P2 - Lent
These exemplar narratives follow the core learning chosen by St Aidan's cluster group/working group and contained in the diocesan planning exemplars:
P2 Lent short version (click to open)
P2 Lent long version (click to open)
Exemplar narrative 1:
Northern cluster P2 working group
Lent
- Setting the scene: colour of purple on class altar/display. A time of change, waiting, getting ready
- Ash Wednesday - attend service and discuss symbolism of ashes
- Fasting - sacrifice - almsgiving - renewal - forgiveness/reconciliation highlighted
- People to be prayer for - different types of prayer experiences offered to the children - display of people/groups to be prayed for.
- Bible stories regarding temptation and forgiveness - then share own experiences of temptation and forgiveness
Holy Week
- concept of Holy Week and especially Easter as a celebration - compare to Jesus' family celebration and own family celebration
- Palm Sunday - story and discussion - bring in palms from Sunday Mass (when not in school during Holy Week, can borrow in advance from local parish)
(Editor note: helpful clip about Palm Sunday and the significance of palms in Jesus' time thttp://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/the-riddle-of-palm-sunday/290.html)
- Holy Thursday - activities about Last Supper, the first Mass
(Editor note: useful 2-minute animation about Last Supper athttp://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/the-last-supper/4444.html)
- Good Friday - sequence Stations of the Cross
Exemplar narrative 2:
Trinity learning community meeting working group
Shrove Tuesday:
- make pancakes to use up sugar etc before Lent begins
Ash Wednesday:
- go to church and receive ashes
- Lenten promises
- introduce Missio and SCIAF
Display:
- promise tree
- liturgical calendar changing to purple
Visit to church:
- highlight Stations of the Cross
- Bible stories - Passover - Palm Sunday - chance to dramatise/art and crafts
(Editor note: helpful clip about Palm Sunday and the significance of palms in Jesus' time http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/the-riddle-of-palm-sunday/290.html)
(Editor note: useful 2-minute animation about Last Supper http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/the-last-supper/4444.html)
Forgiveness:
- highlight the importance of saying sorry
- how we can say sprry - ways of showing (personal prayers)
Teacher's own resources:
- colouring book
- Alive-O teacher's book
Hymn: My soul is sad
Prayer service and examination of conscience
Mass in school (before school once a week?)
Exemplar narrative 3:
Holy Cross cluster meeting working group
- Changing altar/display – liturgical colours
- Shrove Tuesday: preparation for fasting and abstinence
- Significance of Ash Wednesday – where ashes come from (Editor note: palms from previous year’s Palm Sunday burned)
- Lenten promises – Promise Tree for display – review at the end of Lent
- Good deeds jar – choose a good deed per day (ideas coming from children)
- Fundraising for charity – whole school
- Scripture –
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Jesus at Last Supper
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Jesus forgiving Peter – idea of forgiveness and reconciliation
- Reconciliation service and examination of conscience
- Stations of the Cross: images/meditation/prayer service (acting out the Stations – photographing each stage for display); use Stations of the Cross at Lourdes as pictorial representation
- Share a meal with the pupils e.g. lunch on Holy Thursday –emphasise Last Supper/important meal with friends
- Set family homework tasks – good deeds/learn a hymn/photos of a special meal
Assessment ideas:
Write:
Can write personal Lenten promise for tree and reflect on how to achieve this.
Story sequencing of Jesus at the Last Supper
Say:
Discuss a time when they were forgiven, as Jesus forgave Peter
Can contribute to discussion of significance of Ash Wednesday
Make:
Make promise tree
Make pancakes for Shrove Tuesday
Make own Stations of the Cross
Modelling Stations e.g. with playdo
Do:
Change altar/display to correct colour and explain to other pupils
Display for Shrove Tuesday/Mardi Gras exploring history
Contribute ideas and involve in fundraising and share info with whole school
Exemplar narrative 4:
St. Ambrose cluster
1-18a - Discuss importance of colours - uniforms
- Use Liturgical Calendar to highlight colours.
- Allow children to change the class altar.
- Primary Resources Power Point (Editor note: SCES?) - Ash Wednesday
- Write down Lenten promise - display around class
- Carry Lenten Stones around (decorated by child) to show struggle and burden initially
then commitment and reward.
- "I am the vine, you are the branches" scripture class display - children branches -
grapes=recognition of God in others.
- Class Masses for additional prayer and almsgiving.
- Stations of the Cross - treasure chest.
- Lenten Charities - Sciaf - MIssio - Mary's Meals.
- Class Last Supper
- Bible Stories - Drama
- Watch different clips of various nationalities celebrating Easter.
- Visit a different Church to celebrate Mass and highlight similarities etc.