Lesson plan · Welcome and hospitality
Everyone is welcome
A playful session on making people feel welcome, from a circle game to role play and colouring.
- 45 minutes
- Ages 5–7, Ages 7–9
- 4 activities
Big question: How do we make someone feel welcome?
The session
- 10 min
Warm up: knock knock
Play the welcome circle game. Each visitor is welcomed in a different way.
Activity: Knock knock, welcome! (drawing frame)
- 15 min
Act it out
In pairs, act out the welcome situations on the cards. Swap so everyone plays the visitor.
Activity: Welcome role play (scenario cards)
- 15 min
Colour and draw
Colour the kitchen table and draw who you would welcome in.
Activity: Colour the welcome table (colouring page)
- 5 min
Close
Read both sayings again. Ask: who will you welcome this week?
To take home
A welcome card for a new neighbour: Make a welcome card together for someone new to the street, the class or the club.
The sayings
Each saying page has its meaning, source and audio to play to the group.
By the end
- Say what the welcome sayings mean in their own words
- Show three ways to make a visitor welcome
- Think about how a newcomer might feel
Before you start
- Space for a circle
- Print: Knock knock, welcome! (drawing frame)
- Print: Welcome role play (scenario cards)
- Print: Colour the welcome table (colouring page)
- Print: A welcome card for a new neighbour (drawing frame)
Preview edition. Not yet tried with a class. Timings are estimates; adjust to your group.