Objective: After this lesson, students will learn about the new opportunities we are given in every cycle of life (reincarnation)
New Year, New Chance Cycle
Kids sit in a circle.
Each child completes one sentence (no pressure to speak long):
- “This year I want to learn…”
- “One thing I want to do better this year…”
- “Something I’m excited about…”
👉 Bridge to theme
Say:
“Just like a new year gives us a fresh start, life also gives us new chances to learn.”
explain about reincarnation (see slides)
Game (15 min) MOVEMENT
⚖️ Is this helping me to grow as a spirit?
Place signs around the room:
- KIND
- FAIR
- SELFISH
- SELFLESSNESS
- UNFAIR
- UNKIND
- RESILIENCE
- INTOLERANT
- INTEGRITY
Read a scenario and kids walk to the sign they think fits best.
Scenario examples
- UNKIND “Someone laughs when another kid makes a mistake.”
- SELFLESSNESS “You help even when no one sees.”
- UNFAIR “You blame someone else to avoid trouble.”
- KIND “You include someone new.”
- INTOLERANT / SELFISH ”You do not like someone and start talking bad behind his/her back so other people also don’t like him/her”
- INTEGRITY KIND “Someone starts talking bad about someone else that is not there, you decided to change the subject to something positive”
- INTEGRITY ”You hit someone bicycle and left a dent, but no one saw it. You decided to leave a message apologizing and with your phone number so that they can contact you”
- SELFLESSNESS ”You give up your free time to help someone”
- RESILIENCE “you failed a test, but decided to keep trying and hired a tutor to help you out”
After each:
“Did my choice help me grow as spirit?”
This keeps energy up and avoids lecturing.
Now play this game to link the law of cause and effect with opportunities to learn and life situations
Game (15–20 min)
What if game
Life Lessons Game
Setup
- Put cards in a bag or box.
- Each card has a life challenge.
Examples
- Learning to share
- Learning acceptance
- Learning patience
- “Learning forgiveness”
- “Learning honesty”
- “Learning to help others”
- “Learning not to judge”
How to play
- Kids take turns pulling a card.
- Ask:
- “What if someone needs to ” (CARD)
- Why would someone need to learn this?”
- “What would be a good learning opportunity
Example: Learning to share
What if someone needs to “Learn to share”
Example: I have a big family so i have to share my bedroom with my brothers
Divine Justice:
“Life is fair, but we need to understand Divine Justice it’s about learning what we still need.”
Adaptation
- Younger kids: answer with examples
- Older kids: discuss consequences of not learning the lesson
| Virtue | Life Opportunity | What the Soul Learns |
|---|---|---|
| Patience | Waiting for things we want but can’t control I need to learn patience, so I work very far and need to wait for transportation every day | Trust in time and growth |
| Tolerance | Living with people who move or think differently | Calm, tolerance, empathy |
| Perseverance | Facing problems that take a long time to resolve I need to learn perseverance, so I was born with a disability that helps me to understand that I should not give up trying | Perseverance without anger |
| Sharing | I need to learn how to share, so I was born in a big family and I needed to share my bedroom, toys all the time | Generosity and responsibility |
| Selflessness | Giving up comfort or preference I want to go out with my friends, but often my mother needs my help | Detachment from selfishness |
| Humility | I often need help from others to move or to complete tasks | Humility and gratitude |
| Acceptance | I was born in a difficult family and cannot change my family’s choices | Peace with life situations |
| Love | Loving people we cannot change | Respect and unconditional love |
| resignation | Outcomes different from our expectations | Flexibility and inner peace |
| Forgiveness | Being hurt by people we trust | Releasing resentment |
| Self forgiveness | Making mistakes and needing forgiveness | Compassion for self and others |
Closing Lesson Justice, Reincarnation and New Year resolutions!
Leader says:
“God loves us unconditionally and give us many chances to learn how to LOVE unconditionally”
Each child completes:
- “This year, I will try to be more…”
Group ending:
“We are learning spirits. Divine Justice is love in action.”
Slides
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