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Grade 5 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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Watch “Sandlot” clip (1:28)

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

Questions

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?

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

Feeling Welcome/Comfortable

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

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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Demonstrating Kindness

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Questions:

Should kindness be based on what you can get in return?

Why does Templeton ask selfishly?

Why does Wilbur act unselfishly?

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Acts of kindness

Think of random acts of kindness to do this week and DO THEM!

Come up with a list together as a class

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