LEARNING PLAN IN RELIGION 5

Date: May 4, 2023 (Thursday)

Subject Matter: The Church Cares for the Sick (Part 2)
Behavioral Objectives:
At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to:
1. Adapt the spirit of love and care by accomplishing the motivational activity, Human Knot.
2. Identify the ways of loving and caring for the sick.
3. Recognize people who have cared and loved the sick.
4. Recall and evaluate their experiences of sickness.

I. Preparation
A. Opening Prayer
Dear God, we give thanks to you, our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, for another beautiful day with our loved
ones. As we conduct our day, you are forever in our hearts and thoughts. We ask for your love, guidance, and
protection in everything we do. Please watch over those who mean the most to us. Please guide our decisions
with your love in our hearts. We love you and give thanks for this day because this day, as every day, is your
gift to us. Amen.
B. Recall
C. Checking of Attendance

II. Human Experience:

A. Discussion (How does the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick show our love and care for the sick?)
B. Setting the mood of the pupils – Human Knot (3-5 mins)
1. The students will be grouped into two, each group has 10 members.
2. Each of the students stand in a circle, giving hands.
3. One member of the other group will stay in the middle of the opposing group to confuse the players
being untied on what to do.
4. The students must tangle themselves by walking in between students in front of them, going over or
under locked hands.
5. Now, two other students need to work together and give instructions to the human knot. They must
find a way to untangle it.
Questions on the activity:
1. What are your roles in the activity?
a. As the members of the knot
b. As the “Untiers” of the Knot
c. As the Man in the Middle?
2. What are the obstacles for the “untiers”? How did you deal with the ‘Man in the Middle’?
3. Why is it difficult to untie the knot? Is it the knot itself or the person inside the knot?
 4. Did the ‘Man in the Middle’ discourage you to untie him from the knot or it pushed you more
to free him from the knot?
C. Knowing Lovingly
a. Showing our love for them in these moments of suffering by visiting them, caring for them, offering
prayers for them and allowing them to receive the sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick.
b. Mother Teresa are one of the Christian women and men who have discovered Christ precisely in
those who are marginalized and avoided by others. (Image of St. Teresa of Calcutta)
c. Ways of Loving and Caring for the Sick:
1. Convince our sick family members and friends to allow him/her to be anointed.
2. Offer masses for the sick and including them constantly in our prayers.
3. Visit those who are sick.
4. Inform and contact the priest and arrange the date and time for the sacrament.
5. Donate and bring the sick inspirational books, magazines and prayer books.

III. Christian Message

Quote of Pope Francis:
Faith emerged from the ruins, it came from the solidarity in the moment of hardship.
Questions on the quote:
1. How does solidarity (unity) manifest in hardships or sufferings?
2. How can we relate it with those who are sick or nearing their death?
3. As a student, in your own simple ways, how can you help others, especially, the sick and suffering?

IV. Deepening (Wounded man Word Game)

1. From the first activity, the “Middle Man” is still wounded and needs healing.
2. The group from the previous activity will remain and throughout the discussion, those who will recite,
read, or share their ideas will be given bandages to stick on the wounds of the “Middle Man”.
3. In order for them to put a sticker on the “Middle Man”, they should answer correctly the questions or
words that will be flashed through the Powerpoint presentation.
4. The person who will answer the question from the groups will be determined by passing a first-aid kit
bag that contains the bandages that they have collected.
5. Wrong answers will add more wounds to the “Middle Man.”
6. The first team to put the most bandages or completely bandage the wounds of the “Middle Man” will win
and each members will earn 15 points while the losing group will get 10.

1. Jesus' ------- Strengthens the Sick Person and Absolves Sin (HEALING)
2. Give only one example, who can receive the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick? (THE
 SERIOUSLY ILL, PERSONS WITH TERMINAL DISEASES, THOSE WHO ARE GIVEN
ONLY A FEW MONTHS TO LIVE, BEDRIDDEN, A PERSON WHO IS NEAR DEATH)
3. What is parts of the body are anointed during the sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick?
(FOREHEAD AND HANDS)
4. If Holy Communion is received as Viaticum or Extreme Unction - the last Eucharist, the person is
united with Christ during their passing over to the F-----. (FATHER)
5. They can also ask for a C—F—S—N as a preparation in receiving Jesus in the Holy Communion
(CONFESSION)
6. The Church cares for who? (SICK)
7. One of the Christian women and men who have discovered Christ precisely in those who are
marginalized and avoided by others. (MOTHER TERESA)
8. In COVID, what does ‘V’ stands for? (VISIT)
9. Pope F-----S said, ‘Faith emerged from the ruins, it came from the solidarity in the moment of
hardship.’ (FRANCIS)
10. In COVID, what does ‘O’ stands for? (OFFER)

11. Integrating Holistically

a. Jesus designated care for the sick as a central task for His disciples.
b. The task of caring for the sick is not only for the disciples , but ours too because we are
members of the Church.
c. As we encourage others to receive the sacrament, we are bringing them to Jesus, who is the
source of life and healing.
d. We are therefore challenged to constantly pray for those who suffer, especially our sick
brothers and sisters.

V. Assignment:
Recall the time you got sick. Write you experiences following the guide questions that follow.
1. What was your sickness?
_______________________________________________________________________
2. How did you have it?
_______________________________________________________________________
3. What did you feel when you were sick?
_______________________________________________________________________
4. Who took care for you?
_______________________________________________________________________
5. How did it feel to realize that people care for you?
_______________________________________________________________________

VI – Closing Prayer
Glory be
Glory be to the Father,
And to the Son,
And to the Holy Spirit.
As it was in the beginning,
Is now,
And will be forever.
Amen.