Material from the 2nd Spiritist Educators'Seminar, held at the Spiritist Society Seeds of Light, in Ft. Myers (FL), on January 31st and February 1st, 2015.

1. Lesson Sample By Bernadete Leal
TOPIC
The contentthat will be addressed
Compassion
OBJECTIVE
What studentswill be able todoas a resultof the
lesson?
Studentswill be able togive exampleson how tobe
compassionate.
TIME ALLOTMENT
How longthe lessonisandeach activity
AnticipatorySet:5 minutes
Readingof Story:10 minutes
Discussion:10 minutes
Writing:5 minutes
Art: 10 minutes
LANGUAGEOBJECTIVE
What opportunitiestheywill have tolistening,
speaking,reading,writing,(drawing)
Studentswill be listeningtoastory,discussingitwiththeir
partner,and answeringquestionsaboutthe story.
BACKGROUND/PREREQUISITE
Backgroundcontextor informationthatis
importantinorderto understandthe lesson
Specificbehavior
Know that Jesus livedinatime where people were notvery
compassionate.
Be familiaronhow tointeractand discussquestionwithpartner
or as a group.
TARGET VOCABULARY
Words theyneedtoknowpreviouslyorlearn
before-handbefore teachingthe lesson.
Compassion,empathy
ANTICIPATORY SET
A brief activityoreventatthe beginningof the
lessonthateffectivelyengagesstudents'
attentionandfocusestheirthoughtsonthe
learningobjective.
Show a picture of someone helpinganotherperson.“Iwill show a
picture,and till the count of 10 you have to write whatyousee in
the picture”
STRATEGIES
What toolswill youuse toachieve yourgoal?
Music, poem,text,graphicorganizer,sentence
strips,dramatization,art(define)
Reada storyabout compassionwithstudents. Theyanswer
comprehensionquestionsandshare ideaswiththeirpartners.In
small groups,theywill actoutdailyexamplesof howtobe
compassionate.Individually,studentswillwrite asentence about
compassionandmake a drawing.
MATERIAL
What do youneedforthislesson?
Book,paper,pen,
ASSESSMENT
What formal or informal assessmentwill youuse
to checktheirunderstanding/performance?
Draw 3 scenesshowingactsof compassion
CLOSURE
Closure refocusesstudents'attentiononthe
objective.Answeringaquestionrelatedtothe
objective,orperforminganactivitythatconfirms
masteryof the objective givesstudentsthe
opportunitytorecognize whattheyhave learned.
“Today we learnedwhatcompassionis.Compassionis….”
Show/share 1drawing froma student. So,thisweek,let’spractice
beingcompassionate.

2. Sequence
1. AnticipatorySet
2. Introduction
3. Activity(Strategy)
DirectTeaching:
PartnerWork:
IndependentWork:
4. Assessment
5. Closure