AIM: To encourage social development in young children.
Friends.
We all need friends. Children need them even more!!
Especially when they come to a new environment like a Classroom , making friends helps them break the ice and cheer up! It also makes class more interesting & fun!!
One of our first classes was
"Hello to New Friends"
A friend is someone who accepts you just the way you are, believes in you and encourages you. Someone who is trustworthy, who never forsakes you, who forgives your mistakes, who enjoys being with you, and who makes you laugh.
We started off by introducing ourselves and teaching kids the importance of friends.
Teacher: How many of y ou have friends?
(Lots of hands go up)
Teacher: How many of you have Best Friends?
(Hands go up)
Teacher: How many of you love making New friends?
(Hands go up)
Teacher: So, how do we make a friend?
(Silence)
Then the teachers have a little activity with the help of volunteers and basically teach the kids to say "Hello" and introduce themselves.
We then proceeded to explain to the kids who a friend really is.
Kids were encouraged to learn the names of other kids in class.
As an activity we gave them handouts to fill and paste it on their notebooks.
It was more of a checklist.
Following this we encouraged kids to think of a Friend - who has all the best qualities and more.
With a little prodding our young geniuses came up with the Correct Answers on their own:
JESUS!!
Yes, Jesus can be our Very Best Friends and He Loves to talk to us.
Prayer is one of the nicest things because the second we say a small "Hello" / "what's up Jesus? " Our Best Friend Jesus is ready and around to talk to us!!!
Action Song:
Jesus Loves me:
Jesus Loves me this I know
For the Bible tells me so
Little ones to Him belong
He is great and we are small.
Yes, Jesus loves me
Yes, Jesus loves me
Yes, Jesus loves me
The Bible tells me so!!!
Friends.
We all need friends. Children need them even more!!
Especially when they come to a new environment like a Classroom , making friends helps them break the ice and cheer up! It also makes class more interesting & fun!!
One of our first classes was
"Hello to New Friends"
A friend is someone who accepts you just the way you are, believes in you and encourages you. Someone who is trustworthy, who never forsakes you, who forgives your mistakes, who enjoys being with you, and who makes you laugh.
We started off by introducing ourselves and teaching kids the importance of friends.
Teacher: How many of y ou have friends?
(Lots of hands go up)
Teacher: How many of you have Best Friends?
(Hands go up)
Teacher: How many of you love making New friends?
(Hands go up)
Teacher: So, how do we make a friend?
(Silence)
Then the teachers have a little activity with the help of volunteers and basically teach the kids to say "Hello" and introduce themselves.
We then proceeded to explain to the kids who a friend really is.
Kids were encouraged to learn the names of other kids in class.
As an activity we gave them handouts to fill and paste it on their notebooks.
It was more of a checklist.
Following this we encouraged kids to think of a Friend - who has all the best qualities and more.
With a little prodding our young geniuses came up with the Correct Answers on their own:
JESUS!!
Yes, Jesus can be our Very Best Friends and He Loves to talk to us.
Prayer is one of the nicest things because the second we say a small "Hello" / "what's up Jesus? " Our Best Friend Jesus is ready and around to talk to us!!!
Action Song:
Jesus Loves me:
Jesus Loves me this I know
For the Bible tells me so
Little ones to Him belong
He is great and we are small.
Yes, Jesus loves me
Yes, Jesus loves me
Yes, Jesus loves me
The Bible tells me so!!!
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