Initial prayer
First: Present the time machine: two discs located one over another – the bottom disc should be made of isopor or cardboard and should be larger than the upper disc; the upper disc should be more malleable so as to easily rotate over the bottom disc. Divide the bottom disc into three equal parts: Christ’s time, current time, and future time; the upper disc should be cut into an arrow shaped format so as to point to one of the three parts in the bottom disc. Alternatively, the teacher can just cut three equal pieces of cardboard, each containing a time period above, to be picked through a random selection.
Second: Divide the children into three groups; select a time period for each of the groups (by rotating the arrow in the disc or by randomly selecting the cardboard pieces).
Third: The children should organise and present to the class the following topics regarding the time period assigned to them: transport, hygiene, housing, sports, moral values, medicine, religion, form of government (or any other topics the teacher might find appropriate).
Fourth: Talk to children about the material evolution that humanity has been experiencing throughout the centuries. Ask them how it would be like for someone in our time to adapt to the way of life during Christ’s time. And, on the other hand, how it would be like if someone from Christ’s time suddenly came to live in our world today.
Fifth: Ask the children about the spiritual evolution of humankind. What things are different today compared to two thousands years ago? And how will it be like in the future? Will there be wars, fights, disputes? How will the children’s education be in the future? How will people treat one another? Do you think that spiritual evolution comes in the same pace as material evolution?
Sixth: Homework: write a sentence about what you would do to make the world a better place today and in the future.
Click here to download Power point that can be used – received from Gisel Haddad - KSSF Kardecian Study Society of Florida.
Closing prayer
Collaboration: Spiritist teachers Jaque and Débora – 3rd cycle (11 to 12 years old).
Translation: Paula Melo, London, linked to BUSS - The British Union of Spiritist Societies.