Opening Prayer
First: please read what the students wrote on the previous class; which was about God. Please remember to the children God is the supreme intelligence, the first cause of all the things. God is eternal, infinite, unique, immaterial, all-powerful, just and good. He has to be infinite in all his perfections since, if we could suppose imperfectness of even one of his attributes, he would not be God. Through Spiritism, God has come to make a plea for the practice of the lessons taught by Christ: the law of love and charity.
Please question:
Not doing bad is not good enough; it is necessary to value all efforts towards the practice of goodness. Please give them some examples of the practice of goodness to the children.
How can we demonstrate our love to God? By demonstrating our love and respect for all things He created and doing good actions. Please make write down in the board the answers given by the children. Please make sure you complement with key points the children might have forgotten to say.
IN OUR FAMILY
* Helping our parents, looking after our younger brothers and sisters.
* Washing the dishes, organizing our room and our toys;
* by respecting our parents and the house rules;
* by taking part at the weekly Gospel at Home.
AT SCHOOL AND WITH OUR FRIENDS
* Respecting our colleagues;
* By returning any belongings that are not yours;
* By not cheating in exams
* By not gossiping; forgiving others and yourself;
* By sharing our toys;
* By studying and doing our homework;
* By not pushing anyone; not fighting;
* By welcoming new colleagues kindly in the school/friend’s circle;
* By learning to listen and keeping the secrets;
* By not wanting to be better than others;
* By being patient; waiting your turn.
AT WORK
* By collaborating; working in groups;
* by obeying the rules (respecting the working hours, wearing the uniform required);
* by not taking home any material from work;
* by respecting our colleagues;
* by not gossiping;
* by not being late;
* by being patient with our colleagues and clients.
IN RELATION TO THE NATURE
* by not abandoning animals in the streets
* by not leaving rubbish in the streets/floor;
* by treating well your pets; looking after them;
* by looking after sick animals;
* by not setting fire in dried woods;
* by not polluting; dropping rubbish in the rivers;
* by not breaking the branches of the trees;
* by watering the plants.
IN THE CITY
* By not damaging the trees; the streets;
* By crossing the road in safety;
* By helping special needs children and adults; and elderly people cross the streets;
* By putting the rubbish in the bin;
* By respecting the street signs;
* By not damaging the public signs;
* By not fighting in the street or in the public places;
* By not damaging constructions and walls.
Second - activity: please split the class into five groups. Distribute to each group pictures from magazines by subject, for them to make panels about how we demonstrate our love to God * in the family * in the school and with friends * at work * in the nature * in the city. You can tell them to write down in the panels some phrases you will write on the board. This activity will enable a beautiful panel to be created which could be exposed in the spiritist classroom.
Third - topic: please distribute double hearts with the phrase: MAKE SOMEONE HAPPY. The spiritist teacher should suggest that, during the week, they make the most of their days and make someone happy. You can ask them to write their experience in their hearts during the week if they want to. They could then tell their colleagues about it on the next class at the spiritist centre.
Class being suitable fo: 2nd cycle (9 to 10 years old).
Closing Prayer
Translation: Carolina von Scharten, London, Sir William Crookes Spiritist Society linked to BUSS - The British Union of Spiritist Societies
