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JESUS GIVES US THE HOLY SPIRIT (page 37)
As the story is read aloud, have the students close their eyes and use a guided imagery of Jesus going to the garden and being arrested and his friends all running away because they are afraid. Have them focus on how they think Jesus felt when his friends ran away. Supplement 2a and 2b with pictures of someone being arrested, a closed door, a key, and faces that express the emotions described under 2b.
OUR PRIEST GIVES US GOD’S FORGIVENESS (page 38)
Have available the words: SIN, FORGIVENESS, RECONCILIATION, SIGN OF THE CROSS, ABSOLVE, on large index cards. Provide a separate set of cards with the definitions and pictures from the lesson of each of these words. After completing #2, 3, and 4 on page 38, have the students pair up to practice the priest actions and words as described on page 2 of the student copy.
WE MAKE PEACE AT MASS (page 39)
Rather than have individual students read each section, page 3 of the student copy could be done as a choral response with the teacher reading a line
write their names can use a name stamp. Teach the students the American Sign Language gesture for peace and have them use it during the prayer service. (The right palm is placed on the left palm and then turned so the left palm is on top; both hands, palms down, move down and toward the sides.)
Lesson 6
I PREPARE FOR FIRST RECONCILIATION
OPENING PRAYER (page 42)
No adaptations are necessary.
I PREPARE FOR FIRST RECONCILIATION (page 43)
For students with intellectual disability, more
than one visit to the reconciliation room will be necessary. Prepare a reconciliation space for class demonstrations. It is important for all children
to be comfortable with the reconciliation room. Some students may never celebrate reconciliation individually, but only in a communal setting. Provide additional pictures of people in the reconciliation room.
THE SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION HAS FOUR PARTS (page 44):
Use an extra copy of the student material and cut
out the four pictures. For students with intellectual disability provide one simple sentence or phrase to go with each picture. 1. I tell the priest what I did wrong. 2. I pray and say I’m sorry. 3. The priest tells me to say a prayer or do something nice. 4. The priest prays and Jesus forgives my sins. Give the children the opportunity to practice for the sacrament in the classroom setting.
A RECONCILIATION PRAYER SERVICE (pages 45-46)
In addition to holding up each student copy, have pictures or props that will remind the students of
the Gospel stories. Describe all pictures for students with visual impairments. Students with fine motor difficulties may need their booklets pre-cut and pre- folded or may need assistance with them. Use a name stamp for the front of the booklet if the student cannot print. If a student is unable to draw, he or she will need a picture to paste on page 2 of the booklet. Ask another student, when necessary, to write on the top of page 3 in the student booklet. Under 3 (page 45), give students a copy of the questions in large
and the children repeating it. vocabulary:
Instead of: confess trespasses sin
peace
Simplify some of the
Use:
tell mistakes hurt happiness
WE HAVE MANY WAYS TO MAKE PEACE (page 40)
Use chart paper to list different words and actions that can be used to make peace. Some examples: “I’m sorry,” “Let’s make up,” “I didn’t mean to hurt your feelings,” hugs, handshakes, letters saying you are sorry, flowers, home-made cards, etc. For students who are unable to describe what is happening in the pictures, ask them what a particular person in the picture should say or do and have them point to a picture or word response that is on the chart.
PEACE PRAYER CELEBRATION (page 41)
Peace words will need to be provided to some students to glue on their medals. Have pictures of peace-making actions for students who are unable to draw the pictures. Students who are unable to