First: Welcome the children into the session. Say how happy we are to see them and how important they are for the class. Explain we will follow the letters of the alphabet in order to choose the volunteer for the opening prayer. So, the child’s name that starts with the letter A will do the opening prayer this time. Everybody will have the chance to collaborate as the weeks passed by.

         After that, the Spiritist worker will introduce the “Raffle Box of Prayers”. In your turn, each child will open the box, choose one prayer and read it loudly for whole class. We will do it until all the kids have their chance to choose and read a prayer.

         When the activity with the “Raffle box of Prayers” finishes the volunteer will collect the booklet “The Lord’s Prayer” with the children who was responsible in the previous week.

         The volunteer can make up a few questions, such as:
         * What did you most like in this prayer;
         * What could you learn during the week with the prayer and others
         The child can also read the prayer for his/hers colleagues. Another child will be able to choose himself/herself to take the booklet home and bring next week, at the end of this activity.

         The Lord’s Prayer booklet

         P.S. At the end of the class the parents will be informed and also asked about their availability to bring the booklet next week.

         Extra Activity: Reading Time

         Spiritist Books will be placed on the table for the children. The children would be invited to share, to read and say what they see when they are reading.

         Second: Story.

         Extra ideas:
         The volunteer can bring some objects to tell the story


         Third: Jesus fishing Game


         (There will be a picture of the 12 disciples of Jesus, instead of fishes, plus 4 more body. The name of the disciple will be written behind each picture.

         The children should now go fishing!

         So, each child at his/her turn should try to fish one disciple.

         They should say the name of the disciple after they get one, and stick it in a big board called: Jesus’s friends.

         The volunteer will ask how many disciples we have at the end. (there should have the 12+quantity of the children)

         Ask: why do we have more disciples?

         Ask: how many extras do we have on the board?

         Ask them why.

         The children should understand that it is because the number of children has been added up (the children in the class)

         So, each one will draw his/her self and set together with the disciples of Jesus.

         Fourth: Video
         https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rh3RDe_cpyI Jesus, Bible Story for Kids

         From 31:10 to 34:54
         http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/clips/zbyr87h

         Extra Activity: Becoming Jesus' disciple
         The volunteer will bring pictures from all Jesus' disciples to the children printed on a foldable paper. They will have to cut and fold these pictures in order to form a small booklet that they will take home. The children will also have to write the disciples’ names by filling the missing gaps and draw themselves on the blank space, to give the idea that they can become one of Jesus' disciples themselves. When finished, the volunteer will discuss with them how they think they can become one of Jesus' disciples. The volunteer can help them realise that by being good to one another and by following Jesus teachings they will be great disciples.
         Ideas: https://uk.pinterest.com/pin/272256739947297002/

         Fifth: The Little Spirit's Book - For young adults and beginners
         The volunteer will discuss the question number 6 of the book mentioned before.

         Kardec's question: How did God created the universe?
         Spirit's answer: To borrow a well-known expression by the divine will. Nothing can be better exemplify that all-powerful will than those grand words from Genesis: 'God said, 'Let there be light, and there was light'.

         The volunteer will show the children a video that discusses how the universe was created.

         Video: Scientists: without God the existence of the universe is impossible
         https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T25RAz15HnA
         until: 3:36min

         Sixth:Prayer Activity:
         The children will prepare one more The Lord’s Prayer Booklet.

         Seventh: Healing Theatre

         The children should show how to behave during the healing and prayer time.

         The volunteer will bring a tray in order to introduce the education process after the healing: “taking the first cup of the tray”.

         At the end, every child would receive one stick.

         Eighth: Closing prayer

         Suggested activity to be given as Homework

         Class suggested being suitable for: 1st Cycle (7 to 8 years old).

         Spiritist volunteer: Juana Castro, London, linked to The Spiritist Psychological Society.

                  

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