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Post Box

Objective:

This is an unique and interesting activity.

Related Values:

Knowledge about different religions.

Materials Required:

Cards of different religions and 5 or 6 soap boxes, a wooden board

Preparatory Work for the Guru:

• Different cards with information about major religions are made or collected (Example: Name of the religion, founder, holy book, festivals, teachings, holy places, important places of worship etc.,)
• On one board 5 or 6 boxes (empty soap boxes may be used) with different symbols of respective religions are stuck as if they are post boxes.

How to play

1. The Guru can divide the children into 2 or 3 groups.
2. All the cards must be shuffled and given to one group.
3. The children should be spared 2-3 minutes to think, depending on the number of cards provided to the group.
4. The children of that group must post the cards in the proper boxes.
5. After the given time it must be checked whether they have posted the cards correctly and marks can be awarded for each correct posting.
6. All the groups can try one after another. Then the group with maximum marks will be the winner.

Variations:

• One box with Prashanti emblem – essence of all religions – can also be kept.
• The children will post the cards having festivals celebrated at Puttaparthi (Easwaramma day, Shivarathri, Aashadi Ekadasi etc.,)