Session Plan — Tiny Manners, Big Hearts

Each child greets the next with Salam and a chosen gesture.

• Role-play Turn to your friend and say "Assalamu alaikum!" — wave or high-five.

Toddlers match a kind greeting to the moment it fits.

• Challenge We meet a friend — which greeting do we use?
• Role-play Turn to a friend and try the greeting — wave or smile.

Match a felt-face to a feeling and act it out.

• Reflect Which face is you today? Show me with your own face!
• Discuss When we feel big feelings, we can say "Bismillah" and take a deep breath.

Toddlers make a face for a feeling word and guess each other’s.

• Challenge Can you make a happy face? Now a sleepy one?
• Discuss When we feel a big feeling, what tiny thing can help?

Sort toys by size, then share one with a friend.

• Challenge Big things in the big bowl, small things in the small bowl. Ready?
• Role-play Now give one to your friend and say "Tafaddal" (here you go).

Toddlers sort toys into "mine" and "for sharing", then share one.

• Challenge Which things are just yours, and which can we all share?
• Role-play Give one "for sharing" toy to a friend and say "Tafaddal".

Toddlers practice a kind yes and a kind no, and a real choice.

• Role-play Would you like a hug? You can say "Yes please" or "No thank you".
• Challenge Which song shall we sing? Point to your choice.
• Discuss A kind "no" is still kind. We can say no and still be friends.

Toddlers practise asking and answering kindly — yes, and a gentle no.

• Role-play Ask a friend to play — using kind words and a kind voice.
• Discuss A kind "no" is still kind. How can we say no and stay friends?

Each child greets the next with Salam and a chosen gesture.

• Role-play Turn to your friend and say "Assalamu alaikum!" — wave or high-five.

Toddlers match a kind greeting to the moment it fits.

• Challenge We meet a friend — which greeting do we use?
• Role-play Turn to a friend and try the greeting — wave or smile.

Match a felt-face to a feeling and act it out.

• Reflect Which face is you today? Show me with your own face!
• Discuss When we feel big feelings, we can say "Bismillah" and take a deep breath.

Toddlers make a face for a feeling word and guess each other’s.

• Challenge Can you make a happy face? Now a sleepy one?
• Discuss When we feel a big feeling, what tiny thing can help?

Sort toys by size, then share one with a friend.

• Challenge Big things in the big bowl, small things in the small bowl. Ready?
• Role-play Now give one to your friend and say "Tafaddal" (here you go).

Toddlers sort toys into "mine" and "for sharing", then share one.

• Challenge Which things are just yours, and which can we all share?
• Role-play Give one "for sharing" toy to a friend and say "Tafaddal".

Toddlers practice a kind yes and a kind no, and a real choice.

• Role-play Would you like a hug? You can say "Yes please" or "No thank you".
• Challenge Which song shall we sing? Point to your choice.
• Discuss A kind "no" is still kind. We can say no and still be friends.

Toddlers practise asking and answering kindly — yes, and a gentle no.

• Role-play Ask a friend to play — using kind words and a kind voice.
• Discuss A kind "no" is still kind. How can we say no and stay friends?

Each child greets the next with Salam and a chosen gesture.

• Role-play Turn to your friend and say "Assalamu alaikum!" — wave or high-five.

Toddlers match a kind greeting to the moment it fits.

• Challenge We meet a friend — which greeting do we use?
• Role-play Turn to a friend and try the greeting — wave or smile.