Lesson #2: Justice

" Tread ye the path of justice, for this, verily, is the straight path"

Older Class:

Lesson:
Tread: walking towards something
path: Leads to somewhere, shows you the way
Justice: making something fair for all- examples:  following rules in a game or waiting until everyone has food before taking more.


We used movements for the quote:

Tread ye (stomp) the path(move both hands in a path movement in front of you) of justice, ( use both hands out to the sides like a weight), for this, verily,  ( put both hands down by your side pointing to the ground)is the straight( arms out straight in front of you pointing straight) path (both arms straight up pointing to the sky)


We also used a game to help the children understand what justice means.

We had various statements written out. If the statement is just, then the children would take one step forward. If the statement was not just, they would take a step backwards. We also used jumping forward and back, turning forward and back, baby steps, lunges, etc.
Some statements were: Planting a public garden for all to share, using one crayon at a time during coloring, taking all the cheese during snack time


Art: Each child traced their foot. They wrote justice on the foot and decorated it as desired(crayons, markers, stickers etc.) The foot print was to take home and put in their house somewhere. Every time they step on the justice foot, they can say the quote about justice

Game: Cooperative musical chairs. Start out with one chair per child. The children walk around while the music is playing. When the music stops, they have to find a chair. Remove one chair each time. By the end all children have to try to fit on one chair.

Younger Class:

Story: The Little Red Hen Makes a Pizza