GRADE LEVEL: Primary / Junior / Intermediate

DAY 5 THEME: Rejoicing in Hope … in our World

LESSON ONE: Whoever You Are Author: Mem Fox Illustrator: Leslie Staub

ISBN 9780152007874 GRADE LEVEL: Primary / Junior / Intermediate TEACHER INFORMATION: In Whoever You Are, Mem Fox has composed a simple refrain to celebrate hope in our world. "Little one, whoever you are," she explains, there are children all over the world who may look different, live in different homes and different climates, go to different schools and speak in different tongues but all children love, smile, laugh and cry. Their joys, pain and blood are the same, "whoever they are, wherever they are, all over the world." This universal message of hope spans all ages and is appropriate for all divisions.

MATERIALS: Whoever You Are BLM: We are Special (P) BLM: “Rejoicing in Hope … in Our World” Placemat Activity (J/I) (enlarge on photocopier) BLM: Quotes on Hope (J/I) (enlarge on photocopier); Chart Paper BLM: Hope in Many Languages (P/J/I) "Tell the World” #9 (“In the Spirit We Belong” - Grade 3) “In the Spirit We Live” #4 (“May We Be One” - Grade 5) CD: “I Hope You Dance” by Lee Ann Womack

MINISTRY CURRICULA LINKS CATHOLIC CONNECTIONS Reading: OE 1.4 – 1.6 Catholic Social Justice Teachings: Dignity of the Human Writing: OE 1.1, 1.5 Person Oral/Visual: OE 1.3 – 1.6 Scripture Connections: Ephesians 1:3-4 Media: OE 3.1, 3.4 Galatians 3:28 Religious Education Program: Grade 3 Unit 7 Grade 5 Units 5 and 6 Grade 7 Unit 4 - Theme 3 Unit 9 - Theme 1 Fully Alive Program: Theme 1: Created and Loved by God Theme 5: Living in the World Catholic Graduate Expectations: 7(f) A responsible citizen who respects and affirms the diversity and interdependence of the world’s peoples and cultures

DISCUSSION POINTS Before Reading:  When you look at the cover of the book, what comes to mind? Predict what the book could be about.  The title of the book is Whoever You Are. Choose some words that would describe who you are. DAY 5 THEME: Rejoicing in Hope … in our World

ISBN 9780152007874 GRADE LEVEL: Primary / Junior / Intermediate  Our lives are gifts that God gives to During Reading: us.  What are some of the things that make you special and  Each one of us is precious in God’s unique? How are you similar to other people? eyes.  What are some of the things that make you  We thank God for the gift of our lives. happy/sad/laugh/cry? (Allow children to discuss a  “What you are is God’s gift to you; variety of experiences and also encourage them to what you become is your gift to empathize with the experiences other children share. God.” Help them understand that while there are things that make them different many of us feel the same way when faced with similar situations.)

After Reading:  Read together Ephesians 1:3-4.  Discuss together how often we judge others by what we see on the outside, but God judges us by what he sees in our heart.

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NOTE: The following activities are recommendations only. Teachers are welcome to use activities from any/all divisions as appropriate.

PRIMARY Division:  Sing "Tell the World” #9 (“In the Spirit We Belong,” - Grade 3 or “We Are Special,” Fully Alive, Theme 1, Topic 3 – Grade 1) Lyrics provided on BLM.  Ask students to share how they say “hope” or “hello” in their language and identify their language on the BLM.  With a partner, have students discuss how they can bring hope to the world. Distribute BLM: Hope in Many Languages and ask students to record their best ideas on the handout.  Discuss student responses as a class.

JUNIOR Division: * Enlarge this 8 ½ x 11 BLM to 11 x 17  Sing “In the Spirit, We Live” #4 (“May We Be One” - paper on the photocopier in order to make Grade 5) activity placemat.  Think, Pair, Share: With a partner, choose a passage from Whoever You Are that reflects hope in our world. Discuss your choices. DAY 5 THEME: Rejoicing in Hope … in our World

ISBN 9780152007874 GRADE LEVEL: Primary / Junior / Intermediate  What do you think are the most important messages you have learned about ‘Rejoicing in Hope?’  On BLM “Rejoicing in Hope … in Our World,” ask students to complete the placemat by giving examples of ‘Hope’ for each of the Catholic Education Week sub- themes (ie. heart, home, school, community including church) using words, pictures, or symbols.  Invite groups to present their placemats points to the entire class.

