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Biblical Background • July 12, 2020

Genesis 25:19–34 the focus in age-level materialsPsalm 119:105–112Romans 8:1–11Matthew 13:1–9, 18–23

Love that Disrupts

Disruptive God, your ways are not the ways of the world. Challenge us to see the world according to your plan. Help us to seek justice, instead of rest-ing in the comfort of tradition. Guide us so that we too may disrupt the world with your love. Amen.

Today’s readings show us ways in which God enters the world and disrupts it – an elder child will serve his younger sibling, those who value the ways and

wealth of the world will have nothing. These texts turn the world upside down and demonstrate that God calls us into a new way of being in relation with God and one another.

Genesis 25:19–34 opens with Rebekah and Isaac, who had struggled with barrenness, conceiving twins. The siblings wrestle with one another in their mother’s womb, fore-shadowing the struggle they will have throughout their lives. Like Cain and Abel, the two children possess oppos-ite character traits. Esau becomes a hunter and Jacob a quiet man of the field. Their parents each gravitate towards a dif-ferent son. The author highlights these oppositional features and the division of the family to set up a plot twist, a reversal.

A famished Esau returns home demanding food from his younger brother. Jacob requests that Esau give him his birthright in return for food. The birthright traditionally went to the eldest son who would become the patriarch of the family and receive double the inheritance of his brothers. Esau swears over his birthright to Jacob in return for a meal. While this act may seem strange, it falls into a larger literary tradition of tricksters and reversals that take place throughout the Hebrew Scriptures. These reversals disrupt social conventions and traditions, and unlikely characters advance God’s plan.

In Psalm 119:105–112, we hear the psalmist’s devotion to the Law. Like a lamp lighting the way, God’s statutes provide guidance. While there are adversaries and obstacles in the world that seek to distract and entrap the faithful, the psalmist calls on God to teach and guide according to God’s law.

In Romans 8:1–11, Paul contrasts life in the flesh and life in the Spirit. Jesus invites us into life in the Spirit. Paul describes a tension between “flesh” and “spirit,” not to designate two parts of human nature, but two ways of living. Living “in the flesh” is to focus on the material world. To dwell “in the Spirit” is to focus on God’s ways. God’s Spirit empowers people to live in harmonious relationships with God and neighbour.

God’s generous and surprising, disruptive, ways are addressed in Jesus’ parable of the sower, found in Matthew 13:1–9, 18–23. In this discourse on the reign of God, Jesus opens with a series of agriculturally based parables. In this parable, the yields reaped from seeds sown on varying types of soil illustrate the number of ways people experience receiving God’s word. The seed is sown generously among all people. The work of God’s realm will yield a certain harvest, despite the tensions and struggles among those who received the word.

Jesus’ image of God’s bountiful harvest not only attests to the power of God’s reign but also stands in stark contrast to the Roman Empire and its agricultural and ecological practices. Rome’s unquenchable desire for goods and exotic luxuries led to exploitative practices resulting in barren land, deforestation, animal extinction, and environmental devastations still felt today. God’s way produces an abundant harvest, while Rome must use violence and exploitation to secure its harvest.

• • • • •The texts this week highlight how God challenges the ways of the world. They ask us to be open to seeing and doing things differently to live more fully into our life with God. How can we lead lives that disrupt injustice and open space for God’s love to enter the world?


Reflection and Focus • July 12, 2020

Adapt and use for youth and adult studies, sermon seeds, lay worship teams.

Reflecting on the WordPentecost 1 2020

Connecting with lifeWe witness times in our own lives and in the lives of others when there is a conviction for disrupting the status quo. This disruption might seek to confront injustice, to disturb apathy that forms when we become too complacent, or to open space for a new way to experience God’s love. Think of a time when you experienced someone disrupting the status quo.

■■ Why were they challenging the status quo?■■ How did they make their opinion known?■■ How did it make you feel? ■■ What was the outcome? Did anything change?

ScriptureGenesis 25:19–34 The story of Jacob and Esau highlights not only God’s disrupting cultural traditions but also disrup-tions in family life.

■■ How does God explain the tension between the twins in Rebekah’s womb?

■■ How do the parents perpetuate the tension between the brothers?

■■ What role does tension play in family life? Is it productive or damaging?

Esau seems to hastily trade with Jacob long-term power and security, his birthright, for short-term satisfaction, a bowl of stew.

