Values Games
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Values Game – Snake & Ladders
An exciting, fun-filled version of the classic snake and ladders game adapted to teach children the importance of Human Values.
3. Active Games – Crowns We Wear
THE CROWNS WE WEAR Everyone sits in a circle. Each one has a paper crown on the head with directions for others to follow. No one is allowed to see their own crown. The crown directions could be like: ALWAYS LISTEN TO ME SAY YES TO EVERYTHING I SAY SAY NO TO ALL MY SUGGESTIONS DON’T LOOK AT ME JUST KEEP SMILING AT ME WHEN … Continue reading Active Games – Crowns We Wear
4. Active Games – Effective Communication
GUIDES: (Any age group) Game: Divide the children in two groups. Make the groups sit in straight lines facing each other. Draw a medium sized circle between the two groups. You will be placing a small piece of paper in this circle only when the game begins. Eg. Group XX Group AA XX AA XX AA XX O AA XX … Continue reading Active Games – Effective Communication
5. Active Game – Aim For Values
Aim For Values Game: Make nine pins from cardboard and write (love, hate, sharing, caring, meanness, jealousy) or draw and illustrate good or bad habits on them for younger children (E.g.: spitting on roads or littering, cleaning litter, helping, hitting) Each child gets a turn to hit the 9 pins arranged in a particular bowling order with a soft ball. They have to aim for … Continue reading Active Game – Aim For Values
6. Active Games – Run For Values
Run for Values Game: Divide the class in pairs. One child from every pair will form the inner circle. The others form the outer circle. Inner circle children will sit and outer circle children will stand behind their partner, ready to run around the sitting inner circle. Teacher has to random keep circulating slips of paper to the inner circle children. Each paper will have … Continue reading Active Games – Run For Values
7. Active Games – PUT-APART-I
PUT-APART-I (That’s how Swami explained Puttaparthi) Game: Give an age appropriate topic to each child and let them speak on it for 2 minutes. The RULE is they cannot use the pronoun, “I”. If they do they have to stop and sit down. The other children who are listening have to be alert to point out if the pronoun “I” is used. Topic egs: (Try … Continue reading Active Games – PUT-APART-I
8. Active Games – Alien Communication
ALIEN COMMUNICATION Game: Select some children to act as aliens. They are now on Planet Earth and they need some essentials but do not know the language. Give each of the aliens a paper with one picture like car, sandwich, mosquito repellent, house, pizza…. drawn on it. Each alien has to act out the word depicted on his paper during his turn and the others … Continue reading Active Games – Alien Communication
9. Active Games – Cross The River of Life
CROSS THE RIVER OF LIFE Game: Draw a line dividing the room into two. One side of the line is the river and the other side is the land. One person becomes the coast guard and stands near the line in the river. All the kids, except the coast guard, will start by being in the river of life and have a paper pinned … Continue reading Active Games – Cross The River of Life
10. Krishna Everywhere! – Sort & Match Puzzle
Sairam! In these puzzles, we shall learn about the charming Son of Mother Yashoda, the butter stealing Lord Krishna! Puzzle #1: This puzzle will be focused on the various names of our dear Lord Krishna.
11. Picture Puzzle – Naveen’s Decorating His Camp Tent
Naveen is going to his first nature park camp in the fall as part of the SSE picnic in the Sai Center. His parents brought him a nice camp tent as his birthday gift when he turned 10 in the summer. He chanted the Gayathri mantra and began to decorate his tent with lyrics of Bhajans that he learned in his SSE class. Will you … Continue reading Picture Puzzle – Naveen’s Decorating His Camp Tent
12. Help Naomi Complete These Prayers
Little Naomi learnt a few prayers in her SSE classes. She is trying to recollect them at the end of the day, but gets mixed up with the ending words. Will you help her match the right ending to each prayer? Puzzle #1
14. Solve These Quotes – 6
Inside these jumbled words are contained priceless quotes that our Beloved Bhagawan has advised us to follow. Remember, pace yourself and good luck! Quote #1 Quote #2 Quote #3 Quote #4 Puzzle created by a Group II SSE student
15. Solve These Quotes – 5 – Hard
Inside these jumbled words are contained priceless quotes that our Beloved Bhagawan has advised us to follow. Try to re-arrange the letters and words to find out the quotes. Remember, pace yourself and good luck! Quote #1 Quote #2 Quote #3 Puzzle created by a Group II SSE student
16. What should Naomi do?
Puzzle #1 A little puzzle on Respect Little Naomi is in a pickle. She loves to eat candies, but her recent dentist visit did not work out so well. The dentist told her that she had cavities in four of her teeth. Her mommy is not amused, and tells Naomi to stop eating candies before it causes more problems to her teeth. What should little … Continue reading What should Naomi do?
17. Sequence these events!
Puzzle #1 Play this simple game of sequencing the Avatars chronologically (right order of actual occurrence). Puzzle #2: Who Said What? In this puzzle, you have to match the Quotes on the left hand side with the correct person on the right hand side.
18. Solve These Quotes – 4
Inside these jumbled words are contained priceless quotes that our Beloved Bhagawan has advised us to follow. Remember, pace yourself and good luck! Quote #1 Quote #2 Quote #3 Quote #4 Puzzle created by a Group II SSE student
19. Solve These Quotes – 3
Inside these jumbled words are contained priceless quotes that our Beloved Bhagawan has advised us to follow. Remember, pace yourself and good luck! Quote #1 Quote #2 Quote #3 Puzzle created by a Group II SSE student
20. Quotes on Love
Inside these jumbled words are contained priceless quotes highlighting the value of Love. Try to find out the quotes. Quote #1 Quote #2 Quote #3