- Recap on teachings of Jesus dealt with so far.
- Group the children for role play. Hand out four or five scenarios to the groups, eg using another person's belongings without permission; an unpopular child is bullied; you have something another child, who is not your friend, would like to borrow; someone the class dislikes wants to join in your game; your close friends decide to do something you do not agree with. Ask each group to create a short role play to enact the scene without considering the words of Jesus. Then ask the groups to create a short role play on the same theme, with the same beginning, but this time giving thought to the teachings of Jesus.
- After the role play, ask the groups to discuss the main differences between the scenes.
- Explore how the characters felt in each role play, considering the feelings and thoughts of the victims as well as those of the protagonists.
- Discuss, in the groups, the difficulties faced in making a moral decision, and perhaps going against their peer group. What difference does it make if you apply the teachings of Jesus?
- In a whole-class discussion consider which of the two contrasting scenarios is most likely to lead to happiness and concord.
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- discuss the difficulties of following a moral principle
- discuss how to apply a moral principle to a 'real-life' situation
- use role play to analyse the differences between two contrasting responses to a situation
- evaluate the impact of the two responses
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