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Catholic Education Week 2020: Igniting HopeThe Hope Among UsDAY 3: Wednesday
Suggested Grade Level:PRIMARY
BOOK TITLE: Butterflies Under Our Hats
AUTHOR andILLUSTRATOR:
Sandy Eisenberg SassoPhoto Illustrations by Joani Keller Rothenberg
ISBN-13 9781612615837
BOOK DESCRIPTION:This story, based on a Jewish folktale, challenges us to find hope in the world. In this story, a mysterious woman becomes a source of hope to the people of Chelm, a town with no luck. When the good citizens of Chelm become discouraged and decide that the deck is stacked against them, they stop building houses, repairing streets, and planting gardens, until one day, when “a strange and beautiful woman” comes to town. She tells the citizens that there is something better than luck. She says that when some butterflies of hope descend on the town square, everyone should cover them with their hats. Following her instructions, the people of Chelm find the hope they desperately needed, and realize that it was there all the time. Following the instructions of the woman, ignites their hope and reminds them that they possessed this God-given gift of hope all along.
MATERIALS:-Prayer-Music for mingling-8-10 extra-large sheets of paper (approximately ½ metre x 3 metres)-Drawing/colouring materials-Student journals
LEARNING GOALS: Students will:
Understand the main themes of the story (finding hope and inspiration through the actions of others; hope as a source of resilience in overcoming challenges; the importance of not giving up hope, even when discouraged).
Continue to develop attitudes and values founded on Catholic Social Teaching (care for God’s creation, human solidarity).
Reflect on actions that can bring hope to others.CATHOLIC CONNECTIONS:OCSGE: A Reflective and Creative Thinker, An Effective Communicator, A Caring Family Member, A Responsible Citizen
Catholic Social Teaching: Solidarity, Care for God’s Creation
Scripture Focus: Romans 15:13 “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.”
MINISTRY CURRICULUM LINKS:LanguageThe Arts
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R.E. Curriculum: Living in Solidarity, Living a Moral Life
Fully Alive Curriculum: Created and Loved by God, Living in Relationship, Living in the WorldMINDS ON (Before) Approximately 10 minutes
TEACHING TIP
Begin with prayer:
God of joy,Help me be kind to all people that I find.Help me love God’s whole creation.Make my life a celebration.Amen.1
Milling to MusicExplain that when the music is played, students are to walk about the class silently and think about their answer to each question that you pose.
What does it mean to have hope?
Play music for one minute, then pause. When the music stops, invite students to stop and share their thoughts about this question with the nearest partner.
Repeat the activity, this time, inviting students to reflect on question 2…
Who are some people in your life who help you find hope if you are feeling sad or having a hard day?
Invite them to share their thoughts with the nearest partner.
Have students return to their seats or to the carpet and encourage them to share their reflections. Record their ideas as they are shared.
You may decide the format in which to share the prayer. Perhaps you might provide copies that students may keep in folders for reference or for consolidation.
ACTION (During) Approximately 20 minutes TEACHING TIPShow students the title and cover of the book. Ask students to discuss the title and invite them to predict what it could mean to have butterflies under one’s hat. Ask them to share words that come to their minds when they think of butterflies.
Write the word HOPE on a whiteboard or chart paper and ask students to share ideas about how hope can help people when they are having a hard day. Ask students if they think it is important to have hope and if so, why?
Read the story to the students, pausing in order to invite students
1 Adapted from a prayer in Give Me Grace: A Child’s Daybook of Prayers by Cynthia Rylant
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to comment and share their thoughts or insights.
At the end, have students turn and talk to discuss. Have you ever felt very discouraged like the people in
Chelm? Who was your source of hope? Did you like the book? Why or why not? What do you think was the message of this story?
CONSOLIDATION (After) Approximately 10-15 minutes TEACHING TIPArrange students in small groups of 4 or 5.
For each group, distribute coloured pencils or markers and a large piece of paper (at least 2x6 feet long or 60x80 cm) labelled at the top with, “Images of Hope.”
Explain that students should use this time to draw pictures of people who have hope, and if possible, include things that they are able to do, because they have hope. Or, they may simply draw anything they think of, when they think of the word “hope” after listening to the story.
Invite the students to write on their paper for 3-5 minutes, all group members drawing at once. At the end of 3-5 minutes, ask the groups to stop drawing and exchange papers with one other group. Have the groups now draw on their new papers for the next 3-5 minutes. Repeat the procedure several times, so that each group has had an opportunity to draw on several different papers, including their own.
Return original papers to groups and give time for members to reflect.
Ask each group to share one idea from their page with the whole group.
