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Welcoming Adventure: A Magical Meadow

Introduction

Hello, bright stars of our learning galaxy! Today, we are going on a special adventure into a magical meadow. In this lesson, we will explore our feelings, dreams, and how to be the best friends we can be!

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What You Will Need

• A soft, colorful blanket (to sit on)
• Imaginary flowers and butterflies (you can draw them or bring some toys)
• A rainbow box (a decorated box to hold our dreams)

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Setting the Scene

1. Create Your Magical Meadow

• Gather around your blanket.
• Close your eyes and take a deep breath. Imagine our magical meadow filled with colorful flowers, happy butterflies, and warm sunshine.

2. Share Your Feelings

• Let’s pretend to pick a flower from our meadow. Each flower represents a feeling:

  • 🌼 Happiness
  • 🌺 Sadness
  • 🌸 Excitement
  • 🌻 Anger

• When you pick your flower, share a time when you felt that way. For example, if you pick the happy flower, tell us about a time you felt super happy!

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Discovering Our Dreams

3. The Rainbow Box

• Now, let’s open our rainbow box! Inside, we keep our special dreams.

• What is something you really want to do or be?

• You can say it aloud, or use a drawing to show your dream!

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Friendship Magic

4. A Circle of Smiles

• Hold hands in a circle.

• One by one, let’s say something nice about the person to your right.

• For example, “I like how you share your toys!” or “You make me laugh!”

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Conclusion

And just like that, we’ve explored our magical meadow of feelings and dreams together! Remember, it's important to share, listen, and be kind to our friends. Every day can be a new adventure in personal growth!

Let’s carry our magical meadow with us as we continue learning together! 🌈

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Closing Circle

• Gather back on our blanket.
• What was your favorite part of today’s adventure?

Thank you for being part of this wonderful journey, friends! Let’s keep dreaming big and supporting each other every day!