CRAFTS FOR GRADE 3
LESSON 14
Timeline of the New Era
Gratitude for being part of this New Era.
Create a timeline from 1844 to 1850, marking key events like the Declaration of the Báb, the Conference of Badasht, and the Zanján upheaval.
Use a long roll of paper and have each student draw a small illustration for each event, leaving space to write a brief explanation of its significance. Decorate the timeline with symbols of growth, like stars or flowers, to represent the spread of the Báb’s message.
Courage of Ṭáhirih
Equality Poster: Courage and Equality
Discuss Ṭáhirih’s courage in removing her veil at the Conference of Badasht and declaring the equality of men and women. Ask each child to write or draw what courage and equality mean to them.
Create a poster titled “We Are Equal” where children add their drawings or cut-out symbols of equality (e.g., hearts, balance scales) as a collage.
The Fort of Zanján
Resilience and Unity Diorama
Build a small diorama of the fort in Zanján where Ḥujjat and the followers of the Báb showed resilience. Use materials like cardboard, clay, and paper.
Share how these people protected each other and defended their faith despite the hardships.
Science Twist: Create a “fort” with marshmallows and toothpicks to explore the concept of structural strength, linking it to the unity that made the fort strong.
- TAHIRIH
- SCIENCE
- VIRTUES CARDS
- CARDS
Ṭáhirih and the Letters of the Living
Inspiration and Commitment: Make “Letter of the Living” badges or bracelets with the names of each Letter, including Ṭáhirih, the seventeenth.
Using beads or stamps, create bracelets where each bead or color represents a different Letter of the Living, with a special symbol for Ṭáhirih
The New Era Science Experiment: Light Reflection
Virtue: Gratitude for spiritual illumination. Use mirrors to represent the new era of knowledge and divine light the Báb brought.
Using mirrors and a flashlight, show how light reflects and spreads.
Discuss how knowledge and guidance spread in the same way. You could also relate this to the qualities we reflect when we act virtuously.
Virtue Cards for Resilience
Virtue: Strength, Resilience, and Sacrifice
Make “Virtue Cards” that honor key figures like Quddús, Ḥujjat, and Zaynab who showed strength during persecution. Each card could highlight a virtue like courage, resilience, or strength.
Provide pre-cut blank cards and ask children to decorate them and write words or draw images that represent the virtues these figures demonstrated.
Declaration Day Thankfulness Cards
Discuss the Declaration of the Báb and the significance of the New Era. Have each child make a card expressing gratitude for one aspect of this era (peace, unity, equality, etc.).
Use a sun or star shape for each card to symbolize enlightenment, and let children decorate with words or drawings about what they’re thankful for in this era.