Say assembly is about two
young people and how what they were like and what happened to them when they
were young meant that they did great things when they were older.
1. Play a bit of his music– ask who is that?
2. Show picture of Mozart
Ask the children to tell you about some of the thoughts they
may have had while waiting for the assembly to begin. Prompt with some
suggestions, e.g. about friends, playtime, recent classroom activity, etc.
Explain that the human brain is rather like a computer, able to take in and
sort out information all the time, and this is part of how we learn things.
Ask them to list some of the physical activities they enjoy
doing. Encourage generalizations such as running, skipping, hopping as well as
more specific sports such as football and gymnastics. Explain that, like the
brain, our bodies are also constantly active and this too is how we learn and
grow.
Explain that you are going to tell the children about a boy
just like them who was very lively and had difficulty sitting still. Say his
name together from the board. Mozart was Austrian, born in Salzburg.
Tell the story of Mozart as follows:
Once there was a boy who couldn't sit still at all. He
couldn't stop thinking either, and what he thought about most of the time was
music. He made up tunes in his head all day long and even during the night!
Mozart was full of fun and he was always singing and jumping about and amusing
other people. His parents realized that his tunes were rather clever and so
they decided to help him with his music.
When Mozart was only 4 years old he started to have proper
music lessons, along with his sister.
When he was only 5 years old, he was so good at playing the
piano that his parents took him on tour to other countries to show off his
talent.
When he was only 6 years old he started to write down his
music on paper using musical notes so that other people could play the tunes he
was making up in his head. His first special written tune was called ‘Minuet in
G’.
If you used introductory music, explain that Mozart composed
the music they heard.
Remind them that Mozart was a child like them. Draw the
application that the ideas in each child's busy mind and the things they enjoy
doing are to be encouraged as they learn to realize what they are especially
good at.
6. Tell them the
story of John Plummer and Phan Ti Kim Phuc, forgiveness page 117
Bad things might happen to us, or we might have things that
really annoy others. But these true
stories show that God can use these things to make the world a better place.
Pray
Dear God,
Thank you for people who have brought good things to your
world. Use us to make the people around
us have a better life. In Jesus’ name.
Amen