LESSON: 9🔗

Introduction: Introduce this concept to the children, about learning from mistakes.

Goals: To make them aware of the fact that life is beyond our logic.

Click: Life is beyond logic.

About the topic: Have the courage to make mistakes. Serious people are always afraid to make mistakes. Actually those people who are afraid of making small mistakes end up making big blunders. Actually when you make a mistake and when people point it out, you are unable to bear it. Your ego gets hurt. So to avoid getting your ego hurt, you try your best not to make mistakes. There is nothing wrong with making mistakes. In fact by making a few mistakes, you can come to know how to avoid making mistakes, because you have experientially understood it. The more you learn from mistakes, the more you know about how not to make mistakes. Do things to the best of your intelligence and enthusiasm but without worrying about whether you might make a mistake. Also, you must learn from your mistakes or those of others. It is not good to repeat the same mistakes. When you are not so concerned about your ego getting hurt, you will have the courage to take any jump. Life is beyond our logic. Most of us unconsciously believe that life is filled with incidents that are under the control of logic. But life reminds us, again and again the truth; that life is beyond our logic.

Assessment: • How would you feel when somebody points out your mistakes? • Do you have the courage to make mistakes? • Is it ok to make mistakes? • Can we learn from our mistakes? • Can we repeat the same mistakes again? • What are the common mistakes we make? • Can we predict things in our lives? • What are the things we learn from our mistakes? • What would happen when you think you are the best and that nobody is superior to you?

Evaluation: Evaluate how well they understood the topic by asking questions. Conclusion: Have the courage to make mistakes, learn from your mistakes, be free from ego and act with freedom and courage.

Materials Needed: Paper, Paint with vinegar, vanilla or any essence mixed in them.

Procedure: Encourage each child to draw pictures using paint mixed with Vinegar, vanilla or any other aromatic materials mixed in it.

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Talk to your teacher or your parent about three mistakes that you made in the recent past and also share what or how you learnt some thing from these mistakes.

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