SPIRITIST TEACHER – EXCHANGING EXPERIENCES

         At first I called the attention of the children for all the people who surround us in our day to day lives; thus extending the bonds of relationships and drawing attention to the importance of all human beings to our lives. The children also cited other professionals; such as the street sweeper.

         During the second part of this class, I showed them a stuffed bunny as well as other dolls and puppets. Some of the toys looked more beautiful than others. The bunny was always the children’s favourite. The first question was to ask each child to do to the toy they choose two things they do to someone they love. They ALL did the same; they hugged the bunny and rocked it asleep.

         The second question was to ask each child to do something to the toy that represents when they don’t like that person. Most of the kids said they would hit the toy. There was only one exception: a little girl said that when she didn’t like someone nor had a fight with someone, she went away to play with another friend.

         I asked them to show me how they would hit the stuffed bunny, but they all refused and looked embarrassed, holding the rabbit away from their bodies. I questioned their attitudes and feelings.

         They said felt sad when they did that. Some children wanted to justify their attitude. I mentioned that their young friend had a positive attitude, as she decided to walk away when she didn’t like someone nor had a fight with someone, instead of being aggressive.

         During the third part of this class, we sat down on the floor for me to tell them the story. They love to do that and try to sit right next to me, despite asking them to sit a little further away. I called their attention to the attitudes of the characters. I talked a lot about the physical characteristics of the characters, the place and the occasion. They all listened attentively and enjoyed a lot when I tried to express how the wolf behaved.

         Highlight the importance of loving our neighbour, helping to support their needs as we would want others do to us.

         During the fourth part of this class, I placed several drawings on the table and asked each child to choose one to paint. I then asked each one to explain the situation that was presented in the drawing. Those who couldn’t explain had the help of another classmate; everyone could then paint their drawings.