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Unit Six

Keep Clean



ObjectivesThere is a saying that ‘cleanliness is next to godliness.’ Ask children if they know

what this can mean. Why is cleanliness so important? Does it mean your house needs

to be spotless, or everything you do is extremely punctual and perfect?Then discuss with children about cleanliness of both body and mind and how it affects

our ability to feel right.

Use Symbolic science with a Glass bottle with heart inside and muddy water to show

how a heart can not shine in a dirty environment.

Do they know what discipline is? Which children have discipline? Who doesn’t?

I keep clean.

I keep good thoughts

I do everything in time.

I put things nicely.

I have discipline.

Pictures to talk about

Garbage is messy, - is dangerous to animals - and people too!



The Little Witch

1.

The witches live up in a tree. Do you know why they can’t live with others together?They stink! They never take a bath. Not only that, they have bad thoughts. That’s why

nobody likes to be near them!

2.

One day, a terrible storm blew away their house. Little Witch was left hanging in the

tree. She was scared and cried, ‘Help me! Help me!.’ Nobody wanted to help, because

she stank! Only Superbunny took a ladder.

3.

Superbunny helped Little Witch get down and said, ‘You can be good, you know.

Why don’t you come with me. I can help you.’ Instead of thanking him, Little Witch

hit Superbunny on his head. ‘I don’t want to be good.’ and ran away.

4.

Just as Jolly Owl put a bandage on Super bunny’s head, there was a knock on the

door. ‘Who is it?’ asked Superbunny. ‘It’s me. I want to be good.’ Said the Little

Witch. ‘Well,’ said Super bunny, ‘If you want to be good, you should first learn to do

good.’

‘And by the way,’ said Piglet, ‘you stink!’

5.

Little Witch had never taken a bath, and never washed her clothes. But she did so

today! She looked much better, but still terrible thoughts were coming in her head. To

clean her body was easy. To clean her heart was not! Then she remembered

Superbunny’s words, ‘If you want to be good, you have to do good.’

6.

She worked hard. She helped the sick and old animals. She cleaned the road and

picked up the leaves and she planted flowers. And slowly the terrible thoughts were

going away. Instead she sang, ‘I want to be good. I want to be good. I really, really

want to be good!’

7.

Mother Witch snarled, ‘You can not be good! We are witches. We must do bad!’Superbunny came out of the house. ‘Well maybe you want to be bad, but she wants to



be good!’ ‘Yes!’, said the Little Witch. ‘I really, really want to be good.’

8.

Mother Witch became angry and started to pull her daughters hair. ‘Come with me,she said. Superbunny pulled her other leg. ‘Stay with us’ he said and then called the

Piglets. They pulled and pushed and did their best.

9.

Only when Pudgy came, mother witch gave up. ‘It’s your choice!’ she said and then

she flew off. The Piglets smiled: ‘It’s nice to have you with us. And by the way, you

smell good.’

Questions and Discussion1. The witches were always by themselves. Do you know any kids who always only

play by themselves? Do you know why nobody likes them to join others?

2. Superbunny knew the Little Witch really didn’t want to be bad. How did he

know that?

3. Was it easy for the Little Witch to change?

4. Do you think cleaning herself helped her be a different person? Do you feel

changing clothes helps you feel differently too?

5. What helped her leave her old ways of life? Do you feel good friends are

important for you too?

6. Do you know what tough love is? How did Superbunny use tough love with the

Little Witch? Do your parents sometimes use tough love on you?

7. Why did the Little Witch choose to stay with Superbunny and his friends? Is

there any place you can feel peace too?

Movement ideas

- Tree pose

- Storm: running around

- Freeze: witch stuck, hanging.

- Climb ladder movement:

- Hit on the head: falls down.

- Knock on the door: I want to be good. Movement like walking and stepping.

- Monster thoughts are coming: act in a scary way.

- Mother witch: fly in

- Start to pull each other: Fall down and while smelling say: It’s nice to have youwith us. And by the way, you smell good.’



GermsCleaning is common sense. Explain to kids about germs (use puppets) good/ bad and

how they spread (use baby powder to symbolize germs transfer from the door to thehands to the chair to somebody’s mouth) Explain we must wash hands often to

prevent germs from spreading. Also keep cleaning the environment to remove germs.

