyes and

one wide grin for a smile (like a smiley face).

Place these paper shapes on the top of the cake.

Shake icing sugar through a sieve over the top of the

cake and carefully peel off the paper cut outs.

Look!!!! Your Happy Cake!

Share, eat and enjoy.

Looking back What went well today?



session?


Your Guardian Angel

You have a Guardian Angel

Who watches over you

Everywhere you go

And everything you do.

This gentle, silent helper

Is there to be your guide

To shelter and protect you,

And for you to walk beside.

Your Angel will always help you

Whenever things go wrong,

They’ll be the wings beneath your feet

As Life’s path you walk along.

Feel this calming presence

Be enfolded by its love

And let your life be guided

By a power from above.

Unknown

Sourced 8 October 2011 from http://www.angel-guide.com/guardian-angel-poems.html


SESSION THREE: We follow Jesus by caring for othersOur road map – where do we want to go?Learning outcomes

Children will:

• become familiar with ways Jesus demonstrated God’s

love in the world

• understand that we can follow Jesus’ example by the

way we treat others

• record different ways to care for each other.

Source of motivation- why do we want to go there? Make large poster cards for the wall with the words:

SAY words to show I care.

DO jobs to show I care.

THINK thoughts to show I care.

GIVE things to show I care.

Prayers Select from the Classroom Prayers for Lent booklet.


In what ways did Jesus care for those in need?

How do people care for each other today?

What are some ways we could show caring?

Thinking challengeCaring – what does this mean? What does this look like?

Talk about how people have different roles in bringing God’s

presence and love to the world. People like rescue workers,

nurses, volunteers, office workers, teachers, missionaries,

priests and religious leaders. Jesus brought God’s love to the

world by acting with tika – justice, pono – faithfulness, and

aroha – love and compassion. Refer to different stories from

the Gospels.

Jesus cared for the poor and sick.

Jesus loved all people.

Jesus helped people in need.

Caring is about how we treat each other. Showing

concern, being kind, sharing, helping and giving, are all

ways we show we care.

Examples:

If you share that block of chocolate with others you are with,

that’s caring.

If you help your Dad clean up a room or outside, that’s

caring.

If you help your old grandparent to a chair while you sit on

the floor, that’s caring.

If you pass the plate of food around before helping yourself,

that’s caring.

Share other ideas.

Read or tell a story about someone who cared deeply.

Four important ways to show that you care are through your

words, actions, thoughts and gifts.

Display the poster cards and talk about each of them. What

are some examples if we are to put these into action?

SAY words to show I care.

eg. ‘You have a lovely smile today!’

DO jobs to show I care.

eg. ‘I’m going to share out pieces of my birthday cake

today.’

THINK thoughts to show I care.

eg. ‘Who is someone who

needs our prayers today?’

GIVE things to show I care.

eg. ‘Here’s some pocket

money for the Caritas Koha

box today.’

Summarise the following ideas:

Caring words

You can say kind words to other people, even to people you

don’t like very much.

You can give people a compliment.

Sometimes the kindest words are the ones you don’t say.

Don’t tell mean stories.

Caring actions

You can share your ideas, toys, sweets.

You can help with little jobs at home.

You can care about the pets at your place or other pets at

your friend’s/neighbour’s place.

Caring thoughts

Caring thoughts can lead to caring actions because often

what we think about is what we do.

Kind thoughts about someone else can make you feel more

happy and peaceful inside.

Send away grumpy thoughts of others and replace them with

‘smiley’ thoughts.

Caring gifts

You can buy gifts but often the ones you make are even

better to show you care.

Give when you are in the mood, not just on birthdays or

holidays.

Some gifts can work for many people to enjoy – like planting

a tree or cleaning up the litter by the stream.


Stop, check – how are we doing? Recap what we learned in session one and session two.

Practice time – getting thereWORKSHEET Y1/3-5. Four ways to show caring

Read out these different scenarios. Invite children to come

up with a caring solution.

What if?• Your brother never puts his toy trucks away, so you

decide to do something nice for him. You start to put

his toys away every night before you go to bed. You’re

doing something kind for your brother but are you really

helping him? Why or why not? What is another way to

show you care?

• You have a friend who doesn’t like to share their toys

with you. Do you let them play with your toys? What

might you do to help your friend and also show you

care?

• You have a friend who borrowed your bike. They

returned it the next day but it was damaged. They left

it on the driveway and didn’t even say they were sorry.

What might you do to let your friend know you still care

for them?

Even though some people won’t always treat you in the

same caring way, over time people will usually appreciate

your kindness and show kindness back.

You might think of some other incidents that have happened

at your school.

The above has been adapted from What do you stand for – a guide to building character, by Barbara Lewis. Free Spirit Publishing.

