Tapestry of Faith: Riddle and Mystery: A Program on the Big Questions for Grade 6

Alternate Activity 1: Notable Thoughts

Activity time: 5 minutes

Materials for Activity

  • Bag or box containing participants' Big Questions notebooks (see Session 1, Alternate Activity 1, Notable Thoughts)
  • Blank notebooks for new participants
  • Pencils or pens
  • Masking tape

Preparation for Activity

  • Retrieve participants' Big Questions notebooks begun in Session 1.
  • Set out supplies for any new participants to start an individual notebook.

Description of Activity

Remind participants that this is a time to record their own ideas about today's Big Question. Distribute participants' notebooks and pencils or pens. Provide new participants with notebooks. Say that the notebooks are private; you will keep them between sessions but not read them.

Tell participants they will have about five minutes. Remind them of today's Big Question: "What should I do with my life?" Say they can write about anything they want. If they have nothing to record, they are free to doodle or relax.

Give them a few minutes to work quietly in their notebooks. When time is up, they may seal their notebooks with masking tape before handing them in.