LESSON: 1
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Introduction: Introduce the kids to the topic dealing with fear; give them multiple clues so that they can guess the topic by themselves.
Goals: To make the kids understand fear, and how it affects us.
Click: Fear is a deeper dimension of worry.
About the topic: Fear is a deeper dimension of worry. Fear becomes only possible when we have negative thoughts. We cannot have anything like happy fear. Anger and pain is related to fear. Fear can even destroy life. It is possible to face fear without fear. A person who we call courageous is not one without fear but one has learnt to face fear without fear. Fear is not good or bad. Fear is life energy which exists in us. Fear is a form of energy inside us. That is why it cannot be destroyed. 'Fight or flight response'. Whenever you are facing a survival threat, you will see your fear rising and the adrenalin release happening in your body. That adrenalin release gives you so much of energy that you can almost fly. We call it the 'fight or flight' response either you face the fear and fight or you run away. Whenever our adrenal gland is working it shuts down the other systems. Pure fear helps in survival and it is spontaneous. Fear is the fight between in oneself verses the negative idea about the future. When fear is not directed towards any particular event or object in general it becomes a contraction and an unknown black hole. It is not the object we fear about it is only the idea about the object which makes us afraid. When we change our idea to a positive one, we can avoid fear.
Assessment:
- What is fear?
- Can you get afraid of something you already did before, while having fun?
- Why is it only unknown things bring us fear?
- Is it fear or phobia?
- Do all of us have fear of something? ?List it
- Why is one person scared of something that the other person not?
- Have you experienced fear?
- How do fears affect us?
- How we can face fear?
- What is fight or flight response?
- What is courage?
Evaluation: Evaluate how well they understood the topic by asking multiple questions on the topic.
Conclusion: Conclude the topic by reviewing the important details - everyone has fears; sometimes we don't like talking about fear, so we pretend to forget about them or hide them away. We need to talk about these things and get them out and rid ourselves of these fears. If we hide things, we will always have them inside. Let's shine the light on our fears and face them, so we can rid ourselves of them.
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Art of the day: Draw loneliness
Material needed: Paper, sketch pen or pencil
Procedure: Give each child the given materials and ask the children to imagine loneliness; encourage the children to depict loneliness in the pictorial format. Each one is given a turn to express what they have drawn about loneliness. Ask them to visualize a scary thing and depict it in funny fashion.
Interpretation: Loneliness creates fear in us but when we understand that it is only a thought in the mind we can overcome fear. When we understand the whole cosmos is with us we will never feel alone. When we believe the cosmos takes care of us we will never feel fear.
Activity: Chalk Scribbling
Chalk Scribbling- Fear
Material required:
Colored chalk
White paper or floor surface
Presentation and Discussion: We are going to remove fear from our lives and hearts.
Activity: Use the chalk to scribble furiously on the floor. If they take their hand off from the floor, remove the chalk. The idea is to scribble in one go with all their fear and energy until the whole piece of chalk is gone into dust. After the children finish ask them how they feel. It is like a stress reliever, it leaves them feeling empty and free of fear.
[Figure: FEAR]