Discuss how animals clean their bodies and habitats to remove germs/ dirt. We need

to do the same

Do you have Classroom Rules for cleaning? Can you name some of

them? If not write them down on a poster. If you know the rules, learn

how to make soap!

Song before eating:

Clean your hands. (Clap, clap, clap)

Clean your feet (stamp 3x)

Clean your face (Pat your cheeks 3x)

And then let’s go to eat. (Make eating movement)

Jonathan and the Messy People

Jonathan didn’t like to clean. He only liked to play. His mother was really upset with

him, but still he didn’t care.

One day Jonathan met a small, hairy guy, not much taller than a chair. He said he was

from the Land of the Messy People.

To get to that country you just had to pass through a hole.

Jonathan liked a place where you only played and didn’t have to clean.So they went. It was really a messy place. There was trash everywhere. There was a



lot of pollution too.

They decided to play ball. But where was the ball?

They looked through the trash for half a day, but didn’t find anything.

Then they got hungry. But when they went to the kitchen they couldn’t find any food.

Even in the cookie jar there was only a broken shoe.

Jonathan got upset. “We can’t go on like this. We have to clean up and arrange the

things so that when we play we know where to get the toys. And when we want to eat,

we know where to get the food.”

Jonathan and his friend started to put things nicely. The also put the trash in bags, so

they could see where to walk and wouldn’t trip over the dirt.

Then suddenly they heard footsteps. It was the king of the messy people. He said,

“What are you doing?”

“Well,” said Jonathan, “We are cleaning, so that when we want to play we know

where to find things and when we eat we know what to get.”

“In this country we don’t clean. You must go away.” Said the king sternly.

Jonathan shook his head. “Well, that’s what I’d rather do anyway. This place is too

sticky and full of germs. Bye.”

He went through the hole and came back to his home. He went straight to the

bathroom. And before he went to bed, he cleaned up his toy and books.Mother was surprised. Jonathan smiled, “I clean up now so I have more time to play



tomorrow!’



Health rules

Cleanliness is the basis for good health. Cleanliness starts with healthy eating.

In every meal you should eat different kinds of foods in different proportions:

Cut out the food stuffs and stick in the correct place.

B

FRUITS

VEGETABLES

GRAINS



Cleaning the EarthWe can not be healthy and clean if our earth is not clean. Do you know why?

Pollution is a real problem.

What kinds of pollution do you know?

How does each kind of pollution affect you?

What can you do to stop it?

Earth activities:

pick up the trash – in the park/ school yard, street.

Trees help keep the Earth clean: plant some.

Peter Long Legs

Not too long ago there was a woman who didn’t have a child. She

very much wanted to have a baby to love and care for, but she was

barren, She had a sister, who was a witch. Her name was Maple.

Maple said: “Don’t worry, my child. You are going to be a mum!”

For a whole week, Aunt Maple studied and wrote all kinds of

magic and collected herbs and roots and the other things that go

into witch’s potions: crows legs, lizard tales, spider eggs and the

other stuff. Then she went to her sister and gave her an egg: “Here

is your child.”

The woman was shocked. “But this is an egg!” she said. I don’t want a snake, or a

bird or lizard baby. I want a child.” Aunt Maple smiled, “ Don’t worry. Just keep it

warm.”

Mother kept the egg carefully in her pocket whenever she walked about. And after a

few weeks indeed, the egg hatched. And what came out? It was a tiny little child. The

woman was happy, but then she asked Maple, “But he’s so small.”

Aunt Maple sighed, “Don’t worry. He will grow. Good bye!” While saying so shewent off to the moon to attend a meeting of all the witches of the universe.



From the Story: Peter Long Legs



Mother called the little boy ‘Peter’. She fed him everyday with rice and vegetables

and lots of tofu. And the little boy grew very fast. In fact, he became very tall. First as

tall as a table. Then as tall as the door. And after that as tall as a house. And finally he

became as tall as the mountains and could touch the sky! “Oh, no!’ said Peter’smother. “It’s too much magic!” She wanted to call her sister Maple, but she was still

on the moon with all her witch friends. She would have to wait.

In the mean time, Peter had fun. He sat on the mountains, because no chair was big

enough to hold him. And he didn’t need toys. He played with real cars and real buses.