■■ How does Jacob respond to his brother’s need?■■ What surprises you about Jacob’s request?■■ What is Esau’s response to traditions of the birthright?■■ How is the answer to Rebekah’s wondering/question

(vv. 22–23) fulfilled in this story?

Psalm 119:105–112 praises God’s law as a guiding light to the faithful, especially while they are facing adversity.

■■ What is the psalmist’s understanding of God’s law?■■ What is the world’s reaction to the way that the

psalmist lives?■■ Have you ever experienced tension with others in your

community because of the way you live your faith?

Romans 8:1–11 Life in the Spirit and life in the flesh represent two distinct ways of living in the world.

■■ What does it mean to live according to the Spirit? ■■ How is this different from life in the flesh?■■ What is promised to those who live in the Spirit?

Matthew 13:1–9, 18–23 ■■ What are the different obstacles that restrict growth?■■ What are the qualities of good soil?■■ What are the basic things needed for faith to grow?

Connecting scripture and lifeLife with God requires a willingness to disrupt norms and to have our lives disrupted by God. The texts for this week, demonstrate the ways that God asks us to challenge our as-sumptions and reorient the way we live in the world.

■■ What parts of our lives need disruption to serve God better?

■■ How might the church disrupt unjust practices that society normalizes?

■■ How can we live lives in the Spirit that respond to the needs of the world while resisting the ease and allure of the status quo?

Focus for Worship, Learning, and ServingAn elder child will serve his younger sibling, and Jesus warns that those who value the ways of wealth will be left wanting. Both are reversals that disrupt social conventions and traditions. God calls us into a new way of being. The story of rival twins can be a jarring one, especially in families, communities, or even nations that are divided through difference or inequality. How might worship and

learning assist in examining the things that divide but also explore how God calls us to disrupt the status quo and put divisions aside? You might highlight and lament current news items where division is causing unrest, wars, per-secution. How might difference bring us together, rather than separate?


Music Suggestions

A chart that shows the licence holder(s) for each song in each of the 9 Seasons of the Spirit Music Volumes can be found at www.seasonsonline.ca. Click on Library; Seasons Music Information. Please contact a licence holder for permission to duplicate.

Worship Outline • July 12, 2020

PrepareNOTE: All of these suggestions are mere starting points; adapt, delete, and add according to your local needs.

Gather

Love that Disrupts

■❑ Recruit volunteers needed for worship: two for the prayer of confession.

■❑ Choose an option for hearing Genesis 25:19–34. For the Bible story, arrange for a storyteller to present “Jacob and Esau” on p. 81. For the drama, arrange for three voices.

■❑ Bring items for setting the worship space. ■❑ You might choose to print Here Comes the Possible on

or in your bulletin (in the Images to Project and Print folder). For background to the art and artist, see “Con-necting with the Art” on p. 10.

■❑ Bring song such as “As Long as We Follow/Na Nzela Na Lola” (Seasons Songbook, vol. 9, #17 on Seasons Music CD, vol. 9. Printed music and recording also available at Seasons MP3 Downloads, www.seasonsonline.ca).

■❑ Set stations as described on p. 82–83.

All Are WelcomeMarty Haugen; Seasons Songbook, vol. 9

As Long as We Follow/Na Nzela Na LolaJoseph Kabemba; Seasons Songbook, vol. 9

Still, I Search for My GodFrancisco Feliciano; Seasons Songbook, vol. 9

I Am a Child of GodBruce and Cheryl Harding; Seasons Songbook, vol. 8

ShelterJared, Rebecca Haschek; Seasons Songbook, vol. 5

Kyrie EleisonTraditional Russian; Seasons Songbook, vol. 2

Come as You AreDeidre Browne

In the Garden C. Austin Miles

Walls Mark Our BoundariesRuth Duck, Jim Strathdee

Call to worshipOne: We bring our hopes and fears, our struggles and our lives as they are, into the presence of the one who leaves the doors and futures open to gracious possibilities.All: God’s word lights the path before us.One: May this time of worship empower us to make faithful choices.All: God’s word lights the paths before us.One: May this time of worship renew and restore our relationships with God and each other.All: God’s word lights the paths before us. One: Come, let us worship.

Opening prayerAbundant God,use our senses to open our hearts and minds to the richness of scriptures.

