Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Taking It Home Preparation for Activity Download and adapt Taking It Home and copy as a handout for all participants (or, email to parents). Description of Activity Explain that the session is almost over and that we will now work together as a...

Preparation for Activity Arrange for the group to share meditation/centering exercises with another religious education group at your congregation, a children's chapel or other worship gathering at your congregation, or people at a family shelter or child care center outside the congregation....

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Chalice, candle, and matches or LED/battery-operated candle Newsprint, markers, and tape Peace sign ornaments cut from card stock (see Welcoming and Entering) Markers, pens, and pencils Preparation for Activity Set up chalice....

Materials for Activity Card stock in various colors Scissors, including left-handed scissors Hole punch String or yarn Pencils and color markers Preparation for Activity Create a peace sign template with card stock....

Find a place where you can be quiet with your thoughts. Close your eyes and breathe deeply for about five minutes, perhaps repeating a word or phrase to separate yourself from the activities of the day. When you feel settled and relaxed, consider: What connections do you have with the Serenity...

Activity Minutes Welcoming and Entering 0 Opening 10 Activity 1: Story — Serenity, Courage, and Wisdom 10 Activity 2: "Wisdom to Know the Difference" Scenarios 10 Activity 3: Walking Meditation 5 Activity 4: Guided Meditation 5 Activity 5: Make Knotted Meditation Beads 15 Faith in Action: Teach...

[God] grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference....

You will need: A large number of paper cranes (see Leader Resource 2) Four chopsticks (or wooden dowels) Approximately three yards of 1/4-inch ribbon A spool of thread, and a needle Scissors Optional: Hot glue gun Directions 1. Tie the chopsticks into the shape of a square, using short pieces of...

Dr. Aaron Quigley, Professor, University College Dublin. Used with permission.1: Fold along the diagonal. 2: Fold along the perpendicular. 3: Open the left side to form a pocket. 4: The paper looks like this now. 5: Turn over and repeat the process. 6: The paper looks like this now....

Scenario A Christopher comes to school wearing a bright pink hat. Jesse tells him he looks like a queer and should take off the hat. Christopher wants to wear his new hat, and resists....

When the Great War, which we now call World War I, started in Europe, many young men were eager to fight. Just out of school, they joined up with their schoolmates to go off on an exciting adventure. War seemed glorious in the fall of 1914 when young men from the British Empire went to France to...

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Ball of yarn Optional: Scissors, including left-handed scissors Description of Activity In addition to building community through sharing information about important events in participants' lives, this version of sharing joys and concerns uses a...

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Fine-point washable markers Construction paper in a variety of colors Preparation for Activity Set out markers and paper on work tables. Plan how you will form pairs. Be ready to make a triad if needed. Decide where you want the children's peace...

Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Leader Resource 1, Conflict Resolution Scenarios Timepiece (minutes) Optional: Simple props Preparation for Activity Print out Leader Resource 1 and cut the two scenarios apart Description of Activity Participants create a skit to portray a conflic...

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Lengths of rope, about two- to three feet each-one for each pair of participants Preparation for Activity Make sure you have an open space long enough for a race, wide enough for the whole group to stand abreast, preferably with a soft surface-i.e....

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity A copy of the story, "The Christmas Truce" Preparation for Activity Read the story and prepare to share it with the group....

Talking about Conflict and War The University of Michigan Center for Research on Learning and Teaching offers guidance for talking about the Iraq War with college students. The ideas and suggestions can be adapted to help you lead discussion with participants in this session. Peace Activities T…...

Reflect on and discuss with your co-leader(s): How did the timing go today? What might we do to make it work better? What worked well? What didn't? What connections did we make with the participants? What connections did the participants make with each other? How was this evident? How could we...

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Taking It Home Preparation for Activity Download and adapt Taking It Home and copy as a handout for all participants (or, email to parents). Description of Activity Explain that the session is almost over and that we will now work together as a...