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  • What went well in this session? What would you do differently next time? What did the children understand about the use of prayer or meditation as a UU ritual? Read the next session and assign advance preparation, as needed.
    July 9, 2013 | For Grades 2-3 | From Signs of Our Faith
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  • Activity time: 2 minutes Materials for Activity Chalice, candle and lighter or LED battery-operated candle Centering table A chime or bell Newsprint, markers, and tape Optional: Cloth for centering table Optional: Stoles, including extras for visitors Preparation for Activity Prepare to lead the...
    Activity | July 9, 2013 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Signs of Our Faith
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  • Utility | July 9, 2013 | For Grades 2-3 | From Signs of Our Faith
    Tagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Community, Direct Experience, Diversity, Identity, Religion, Spiritual Practice, Unitarian Universalism
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  • What does religious exploration mean to you? How does it occur in the context of your involvement with Unitarian Universalism? Discuss this question and your own journey of religious exploration with your co-leader or another partner....
    July 9, 2013 | For Grades 2-3 | From Signs of Our Faith
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  • Activity Minutes Opening 2 Activity 1: Religious Explorers 10 Activity 2: Story — Sitting on the Answer 10 Activity 3: Ritual of Prayer or Meditation 25 Activity 4: First Emblem 10 Faith in Action: Collecting Prayers and Meditations Closing 3 Alternate Activity 1: Leadership in Action — Question...
    July 9, 2013 | For Grades 2-3 | From Signs of Our Faith
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  • 1. We believe that each and every person is important. 2. We believe that all people should be treated fairly and kindly. 3. We believe that we should accept one another and keep on learning together. 4. We believe that each person must be free to search for what is true and right in life. 5. We...
    Handout | July 9, 2013 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Signs of Our Faith
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  • The existence of a snowflake is a journey — like your life, which is a journey, too. It starts in a cloud. Clouds carry drops of water vapor. Clouds also contain tiny particles of dust. Drops of the water vapor cling to the dust particles. When conditions are cold enough, the water freezes into...
    Story | July 9, 2013 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Signs of Our Faith
    Tagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Aging, Community, Death, Diversity
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  • Materials for Activity Paper or card stock for invitations, and writing implements, and/or access to Internet and congregational email addresses Description of Activity Children host a community opportunity....
    Activity | July 9, 2013 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Signs of Our Faith
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  • What went well in this session? What are some lessons for next time? Did everyone participate in the covenanting process? Make a plan to revisit the covenant in future sessions to remind children of how they agreed to be together. Does the covenant cover promises you feel you, as leaders, need to...
    July 9, 2013 | For Grades 2-3 | From Signs of Our Faith
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  • Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Drawing paper Crayons and markers in a variety of colors, to share Preparation for Activity Write on newsprint, "I love being UU at this congregation because... " Under this, write "I like coming to this UU congregation...
    Activity | July 9, 2013 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Signs of Our Faith
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  • Activity time: 2 minutes Materials for Activity Chalice, candle and lighter or LED battery-operated candle Centering table A chime or bell Optional: Cloth for centering table Optional: Stoles, including extras for visitors Preparation for Activity Prepare to lead the Opening described below: Set ...
    Activity | July 9, 2013 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Signs of Our Faith
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  • What is religion, you might ask. It's a technology of living. — Toni Cade Bambara, 20th-century African American author and activist This session invites children into a lifelong process of building a Unitarian Universalist faith. Children learn that a covenant for being together is a sign of our...
    July 9, 2013 | For Grades 2-3 | From Signs of Our Faith
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  • Utility | July 9, 2013 | For Grades 2-3 | From Signs of Our Faith
    Tagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Community, Covenant, Faith, Identity, Meaning, Relationships, Religion, Unitarian Universalism
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  • Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Chairs A small bell Preparation for Activity Arrange the meeting space as described below, making sure the game will be accessible for all participants. Description of Activity Children play a derivation of Doggie, Doggie, Who's Got the Bone with a...
    Activity | July 9, 2013 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Signs of Our Faith
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  • Description of Activity Children show congregational leaders their appreciation. Leadership in Action activities invite children to take the lead in an activity that engages with the congregation and begin to see themselves as leaders of their faith. Ask the group if they have ever shown a leader...
    Activity | July 9, 2013 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Signs of Our Faith
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  • Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Stoles, one for every participant Arts and crafts materials for children to initial their stoles Chalice patches, one for every participant Preparation for Activity Obtain or make stoles, and order or make chalice patches. See the Before You Start...
    Activity | July 9, 2013 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Signs of Our Faith
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  • Evaluate the effectiveness of today's activities, especially the conversation on leadership and the stole activity. Do children understand the importance of the stole? Do they understand it is a sign that they are leaders? Do you have a good plan in place for using and storing stoles? How did all...
    July 9, 2013 | For Grades 2-3 | From Signs of Our Faith
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  • Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Poster board and glue Preparation for Activity Make a poster of congregational leaders: Collect and cut out photos of five to ten congregational leaders, and tape them to poster board....
    Activity | July 9, 2013 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Signs of Our Faith
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  • Activity time: 10 minutes Preparation for Activity Make sure you have enough space to play. If you wish to play outside and weather is a factor, give parents advance notice. Description of Activity Play Follow the Leader. Have one co-leader be a poor leader. Poor leading might include moving too...
    Activity | July 9, 2013 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Signs of Our Faith
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  • Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape A roster of the group participants Optional: Poster board and markers Optional: Stickers Preparation for Activity Decide whether you will use a simple group roster to keep track of participants' leadership roles, or make and display a poster....
    Activity | July 9, 2013 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Signs of Our Faith
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