Help us to receive the gifts you sow so graciously and freely in our lives,and inspire us to share such bounty generously with our neighbours.Amen.

Prayer of confessionInvite people to think on current news items where division is caus-ing unrest, wars, persecution. How might we lead lives that disrupt injustice and open space for God’s love to enter the world? Bring these matters into the silences provided in this prayer of confession.

One: For hatreds between peoples, for violence among nations, for breakdowns into civility, we pray (silence).TwO: Why does it have to be this way, O God? What choices of ours could bring change? (silence)One: For estrangement within families, for tensions among neighbours, we pray. (silence)

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Engage

Invite children, young people, and all who wish to move to the stations. Others will remain seated for proclaiming the word.

Respond

TwO: Why does it have to be this way, O God? What choices of ours could bring change? (silence) For divisions in the Christian church,One: for conflict within our community, we pray. (silence)TwO: Why does it have to be this way, O God? What choices of ours could bring change? (silence)One: For our inner struggles with an inflated ego, or deflated self-worth, we pray. (silence)

TwO: Why does it have to be this way, O God? What choices of ours could bring change? (silence) Amen.

Words of affirmation One: Hear the promise of God. Through all these times, amidst all these conditions, God offers the Spirit’s transformative power for our companion, guide, and hope.All: Thanks be to God!

Opening the wordMoving into Genesis 25:19–34 the focus scripture for age-level materials in ENCOREInvite people to reflect on this question:

■■ How do our struggles and those with whom we struggle shape us?

Choose from the following.

Bible story Have a storyteller present the story “Jacob and Esau” on p. 81.Drama Use the script below to summarize the scripture reading. The mini-drama is approachable enough for youth to serve as lead-ers and children to understand.leAder: Today, we have a special guest who has come from the Bible. Please welcome Jacob!JAcOb: Hello. My name is Jacob, and I have a brother named Esau. I’m not sure where he is at the moment, probably off hunting again. He’s a real outdoors person. Oh well, I guess I’ll start our story. Esau and I are twins. (Jacob gets impatient.) Where is that brother of mine? There he is – outside with the animals, as usual.esAu: (entering) Well, that’s what I enjoy doing, Jacob. We can’t all be the same. I know you’d rather stay at home helping around the tents. And you’re a great cook. Hey! Remember that time when I’d been away hunting, and

I came home so very, very hungry? You had a big pot of red lentil soup cooking, and it smelled soooo good.JAcOb: How can I forget, Esau? I could tell you were so hungry that you would do just about anything for that soup.esAu: You’re right, and you asked me to make a promise before you’d give me any of your soup to eat.JAcOb: I sure did, and it was a pretty big promise I asked for, too.esAu: I had to agree to give you whatever was mine as a firstborn son, and I did. I was so desperate for that soup. It’s amazing what you do when you’re starving. I still can’t believe I did it. leAder: You seem to have put your difference behind you.JAcOb: Yes, we have.esAu: I was pretty angry at first. But over time, I came to forgive my brother. And we both learned something quite wonderful over time.leAder: What was that?esAu: God has enough love and blessing for everyone. We don’t have to try and cheat one another out of it. There’s enough love for everyone. All we have to do is share it.JAcOb: And you know, the more we share…the more there is!esAu: Got any of that soup left?!

After proclaiming the word, you might invite those who have not already done so to move to and around the stations, taking ten minutes or so with a chosen practice.

Sing or listen to a song such as As Long as We Follow/Na Nzela Na Lola” (Seasons Songbook, vol. 9, #17 on Seasons Music CD, vol. 9. Printed music and recording also available at Sea-sons MP3 Downloads, www.seasonsonline.ca).

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Bless


Prayers of the peopleOne: God of each, God of all: we pray for our families, those with whom we are drawn together by birth or by marriage or by adoption. All: May they receive care and love from you and from us as well.

One: We pray for our friends and neighbours, those with whom we are drawn together by common places of work or learning, by common aspirations and values.All: Strengthen the ties between us, and may we find in these relationships the freedom and companionship and community that nurture us and the world around us.

One: We pray for our fellow citizens, those with whom we are drawn together by birthplace and nation, by regional ties and societal traditions.All: Fashion these bonds so to insure the relationships and ideals we claim are paid more than lip-service,

so that who we are and have been never closes us to who we may yet become.

