Resources

P1 - Those who care

These exemplar narratives follow the core learning chosen by St Andrew's cluster group/working group and contained in the diocesan planning exemplars:
P1 Those who care short version (click to open)
P1 Those who care long version (click to open)

P1 Northern cluster group

Learn through topics - People who help us, using e.g. Percy the Park Keeper

ntroduce people in school - interview, photo (ICT), paint

Then community

                                    - fireman visits
                                    - role play
                                    - job descriptions
                                    - walk

Story - Good Samaritan

Who cares for us? - story of Percy the Park Keeper caring for the animals/Winter/One snowy night - who cares for us?
Meditation - link to caring/safe place - only you and God

Family caring - what do you do to show love to your family? Bring photos in of your family. How did you get your name? Why was it chosen?

Exemplar narrative 2:

Taylor High cluster

-RERC 0-20a/RERC-0-02a
                                    - Discuss families. Show and tell using photographs and
                                       drawings to discuss family structures.
                                    - Discuss what families do for each other, highlighting the
                                       different roles and talents which the extended family shares.
                                    - Discuss the Holy Family and the family of the Church.

- Friends: What makes a good friend "A good friend is..."

- Jigsaw picture: laminate class picture, cut out and let the children reassemble it
   to show that they belong to a class family.

- Community/ visit to Church
   - Invite community visitors eg. lollipop person, police, into the class to discuss their
     role and talents.
    - Visit to the Church to see the priest.

- Chilren draw a portrait of soomeone who helps them: Co op learning groups everyone
   gets a petal for a flower and talents are written on them. The person who is in the
   middle of the flower receives it when the flower is complete.

-RERC 0-03a
- See suggested hymns
- Children write their prayers and say them during plenary (at prayer time).
- Prayer service inviting all the people who help them - a thanksgiving service.

Write - What they think a good friend does.

Say - Tell members of family
       - Discuss/state what families do for each other
       - Name members of the Holy Family.

Make - Characteristics surrounding a figure (Drama) of a person/friend.

Do - Draw a picture of themself with their family.