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Download pdf of Lesson Plan including: Homework Page, Colouring Page and Quotation

Download pdf of Cleanliness Booklet

Lesson Plan: Cleanliness (Lesson 3)

Preparation:

1.Purchase or borrow from the library the book: “Franklin is Messy” by Paulette Bourgeois.
2.Photocopy the Booklet, Homework page, Colouring page and Quotation for each child.
3.Prepare glue sticks, children's scissors, crayons, pencils and stickers.
4.Prepare an empty bookshelf and a pile of toys for the children to put back on the shelf for the game.
5.Prepare a simple and healthy snack for the children.

A simple class:

You do not need to do each part of the lesson plan. These lesson plans are a tool or resource for you to help you conduct your Baha'i Children's Class. You can omit certain sections based on your skills, resources and time.

Ideas to make a more elaborate class:

Cut off one inch around the edge of the Quotation page (one for each child) with normal or zig-zag scissors and then glue each page to a three-hole punched coloured card stock.

Do a demonstration for the kids of how to brush their teeth properly.

Purchase each child a toothbrush from the Dollar Store as a gift.

Teach the children how to wash their hands properly (rubbing soap for at least 20 seconds).

Opening Prayers:

Be a model of how to sit respectfully during prayers.

“We will begin by saying prayers. When we say prayers, we sit quietly and still. I will say the first prayer and then we will take turns in a circle.”

“O God! Educate these children. These children are the plants of Thine orchard, the flowers of Thy meadow, the roses of Thy garden. Let Thy rain fall upon them; let the Sun of Reality shine upon them with Thy love. Let Thy breeze refresh them in order that they may be trained, grow and develop, and appear in the utmost beauty. Thou art the Giver. Thou art the Compassionate.”
-`Abdu'l-Bahá

Praise and encourage the children for sitting nicely and saying good prayers.

Singing:

“Now we will sing `O God, guide me' together.'”

“O God, guide me and protect me. Illumine the lamp of my heart and make me a brilliant star. Thou art the Mighty, and Powerful.” - `Abdu'l-Bahá

Lesson: (# = praise and correct the children's answers)

God has given us virtues and the virtues are what is good about us. They are already inside us, we just need to discover them and learn how to practice them.

Today, we are going to talk about the virtue of cleanliness.

Q: What is cleanliness? #
A: Cleanliness is keeping your body clean, your home clean and orderly, and our planet clean.

Bahá'u'lláh says: “Be ye the very essence of cleanliness amongst mankind.”

Repeat after me. (pause and have them repeat each line after you say it before continuing to the next line)

“Be ye
the very essence
of cleanliness
amongst mankind.”

Q: What kinds of things can we do to “be the very essence of cleanliness”? #
A: Brush our teeth every morning and evening, bath every day, put things away properly, clean the house, wear clean clothing, wash our hands and face, cut our fingernails, make our bed every morning, comb our hair, help wash dishes.

`Abdu'l-Bahá says: “...although bodily cleanliness is a physical thing, it hath, nevertheless, a powerful influence on the life of the spirit...”

Q: What does this mean? Do you notice this powerful influence? #

Story:

Read the story: “Franklin is Messy”.

Optional: Have the children colour the colouring page while you read the story.

Snack/break:

Have the children help serve each other and take turns getting food.

Arts and Crafts:

Help each child put a copy of the quotation to memorize into their binder. Give each child a sheet of stickers and crayons. Let the children decorate the page.

Help the children colour and cut out the “Cleanliness” gem (from Lesson 1) to glue onto their person.

Game:

Put It Back: Have an empty bookshelf and an assortment of toys in the middle of the floor and ask the children one at a time to choose a toy and to put it back on the shelf nicely.

Closing Prayers:

Ask the children if anyone would like to say a prayer to end the class. Have them take turns in a circle. Or you could end by singing “O God, guide me” together.

Cover of Cleanliness Booklet
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