One: We pray for those who are part of this community and in the whole Christian Church, those with whom we are drawn together by a common faith and uncommon grace.All: May we thrive in ministry, may we expand in mission, may we deepen in spirituality, and may we grow closer to one another and you.

One: We pray for those who are fashioned in your image, with whom we are drawn together in one family.All: Free us to recognize the stranger as no stranger, but sister and brother; and to see the joy and need of any as the cause for our rejoicing and compassion.

Prayer of dedication or offering prayerGracious God,may the gifts we freely offer be without expectation for anything in return.May you bless the work of these gifts this day and in the days ahead.

Go from this place finding the strength to right any wrongs,To be the peace brought to division,To be the love that is needed within the world.Go in peace. Amen.


Bible Story • July 12, 2020

Jacob and EsauGenesis 25:19–34

More than anything, Isaac wanted to have a child. Isaac loved his dad, Abraham, very much, and Isaac knew that Abraham had a special relation-

ship with God. So, when Isaac married Rebekah, he also wanted to become a loving dad for his own children. Every day, Isaac and Rebekah hoped that they would have children of their own. But, year after year passed, and still there were no children.

One day, Isaac said to Rebekah, “Let’s pray to God about our hopes.” Rebekah said, “We do not know what will happen when we pray to God.” Isaac replied, “Let us pray anyway, and trust that God will decide what God thinks is best.”

Isaac and Rebekah prayed together. They waited on God. Then, one day, they got a message. They were going to be parents. They were going to have children of their own. And, they were not going to have just one baby – they were going to have twins! Isaac and Rebekah were so excited. They jumped up and down, and they danced. “God has answered our prayers,” they shouted. They were so happy.

But soon, there was trouble. Even before the children were born, they were fighting. Rebekah asked God what was happening. “Why are my children struggling with each other?” God answered, “Your children will become two different nations. Your children will be very different from each other. The older one will serve the younger one.” Rebekah thought that was strange. Didn’t the younger one normally serve the older one?

Soon it was time for the babies to be born. The first twin came into the world. His parents looked at their baby. “He is so hairy!” exclaimed Isaac. “And, his skin is so red!” exclaimed Rebekah. They named him Esau, which means “red” in Hebrew.

Then, the second twin came into the world. The parents looked at their baby. The baby was doing something strange, so they looked closely. “He is holding the heel of his brother!” they said together. They named him Jacob.

Years passed, and Jacob and Esau grew up together. The two brothers were very different. Esau was rough, hairy, and liked to hunt. Jacob was shy, stayed close to home, and liked to cook. One day, Jacob at home was cooking a delicious lentil stew. Esau was out hunting and could smell the food from very far away. He decided to come back home and eat something – maybe his brother would share with him. So, Esau went to see his brother Jacob. “Your food smells so good. May I have some, please? I’m so hungry!”

Jacob did not give his brother food. Instead, he looked at him directly and said: “Sell me your birthright first.”

Esau was shocked. “What?! But the inheritance is given to me because I was born first. I’m the elder one. The inheritance is my blessing. Dad promised me land and money because of this inheritance. I can’t sell it to you!”

Then, Esau looked at Jacob, and said, “Brother, I’m begging you, could I please just have some stew?”

Jacob shrugged his shoulders. “Well, if you want some stew now, you have to sell me your inheritance.”

Esau was so hungry. He didn’t know what to do. Should he give up the money and land, or not? Finally, he said to his brother, “I don’t care about the inheritance. It’s not that important. I promise that I’ll sell it to you.” Jacob asked Esau, “Do you really promise?” “Yes, I promise,” replied Esau. They shook hands.

So, Esau sold his inheritance to Jacob. Then, Esau sat down with his brother and ate lentil stew and bread.

A recording of this story is available in MP3 format in the Audio Stories folder.

Bible storyThe practice of storytellingMaterials recording of today’s story

“Jacob and Esau,” player, paper or drawing pads, crayons, pencils, a copy of the directions displayed where all can see; alternatively, arrange for a storyteller to present the story

Directions1. Listen to the story “Jacob and Esau.” 2. Use the art supplies to write or draw your response to the story.


Suitable for all ages working together

Stations • July 12, 2020

Living, Learning, Growing as DisciplesThe following stations might be set up around your worship space or in other places around the church. Choose one or more practices, depending on your space and numbers. Display the directions.

For your convenience, instructions are formatted for printing and available in the Stations folder.

