Help us to learn from each other and make each other feel welcomed that students may keep in and loved in our school. folders for reference or for May we make our school a place of friendship, consolidation activities. a place of belonging, a place of welcome. Where everyone feels safe, where everyone has a place, where all are united in You, dear God. Amen + Before Reading: Visualization: Invite the students to sit comfortably and their eyes. Ask them to remember a time where they joined something for the first time. It could be starting at a new school, joining a new team, or meeting people for the first time. Tell the students to picture this in their mind. Encourage them to think about how they felt and what they did. Give them a minute to think about this and then ask: How do you feel when you are new to something? Or how do you feel when you are in a group and everyone knows everyone, but you are new and you do not know anyone? Give each student ½ a piece of letter-sized paper and invite them to sketch a picture of what it would be like if they were just joining a new classroom. Ask them to use pencils only for this drawing. Encourage them to use facial expressions in the art. If they are unable to Pre-Reading: remember a time when they Show students the title and cover of the book. Turn to pages 6 and 7 and were ask them to “new”, point out the dark background and ask them how they think the girl in imagine what they would the dupatta is feeling (point to her on the page). Ask them to explain why think it would be like. How they believe she is feeling that way. Then turn to page 20. Point out how would they feel? You may bright this picture is and ask the students to describe how the girl is need to describe an feeling now. Again, ask them what clues in the picture give them this experience you have had to impression. help them visualize how it feels. PAUSE & PONDER ACTION! (During) Approximately 20 minutes During Reading: It is hoped that the Tell the students that this story is about Farah. Explain that she is discussion can yield insight narrating the story. Tell them that you are going to read the story and into the use of colour to ask the students to focus on Farah and think about how she is feeling express feelings as well as and why she is feeling that way. lead into a discussion about
Help us to learn from each other and make each other feel welcomed and loved in our school. May we make our school a place of friendship, a place of belonging, a place of welcome. Where everyone feels safe, where everyone has a place, where all are united in You, dear God. Amen + Before Reading: Visualization: Invite the students to sit comfortably and their eyes. Ask them to remember a time where they joined something for the first time. It could be starting at a new school, joining a new team, or meeting people for the first time. Tell the students to picture this in their mind. Encourage them to think about how they felt and what they did. Give them a minute to think about this and then ask: How do you feel when you are new to something? Or how do you feel when you are in a group and everyone knows everyone, but you are new and you do not know anyone? Give each student ½ a piece of letter-sized paper and invite them to sketch a picture of what it would be like if they were just joining a new classroom. Ask them to use pencils only for this drawing. Encourage them to use facial expressions in the art. Pre-Reading: Show students the title and cover of the book. Turn to pages 6 and 7 and point out the dark background and ask them how they think the girl in the dupatta is feeling (point to her on the page). Ask them to explain why they believe she is feeling that way. Then turn to page 20. Point out how bright this picture is and ask the students to describe how the girl is feeling now. Again, ask them what clues in the picture give them this impression. that students may keep in folders for reference or for consolidation activities. If they are unable to remember a time when they were “new”, ask them to imagine what they would think it would be like. How would they feel? You may need to describe an experience you have had to help them visualize how it feels. ACTION! (During) Approximately 20 minutes PAUSE & PONDER During Reading: Tell the students that this story is about Farah. Explain that she is narrating the story. Tell them that you are going to read the story and ask the students to focus on Farah and think about how she is feeling and why she is feeling that way. It is hoped that the discussion can yield insight into the use of colour to express feelings as well as lead into a discussion about
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