Learning about Morality & Justice with Sr Sheila

Year 5 students are looking deeper into the Religion topic of ‘Morality & Justice’ with the assistance of Sr Sheila. They explored the meaning of ‘Morality’, being the rules/guidelines of a situation/action being right or wrong and they also looked at ‘Justice’, if things are fair and equal for everyone.

They completed two activities. The first one looked at the importance of building someone else up. They discussed ways of how they can do this such as being kind, listening to others, including and inviting others etc. The students also explored some ways of how a person can bring someone down to understand that sometimes our words and actions can affect those around us without even realising. For this activity they created a cut out version of the right and left hand on colour paper. Their dominant hand being the qualities that build a person up and their other hand, some qualities of how we might bring a person down. The students then cut out their hands and stuck them together, around a bowl as this resembles the ‘vessel of hope’. 

The second activity was based on a commitment for the future. The students had to think deeply and make a promise to put in effort to achieve this commitment. In a few weeks when we revisit these commitments, if they are achieved they will place their commitment in the ‘vessel of hope’ that they created together. 

During this lesson, the students were able to explore and understand even more about ‘Morality & Justice’. They thoroughly enjoyed this lesson with Sr Sheila and have promised to achieve their commitment. 

Tayla Kostakis
Year 5 Teacher