Hope Ceremony
Lesson 8
Learning Goals
1. I can celebrate what I have learned about Hope.Preparation:
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Agenda
| S/No | Item | Taken By | Length |
Set-Up
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Everyone | 20 min | |
| 1 | Opening Prayer | Pupil | 2 min |
| 2 |
Welcome Address
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Teacher | 5 min |
| 3 |
Hope Ceremony Introduction
A pupil reads aloud the Introduction |
Pupil | 5 min |
| 4 | Naming Ceremony Drama | Pupils | 10 min |
| 5 | Hope Song | Choirmaster | 5 min |
| 6 | Speech: What I learned about Hope | Pupil | 5 min |
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Naming Hope Explain: At a naming ceremony, parents give the baby names based on what they hope for the child in the future. Similarly, pupils are also going to “name” their hope. Explain: Think about your hopes for the future. I am going to give every pupil one piece of paper. Write 1 sentence on the paper describing anything you hope for in the future. Give an example of something you hope for. Share one piece of paper and biro to each pupil. Give pupils time to write their hope on a piece of paper. Assistants should be available to help pupils who are not yet able to write. Explain: We are now going to “name” our hopes and put them in the Hope Jar. Display the Hope Jar. Explain: We are now going to dance up to the Hope Jar with our hopes written on the paper. When the music stops, you are going to each take turns “naming” your hope by reading what you have written. Then you will place your hope in the Hope Jar. Play the music while children dance up. Once children are queued at the Hope jar, let each pupil read their hope before dropping it in the Hope Jar. |
Teacher | 20 min |
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Game: Sunlight, Darkness (an adaptation of Red Light, Green Light) Explain: Something we learned about hope is that you need to work hard and persevere towards what you hope for. We learned that farmers work hard and persevere to accomplish their hope. Farmers plant seeds in hope of a big harvest. But then they work hard to tend their plants and persevere throughout the growing season until their hope of a harvest is accomplished. We have just named our hopes. Now we are going to play a racing game to remind us to work hard and persevere towards what we hope for. Farmers plant seeds. Those seeds have to grow before the harvest. Seeds need sunlight in order to grow. You are all going to be seeds and start at the starting line. I am going to stand at the finishing line. When I say “Sunlight!” then you are going to grow – you are going to run towards me. But when I say “Darkness!” then you cannot grow – so you are going to stop. If you move when I say “Darkness,” then you have to go back to the starting line. So when I say “Sunlight,” then run. But when I say “Darkness,” then stop. The first person who arrives at the finishing line wins. Arrange pupils along the starting line. Remind them of the rules. Play as many rounds as time allows. |
Teacher | 15 min |
| 9 | Refreshments Explain: At naming ceremonies in some cultures, some materials are given to bless the baby, like honey and sugar to represent the sweetness of life. Hope is sweet, and a hope-filled person is blessed. To represent the sweetness of hope, we are going to enjoy kwakumeti (coconut candy) as our refreshment. |
Teacher/td> | 10 min |
| 10 | Vote of Thanks | Pupil | 3 min |
| 11 | Closing Remarks | Teacher | 5 min |
| 12 | Closing Prayer | 2 min |
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