Session: Preschoolers with Special Needs

Preparation

• Gather paper and pencils.
  
  
• Cut three slips of paper. Write the name of one of the following groups of preschoolers on each slip: preschoolers with developmental disabilities; preschoolers in emotional conflict; preschoolers with AD(H).
  
  
• Ask participants to bring their books or download the "Preschoolers with Special Needs" and make copies for your participants.

Reflect and Practice

1. Open the session with fellowship and prayer.
   
   
2. Organize the participants into three groups. If your group is small, do this exercise as one group. Offer each group the opportunity to pick one of the three slips of paper. Ask each group to create a game for the total group to play to help participants learn about the group of preschoolers on their slip of paper. Refer them to the sections on developmental disabilities, emotional conflict, and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Offer the paper and pencils.
   
   
3. When the games are ready, bring the total group together. Play the games in any order. Follow each game with an opportunity to discuss specific preschoolers in their groups.
   
   
4. Close the session with prayer for these boys and girls. Remind your participants to read the article(s) for the next session.