CRAFTS FOR GRADE 4
LESSON 1
- IDEA 1
- IDEA 2
- IDEA 3
- IDEA 4
- IDEA 5
- IDEA 6
- IDEA 7
Make a Rangoli (Based on vignette 1)
Rangoli is large, colorful designs created on the floor or ground, using petals from flowers, colored rice and sand, and sometimes dry flour. Usually, the mother and daughters will rise early in the morning, clear the space for the rangoli, outline the design with chalk, and then fill it in with the petals and colored rice and sand they have prepared. Make your own on the floor or use a large piece of cardboard to create.nt here…
Plan an event for your community! (Based on vignettes 2, 8, 9, and 10)
Use the workbook below and follow the simple steps by answering the questions. Remember to invite me!
The Light To The World (Based on Vignettes 3, 8, and 10 )
Watch the film ” The Light to the World” and then record your thoughts. This could be on what your actions might be, how you felt, etc.
Draw A Mural (Based on Vignette 4)
Draw a mural with your class on a wall if possible or in class on a long strip of Kraft paper.
Message from the Universal House of Justice (Based on Vignette 5)
Have you read or listened to any letters from The Universal House of Justice (UHJ)? These letters offer powerful insights into the current state of humanity as well as guidance. You can read it here . Share any part of the letter and what you understand from it in a format of your choice: a drawing, a newspaper article, or a poem.
Retell the story of Bahá’u’lláh (Based on Vignette 6)
Plan to re-tell a small fragment of the life of Bahá’u’lláh at a feast or holy day. This can be each child saying one of the points, or drawing an image of each point without having an image of Bahá’u’lláh.
- “Bahá’u’lláh, the Manifestation of God for this Age, was born in Ṭihrán, in a faraway country called Iran,”
- “Ever since He was young, Bahá’u’lláh displayed extraordinary signs and qualities for a child His age.”
- “The multitude of fish followed Him without being able to hurt him,”
- “I don’t know why they hurt Him so much when He was such a good person,”
- “They placed such a heavy chain around His neck” was all the child could add.
Design a house of worship (Based on Vignette 7)
The Bahá’í House of Worship was finished just in time for the bicentenary of the Birth of Bahá’u’lláh. If you had to design a House of Worship what would that look like?
Note that All Bahá’í Houses of Worship are required to have a nine-sided shape (nonagon) and to have nine pathways that lead outward and nine gardens surrounding them.
SCIENCE EXPERIMENT
Light Reflecting from Mirrors
Theme: The Manifestations of God reflect the attributes of God, as a mirror reflects the light of the sun.
For this Grade 4, Lesson 1 opening—focused on the dawn of a new Day, the coming of Bahá’u’lláh, and the unifying light of His Revelation—a science demonstration can beautifully illustrate the theme of light, guidance, and progress brought by successive Manifestations of God.
- Materials Needed
- How to Do It
- Discussion Points
- Reflection
- A flashlight (representing the light of God)
- A small mirror for each child (or at least 3–4 to demonstrate)
- A dark or dimmed room
- White paper or a white wall
Turn off or dim the lights in the room.
Shine the flashlight directly onto a mirror.
Angle the mirror so that the light reflects onto a piece of white paper or a white wall.
Show how each mirror, even if in a different location, can reflect the same light from the source.
If using multiple mirrors, reflect the light from one mirror to the next, showing how the light continues across generations.
Flashlight = God’s Light
Mirror = A Manifestation of God
Each Manifestation reflects the same light to humanity, even though They appear in different times and places.
If a mirror is dirty or turned away, the light won’t reflect clearly—just like if we turn away from guidance, we lose sight of God’s will.
When the light reflects onto the paper or wall, it’s like God’s teachings reaching us through the Manifestations.
What happens if we don’t turn our “mirror” toward the light?
Why do we need new teachers (mirrors) over time?
How can we keep our own hearts like clean mirrors to reflect God’s light in our actions?
Would you like a second, more active experiment involving light and color or global unity?