Stop and park – how well did we do? Caring about others is important if we want to have good

friends and live peacefully.

Can you think of one thing that has happened today already

to show that someone cares for you?

What new words have we learned?caring words actions

thoughts gifts friends

peaceful

Practice – getting even betterDuring the week focus on ways to improve our relationships

with others. A few starter ideas…

• Bring to class some baby photos and try to guess who?

• Create a friendship bracelet. See instructions.

• Go on a ‘flip a coin’ walk and enjoy the time together

on a random walk/bike ride. This can be fun. With

your family or a friend go to the front gate. Flip a coin

to decide whether you go left or right. If it’s ‘heads’

then turn right. If it’s ‘tails’ then turn left. Continue to

the next street or block and flip again to decide which

direction to take. Decide how many blocks or streets

you’ll go till you flip the coin again. This can lead to some

surprising places!

Looking backWhat went well today?



session?


Sometimes your best friend is actually a guardian angel in disguise!


SESSION FOUR: Six ways to grow as a caring personOur road map – where do we want to go?Learning outcomes

Children will:

• explain through storytelling how they try to build strong

relationships through caring

• demonstrate ways they can be more caring.

Source of motivation – why do we want to go there? Locate a local story from the news, magazine, school

newsletter, etc. about someone who demonstrates care for

others.

PrayerSelect from the Classroom Prayers for Lent booklet.


How do I show that I care for people at home?

What are six reminders about how to grow in caring?

What is something I can do to show I am a follower of

Jesus?

Thinking challengeTeacher tells a personal story of caring for someone or a

place or use something from a local news story.

For example: giving a haircut to someone unable to leave

their house; teaching their grandmother how to send an

email or Skype as a way to keep in touch.

Invite children to tell a story about how their family tries to

keep the peace and care for each other at home. As different

children share their stories, teacher composes a list of the

caring actions in the children’s stories.

Stop, check – how are we doing? Group reflection.

Ask what would happen if nobody cared? What is it like

when people really DO care?

Practice time – getting thereThere are six ways to remind us how to grow in caring.

Introduce the C. A. R. I. N. G. acronym.

1. Care about others. Be kind, helpful and share.

2. Ask about other people. Be a good listener.

3. Respect all property, people, animals and the Earth.

4. Include others. Watch to see if anyone is left out and

invite them to join in.

5. Never hold a grudge. Forgive others, and they will

probably forgive you, too.

6. Give to others. Help other people feel good, learn and

grow.

Display WORKSHEET 1/3 chart C.A.R.I.N.G.

Then invite children to draw their own ideas.

WORKSHEET Y1/3-6. How I show that I care

Stop and park – how well did we do? Recap. What we have learned about caring for others, caring

for the environment, caring for myself.

Sing an appropriate song about being caring people.

What new words have we learned?respect include grudge

listen grow give

Practice – getting even betterReview our work on display from the four sessions.

Looking backWhat went well today?

See Teacher section

The warmth of an angel’s light can comfort and illuminate the whole world.

YEARS 1 – 3 WORKSHEET


Giving water to a baby olive tree

An old olive grove

A wall mural using an olive tree

A bowl of olives with olive oil

WORKSHEET Y1/3-1: The olive tree



Olives growing Bottle of olive oil Dove of peace with olive branch

My drawing about olives

WORKSHEET Y1/3-1: The olive tree



WORKSHEET Y1/3-2: Two pictures to colour in – Jesus made people well

Jesus cures the blind man.



WORKSHEET Y1/3-2: Two pictures to colour in – Jesus made people well

Jesus cures Jarius’ daughter.



Draw a line from the word to the picture.

Doctor checking the boy’s X-ray

Looking after families

Health book

Nurses at the clinic

Talk to old people

Visit sick people in the van

WORKSHEET Y1/3-3: Caritas Jerusalem is doing the work of Jesus today



WORKSHEET Y1/3-4: Guardian Angel poem

Guardian Angel

I have a guardian angel

Who doesn’t grant wishes,

Or sprinkle magic fairy dust.

Rather they tell me when I should,

When I shouldn’t,

And when I must.

Adapted from Mary Salter (2001)

Decorate with all the things that are important to you.



WORKSHEET Y1/3-5: Four ways to show caring

WORDS

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ACTIONSTo Do List

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THOUGHTS

GIFTS



WORKSHEET Y1/3 Chart

C.A.R.I.N.G.

C are about others. Be kind, helpful and share.

A sk about other people. Be a good listener.

R espect all property, people, animals and the earth.

I nclude others. Watch to see if anyone is left out and invite them to join in.

N ever hold a grudge. Forgive others, and they will probably forgive you, too.

G ive to others. Help other people feel good, learn and grow.



WORKSHEET Y1/3-6: How I show that I care

How I show that I care

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