HOMEROOM LESSON PLAN THIRD QUARTER SY 2011-2012 MONTH OF DECEMBER Designers Name: Ms.

Mary Anne Castro Value of the Month: Love Year Level: Third Year High School
Objectives: The Learners will be able to: 1. Explain the essence of love 2. Demonstrate love through various activities like sharing love experience/s, playing game, checking ones personality and building love in the class 3. Relate love in real life situations 4. Create a love Christmas Card and a love letter to God Essential Question: 1. How does God manifest love to mankind? 2. How can we promote love in words and deeds? 3. How does love affects our lives and our relationship to others?

Day 1 : December 6, 2011 I. Introduction It all starts with God. For everything, absolutely everything, above and below, visible and invisible, everything got started in Him and finds its purpose in Him. Colossians 1:16 We cannot share what we do not have. Love is very essential to all of us. If you want to know how to love ourselves and others, you must begin with God. You were born by his purpose and for his purpose. II. Lesson Development Put a check mark if you believe in the statement and complete the sentence by filling the blank. God loves _________... God is patient God is kind God wants the best in me God forgives with _________ towards _________ and _________ because _________ 1

God loves me God is not rude God is not self-seeking God is not easily angered God keeps no record of wrongs God listens God always protects God always trusts God always hopes God always perseveres God never fails

and I _______ towards _________ He _______ but ________ but _________ when __________ and stands up for _________ in _________ for the best with _________ and hangs in there with _________ and I_________

After answering the activity, the teacher will ask the following: 1. How do you fell while answering the activity? 2. What item gave you a hard time answering? 3. Do you find it difficult assessing yourself how God loves you? 4. Why do you think you should first love our God before you can love yourself and others? 5. What are the things you realized after answering the checklist? III. Closure End the discussion with this quotes: Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, and always perseveres. Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. - -1 Corinthians 13:4-8 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. - - John 3:16

Day 2 : December 8, 2011 I. Introduction To discuss: 2

Love is both a verb and a feeling. Love must be acted and felt. Everyone is capable of great love. II. Lesson Development Group Activity Give at least ten (10) ways to show your love. GOD 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. After the presentation, the class will generalize the works each group. III. Closure 1. What important insight did you get from the activity? 2. Do you apply in real life what you have answered? 3. Explain: Let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth. -- 1 John 3:18 Assignment: Bring construction papers, glue, pair of scissors, old folder, magazines, coloring materials and a family photo for the Christmas Card making. SELF FAMILY FRIENDS COMMUNITY/ CLASSROOM

Day 3 : December 13, 2011 I. Introduction Have you received a Christmas Card from someone? How did you feel?

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Lesson Development Making Christmas Card Materials: construction papers or folder, glue, pair of scissors, old folder, magazines, coloring materials and a family photo 3

Procedure: 1. Form a card from a construction paper or folder. 2. Use a precious photo of your family to be attached on the personalized Christmas Card. 3. Design your card using your art materials. 4. Write your love greetings for your family. III. Closure 1. What do you think your family will feel after reading you card? 2. How important for you to tell and show love especially to your family? Assignment: Bring a yellow paper and an envelope.

Day 4 : December 15, 2011 I. Introduction For this coming Christmas, it is a time to love, to share blessings and to give time to God and Jesus Christ. Sometimes we forget the true essence of Christmas. Christmas is a time of preparation and of celebration of the birth our Lord, the Messiah, Jesus Christ. II. Lesson Development Writing a letter to God: Students can write the letter individually. In the letter, they write about with what they want to fill their hearts and what they want to eliminate from their hearts. It is also the time to thank God and Jesus for all the blessings. Note: The teacher will not read the letter. They will only check the letter by looking at it if they did something and if it is properly written. They can read the letter if the student let them read it. They should tell it to their students and return the letter right after checking it. Remind the students to keep the letter. III. Closure What do you feel writing love letter to our God? What can you do to remind yourself to think about God and talk to him more often throughout the day? Everything you do can be spending time with God if He is invited to be part of it and you stay aware of his presence.