First Opening prayer; get the children to repeat after the Spiritist volunteer. As weeks go by the Spiritist volunteers should 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 as the weeks unfold. The child’s name that starts with the letter B will do the closing prayer at the end of the session.
Second: Welcome the children into the session. Say how happy we are to see them there and how important they are for the class. Sing songs together; get the children to remain standing but in a circle.
Good evening (adapted from the song called ‘Good evening’)
Good evening, good evening, good evening (say the name of one of the children)
I am so happy today. Hooray!
Good evening, good evening, good evening (say the name of one of the children)
My heart wants to say
Good evening, good evening, good evening (say the name of one of the children)
Let's all sing and play
For Nature is so beautiful and wise
Teaches us to love every day
+++ repeat this song if necessary, as every child should hear their name being sang; this will help the children to feel integrated into the group)
My God is so Big
My God is so Big
So strong and so mighty
There is nothing that He cannot do (2x)
The rivers are His
The mountains are His
The stars are His handy work too
+++ sing other songs from the songs’ list as per attached here.
Third: Talk to the children about the topic of the day
Today we are going to talk about the sun; that wonderful star!
Who was the fantastic Creator of the sun?
Yes, it was God, Who also Created the moon, all the others stars in the sky and the planets. He is the Creator of everything around the world, including us.
What God created the sun for? The Spiritist worker can bring pictures and use them, as the children would be giving their answers.
“The sun provides the earth with light and energy source. It helps the plants to grow and breathe. It gives oxygen for the animals and vitamins for the humans. The sun makes people happier, with more enthusiasm and energy to do things.
It also helps all the human beings to being healthy: babies, children, adults and elderly people. How God was magnanimous!"
Fourth: Prepare the class for the history:”The sun light”.
Fifth: Talk to the children about the story
- Ask them what they can remember that was told in the story.
- Ask them to give examples from the benefits of the sun.
- Ask the children what are all the nice things we can do when it’s sunny. Stimulate them to mimic these activities.
Sixth: Play the video called "Mr. Sun, Sun, Mister Golden Sun" Nursery Rhymes from Rocking Kid Songs w/ The GiggleBellies, taken from Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VASPRy6VQ-c.
Seventh: Activity – Get the children to create their own the sun mask.
Eighth: Sing the "Mr. Sun, Sun, Mister Golden Sun" Nursery Rhymes and celebrate this wonderful gift from God: The Sun. Kids they can sing and follow the music. (the same video and song showed above).
Ninth: Get the children to help cleaning the room; 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.
Please see here below suggested activity to be handed over to the children as homework.
Closing prayer
Class suggested being suitable for: Nursery (3 to 4 years old) and Kindergarten (5 to 6 years old).
Spiritist teacher: Juana Castro, London, linked to The Spiritist Psychological Society.
