Let us start our lesson saying some prayers and then work on memorizing this prayer.
"O God! Unite the hearts of Thy servants, and reveal to them Thy great purpose. May they follow Thy commandments and abide in Thy law. Help them, O God, in their endeavor, and grant them strength to serve Thee. O God! Leave them not to themselves, but guide their steps by the light of Thy knowledge, and cheer their hearts by Thy love. Verily, Thou art their Helper and their Lord." ‘Abdu’l-Bahá
Unity means being together, helping one another, and showing love and kindness to everyone. When we are united, we work together instead of arguing or leaving others out. We remember that every person is special and that we are all part of one human family.
Just like many flowers of different colors can make a beautiful garden, people with different languages, cultures, and talents make the world a more beautiful place when we live together in harmony.
Unity is when our hearts are connected, and we care for one another.
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Create a beautiful Unity Garden using different kinds of paper flowers.
“A garden is beautiful because it has many different flowers. Some flowers are big, some are small, and they come in many colors and shapes. Each flower is special, and together they make a wonderful garden. People are like flowers in a garden. We are all different and special, but when we love, help, and care for one another, we create unity.”
Colored paper or construction paper
Scissors
Glue
Crayons or markers
A large sheet of paper for the garden background
Give each child paper to create their own flower. They can make different types of flowers such as:
A flower with round petals
A flower with pointed petals
A flower with heart-shaped petals
A flower with many small petals
Encourage children to make each flower unique, just like every person is unique.
On each flower, write or draw one way to show unity:
Helping others
Sharing
Being kind
Including others
Listening
Forgiving
Working together
Add all the flowers to a large paper garden. Children can add stems, leaves, sunshine, clouds, butterflies, or other decorations.
When the garden is finished, discuss how every flower adds beauty to the garden.
Say: “Just as every flower helps make our garden beautiful, every person is important. When we work together and care for one another, we create unity.”
Purpose:
To help children understand that unity means working together, including everyone, and using our different strengths to create something beautiful.
Building blocks, LEGO, puzzle pieces, or paper shapes
A basket or container
Unity action cards (optional)
Place all the pieces in a basket. Explain that the pieces are like people — each one is different, but every piece is needed to create something wonderful.
Tell the children:
“Today we are going to build something together. Each piece is special, but we need all the pieces working together to complete our creation. This is like unity — when we work together, we can do amazing things.”
Have each child choose a piece and add it to the creation.
As each child adds a piece, they say one way they can show unity.
Examples:
“I can help others.”
“I can share.”
“I can be kind.”
“I can include others.”
“I can listen.”
Continue until the group creation is complete.
Ask:
“Could we make our creation without everyone’s pieces?”
“How did working together help us?”
“How can we create unity with our family and friends?”
“Every piece was important, just like every person is important. When we work together with love and kindness, we create something beautiful.”