Positive Behaviours for Kindergarten


         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 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 children can also read the prayer for his/hers colleagues. Please note another child will be able to choose himself/herself to take the booklet home and bring it back next week.

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

         Second: Prayer Activity – Each child will receive a piece of paper in order to create his/her own prayer. As soon as they finish they will be encouraged to read it to their colleagues and put the prayers inside the “Raffle box of Prayers”.

         Extra activity: The volunteer will bring some music instruments made from recycled materials. The kids should decorate them and sing some songs afterwards.

         My God is so Big https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyOdDrVnORc

         Jesus love is very wonderful https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaMVjO_GruA

         Third: Story Time - The volunteer will tell them the Story called: “Paula and Alice”

         Please see the pictures of the story here below.

         Fourth: Little chat about the story - The volunteer should help the children to think about:
         * How do I interact with my parents at home?
         * What do I do in order to help my parents and brother/sister at home?
         * The importance of the prayer
         * Jesus at home and in our hearts
         * What we can do to develop it?.

         Fifth: Video - After the previous quickly conversation the volunteer will explain how important it is to pray to Jesus and also to keep our hearts closer to him through good thoughts and actions.
         https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJANEx3pAKc

         Sixth: Activity – Let’s Jesus gets closer to our hearts.



         The volunteer will put all the children into a circle after the activity and ask one by one: “Does Jesus live in your heart? What do you do to let Jesus live there?”

         Seventh: Mimic Activity - The volunteer will ask all the children to sit in line. After, he/she will bring a big box which will contain many pictures showing good behaving by children. Each child in his/her turn should take one picture from the box and copy/mimic the action showed without saying any word.

         Extra activity:
         The volunteer will bring many different pictures of good and bad actions.

         They also will stick on the wall a happy and unhappy face. Each child at his/her turn will be asked to choose one picture and place it in a happy or unhappy face. The volunteer should interact with the kids during this activity making up questions.

         Eighth: Reading Time - Spiritists Books for children will be placed on the table. The children would be invited to share, to read and say what they see when they are reading.

         Ninth: Healing Theatre - Prepare the kids for the healing time. The volunteer will bring many pieces of paper with some good and bad instructions. 2 children will participate on activity at a time. 1 child would seat down on the chair meanwhile the other will read the instructions. The child who is sitting down on the chair should follow the instructions told by the other colleague. If these are good instructions the child should stick it on a board created by the volunteer. However, if these are bad instructions the child should through it in a bin. Each pair at a time will have the chance to participate.

         Tenth: Closing prayer - One of the children will do a closing prayer. Explain we will follow the letters of the alphabet in order to choose the volunteer for the closing prayer. So, the child’s name that starts with the letter B will do the opening prayer this time. Everybody will have the chance to collaborate as the weeks passed by.

         Suggested activity to be given as Homework

         Closing prayer

         Class suggested being suitable for: Kindergarten (5 to 6 years old).

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



                  

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