The article “Connecting with the Art” on page 10 provides some background to the two posters for Pentecost 1 and some art engagement ideas for individuals and groups. You might choose to add an

Art Engagement station each week and choose one of the art engagement ideas.

Healing division The practice of prayerMaterials index cards or small slips

of paper, pens and markers, basket, a copy of the directions displayed where all can see

Directions 1. Think about the divisions you’re experiencing in your own life or that are happen-

ing in the life the community – local, national, even international.2. Write a short prayer asking God to heal those divisions and place it in the basket.3. Place these prayers on the Communion table or worship centre and lift them dur-

ing the prayers of the people.

Love booklet The practice of showing love and appreciationMaterials sheets of copy paper, cop-

ies of the resource sheet “Love Book-let” on p. 84, scissors, markers, pens, and pencils, a copy of the directions displayed where all can see

DirectionsAlthough Jacob loved Esau, it seems that Jacob was more interested in what he could get from Esau than in how he could show his love for Esau. The people we love on a deep level are people that we love for more than what they do for us, or what they possess; we love them for who they are. Whom do you love on a deep level? Create this booklet for them as a way of sharing your appreciation1. Follow the instructions on the resource sheet to create a booklet.2. Number each page and follow the suggestions for each page:

page 1: All the Ways I Love You… (insert name).page 2: I love your personality. You are so… (add two ideas).page 3: I love your many talents. You are good at…(add two ideas).page 4: I love your thoughtfulness. You are always remembering…(add two ideas).page 5: I thank God for you! I am so grateful for…(add two ideas).page 6: Thank you God for (insert name) and for the love we share. Amen.

Suitable for ages 6–adult


Stations • July 12, 2020

Suitable for all ages


Sowing seeds The practice of sustainabilityMaterials Bibles, pre-soaked lima

beans, damp paper towels, resealable bags, soil, paper cups, copy of the dir-ections displayed where all can see

DirectionsBasic things that a seed needs to grow include water, light, soil, and air. In this week’s gospel reading – Matthew 13:1–9, 18–23 – Jesus names four different soils on which seed is scattered: a road/path, rocky ground, amongst thorns, and fertile soil.1. Reflect on these things:

■■ How might we, our relationships, and our faith be similar to seeds?■■ What are the basic things needed for us to grow? for faith to grow?

2. Seeds scattered on the path: peel open a lima bean. Examine the inside. Do you see the plant waiting to grow?

3. Seeds scattered on rocky ground: put some lima beans and paper towel in a reseal-able bag and seal it. What do you think will happen? The roots will grow, but they will be shallow and weak.

4. Seeds scattered amongst the thorns: together, imagine what it would be like for the lima bean as it struggles through the weeds and thorns.

5. Seeds sown on good soil: plant some lima beans in plastic cups or soft drink bottles. What do you think will happen? The more the roots can grow, the bigger (more fruitful) the plant will be!

Spirit of life and peace


The practice of creativityMaterials a large outline of a dove drawn on poster board (or a few pieces of poster board taped together or a large sheet of craft paper), scraps of fabric and felt, construction paper, magazines, newspapers, tissue paper, scissors, glue, a copy of the directions displayed where all can see

Directions 1. Use the materials provided to cover the dove and create a collage.3. Reflect on the presence of the Holy Spirit in your life right now. Where do you feel

the spirit of life and peace moving within and around you?

The light of the word The practice of reflectionMaterials paper, pens, pencils, Bibles

or copies of Psalm 119:105–112, per-sonal journals (optional) to this space, a copy of the directions displayed where all can see

Directions 1. Read Psalm 119:105–112 aloud. 2. Reflect on the passages and stories from the Bible that have shed light onto your

path, that have helped you in difficult times.3. Jot some of these down on a piece of paper or in your journal.4. After everyone has had time to reflect, share the passages and stories from scrip-

tures with the other people at this station (you can share in pairs or as a large group). Read some of these verses and share how they have helped and inspired you.


Resource Sheet • July 12, 2020


Resource Sheet • July 13, 2014

Love BookletInstructions for folding, cutting, and creating a booklet

1. Fold a sheet of paper in half lengthwise, then open it.

2. Fold the sheet in half crosswise.

3. Fold each short end to the middle crosswise fold.

5. Use scissors to cut along the crease line from the lengthwise fold, stopping when you reach the first cross-wise crease line.

