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Grade 4 Class 1:

Welcome

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Opening Prayer & Introductions

Hail Mary, full of grace; the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

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Instruct the first person to give his or her name with a descriptor: Cranky Carla. The second person gives the first person’s name and then his own name: Cranky Carla, Blue-eyed Bob. The third person starts at the beginning, reciting each person before her and adding her own: Cranky Carla, Blue-eyed Bob, Zesty Zelda.

Name Game

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Watch “Sandlot” clip (1:28)

  • Explain that the movie is about a boy moving into a new town

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Questions

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What can be done to make kids feel welcome? How hard is it to care about someone you don’t like? Have you ever tried to join a new group? What was it like?

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Talk about the Good Samaritan and how different groups didn’t interact but the Good Samaritan helped a stranger

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Feeling Welcome/Comfortable

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Practice using the Zoom features to generate a list of classroom expectations

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The teacher can share their screen as they record ideas on whiteboard visible to students.

Being kind is an important part of being a good classmate. What are other characteristics of a good classmate?

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