Session 12: A Peaceful and Fair World

Beautiful orange sunset over a deep blue ocean. — Tapestry is Sunsetting

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Part of Love Surrounds Us, Grades K-1

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Introduction
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It isn’t enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn’t enough to believe in it. One must work at it….
Session-at-a-Glance
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Activity Minutes Welcoming and Entering 0 Opening 5 Activity 1: Peace Bowls 10 Activity 2: Story—Supriya’s Bowl 15 Activity 3: Basic Needs for All 20 Faith in Action: Kids’ Club for Others’ Basic Needs Closing 5 Alternate Activity 1: Pipe-cleaner Peace Symbols 10 Alternate Activity 2:…
Spiritual Preparation
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President Barack Obama, accepting a Nobel Prize for Peace in 2009 said “true peace is not just freedom from war, but freedom from want.” Think about what this means in helping create true peace in the world. Sit and breathe deeply as you hold an empty bowl. Close your eyes and visualize what you…
Welcoming and Entering
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Materials for Activity Ribbon sticks (or wrist ribbons) in a container (Session 1, Opening) Preparation for Activity If you have not previously made ribbons sticks or wrist ribbons for each child do it now as per instructions in Session 1, Opening. Place container of ribbon sticks by the door.
Opening for Session 12
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Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Ribbon sticks (or wrist ribbons) in a container (Session 1, Opening) Chalice, candle, and lighter or LED/battery-operated candle Session 1, Leader Resource 1, Rote Teaching — Love Surrounds Us Song Indigo cloth for centering table Preparation for…
Activity 1: Peace Bowls
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Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Air-drying clay Smooth plastic placemats, one for each child Dishpan, dish washing soap, water, and towel Optional: Vinyl tablecloths, scissors, and masking tape Preparation for Activity Purchase air-drying clay at a craft store or order Crayola…
Activity 2: Story, Supriya's Bowl
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Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity A copy of the story, “Supriya’s Bowl” Rhythm instruments including a triangle, a tambourine, hand drums, rhythm sticks, finger cymbals, and one or more additional percussion instruments Masking tape and marker Optional: “Supriya’s Bowl” coloring…
Activity 3: Basic Needs for All
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Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity A globe Clay Leader Resource 1, Basic Needs Drawing paper and coloring tools Pictures of children from many countries Preparation for Activity Obtain international pictures of a variety of people….
Closing
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Activity time: 5 minutes Description of Activity Invite everyone to gather in a circle and hold hands….
Leader Reflection and Planning
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This session is about social justice. It is sometimes hard for children to believe that they can make a difference. How can you help participants understand that each of us has the ability to aid others? How can you uplift ways small ways that communities care for each other?
Faith In Action: Kids’ Club for Others’ Basic Needs
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Materials for Activity Computer with Internet access Newsprint, markers, and tape 4 sheets of construction paper Preparation for Activity Explore this PBS “Zoom” website and other reputable sites that suggest projects kids can do when they join together as a group to help others. Find out about…
Alternate Activity 1: Pipe-cleaner Peace Symbols
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Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 1, Peace Symbol Pipe cleaners Preparation for Activity Copy the handout for all participants. Place handouts and pipe cleaners at work tables….
Alternate Activity 2: Song, Peace Surrounds Us
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Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Session 1, Leader Resource 1, Rote Teaching — Love Surrounds Us Song Preparation for Activity Print out the leader resource and learn the song, sung to the tune of “Jesus Loves Me, This I Know.” If the group has not learned “Love Surrounds Me,”…
Alternate Activity 3: Heart Ribbon Magnet
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Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Felt hearts mounted on felt squares and magnets, assembled in Session 2, Alternate Activity 1 A roll of 1/8-inch indigo ribbon Extra felt and magnets for new participants, plus glue, sharp scissors, and permanent marker Preparation for Activity Set …
Taking It Home: A Peaceful and Fair World
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It isn’t enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn’t enough to believe in it. One must work at it. — Eleanor Roosevelt, 20th-century First Lady of the United States, in a 1951 radio broadcast IN TODAY’S SESSION… the group heard a Buddhist story, “Supriya’s Bowl,” about a…
Supriya's Bowl
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From The Broken Tusk by Uma Krishnaswami (Atlanta, GA: August House Publishers Inc.). Used by permission of the publishers. Hard times starve people’s spirits, as well as their bodies. (Play all instruments.) So it was once, when the Buddha lived and famine struck the land….
Handout 1: Peace Symbol
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Leader Resource 1: Basic Needs
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Find Out More
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The Basic Needs of Humans The United Nation Declar… of the Rights of the Child can be found on the American Bar Association website. Many websites address the basic human physical needs. Food: the Feeding America website (formerly Second Harvest Food Bank), the Free Rice site sponsored by the…