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( Introduction to lesson plans, page 2.)
STRUCTURE OF THE LESSON
You may have your own structure or choose the following:-
Lesson begins with prayers.
Newstime and birthday greetings (optional). All the children have the opportunity to tell friends and teachers the week’s news, or bring something to show.
Song (optional)
First lesson: introduce the series to the children. We are going to talk about the Dawnbreakers. Does anyone know anything about any of the early believers? Do you know which country this map is of? (and other questions like this can be asked). Picture books of Iran could be shown.
Subsequent lessons: Review the previous week's lesson and check the homework questions. Do not say that a child has got an answer wrong or allow other children to do so. Let them put the correct answer in by the side of their original answer and say that this would be more accurate.
During the story the children can each have a map (it will be indicated in the lesson plan whether a fresh one is needed) to follow the journey as the places are mentioned.
Each person, whose journey is to be charted, will need a colour which will remain the same throughout.
Most weeks a quotation will be given. Encourage the children to learn some of these.
After the story, talk about what happened. Have the children got any questions or comments? Many words will need explaining. The children could take note of these words at the end of the page.
Closing prayer.
NOTES ON PERSIAN NAMES
It is only in comparatively recent times that Persians have had fixed surnames. Sometimes to distinguish people, the name of their home town would be affixed to their first name, for example:Siyyid Husayn - i - Yazdi would have been a native of Yazd.
Mulla Baqir - i - Tabrizi would have hailed from Tabriz.
The children could look out for these sort of surnames.
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