Sharing is Good III
First: (5:45pm – 5:55pm): Welcome the children into the session. Say how happy we are to see them and how important they are for the class. The volunteer will start the class with an opening prayer. The children would be able to volunteer themselves to do the prayer.
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.
Second: Prayer Activity - The volunteer will discuss with the children about the prayer “Prayer to Jesus” from the book LEARNING HOW TO PRAY - A BOOK OF PRAYERS FOR CHILDREN by Elsa Rossi. Each one will also receive a copy of the prayer.
Third: Invite the children to sing some songs together.
Fourth: Recycling Activity – A box will be created using juice boxes. Pictures of Jesus with children and hearts will be placed inside each one by the children. Each child will have its own juice box to work on. Once the work is ready the children will be sat in a big circle. The volunteer will ask them to share the juice box with the person sitting on their right.
The children will be separated in 2 small groups.
Fifth: Follow-up on last week’s activity. How did they get on? Listen to their answers.
Last week’s activity was called ‘Hands Activity’: The children will be asked to do an outline of their hands in a piece of paper. In the space of each finger they should write the days of the week. And in the other side of the paper they should choose 5 nice words to say to their parents. So, during the week, the kids should try to say the word chosen at least once. All the time they use the nice word with someone they will be able to use sticker in the hands. The volunteer will ask the kids to bring their hands next class to talk about their experiences.
Sixth: Group Dynamics - It is in giving that we receive
How to play:
OBJECTIVE: encourage participants to reflect upon the need for cooperation, namely; that is, sharing is good for everyone.
MATERIALS TO BE USED: puzzles
Step One - The volunteer will mix the puzzles and place them in different bags. A bag will be given to each child.
Step Two - The volunteer will hand over a bag for each child. Everyone will be allowed to play with them once the bags have been handed over. (The volunteer should only observe their reactions without influencing them - see if they will get the idea that they will need to share the pieces of puzzles with the others, in order to complete their own puzzle)
The volunteer should give them a few minutes to enjoy the discovery that SHARING IS GOOD when they manage to assemble the puzzles!
Seventh: Tell them the story called ‘THE MATURE ORANGE’ (based on the story called A LARANJA MADURA - USEERJ)
Eighth: Matching cards activity.
http://livingmontessorinow.com/2014/12/08/montessori-monday-free-grace-and-courtesy-printable-manners-matching-cards/
http://www.wiseowlfactory.com/free-save-my-ink-manners-matching-cards.pdf
Ninth: Healing Theatre - Prepare the kids for the healing time. Put one chair at the centre of the room and invite one child at time to sit down. The volunteer will ask to him to show how we should be during the healing time such as close their eyes, sit down still in the chair, put their hands in the laps, keep quiet, etc. After that the class should say if he/she is having a good behaviour and if yes they will receive a stick with says: “Good Girl, Good Boy, Well Done”.
Tenth: Closing prayer - One of the children will do a closing prayer; encourage the children to volunteer for this task. If they don’t want to collaborate we could say we will follow the letters of the alphabet. The child’s name that starts with the letter A will do the opening prayer this time. Everybody will have the chance to collaborate.
Homework
Closing prayer
Class suggested being suitable for: 1st Cycle (7 to 8 years old).
Spiritist volunteer: Carolina von Scharten, London, linked to BUSS - The British Union of Spiritist Societies.
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