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Filled with Hope

Lesson 6

HOPE Creating art through recycled materials

Learning Goals

  1. I can name things that can fill me with hope.
Preparation:
  1. The day before, remind pupils to bring in 5 materials they might otherwise throw away (Step 6)
  2. Prepare a Hopeful Head example (Step 6)
Materials:
  • Hope Magazine: Làbáké [Download]
  • Waste materials
  • Child-safe Scissors
  • Glue (Top Bond is preferred)
  • Brush sticks for glue
  • A4 paper per child
Procedures
Step 1 (5 min): Review
Ask
  1. What new character strength did we learn about in Tarbiyya last week?
    2. Hope
  2. What does hope mean?
    3. Believing good things will happen
  3. What did you learn about hope last week?
    4. Let a few pupils share
  4. Who are some people you know who demonstrate hope?
    5. Let a few pupils share
  5. Who remembers how to make the Hannah Hope signal?
    6. Call on 1 or 2 pupils to guide the class in making the Hannah Hope signal
Write
and
Read		 Write the I-Can statement on the board.

Read the I-Can statement as the goals of what you will accomplish today.
Step 2 (5 min): Introduction
Ask
  1. Most people live in homes with relatives – people who are related to us. What are some relatives who live in your home?
    2. Mother, Father, Brother, Sister, Grandmother, Grandfather, etc.
  2. How should we treat the relatives in our home – should we be nice to them, or should we mistreat them?
    3. Be nice to them
  3. If you are being mistreated in your home, would you be hopeful – would you believe that good things could still happen?
Explain In some homes, brothers and sisters are not always very nice to each other. We are going to read a story about a girl whose brothers were not nice to her, and it made her life very hard. Let’s find out if she was able to remain hopeful even in hard circumstances.
Step 3 (10 min). Read Làbákẹ́
Share Share the magazine.
Read
and Ask		 As you are reading aloud Làbákẹ́, pause and ask questions as follows.

Read the first paragraph. After the first paragraph, ask:
  1. What was happening to Làbákẹ́ at home?
    2. Her brothers were maltreating her
  2. Did Làbákẹ́ maltreat her brothers in return?
    3. No?
  3. Instead, how did Làbákẹ́ respond to her brothers?
    4. She was nice to them and continued to do her work
  4. If you were Làbákẹ́, would you be hopeful? Would you believe that good things would happen to you if you were maltreated by your brothers?
    5. Let a few pupils respond
  5. What do you think might happen to Làbákẹ́ next in the story?
    6. Let a few pupils respond
Read the next three paragraphs. After the sentence about prince’s horse, ask:
  1. What do you think is going to happen to Làbákẹ́ now?
    2. Let a few pupils respond
  2. Do you think that her hope that things will get better will be rewarded?
    3. Let a few pupils respond
Finish reading the story. Then ask:
  1. Was Làbákẹ́’s hope rewarded?
    2. Yes
  2. How was her hope rewarded?
    3. She married the prince and became queen.
  3. How do you think Làbákẹ́ was able to be filled with hope even though she suffered at home?
    4. Let a few pupils respond
Guide Let’s make Hannah Hope’s signal to congratulate Làbákẹ́!
Step 4 (5 min). Sing Hope Song
Guide Guide pupils in singing the Hope Song.

Everything will still get better no matter the time,
Everything will still get better no matter the season,
So just have hope that things will still get better.
Step 5 (10 min). Direct Instruction
Explain Being hopeful takes effort. There are things you can do to fill yourself with hope. Today, Hannah Hope is going to teach us some things we can do to keep ourselves hopeful, even if we face tough situations like Làbákẹ́. Let’s open our magazine to page 2 to learn more.
Read Read aloud page 2 of the magazine with pupils following along. Add additional explanations to each point. Share personal examples where relevant.
Ask
  1. How can you be filled with hope?
    2. Spend time with other people who are hopeful. Keep a positive attitude. Keep your eyes on the future. Be thankful. Be generous.
Step 6 (20 min). Make Hopeful Heads
Present Show one waste material.
Ask
  1. What is this?
    2. Let pupils respond
  2. What was it used for?
    3. Let pupils respond
Explain Based on the waste material presented, dramatically explain that the material used to be useful, but now it is trash and not good for anything. For example, a sweet wrapper used to house a sweet, delicious treat that can make a little boy or girl very happy. But now the sweet has been eaten and thrown on the ground. It has been beaten by both rain and the blazing sun. Thousands of people have walked by it on the ground. Many have stomped on it. The sweet wrapper is old, it is tired, and it is discouraged.
Ask Is there any hope for it? Can good things happen to it in the future?

Let a few pupils respond
Explain Even though this [waste material] has suffered, there is still hope. We are going to re-use this material to make a Hopeful Head! We can see examples of hope when we see things being re-used for good purposes. Each of you brought 5 things that you might otherwise throw away. Bring those things out now and show us. If someone does not have anything, share what you have with them.
Guide Guide pupils in bringing out their waste materials. Arrange them in groups of about four. Each group should combine their waste materials.

Present the example Hopeful Head.
Ask
  1. What is this?
    2. Face/Head
  2. What is the Hopeful Head made out of?
    3. Answers will depend on your example.
Explain Making this Hopeful Head filled me with hope. We are all now going to make Hopeful Heads.

Share the materials you have in your groups. Remember, we are filled with hope when we are generous to others.
Guide Share a piece of A4 paper to each child.

First, everyone should select two objects for the eyes. Put the eyes at the top of the paper. You can cut the materials you use for the eyes if you would like.

Ensure that every child has eyes.

Now, select one object for the nose.

Ensure every child has a nose.

Now, select materials for the mouth. You can use just one material, or you can use as many materials as you want as long as everybody in your group also has enough materials for their mouth.

Guide pupils in making a mouth.

Once every child in a group has a complete face, give them glue to glue their faces on the paper. Ensure their names are also on the paper.

Once all of the pupils are finished, let them show their hopeful heads to the entire class.
Present Let each child share their hopeful head with either the whole class or a few other children, as time allows.
Explain Remind children that we can be filled with hope when we give others hope. Encourage children to consider giving their Hopeful Head to someone they know who needs to be filled with hope.
Step 7 (10 min). Example of being filled with Hope
Read Tell pupils to turn to page 3 of their magazine. Read aloud the example of hope.

While reading the example, explain the vocabulary words.
Disability: A disability is anything that makes it harder for a person to do certain activities and relate with the people around them. Some people have physical disabilities – some part of their body makes it harder for them to do some things. Other people have mental disabilities – some part of their mind makes it harder for them to do some things.
Ask
  1. What disability does Uche have?
    2. Cerebral Palsy
  2. How does Cerebral Palsy affect Uche?
    3. She cannot control her muscles. Her speaking sounds different. She cannot write well.
  3. How does Uche fill herself with hope?
    4. Faith in God, Learns about positive examples of others, Gives hope to other children, Her mother filled her with hope.
Step 8 (5 min). Conclusion
Ask
  1. Our I-Can statement was I can name things that can fill me with hope. Can you name things that fill you with hope? Give me a thumbs-up if you can, thumbs down if you cannot, or sideways thumb if you think you can but are not sure.
    2. Ensure all pupils show you their thumbs

    Call on a few pupils to share things they can do to fill them with hope.
  2. What else have you learned about hope today?
    3. Let 4 or 5 pupils respond
  3. What do you hope for this week – what good things do you hope will happen to you?
    4. Let 4 or 5 pupils respond
Printable version of Filled with Hope [Download]