KID POSSIBLE ASSEMBLY (KPA) MONTH: THEME/ TOPIC: TIME ALLOTED: Objectives FEBRUARY 2012 HONESTY 1.

5- 2 HOURS To know and understand what is honesty all about To create awareness of the effects and consequences of being honest and dishonest To help the kids create their own rules about honesty, based on the teachings in the bible From the fullness of the heart, the mouth speaks Mt. 12:34 15 mins - Gathering Songs / Teaching of song/s 5 mins - Opening Prayer / Kids Praise 15 mins Intro Game 10 mins Pep talk on Honesty 15 mins - Activity 1 15 mins - Activity 2 5 mins - Processing / Conclusion 10 mins - Closing Prayer / KFL Heart Habits / Announcements / Kid at Work *Note: Kindly include Memory Bible Verse, Lords Prayer, Hail Mary and Glory be in the Closing Prayer Follow you Suggested Games: Dodge ball Divide the kids into two groups one will be IT and the other will be the players. The IT group will throw soft balls to the players group, and their goal is that, each member of the players group will be out when theyre hit by the ball. *This game will teach the kids to tell the truth if they are hit or not Button, Button, here is the button! This game can be played in one big group or in smaller groups. The kids will be asked to create a big circle. There will be an IT in the middle. At the sound of the music, the IT will close his eyes, and the group will pass the button to each other. When the music stops, all the kids in the group should extend

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their 2 closed fist, so that the IT can guess where the button is. The kids can confuse the IT by telling him that the button is with them. The IT can only guess 3x. If the IT found the button, the player holding it will be the IT. *This game teaches the kids to tell the truth whos holding the button. It also teaches the IT to discern who tells the truth or not. SWITCH! Divide the kids into smaller groups. Ask the kids to secretly exchange clothing or accessories with each other for the game. Each group will be given a time to guess all the switches made in another group. The group with the most number of right guesses wins the game. *This game teaches the kids to discern what is true and not. Pep Talk on Honesty Ask a volunteer ahead of time to help you in demonstrating the topic with the kids. Secretly ask him to give true and false answers to the questions you are going to ask during the demonstration. During demonstration, ask the volunteer different questions that will interest the audience, such as What did you eat this morning? As the volunteer answers with a lie, such as I ate a big burger, as big as a balloon, wrap a long string of yarn around him once. When the volunteer answers truthfully, unwrap a long string of yarn from him. Ask follow-up questions based on him reply or can be other questions; each made-up answer, wrap the yarn around him again, and each truthful answer, unwrap the yarn from him. Repeat the process until the volunteer is entangled in web of yarn. You may also ask other kids to ask questions to the volunteer. Ask the children to share their observation of what happened. Explain to them that you have asked the volunteer to randomly answer the questions with truth and lie. Ask them to differentiate what happen when you tell the truth and when you tell a lie can do to someone. Explain the importance of being honest is all about: Honesty is telling the truth in words and action, despite of consequences. Give examples and effects (not having to remember what your last lie was or how to cover it up, peace of mind, and feeling good about oneself.) Explain what dishonesty is all about. Emphasize the effects of how one lie usually leads to another and how quickly we can become trapped and embarrassed by lies. Ask why it is important for us to always tell the truth (you gain trust and respect from others and from yourself; and its the right thing to do)

Suggested Activities for JK Last man standing Ask everyone to stand up. Positive questions will be asked. If their answer in the question is no they have to sit down until only one is left standing. *This teaches them to be honest in answering.

How honest are you? The kids will be asked to answer the questionnaire on honesty. The facilitator may read each question to help the kids answer it quickly. This activity will help them know what areas do they still need to work on being honest. Honesty is the best policy! Divide the kids into equal number of members. Each member of the group should go through an obstacle course and upon reaching the end, they have to get a picture from the box. The pictures inside the box are about things that show honest and dishonest works. Upon getting a picture, they have to think if its about being honest or telling lie; then they have to place it in their corresponding category truth or lie. Repeat the process until all pictures were properly categorized. This activity will help them decide which examples they need to imitate. Oath of Honesty Ask the children to recite the oath of honesty. (you can make your own or use the example below) I, (say your name), promise to do my best to be honest at all times. I promise to share what I think and feel with gentleness and sincerity. I promise to tell the truth to my parents. I promise to do my own homework. I promise to keep my eyes on my own paper during exams. I promise that I will admit my own mistakes. I promise that I will keep my friends secret. I promise that I will continue my very best to fulfill all these promises and hope that I may be truthful always in my thoughts, in my words, in my action. So help me God. After saying the oath, each kid will receive a ribbon to be placed in their pinky finger, (pinky swear), as a sign of their commitment to do this. You may also give out cards of the oath as a reminder for the kids.

Suggested Activities for SK Discussion Starter: Ask the kids of 1-2 specific times that they lie to others (in actions and/or in words; to their family, friends, school, themselves or to God). Ask them why they did it and how did they feel after doing it. Repeat the process again, this time, asking them the times they said truth to others. Emphasize to the kids the difference between telling truth and telling lies, their consequences to others and themselves and how these affect their integrity and relationships towards others and God.

