Exemplar narrative 1:

Northern cluster working group

Planned activities:

Lent:

-          preparing class altar in Liturgical colour– Purple cloth, vestments, interactive picture of Priest with different vestments to change.

-          Ash Wednesday – discussion of the meaning of the symbol of ashes before children will go to Mass and receive ashes on their forehead as a sign of the beginning of Lent.

-          Prayer book/ box with names, pictures or writing of people in need of our prayer e.g. family and friends

-          Footprints to God – pupils are encouraged to do a good deed for another pupil and this is written onto a footprint to make a pathway to God.

-          Fasting & Almsgiving (community work e.g. helping to maintain church grounds, donating groceries to the elderly and International aid – collecting for SCIAF, Mary’s meals, Lepra.

-          Read Biblical stories related to temptation e.g. Jesus was tempted in the desert.

-          Forgiveness – the parable of the Prodigal Son/story of Zacchaeus (act out as part of drama in small groups).

-          Circle time to talk about their experiences of forgiveness (writing a story or prayer about forgiveness).

-          Penitential service/assembly on forgiveness.

Holy Week:

-          Palm Sunday – read from Bible “Visit to Jerusalem” and use as a starting point for Holy week.
(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)

-          Holy week – Talk about celebrations, family celebration, food/sharing a meal/giving thanks for the food. Pupils will complete a drawing of a celebration and bring photographs for a class display.

-          The importance of the Last Supper and its significance of the first mass.

-          Read the Garden of Gethsemane – dramatisation, freeze frame, thought tracking of feelings.

-          Sequencing activity of the Stations of the Cross.

-          Newspaper article related to the trial and crucifixion of Jesus.

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Exemplar narrative 2:

St Margaret's cluster meeting P3 group

(NB Only Holy Week core learning)

Play hymn ‘’My soul is sad’ and engage with scripture passage about the Garden of Gethsemane

Recount or diary entry from Mark

Role-play the scene in the Garden

(Connected to theme of bullying/behaviour:)  someone being wrongly blamed, as Jesus was before Pilate

Role-play, thought tracking, hot seating Pilate

Song/poem – I carry a cross in my pocket

P3 Lent - St. Margarets Cluster Group
Assessment Ideas: 1
Write:     3 part stories of Bible stories.
              Research - different charities and their work.
              Reflective prayer writing.
Say:       Prayer service - children leading liturgy.
              Rosary group (lunchtime or 8:45am) 
Make:     Make Stations of the Cross.
              Make Lenten promise.
Do:         Prayer service.
              Visit Church.
              Role play/actout The Passion - photograph or video.

Assessment Ideas: 2
Write:     Write about a time when you were sad and lonely.
              Diary entry. #
              Sequence lines from the poem in groups/pairs.  
Say:        Peer discussion about diary entry. #
Make:     Scene in the garden using a variety of materials. *
Do:         Act out in groups scene in the garden. *
              Act out thought tracking and hot seating Pilate.