And there were lots of them. He moved the cars from city to city. Though that was fun

for Peter, it wasn’t fun for the people. The president came and said: Peter Long Legs,

stop playing with the cars. These cars are not toys!”

One day Peter wanted to take a bath. “I can take a bath in the sea!” he said. After his

bath it had become evening. Peter wanted to sleep and looked around the earth where

he could take a nap.

As he was looking around, he heard a voice. Somebody was crying for help! But he

couldn’t figure out who it was. Then he saw it was the Earth who was crying big tears.

“What’s wrong?” asked Peter. “What’s wrong?” The Earth told Peter to sit down and

listen.

‘I am the home of the animals and people. I like it that way. But look! The people are

polluting the air and making the earth hot with all their cars and factories.’ said the

Earth. “I can’t help it, but the ice on the poles has started to melt so fast that the polar

bears have no more home. Where can they go?’ ‘And people are building houses

everywhere, the forests become smaller and smaller, and the cheetahs and tigers can’t

run freely anymore. They too have no more place to go.’

‘Peter, look at the water. It is dirty. People throw their trash into the oceans and kill

the fish. And because there are so many people, they need more food and more land

for their farms. So they cut the trees, they cut whole

forests. People need space, but so do the birds. But

without trees to nest and find food, where can they go?’

‘Peter, once I was very beautiful. But now there is trash

everywhere. Mountains of diapers and bombs, broken

cars and stinking and rotting trash. And the people don’treally care. They say they too want a beautiful planet, but



look Peter, they are fighting all the time. I have seen the dinosaurs fight, I have seen

many wars, but never has the world been so full of bombs and guns as it is today!’

Peter became angry. ‘Stop,’ he said. ‘I can’t stand it anymore!’ Peter got up, took theEarth in his hands and started to shake the Earth. ‘Let’s give the Earth back to the

animals and plants, so that they can be happy, instead of people taking everything for

themselves.’ he said.

Just as Peter had picked up the Earth and had begun to shake the Earth, Aunt Maple

came back. She said, ‘Peter, Stop! People also can live on the earth! You should teach

them. They can learn.’

She used her magic to make Peter small again. That night Peter went to his mother’s

home and wrote a song. And the next day he went to all the schools in the land and

taught them the song.

The Earth is our home,

But we don’t live here alone

So we don’t cut the trees

And don’t pollute the seas.

We pick up the trash

And do our best

To protect the whales and bears

And animals everywhere.

The Earth is our home,

But we don’t live here alone

So we don’t cut the trees

And don’t pollute the seas.

He told them the story of the Earth and asked “Are you the Earth’s friends or

enemies?” And do you know what they all said?



Clean our heart - Grumpy BearsCleanliness also reaches our head. We have to keep our thoughts in proper order. Just

like germs, we have many kinds of thoughts. Some of them are nice and happy.

Others are scary and troublesome. Let’s say thoughts are like bears, one kind of bear is called grumpy bear . Grumpy Bears like to complain. They hate work and make

easy things difficult. Much is never enough and Grumpy Bears sigh and cry to the

extend that those around them start to feel bad. Do you know any little Bear like that?

Other thoughts are like witches, or monsters….

Nobody likes to be a Grumpy Bear, just like nobody really wants to be a witch or a

monster. They don’t have peace. In their heads there are a lot of scary feelings. And

these monsters bring trouble. You can feed these monsters, or you can scare them

away. What would you choose?

If you always think the good and do the good, the more good things happen to you!

The more good I do,

the more luck I have.



The Monsters are coming today

The monsters are coming today

The monsters eat children every dayThey hide under the table

They hide under the chair

They hide everywhere.

Now don’t be scared.

I am telling you what to do

When there is a monster near you,

You just say ……..brrrrrrrr…..

And he will quickly go away. (2x)

Monster Art

Use paint blots as the basis for monster drawings. Add the song after they complete

the work.

QTE - VisualizationOne way to remain healthy and keep away the ‘monsters’ from your mind, is

by loving the good thoughts. One such good thought is to forgive others.

Meditation helps you think loving thoughts, bring cleanliness to the mind

and peace to the heart. Sit in a circle and meditate on

Smile, smile, smile away (2x)

And be a friend (2x)Today.

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