This week the virture we will focus on is Justice.
Story: 'Abdu'l-Baha and the carriage ride. In this story, a driver waits for 'Abdu'l-Baha in an expensive carriage, thinking that he will want to ride "in style". Instead, 'Abdu'l-Baha climbs into a plain carriage where others are sharing the ride. The driver says to him, "Wouldn't you rather ride by yourself in a nice carriage?" but 'Abdu'l-Baha replies, "why would I ride in that fancy carriage while others have to ride in a plain carriage?" The driver shrugs and drives the plain carriage with all its passengers on to its destination. At the end of the ride, when 'Abdu'l-Baha gets off the carriage, an old fisherwoman comes to him and tells him that she has been fishing all day but has caught nothing, and now she has nothing with which to feed her family. 'Abdu'l-Baha gives her some money to buy food, and tells the driver that without the money he saved on the carriage ride, he would have had nothing to give to this needy woman.
Justice is about more than being fair - it is about making sure that everyone has what they need. We will do some role-play after the story that helps the kids understand this concept in a concrete way.
Music: We will continue with reading rhythms and transferring them to instruments.
Craft: Foam masks
