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10. Give and take
Audio on demand of programme 10 is available 30/11/2006 - 06/12/2006
THEMES: Christmas, especially focussing on the shepherds' part in the Nativity story
Preparation for the programme:
FOCUS OBJECT: a sheep (obviously toy, not real!)
FOCUS IMAGE: sheep grazing near Wakefield in Yorkshire . You can display a picture of sheep grazing in typical Yorkshire countryside by clicking on the link below:
http://static.flickr.com/74/155589062_7bc94c99c9_o.jpg
Programme content:
STORY: Give and take by Geoff Marshall-Taylor
VOX POPS: Children talk about caring for animals
FEATURE: Jinpa Smith from the RSPCA talks about what should be considered before choosing a pet - especially for Christmas. There is a picture of Jinpa talking with Loreto in the Together studio on the School Radio website.
TALK-ABOUT OPPORTUNITY: Pause to talk about animals that need extra care over winter-time
SONG: Come and Praise 2 no. 116 - 'Rise up shepherd and follow'
REFLECTION: on caring for animals as we care for our friends
Pre-programme questions:
- Use the weblinks below to locate Wakefield on the map. How is Wakefield different from your locality?
- Who looks after sheep and what do they do? What do sheep have to do with Christmas?
- What happens in the Nativity story?
- What is Advent? Why do people celebrate it?
- Why is this time of year difficult for some animals? How can we help?
Story synopsis: Give and take by Geoff Marshall-Taylor
This is a retelling of one of the stories that was popular within the Wakefield Mystery Play - medieval plays that told and explained stories from the Bible, making them accessible to ordinary people, not just those who could read and write. This story - Give and take - is the shepherds' tale from the Nativity story - except with an extra twist...
Jib, Coll and Daw are shepherds. Late one snowy night, they get a visit from Mak - notorious for stealing anything he can get his hands on, even sheep! All four men lie down to sleep and are soon snoring - Jib louder than them all, which wakens the others and they discover a lamb is missing.
The search for the missing lamb provides the unusual twist in the tale, and as the shepherds finally settle down to sleep again, they are joined by angels who tell them the good news about the birth of Jesus. Daw, Jib and Coll rush to the cave where they find all as the angels had told them...
After the programme:
STORY QUESTIONS:
- What is the twist in this story? Does it come from the Bible story or has it been added in?
- The title of this version of the story is Give and take . Why do you think the writer called it that?
- Why do you think this particular play focuses on the shepherds' part in the Nativity story? (NB use pictures of Wakefield to help)
- The shepherds in the story gave baby Jesus gifts. Why do you think these particular gifts were chosen? What would you have given baby Jesus?
- Why do you think the original plays were called 'Mystery' plays?
ACTIVITIES:
- Listen to the story again. Compare this version of the story with the Bible story (found in Luke 2).
- Use the RSPCA weblink below to find out how to feed birds over the winter. Then make bird feeders that will provide birds at your school with food over the Christmas holidays. If time allows, you could find out about how to feed other wildlife that might visit your school.
- Find out how to become an RSPCA junior member, then draft an advert along the lines of 'Your RSPCA needs YOU!' to encourage others to help out.
- Design a poster to illustrate 'A pet is for life - not just for Christmas'
Other weblinks:
Locate Wakefield on a map:
http://maps.google.co.uk/
The RSPCA
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