Catholic Education Week 2015: Exploring Paths of Joy Suggested Grade Level: DAY 3: WELCOMING OTHERS TO THE TABLE Primary BOOK TITLE: Willow’s Whispers AUTHOR and Lana Button ILLUSTRATOR: Tania Howells ISBN: 978-1-55453-280-3 BOOK DESCRIPTION: Willow’s words come out in whispers. They are just MATERIALS: too tiny to hear. This causes Willow no end of troubles. After a night of Book wishing, thinking and planning for a way to make louder words, Willow Elmo – overhead projection wakes up and makes a magic microphone! The magic really happens when device (if available) Willow finds her whispers turn to louder sounds that everyone can hear. Luke’s gospel Music for mingling CD player or Ipod Journals or notebooks CATHOLIC CONNECTIONS: MINISTRY CURRICULUM OCSGE – An Effective Communicator, a Reflective and Creative Thinker, and a LINKS: Self-Directed, Responsible Lifelong Learner Language Catholic Social Teaching: Life and Dignity of the Human Person Oral: 1.2-1.5; 2.1-2.4 Scripture focus: Luke 24: 28-29 Writing: 2.1 R.E. Curriculum: Hope Expectations – BL3, ML2, LS2 Fully Alive: A2, A3, B2, B3 MINDS ON (Before) PAUSE & PONDER Approximately: 10 min. Learning Goals: You may decide the format in which to share the prayer as Students will listen to the story “Willow’s Whispers” well as the poem: Perhaps you Students will discuss how Willow’s feelings change as the story is might provide copies that told. students may keep in folders Students will recognize that just as the followers of Jesus welcomed for reference or for Jesus in the Emmaus story, we are called to make certain that consolidation activities. everyone is welcome in our classroom. Success Criteria: Students will look at actions of characters from two different points of view – the point of view of Willow and the point of view of her classmates and teacher. Students will identify ways that they can make certain everyone is welcome. Begin with the following prayer.
Catholic Education Week 2015: Exploring Paths of Joy DAY 3: WELCOMING OTHERS TO THE TABLE Suggested Grade Level: Primary BOOK TITLE: Willow’s Whispers AUTHOR and ILLUSTRATOR: Lana Button Tania Howells ISBN: 978-1-55453-280-3 BOOK DESCRIPTION: Willow’s words come out in whispers. They are just too tiny to hear. This causes Willow no end of troubles. After a night of wishing, thinking and planning for a way to make louder words, Willow wakes up and makes a magic microphone! The magic really happens when Willow finds her whispers turn to louder sounds that everyone can hear. MATERIALS: Book Elmo – overhead projection device (if available) Luke’s gospel Music for mingling CD player or Ipod Journals or notebooks CATHOLIC CONNECTIONS: OCSGE – An Effective Communicator, a Reflective and Creative Thinker, and a Self-Directed, Responsible Lifelong Learner Catholic Social Teaching: Life and Dignity of the Human Person Scripture focus: Luke 24: 28-29 R.E. Curriculum: Hope Expectations – BL3, ML2, LS2 Fully Alive: A2, A3, B2, B3 MINISTRY CURRICULUM LINKS: Language Oral: 1.2-1.5; 2.1-2.4 Writing: 2.1 MINDS ON (Before) Approximately: 10 min. PAUSE & PONDER Learning Goals: Students will listen to the story “Willow’s Whispers” Students will discuss how Willow’s feelings change as the story is told. Students will recognize that just as the followers of Jesus welcomed Jesus in the Emmaus story, we are called to make certain that everyone is welcome in our classroom. Success Criteria: Students will look at actions of characters from two different points of view – the point of view of Willow and the point of view of her classmates and teacher. Students will identify ways that they can make certain everyone is welcome. Begin with the following prayer. You may decide the format in which to share the prayer as well as the poem: Perhaps you might provide copies that students may keep in folders for reference or for consolidation activities.
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