Display the “Images of Hope” pages around the room.NEXT STEPS TEACHING TIPDiscuss how we are called to be a source of hope to others. In response to the book, have students write a short journal entry about a time they were able to bring hope to someone, or when someone was able to bring hope to them.
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Catholic Education Week 2020: Igniting HopeThe Hope Among UsDAY 3: Wednesday
Suggested Grade Level:JUNIOR
BOOK TITLE: Ordinary Mary’s Extraordinary Deed
AUTHOR andILLUSTRATOR:
Emily PearsonPhoto Illustrations by Fumi Kosaka
ISBN-13 9781423648871
BOOK DESCRIPTION:Can one child’s good deed change the world? It can when she’s Ordinary Mary – an ordinary girl, from an ordinary school, on her way to her ordinary house, who stumbles upon ordinary blueberries. When she decided to pick them for her neighbour, Mrs. Bishop, she starts a chain reaction that multiplies around the world. Mrs. Bishop makes blueberry muffins and gives them to her paperboy and four others – one of whom is Mr. Stevens, who then helps five different people with their luggage – one of whom is Maria, who then helps five people – including a man named Joseph, who didn’t have enough money for his groceries – and so on, until the deed comes back to Mary. This inspiring book encourages readers to see how hope can be found among us through simple and ordinary deeds.
MATERIALS:-Copies of Mercy Prayer-Laptop, LCD projector and speakers OR-Promethean board (for showing YouTube video)-Student journals-Large plain white sheets of paper-Drawing/colouring materials
LEARNING GOALS:Students will:
Understand the main themes of the story (finding hope and inspiration through the kind actions of others; one small act of kindness can make a big difference; everyone has the ability to bring hope to others).
Recognize that God calls us to bring hope to others. Continue to develop attitudes and values founded on
Catholic Social Teaching (Social Responsibility, Human Solidarity, The Common Good).
CATHOLIC CONNECTIONS:OCSGE: A Reflective and Creative Thinker, An Effective Communicator, A Caring Family Member, A Responsible Citizen
Catholic Social Teaching: Solidarity, Participation, Life and Dignity of the Human Person
Scripture Focus: Romans 15:13 “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.”
MINISTRY CURRICULUM LINKS:LanguageThe Arts
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R.E. Curriculum: Living in Solidarity, Living a Moral Life
Fully Alive Curriculum: Created and Loved by God, Living in Relationship, Growing in Commitment, Living in the WorldMINDS ON (Before) Approximately 10 minutes
TEACHING TIP
Begin with prayer:
God of love,Help us live out in our daily lives, the kindness which you constantly extend to all of us.As you cast open the doors of your heart to us, may we respond with urgency to proclaim your love to others.May we be sources of hope to one another, who never tire of extending goodness and mercy, and be ever patient in offering compassion and comfort.We ask this through Christ our Lord.Amen.~Adapted from Misericordiae Vultus, papal bull of indiction proclaiming the Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercyhttp://catholicsmobilizing.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/jubilee-prayer-for-mercy.pdf
Begin by showing this short video, “Kindness is a Chain Reaction”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbY5Ez1mOxk
Invite students to take a moment to reflect on the prayer and video in the context of today’s Catholic Education Week theme, “The Hope Among Us.” Ask student to turn and talk to a partner to share their reflections. Ask them to discuss the messages of both the prayer and the song and to respond by sharing any reactions and emotions that emerge for them.
Journal Free WritingExplain to students that the prayer above asks that we never tire of extending mercy and kindness to one another. Ask students to think of an example of a time when someone extended kindness to them through a small action, and invite them to write freely on this topic for 3 minutes in their journals without stopping. If they are unable to think of a time in their own life, ask them to make a connection to a book they’ve read or movie they’ve seen, when they witnessed a simple act of kindness. Ask for a few volunteers to share their examples.
You may decide the format in which to share the prayer. Perhaps you might provide copies that students may keep in folders for reference or for consideration.
ACTION (During) Approximately 15 minutes TEACHING TIPShow students the title and cover of the book. Ask students to discuss the title, and ask them to discuss the meaning of the words, “ordinary” and “extraordinary,” as well as the word, “deed.” Ask them to provide examples of what they visualize when they hear the phrase, “extraordinary deed.”
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Begin reading and pause after the first page to ask for predictions on how they think Mary changed the world. Continue reading, pausing to invite students to comment and share thoughts or insights as you continue.
Ask students to recall all the good deeds in the story and create a list as they name them. Ask students to notice the similarities and differences between the deeds, and divide them into categories, such as: giving something away, returning something, helping someone, saying something kind, including someone, teaching someone, lending something, etc.
Ask students to reflect on Mary’s deed and ask them why they think it could be considered extraordinary. Invite them to connect this book to today’s Catholic Education Week sub-theme, “The Hope Among Us.”
