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Kids 5: Activity Day Outline DETAILED OUTLINE: The agenda of activities can be rearranged to best meet the needs of your group. If you have enough children of various ages and parent participation, you can divide the children into two groups for some of the activities and even have two activities taking place at the same time. We do, however, encourage the opening/closing to be done with all the children together. Opening:  Opening Prayer  Pledge of Allegiance You can have one of the children hold a small flag or use a larger flag. This is a great opportunity to teach the children respect and proper care and folding of the flag. See the Activity Day Resource pdf for a diagram on the proper way to fold the flag. If you use an actual pole and stand for the flag you can keep it up throughout the Activity Day.  Preamble: have the children read or recite the preamble to the United States Constitution. (Doing this each day as a family will have your children memorizing it in no time at all. See the Activity Day Resource pdf) Theme Story and Discussion: Read Reflecting the Light of Virtue (See the Activity Day Resource pdf) Discussion prompt questions: 1. How did Ben Franklin help his community? 2. How did his example influence others? 3. Did the government require Ben Franklin to post the lantern outside his door? 4. Ben Franklin provided light in the darkness. What are some things we can do to be a light in our community? Story & Discussion: Read The Nobility of a Boy (See the Activity Day Resource pdf) 1. Why do you think the money weighed so heavy in the boy’s pocket? 2. Why did he think it was okay to take the money? 3. Why did he decide it wasn’t the right thing to do? 4. Do you think it was hard for the boy to give the money back and confess what he did? 5. Since the boy took the money in secret, why didn’t he just give it back in secret? Wouldn’t that have been easier? 6. What did you learn from this story? Moms for America ✯ Cottage Kids 3