“Blessed is he who preferreth his brother before himself.” Baháʼu'lláh

Let us start our lesson saying some prayers and continue to work on memorizing the prayer "O Thou kind Lord. I am a little child."

Being selfless means that you consider the well-being of others and try to serve their needs. It is giving to others without the expectation of getting something back. It is an action done with a pure heart which creates joy in the giver and the receiver.

“Blessed is he who preferreth his brother before himself.”

word Games

Let's use the interactive Word Games Page to learn the meaning of the words in the quote and help with memorizing it.

The Snail

The children line up and hold hands, and then the children at one end of the line stand in place, while the others begin to walk around them. Little by little they wind themselves into a spiral to form a snail.

Variations:

1. The children stand in line again and hold hands. Ask those at one end to begin to turn in a circle, slowing winding the others up around them. Make sure they are careful not to step on one another’s feet when doing so.

2. Once the children have formed a snail, tell those in the middle to squat down and the one at the center to go under the legs of a child next to him or her, continuing through the legs of others until he or she has emerged out of the snail. The other children, while continuing to hold hands, follow him or her through one another’s legs until they all have emerged and form a line once again. To do this some children will be going under one another’s legs, while others are stepping over them.