Ordinary Mary's Extraordinary Deed

A traditional Group Language lesson we did this past week was based on the story, Ordinary Mary's Extraordinary Deed by Emily Pearson.  Ordinary Mary is ordinary girl who decides to pick blueberries for her neighbor, Mrs. Bishop. This simple act of kindness starts a chain reaction that multiplies around the world.

 

After reading the story to the children, we sent them off to brainstorm acts of kindness that they could do in our community.  From many, many ideas, the kids then decided which deeds were do-able and we chose five to complete.  On Friday afternoon, the entire school went off in various directions doing deeds.  Children made cards and posters, bouquets for neighbourhood delivery, how-to videos for younger learners, cleaned classrooms and washed cars.

 

 

 

From lessons like this come wonderful stories from the children.  One child in the class told me his sister did a good deed.  When I asked what it was, he told me that she had flown a paper plane into their neighbours' yard.  I was confused by this until he told me that on the paper plane was written, "I love you".