Read this quote from Pope Francis, “Today, amid so much darkness, we need to see the light of hope and to be men and women who bring that hope to others. To protect creation, to protect every man and every woman, to look upon them with tenderness and love, is to open up a horizon of hope; it is to let a shaft of light break through the heavy clouds; it is to bring the warmth of hope!”~Pope Francis, Inaugural Mass, 2013
Ask students to discuss and explain Pope Francis’ message in this passage.
How does Mary’s deed bring light and warmth to others in the story?
CONSOLIDATION (After) Approximately 15 minutes TEACHING TIPDiscuss the Catholic Social Teaching Principle of Solidarity, which reminds us that we are all brothers and sisters in God’s family, wherever we live, and that we are called to be courageous and to contribute to making positive changes in the lives of others. Reinforce the message that each one of us is called to be a source of hope to others.
Distribute large sheets of white paper to students. Invite students to design and create posters to reflect today’s theme, “The Hope Among Us,” drawing from ideas in the book and/or their own experiences.
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Catholic Education Week 2020: Igniting HopeThe Hope Among UsDAY 3: Wednesday
Suggested Grade Level:INTERMEDIATE
BOOK TITLE: Giant Steps to Change the World
AUTHOR andILLUSTRATOR:
Spike Lee & Tonya Lewis LeePhoto Illustrations by Sean Qualls
ISBN-13 9780689868153
BOOK DESCRIPTION:“On some days, your dreams may seem too far away to realize… Listen to the whispers of those that came before…”
This inspiring book encourages readers to see the ways in which hope can be found among us through the examples of people throughout history, who have taken “giant steps” to contribute to society. Readers are invited to cast aside their fears and self-doubt to follow in the footsteps of those who came before. Hope is ignited through the recognition that even the smallest step can change the world.
MATERIALS:-Solidarity prayer-Laptop, LCD projector and speakers OR-Promethean board (for showing YouTube video)-1 copy of BLM Day 3 Intermediate, “Change Makers”-12 Google Chromebooks/iPads-Drawing/colouring materials
LEARNING GOALS:Students will:
Understand the main themes of the story (finding hope and inspiration through the courageous actions of others; overcoming self-doubt to develop resilience; recognizing that everyone has gifts and talents that can contribute to positive changes in the world).
Continue to develop attitudes and values founded on Catholic Social Teaching (Social Responsibility, Human Solidarity, The Common Good).
Reflect on actions that can bring about positive change in society and the world.
CATHOLIC CONNECTIONS:OCSGE: A Reflective and Creative Thinker, An Effective Communicator, A Caring Family Member, A Responsible Citizen
Catholic Social Teaching: Solidarity, Participation, Life and Dignity of the Human Person
Scripture Focus: Romans 15:13 “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.”
R.E. Curriculum: Living in Solidarity, Living a Moral Life
MINISTRY CURRICULUM LINKS:LanguageThe Arts
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Fully Alive Curriculum: Created and Loved by God, Living in Relationship, Growing in Commitment, Living in the WorldMINDS ON (Before) Approximately 10 minutes
TEACHING TIP
Begin with prayer:
Loving God,You who created everything that is good, you have made us for each other.You call us from our isolation into one community of love.Your voice is sure and strong.Together, we hear the cry of the poor, bearing the weight of injustice.Together, we see the pain of the earth as her beauty is destroyed.And together, we hear your voice most clearly…Calling us to join in solidarity with our sisters and brothers in need;Calling us to be your disciples, and leading us on paths of love, faith and peace.Guide us to be sources of hope for all who may be discouraged.Inspire us with the courage we need to take steps and action that will bring about change and justice in our world.We ask this through Christ our Lord.Amen.~Adapted from Development & Peace: 50 Years of Solidarity Prayerhttps://www.devp.org/sites/www.devp.org/files/documents/ materials/50years-prayercard-en.pdf
Begin by showing the video of the song, “Do Something” by Matthew West to students:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_RjndG0IX8
Invite students to take a moment to reflect on the prayer and video in the context of today’s Catholic Education Week sub-theme, “The Hope Among Us.” Ask students to turn and talk to a partner to share their reflections. Ask them to discuss the messages of both the prayer and the song, and to respond by sharing any reactions and emotions that emerge for them.
You may decide the format in which to share the prayer. Perhaps you might provide copies that students may keep in folders for reference or for consolidation.
ACTION (During) Approximately 20-35 minutes TEACHING TIPShow students the title and cover of the book. Ask students to discuss the title, and to offer ideas about what they would expect to see in a book with this title, including the names of people who come to mind when they think of the phrase “change the world.”
