Session 15: Muhammad

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Part of Creating Home, Kindergarten-1st Grade

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Introduction
From Creating Home

We are all longing to go home to some place we have never been — a place half-remembered and half-envisioned we can only catch glimpses of from time to time. Community. Somewhere, there are people to whom we can speak with passion without having the words catch in our throats. Somewhere a circle…
Session-at-a-Glance
From Creating Home

ACTIVITY: MINUTES Opening 5 Activity 1: Guided Labyrinth Meditation 10 Activity 2: Now You See It, Now You Don’t 10 Activity 3: Story — Muhammad of Makkah 10 Activity 4: The Stone in the Ka’ba of Makkah 10 Activity 5: Rumi 10 Faith in Action: Our Faith Home Timeline — Short-term 15 Faith in…
Spiritual Preparation
From Creating Home

This session focuses on Mohammed’s feeling for his faith home. The story describes how his feelings, and his beliefs, changed over time. Consider yourself in light of this issue. Are you still practicing the faith you were introduced to as a child? Does it still fit you? This might be a difficult…
Opening
From Creating Home

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Chalice candle or LED/battery-operated candle Lighter and extinguisher, if needed Labyrinth Basket of name stones Newsprint, markers, and tape Preparation for Activity Write the chalice-lighting words on newsprint, and post. Memorize the…
Activity 1: Guided Labyrinth Meditation
From Creating Home

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Creating Home floor labyrinth, or finger labyrinth (Handout 1, Finger Labyrinth) Newsprint, markers, and tape A copy of Leader Resource 1, Guided Meditation Optional: A tape or CD of someone reading the guided meditation aloud, and a tape or CD pla…
Activity 2: Now You See It, Now You Don't
From Creating Home

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity A large plate and an opaque cloth cover to cover it Seven or more objects Preparation for Activity Arrange the objects on the plate. Cover with the opaque cloth. Decide whether, and how, you will divide the group into teams to play the game.
Activity 3: Story - Muhammad Of Makkah
From Creating Home

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity A copy of the story, “Muhammad of Makkah” Optional: “Muhammad of Makkah” coloring sheet, and crayons Preparation for Activity Review the story, “Muhammad of Makkah” and prepare to tell it, rather than read it, to the children. Optional: Print the…
Activity 4: The Stone In The Ka'ba Of Makkah
From Creating Home

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity A large, heavy stone A bath towel or other strong cloth A copy of story, “The Stone in the Ka’ba” Optional: “Muhammad of Makkah” coloring sheet, and crayons Preparation for Activity Place the heavy stone on a worktable that children can reach, or…
Activity 5: Rumi
From Creating Home

Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity A copy of Singing the Living Tradition, the Unitarian Universalist hymnbook Optional: A tape or CD of Sufi music and the equipment to play it Blank paper Crayons or color markers Preparation for Activity Find suggestions to research Sufi music in…
Closing
From Creating Home

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Chalice candle or LED/battery-operated candle Lighter and extinguisher, if needed Labyrinth, with participants’ name stones placed on it Basket for name stones Optional: An index card or post-it, bold markers, and tape Optional: A copy of Singing th…
Leader Reflection and Planning
From Creating Home

Which activities in today’s session went well? Which might need to be adjusted? Did the children have any prior knowledge, or was this their first introduction to Muhammad and Islam? Do you feel you were able to honor this important faith tradition and demonstrate how Islam is one of Unitarian…
Faith In Action: Our Faith Home Timeline - Short-term
From Creating Home

Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity A roll of plain paper or several pieces of poster board Yardstick Color markers and tape Preparation for Activity Gather information about your faith home’s history and founders, including information you may have collected while leading Session 9 …
Faith In Action: Spreading The Word - Short-Term
From Creating Home

Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint on which you recorded children’s comments in Activity 1: Guided Labyrinth Meditation Tape Optional: Computer and internet access Optional: Congregational publication(s) featuring children’s comments Preparation for Activity Discuss with…
Alternate Activity 1: Dramatizing Poetry
From Creating Home

Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Two adults are needed to lead this activity; arrange to have two co-leaders present. Decide how you will divide the group into two, smaller groups. Identify an additional, separate meeting space — ideally another room — where one of the groups can…
Alternate Activity 2: Bees Fly Back To Faith Home
From Creating Home

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Beehive poster made from Session 3, Leader Resource 2, Beehive Poster and bees made by children from Session 3, Handout 1, Bee Body Parts A bold marker Preparation for Activity Place the beehive poster and the bees on a work table. Description of…
Taking It Home: Muhammad
From Creating Home

We are all longing to go home to some place we have never been — a place half-remembered and half-envisioned we can only catch glimpses of from time to time. Community. Somewhere, there are people to whom we can speak with passion without having the words catch in our throats. Somewhere a circle…
Muhammad of Makkah
From Creating Home

This is a story about a city. The name of the city is Makkah al-Mukarramah, but sometimes it is called Makkah or Mecca. This city is in Saudi Arabia. It is a city thousands of years old. This is also the story of a man. His name was Muhammad….
The Stone in the Kaba
From Creating Home

One of the reasons Muhammad was able to get people to listen to him was because, from a young age, he had proven himself to be wise and just. Here is an example of a problem he was asked to solve. Mecca found the walls of the holy building, the Ka’ba, needed repairing. So they fixed the walls.
Handout 1: Finger Labyrinth
From Tapestry of Faith

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Handout 2: Bee Body Parts
From Creating Home

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Leader Resource 1: Guided Meditation
From Creating Home

As you start to walk, think about when you entered this building today. What did you expect would happen here today? What did you expect to find here today? Who did you expect to find? Think upon these questions as you approach the center….
Leader Resource 2: Rumi Poem
From Creating Home

Coleman Barks, translated and used with permission. The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you. Don’t go back to sleep. You must ask for what you really want. Don’t go back to sleep. People are going back and forth across the doorsill worlds touch. The door is round and open. Don’t go back to sleep.