INTERMEDIATE Division:  Listen to the song “I Hope You Dance” by Leann Womack.  Graffiti Walk: Enlarge copies of the quotations from BLM: Quotes on Hope and mount on chart paper. Display the charts on wall spaces around the classroom.  Divide students into small groups (based on the quotes above) and assign a quote to each group.  Ask students to gather beside the chart with their assigned quote.  Explain the Graffiti process as follows: Each group will be given time to talk and respond using words and phrases on chart paper. Groups will rotate until they are back to starting quote. Then each group will present the points from the chart to the entire class.

ACCOMMODATIONS: How I will change the lesson to meet the needs of individual students?

 Peer Tutor/ Partner  Increase/Decrease Time  Manipulatives  Oral Explanation  Include Visuals  Extend

ASSESSMENT: How will I know when my students are successful?

 Anecdotal Notes  Peer/Self Assessment  Checklist  Rubric  Oral Reports  Rating Scale  Interview/Conference  Include Visuals  Extend BLM: Primary WE ARE SPECIAL (sung to the tune of “Frère Jacques”)

Verse 1

I am special I am special Look at me, and you’ll see. Someone very special Someone very special It is ME! It is ME!

Verse 2

You are special You are special I see you and I see Someone very special Someone very special It is YOU! It is YOU!

Verse 3

We are special We are special Look at us and you’ll see. People who are special People who are special It is YOU! It is ME! Hope in our HEARTS

“Rejoicing in Hope ... in Our World”

Hope in our Selected words from Whoever You Are Hope in our HOMES ______SCHOOLS ______

Hope in our PARISHES & COMMUNITIES QUOTES ON HOPE BLM: J / I

“Once you choose hope, anything's possible.” ~ Christopher Reeve

“Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is to not stop questioning.” ~ Albert Einstein

“All the great spiritual leaders in history were people of hope. Abraham, Moses, Ruth, Mary, Jesus, Rumi, Gandhi, and Dorothy Day all lived with a promise in their hearts that guided them toward the future without the need to know exactly what it would look like. Let's live with hope.” ~ Henri Nouwen

“Never deprive someone of hope ... it may be all they have!” ~ Anonymous

“If you lose hope, somehow you lose the vitality that keeps life moving. You lose that courage to be, that quality that helps you go on in spite of it all. And so today, I still have a dream.” ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.

“We must accept finite disappointment, but we must never lose infinite hope.” ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.

“We want to create hope for the person … we must give hope ... always hope.” ~ Blessed Mother Teresa

“Faith has to do with things that are not seen and hope with things that are not at hand.” ~ St. Thomas Aquinas “Hope has two beautiful daughters: their names are anger and courage. Anger that things are the way they are. Courage to make them the way they ought to be.” ~ St. Augustine

“You must not lose [hope] in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.” ~ Mohandas K. Gandhi

“Hope sees the invisible ... feels the intangible ... and achieves the impossible.” ~ Anonymous

“Hope is the dream of a soul awake.” ~ French proverb

“Hope is faith holding out its hand in the dark.” ~ George Iles

“Hope is not a dream but a way of making dreams become reality.” ~ Anonymous

“But remember this: Joys are the same and love is the same. Pain is the same and blood is the same. Smiles are the same and hearts are just the same – Wherever they are ... Wherever you are ... Wherever we are ... All over the world.” ~ Mem Fox BLM: P/J/I HOPE (Arabic) (English)) speranza (Italian) أمل

надявам се (Bulgarian) 희망 (Korean)

希望 (Chinese) håp (Norwegian)

naděje (Czech) nadzieja (Polish)

håb (Danish) esperança (Portuguese)

hoop (Dutch) speranta (Romanian) toivo (Finnish) надежда (Russian) espoir (French) nada (Serbian)

hoffnung (German) esperanza (Spanish)

Ελπίζω (Greek) hopp (Swedish)

(Hebrew) ความหววัง (Thai) תקווה

REMÉNY (Hungarian) umut (Turkish)

dochas (Irish)

HOPE in a language I know: ______

How can I bring HOPE to the world?

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