Divide students into 12 groups and provide each group with the page that corresponds to one of the 12 “heroes/change makers” whose quotations appear in the opening pages of the book (1. Jesse Owens; 2. Harriet Tubman; 3. Marva Collins; 4. Muhammad Ali; 5. Ben Carson; 6. Mother Teresa; 7. Langston Hughes; 8. Jean-
Prior to the lesson, make a copy of the BLM Day 3 Intermediate, “Change Makers” pages. Consider copying on both sides so that for each group, their names and 3 facts appear on one side of the page, the quotation and image they create appears on the other side of the same page.
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Michel Basquiat; 9. Albert Einstein; 10. Barack Obama; 11. Tuskegee Airmen; 12. Neil Armstrong).
Explain that students are to do a quick search for information about their “change maker” and to find 3 interesting facts about them. Come together as whole group before reading and have each group share their quick facts.
Explain to students that the numbers correlating to their change maker correspond to the order in which the descriptions of the change makers appear in the book. Read the book, and as you are reading, invite each group to call out the name of their change maker in response to the corresponding example or description of their action.
Invite students to reflect on the book in light of today’s Catholic Education Week sub-theme, “The Hope Among Us.”
Read this quote from Pope Francis, “Today, amid so much darkness, we need to see the light of hope and to be men and women who bring that hope to others. To protect creation, to protect every man and every woman, to look upon them with tenderness and love, is to open up a horizon of hope; it is to let a shaft of light break through the heavy clouds; it is to bring the warmth of hope!”~Pope Francis, Inaugural Mass, 2013
Ask students to discuss and explain Pope Francis’ message in this passage.
Invite students to make connections to the book.CONSOLIDATION (After) Approximately 10-15 minutes TEACHING TIPHave students work together in their group to discuss the quotation found on the front and back pages of the book (and on the second side of their group page) and to explain what they think it means.
Next, ask students to create or find an image that could illustrate the quotation. Ask each group to display their image beneath their quotation on the page.
Have the class come together as a whole group and have each group read their quotation, display their image, and describe how this quotation illustrates the theme of hope among us. Display the images at the front of the room.
Highlight the importance of the Catholic Social Teaching Principle of Solidarity, which reminds us that we are all brothers and sisters in God’s family wherever we live, and that we are called to be courageous and to contribute to making positive changes in the
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lives of others. Emphasize that we are called to be a source of hope to one another.
NEXT STEPS TEACHING TIPIn response to the book, have students reflect on a small or giant step that they can take to help others.
In groups of 2 or 3, invite them to create a poster, video, poem, song, or rap which answers the final question of the book, “What’s your next step going to be?” Set a date for when students may present their products to the class.
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BLM Day 3 Intermediate: Change Makers
Group Members: __________________________________________________
1. Jesse Owens
3 Quick Facts
A.
B.
C.
“One chance is all you need.”~Jesse Owens~
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Group Members: __________________________________________________
2. Harriet Tubman
3 Quick Facts29
A.
B.
C.
“Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have
within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to
change the world.”~Harriet Tubman~
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Group Members: __________________________________________________
3. Marva Collins
3 Quick Facts
A.
B.
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C.
“Determination and perseverance move the world.”
~Marva Collins~
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Group Members: __________________________________________________
4. Muhammad Ali
3 Quick Facts
A.
B.
C.
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“He who is not courageous enough to take risks, will accomplish nothing in life.”
~Muhammad Ali~
Group Members: __________________________________________________
5. Ben Carson
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3 Quick Facts
A.
B.
C.
“Happiness doesn’t result from what we get, but from what we give.”
~Ben Carson~
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Group Members: __________________________________________________
6. Mother Teresa
3 Quick Facts
A.
B.
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C.
“Peace begins with a smile.”~Mother Teresa~
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Group Members: __________________________________________________
7. Langston Hughes
3 Quick Facts
A.
B.
C.
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“Hold fast to your dreams, for without them, life is a broken winged bird that
cannot fly.”~Langston Hughes~
Group Members: __________________________________________________
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8. Jean-Michel Basquiat
3 Quick Facts
A.
B.
C.
“Every line means something.”~Jean Michel Basquiat~
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Group Members: __________________________________________________
9. Albert Einstein
3 Quick Facts
A.
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B.
C.
“A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.”
~Albert Einstein~
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Group Members: __________________________________________________
10. Barack Obama
3 Quick Facts
A.
B.
C.
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“Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are
the change that we seek.”~Barack Obama~
Group Members: __________________________________________________
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11. Tuskegee Airmen
3 Quick Facts
A.
B.
C.
“Keep us Flying.”~Tuskegee Airmen~
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Group Members: __________________________________________________
12. Neil Armstrong
3 Quick Facts
A.
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B.
C.
“We came in peace for all mankind.”~Neil Armstrong~
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