Im sorry card: Make a sorry card for a family member or a friend for a specific lie/s they have told them. Encourage them to make a promise not to repeat it again, written in the card. Honesty commitment card They will be asked to make their own honesty commitment cards. They have to write at least 2-3 statements that they are willing to commit to do for each area: SELF, FAMILY, SCHOOL, FRIENDS/KFL, GOD. They can design these cards to make it more personal for them. Ask them to sign it and encourage to keep it in their wallets to remind them of their commitment to be honest at all times. Processing/ Conclusion There are a lot of examples in the bible that shows dishonesty and their consequences. Josephs brother lied to Jacob after they sold him (see Genesis 37). Hananaiah telling a wrong prophecy to show-off the people that He was Gods prophet (see Jer. 28). When Achan took something that is not from him (see Joshua 7). They all got the punishment equaled to their dishonesty. But there are also a lot more people in the bible who showed exemplary ways on being honest and how God rewarded them Joseph the dreamer, on interpreting the Pharaohs dream truthfully, thus gaining his trust; Jonah, after being swallowed by the whale, went to Nineveh to tell them the Lords message and save them from tragedy; Paul, after his conversion, shared to many the truths about Jesus that helped people to experience Jesus and be transformed to become His disciples. Its easier to tell lies, for it always cover what your true feelings are. But only for a time. Telling lies mean you have to cover it up one lie after another, until you dont know what the truth is all about. Telling lies means punishment because you deceive the people around you, especially those you love. When you tell a lie, it means you are saying to Satan, the father of lies, that you are with him. But when you tell the truth, it means that you can live freely knowing that you are not keeping anything to yourself. You do not betray anyones trust. You make those people around you happy. When you tell the truth, you make God happy too, for he delights to those who tell the truth, because He is the truth. And He always rewards people who walk in truth. Let us continue to ask God to help us to be honest every time, all the time. And may His Spirit continue to guide us in doing honest and good works to others, to ourselves and to God. Kid at Work (Assignment for the JK: Make a door knob signage month) SK: Confession; * Please see attachments below

How honest are you?

Read the questions. Write your answers on the blank using the following numbers: 3 = Often 2 = Sometimes 1 = Never ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ Total ______ Now add up your score: If your score is 8 to 12 Pat yourself on the back for being so honest! If your score is 13 to 16 If your score is 17 to 20 If your score is 21 to 24 Youre honest most of the time.

1. Have I ever lied to keep a friend from getting into trouble? 2. Have I ever been so anxious to win a game that I cheated just a little bit? 3. Have I ever told a lie because I was really afraid I would get into trouble? 4. Have I ever taken money that didnt belong to me? 5. Have I ever lost something and then lied so I wouldnt be blamed? 6. Have I ever cheated on a test at school because I dont like to get a low grade? 7. Have I ever found something and refused to give it back to the person who lost it? 8. Have I ever said something about another person that I knew was not true?

You need to think a little about what honesty means to you.

Maybe you should study what honesty is again

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Examination of Conscience
I. I am the Lord your God. You shall not have strange gods before me. Do I give time every day to God in prayer? Do I put my trust in superstitions, good luck charms, rather than God alone? Have I rejected any Church teaching or denied that I was a Catholic? II. You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain. Have I used the words "God" or "Jesus" in anger or irreverently? Have I used foul or ugly language? Have I wished evil on another? III. Remember to keep holy the Lord's day. Have I missed Mass on Sunday or any holy day of obligation? Do I arrive at church late or leave early? Do I try to be reverent and pay attention during Mass? Do I avoid unnecessary work on Sunday? Do I make Sunday a day of prayer or rest? IV. Honor your father and your mother. Do I respect and obey my parents? Have I dishonored or mistreated them by word or deed? Am I willing to help around the house or must I be nagged a hundred times? Do I try to get along with my brothers and sisters? Am I a tattletale or bully? Do I give a good example, especially to younger siblings? Do I respect others in authority: priests, nuns, police, old people, baby-sitters? V. You shall not kill. Do I beat up others or hurt their bodies? Do I say cruel things, or make fun of others to hurt their feelings? Do I say mean things about others behind their backs? Have I stopped speaking to anyone? Do I encourage others to do bad things? Do I try to love all people, born and unborn? VI. You shall not commit adultery. Do I treat my body and other people's bodies with purity and respect? Do I look at television shows, movies, or pictures that are bad? Am I modest in my speech and the clothes I wear?

VII. You shall not steal. Have I taken things that were not mine from a store or another person? Have I destroyed or misused another person's property for fun? Do I return things that I borrow? In good condition? VIII. You shall not commit false witness against your neighbor. Am I honest in my school work? Do I tell lies to make myself look good? Do I tell lies to protect myself from punishment? Do I tell lies that make another person look bad or get them in trouble? IX. You shall not covet your neighbor's wife. Do I allow my parents to spend time with one another, or do I get jealous and want them to pay attention only to me? Do I get mad when I have to share my friends? Are there kids I will not play with or be mean to because they look different? X. You shall not covet your neighbor's goods. Am I jealous or envious of the things or abilities that others have? Am I thankful to God and my parents for what they have given me? Do I share the things I have with my family, friends and poor people? The Act of Contrition Oh my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended you and I detest all my sins because I dread the loss of heaven and the pains of hell, but most of all because they offend you, my God, who are all good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve with the help of your grace to sin no more, to amend my life, and to avoid whatever leads me to sin. Amen.

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