LESSON PLAN

General Information:
Teacher: Mr. Peter Vooys Grade 3 Health Relationship Skills Lesson Jan 29,
2017/ 47 min

GLO
- Students will develop effective interpersonal skills that demonstrate
responsibility, respect, and caring in order to establish and maintain
healthy interactions.

SLO
- R.3.2- The student will demonstrate safe and appropriate ways for sharing
and/or expressing feelings through words and behaviour; e.g., demonstrate
good manners when expressing feelings

Objective: Assessment:
TSW create a four-panel comic -Formative assessment and use of
demonstrating the importance of checklist throughout, summative
being polite about our feelings. assessment of four-panel comic

Materials & Equipment:

Flipchart paper, copies of four-panel comic page for all students, Francesca
(teachers puppet assistant)
Learning Resources:
Alberta Learning Guide to Curriculum Implementation for Health

PROCEDURE
Intro: (10 minutes)
Welcome, grade threes. I really enjoyed seeing your skits last week. Who can tell
me what our big idea is for Health class? Its love your neighbour as yourself

And how do we do that? By treating everyone we know with love and kindness.
And do you remember why love is like a cold, but good?

Yes, Love is Contagious!. When someone is treated with love and kindness, it
makes it easier for them to treat other people the same way.

As our warmup today, were going to learn a few ways to show people we love
them. Now, Im going to teach you an important skill that grownups use. Do you
think youre big enough to do this?
Excellent! Lets make a line, and Im going to teach you to shake hands. You want
to hold the other persons hand firmly, but dont squeeze too tight. Look them in
the eye, and smile at them. Practice once with me.

Students line up and shake Mr. Vooys hand.

Now a lot of grade sixes dont even know how to shake hands properly, but you,
grade threes, will be the best hand shakers in the school by the time I leave here!

Handshake game: Walk around the classroom, and shake hands with the
everyone you meet. Remember, it should be just firm enough, but not hard and
painful, thats mean. Make eye contact, and smile at the person.

Pass it on game: Now, shake hands, and tell the person one of three things:
Jesus loves you
Youre a good friend
I think you have a great smile

Pass it on game 2: Great job! Now, shake hands, and give the person a sincere
compliment that you think of. This will be a bit harder, but youve done really
good so far, so I think you can do it.

Good job! So, we just practiced two ways you can show somebody that you care
about them. You can give them a handshake, or a hug, or a high-five, or a pat on
the back. And you can give them a compliment, and remind them that theyre
special. When someone does that for you, how does that make you feel?

Very good! Were going to be starting every Health class from now on by doing
this, so you have a lot of time to think of good compliments to give every person
in the class!

Activity: (10 minutes)

So we just talked about positive feelings. Today, were going to talk about another
kind of feelings. Who can tell me what politeness means?

Very good, politeness is treating other people with respect. Its a way we show
other people that we care about them, and that theyre important to us.

Lets make a chart together:

Teacher and class make a triple T-Chart showing feelings, healthy responses, and
unhealthy responses. This is posted in the classroom.

Feelings:
Frustration:
Happiness:
Confusion:

Demonstration (3 minutes): Teacher demonstrates with Francesca the puppet.

Francesca: Oh my! I just won a free trip to Hawaii! I get to go to Hawaii! I get to
go to Hawaii!
Teacher: Thats good, Francesca. Im happy for you.
Francesca: I get to go to Hawaii, and you dont! (Sings) Ima go, to Hawaii. But
you cant. Cos Im the best! Im a go, to Hawaii. Im going to buy a new sun dress!
Teacher: Francesca, my feelings are a little bit hurt, and Im starting to get
annoyed. Do you know why?
Francesca: Because Im gloa-ting?
Teacher: Yes. Thats why. Youre trying to make me feel bad, and thats making
me annoyed and jealous. Is jealousy a good thing?
Francesca: No.
Teacher: Youre right. So lets try this again.
Francesca: OK!
Francesca: Oh my! I just won a free trip to Haw-aii! Mr. Vooys, I just won a free trip
to Hawaii!
Teacher: Thats good, Francesca. Im happy for you.
Francesca: Thank you, Mr. Vooys. Youre a good friend.
Teacher: Much better! Lets try one more.

Francesca: I dont know what to do. I dont know what to do. I dont know what to
do!!!! WAAAHHHHHHH!!
Teacher: Whats wrong Francesca?
Francesca: I dont know how to do my assignment, Im confused, and now Im
crying!!! WAAHHHH
Teacher: Francesca, calm down. Can I help you with this?
Francesca: Yes. (stops crying. Takes a moment)
Teacher: You know you can always ask me for help, and that parents, teachers,
principals, pastors, and librarians are happy to help you!
Francesca: Mmm hmmm.
Teacher: Next time you get confused, can you ask for help before your feelings
get way too big?
Francesca: Yes, Mr. Vooys.
Teacher: Excellent, Francesca! Im proud of you.

Role Play (5 minutes): So, with a partner, Id like you to role play how to deal
with strong feelings politely. Remember, gloating makes people unhappy. Would
you like it if one of your friends gloated when they got something good? Also,
remember that jealousy is wrong. When someone tells us they got something that
we would want, we should be happy with them. If were having trouble with
jealousy, we can pray about it, and say, Lord, Im sorry for being jealous, and I
ask your forgiveness. Please help me to be happy for my friend, and we can talk
to a parent or a priest, or another adult we trust.

Activity: (20 minutes)

Draw a four panel cartoon showing how to use good manners when youre really
happy about something.

For instance: your parents bought you a new Xbox. You get to go to Hawaii for
spring break. You won a prize at school.

Alright, class. Ive heard that some of you are artists, and I think thats great! I
just wanted to make you aware that the most important thing for this assignment
is that you show me appropriate ways to express a feeling. Ill enjoy the art, but if
we run short of time, please keep in mind that what I want to see is showing good
ways of expressing feelings through what your character is saying and doing. Ill
let you know when we have five minutes left, and then you can make sure you
can finish your cartoons. Thank you!

Closure: All right class! Im looking forward to reading your comics. I love comics!
Lets say a prayer to end the lesson.

Dear Lord, please help us to be polite and kind when sharing our feelings, and
please help us to resist the temptation to be jealous. When we are, please help us
to confess our jealousy to you, and to do our best to be happy when our friends
share their good news with us.
In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, Amen.

Assessment: Teacher will collect cartoon panel for assessment, and observe
throughout class.
R.3.2- The student will demonstrate safe and appropriate ways for sharing and/or
expressing feelings through words and behaviour; e.g., demonstrate good
manners when expressing feelings
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