What is "Black Lives Matter"?
Part of Mosaic Lifespan Curriculum
Open
Chalice lighting: St James Hatchman (X) Black Lives Matter acrostic poem (Google Doc)
Light the chalice and read the poem
Read
Read & Do are pair exercises. After each one of the four short stories (Google Doc) pause to complete the emotion check in prompts in thedo section. Also allow some time for emergent discussion or questions.
If anyone asks ‘how the story ends’ or ‘what happened’ ask them to finish the story or fill in the blanks. In those cases ask the other kids to join in. Is that what they think happened? What else could’ve happened? Do we know what happened historically?
Watch
Videos are similar, choose one if time is limited.
Kids Share Their BLM Protest Signs | Show & Tell | Hiho (YouTube, 6:09)
- What does “Black Lives Matter” mean? — Auntie Lena and Possum learn what kids can do to help (YouTube, 5:19)
Do
- What feeling does this story give you? Use the Emotions Chart for Kids
- Where do you feel it in your body?
Close
Black Lives Matter poem (YouTube) (1:36)
Read the closing quote.
Then take a moment to ask participants what they feel? Where they feel it in their body? And what they are called to do?
Then extinguish the chalice