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.

         Second: Prayer Activity – Get the children to create their own prayers. They will be able to decorate them as they wish. Ask each child to read the prayer to the rest of the group. Everyone will need to stop and listen to each one’s prayer.

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

         The Lord’s Prayer booklet

         The volunteer can ask questions, such as the below:

         * What did you most like in this prayer;
         * What could you learn during the week with the prayer and others
         * Ask him/her to read the prayer to the rest of the group.

         Another child will be able to choose himself/herself to take the booklet home and bring it back on the following week.

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

         Third: Sing songs together, which could be as follows.

         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

         Fourth: Story Time - The volunteer will tell them the Story called: The blue whale.

         Fifth: Create an Ocean Shapes Mural. This activity is going to be used to enable kids to cooperate and respect each other while playing. This idea was taken from the internet (http://www.notimeforflashcards.com/2012/05/ocean-shapes-craft-for-kids.html)

         Materials required:
         * Bright printer paper / multi-coloured paper
         * Contact paper
         * Good quality painter
         * Scissors and markers.


         Sixth: The volunteer will bring a daily visual schedule for the children to play with, using a pocket chart. Each child will have a turn to grab one activity from the pocket chart, mimic it and place the card for the schedule in a basket which will be placed in front of the pocket chart.

         This idea was taken from the site: http://www.andnextcomesl.com/2014/04/free-printable-daily-schedule.html


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         Seventh: The children will be given a piece of paper with several actions on it. They will need to stick a ‘Happy or Sad’ face on each picture, depending if it’s good or bad behaviour. They can also colour the ‘good behaviour’ drawings.

         Eighth: Videos from Affies4Kids Series.

         I Am A Good Listener - AudioBook - Affies4Kids https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYpxGFoSdUc

         I Am A Good Listener: Teaching children the importance of listening https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bu10OxyTkkU

         Extra activity - 5 step breathing technique, which was found on the internet:


         Ninth: Reading Time - Spiritist 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.

         Tenth: 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.

         Eleventh: 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:

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

         Spiritist volunteer: Carolina von Scharten, London, linked to The Spiritist Psychological Society.

                  

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