Time
30 minutes
Aim
The students will understand that peace can truly be achieved if we learn to love, accept, and forgive others.
Learning Outcomes
- The students will be able to list practical examples of how to sincerely love and respect other people starting from their home, school, friends, and other communities in their life.
- They explain that love is a responsible decision that the person chooses.
Resources
PowerPoint presentation, interactive whiteboard
Introduction
Step 1
(Slide 1-2) The animator starts by asking the students this question: What does Christmas mean to you? The students can answer orally or write their answers on the interactive whiteboard or on a large paper or flip chart. Then he comments on the students’ answers and encourages them to discuss what they have written.
Lesson Development
Step 2
(Slide 3) The animator asks the students to watch this video clip showing an inspirational story of kindness at Christmas time.
Step 3
(Slide 4) At the end of the video footage, the animator asks the students these questions to encourage them to give their opinion.
- What is the video about?
- Why is Christmas stressful for many people?
- How can we make Christmas more meaningful?
- What we can we do to give others joy at Christmas? Give practical examples.
Step 4
(Slide 5-10) The animator the slides to get the students to give practical examples of how they can bring joy to Christmas by being helpful, sharing responsibilities or duties, offering our time to help and listen to others, inviting someone who is lonely to join our friends and activities, reaching out, being generous with the poor and needy.
Step 5
(Slide 11)
The animator instructs the students that they will end with the prayer for peace by St Francis.