6. Open the sheet, then fold in half again along the length-wise crease line.

7. Holding each end of the folded page, gently push toward the middle until the centre sections move away from each other to form two separate page folds.

8. Bring the outside sections around the centre sections to form a booklet.

4. Open these two folds, leaving the paper folded in half crosswise.

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Esau

and

Jaco

bBa

sed

on G

enes

is 2

5:19

–34

Isaa

c an

d R

ebek

ah h

ad t

wo

little

ba

bies

. Fi

rst

Esau

was

bor

n. T

hen

Jaco

b w

as b

orn.

The

two

boys

wer

e tw

ins,

but

the

y w

ere

very

dif

fere

nt.

Esau

was

bor

n fir

st a

nd th

at m

eant

th

at o

ne d

ay E

sau

wou

ld b

e th

e fa

mily

’s le

ader

. Th

en E

sau

wou

ld

have

all

the

thin

gs h

is fa

ther

, Isa

ac,

owne

d.

Whe

n Es

au g

rew

up,

he

liked

to b

e ou

tsid

e. H

e be

cam

e a

good

hun

ter

and

foun

d fo

od fo

r the

fam

ily to

eat

.

Whe

n Ja

cob

grew

up,

he

liked

to b

e in

side

. He

liked

to c

ook

good

foo

d fo

r th

e fa

mily

.

One

day

, Esa

u ca

me

into

the

hou

se

whi

le Ja

cob

was

coo

king

bea

n so

up.

Esau

sai

d,

“I’m

hun

gry!

Giv

e m

e so

me

soup

!”

Jaco

b an

d Es

au d

idn’

t alw

ays

spea

k ni

cely

to e

ach

othe

r.

Jaco

b w

ante

d so

met

hing

tha

t Es

au

had

so h

e de

cide

d to

tric

k hi

m. “

OK

. I’l

l giv

e yo

u so

me

soup

and

bre

ad,”

sa

id J

acob

. “Bu

t yo

u m

ust

prom

ise

me t

hat o

ne d

ay I

will

be t

he fa

mily

’s le

ader

.”

Esau

was

ver

y hu

ngry

. All

he c

ould

th

ink

abou

t was

get

ting

food

to e

at.

Esau

said

, “W

ho ca

res?

I ne

ed to

eat

. Ye

s, I

will

pro

mis

e. Y

ou c

an b

e th

e le

ader

of

the

fam

ily. N

ow g

ive

me

som

e so

up!”

Jaco

b sm

iled.

He

had

tric

ked

Esau

. Ja

cob

knew

he

had

done

som

ethi

ng

wro

ng. B

ut Ja

cob

didn

’t ca

re b

ecau

se

he w

ante

d to

be

the

fam

ily l

eade

r. H

e w

ante

d to

get

mos

t of h

is fa

ther

’s gi

fts.

I w

onde

r ho

w h

is b

roth

er E

sau

felt

whe

n he

late

r fou

nd o

ut th

at h

e w

as

tric

ked

by Ja

cob?

Jaco

b co

oked

som

e de

licio

us s

oup

and

then

tri

cked

hun

gry

Esau

into

gi

ving

aw

ay t

he r

ight

to

be t

he

fam

ily le

ader

.

Use

you

r m

arke

rs t

o de

cora

te t

he

pict

ure

of J

acob

and

the

pic

ture

of

hung

ry E

sau.

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ren'

s Act

ivity

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flet •

July

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Activity

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Playing instructions1. Place the flip-flap on your fingers. Invite someone to choose one of

the colours on the outside square.2. Open and close the flip-flap for each letter in the colour that was

chosen. For example, three times for red and four times for blue.3. Repeat this three times. On the third time, your playing partner

chooses one of the numbers showing on the open flip-flap.4. Open the the flip-flap of the number named and read the kind ac-

tion that corresponds with the number chosen.5. What would happen if everyone chose to do this kind action?

Follow these directions to make a flip-flap.

Building instructions1. Place a large square on the

table and invite children to gather around.

2. Follow the step-by-step instructions to make a flip-flap.3. Colour the four outside

squares a different colour and write the name of the colour on the square.

4. Number the inside triangles "1" through "8".

5. Think of actions we can choose to add kindness in the world. Write all the suggestions down.

6. Choose eight suggestions and write one idea on the under-side of each numbered triangle.side of each numbered triangle.

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