Exploring Catholic Social Teaching
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LESSON PLAN<br />
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They hug their parents and siblings.<br />
They do chores to help around the house.<br />
They pick up after themselves.<br />
They hold hands when they cross the street.<br />
Formative Assessment<br />
A. Hold up the image on Handout A: Madonna with Child. You may want to let them know that<br />
madonna means “My Lady” in Italian. We use the title to refer to Mary, the mother of Jesus. Tell<br />
them to look at the painting for a few minutes in silence, and to notice whatever they like about<br />
it.<br />
B. Read aloud and discuss the questions on Madonna with Child Look and Learn (Handout A),<br />
then read aloud from A Parent’s Love (Handout B).<br />
C. Have students color Madonna with Child Coloring Page (Handout B). As they are coloring,<br />
remind students of the Blessed Trinity and note that we call God our heavenly Father. We are<br />
God’s children. God loves us so much that He gave us His son, Jesus. Jesus gave his life for us.<br />
Giving your life for someone else is an act of love.<br />
DAY TWO<br />
Warm-Up<br />
A. Have the class stand and make the Sign of the Cross, saying the words together slowly.<br />
B. Have students turn to the The Banjo Lesson Look and Learn (Handout C). Discuss the<br />
questions. Then, invite a volunteer to tell aloud a creative story about who the people in the<br />
painting are, and what they are doing. Call on a few students to share their creative stories.<br />
Activity<br />
A. Ask students to compare and contrast this painting with Madonna with Child. How are they<br />
similar, how are they different?<br />
B. Discuss with students how you have been looking at examples of good parents with these two<br />
paintings. What are qualities of a good parent? What does a good parent do? What does a good<br />
parent believe?<br />
C. Encourage students to raise their hand and offer one example. Repeat back each example as<br />
you write a simplified version on the board. For example, a good parent: prepares meals for his<br />
child, cares for him, provides clothing and shelter, helps him when he is hurt, and so forth. A<br />
good parent believes that his child is important, can learn, and should be loved.<br />
D. Summarize all the examples that students give by stating that good parents put the needs of<br />
their child above their own needs. A good parent sacrifices for the good of his or her child.<br />
EXPLORING CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING, lesson 1 3
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