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Find a place where you can be quiet with your thoughts. Make yourself comfortable; light a candle to mark the time as different from your other activities. Close your eyes and breathe deeply and perhaps repeat a word or phrase to separate you from the activities of the day....October 27, 2011 | For Grades 4-5 | From Windows and MirrorsCurriculum page -
Activity Minutes Opening 5 Activity 1: What Is My Work? 5 Activity 2: Story — Beautiful Hands 10 Activity 3: When Children Work 20 Activity 4: Window/Mirror Panel — A Circle of Workers 15 Faith in Action: Let Justice Roll 20 Closing 5 Alternate Activity 1: Animal Labor Strike — Click, Clack,...October 27, 2011 | For Grades 4-5 | From Windows and MirrorsCurriculum page
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Utility | October 27, 2011 | For Grades 4-5 | From Windows and MirrorsTagged as: Dignity, Human Rights, Justice, Poverty, Respect, WorkCurriculum page
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Charles Dickens was born in England in 1812, about 200 years ago. He first earned a living as an assistant in a lawyer's office, then as a newspaper reporter. He was still a young man when he became famous for the funny essays he wrote from his own imagination. At first, no one knew who he was,...Story | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades 4-5 | From Windows and MirrorsCurriculum page
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The full text of Charles Dickens's 1838 novel, Oliver Twist, can be obtained online at The Literature Network 's website. The novel is copyright-free and in the public domain.Explain that Oliver Twist is a fictional character Charles Dickens created to tell a story. The story begins, just after...Story | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades 4-5 | From Windows and MirrorsCurriculum page
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Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Paper and pencils for small groups to use Optional: Simple props suggesting Victorian-era wealth or poverty, such as costume jewelry, dress-up garments and accessories, ragged garments, or food items from a play kitchen A bell, chime, rain stick or...Activity | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades 4-5 | From Windows and MirrorsCurriculum page
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Materials for Activity DVD or videotape of a film based on a Charles Dickens story, and appropriate equipment Preparation for Activity Choose a film to show; see Find Out More for an annotated list. Purchase, rent or borrow a DVD or videotape....Activity | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades 4-5 | From Windows and MirrorsCurriculum page
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Activity time: 10 minutes Preparation for Activity Collect illustrated magazines for participants to cut up. If needed, purchase stickers with images children may want to use in this activity. Have materials easily accessible....Activity | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades 4-5 | From Windows and MirrorsCurriculum page
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Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity A variety of current newspapers, news magazines and lifestyle magazines Pads of sticky notes, one for each small group Optional: Audio/visual media and appropriate equipment Newsprint, markers and tape Preparation for Activity Collect newspapers an...Activity | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades 4-5 | From Windows and MirrorsTagged as: CompassionCurriculum page
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Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity For Lookabout: A small object For Charades: Scrap paper and pencils for all participants, two baskets or bowls, a timepiece with a second hand Preparation for Activity Arrange chairs or identify a carpeted area for children to sit in a circle.Activity | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades 4-5 | From Windows and MirrorsCurriculum page
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Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity A copy of the story "Charles Dickens" A bell, chime, rain stick or other musical noisemaker Preparation for Activity Read the story a few times. Consider telling it dramatically, rather than reading it from the page. Practice telling it. The stories...Activity | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades 4-5 | From Windows and MirrorsTagged as: ConscienceCurriculum page
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Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity A copy, preferably illustrated, of Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens Optional: Additional books by Charles Dickens, such as A Christmas Carol Optional: A DVD or videotape of the musical, Oliver!...Activity | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades 4-5 | From Windows and MirrorsCurriculum page
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Charles Dickens A friend and ally of his era's Unitarian thinkers both in England and the U.S. (for example, William Ellery Channing and Ralph Waldo Emerson), Dickens for decades attended a Unitarian church in London. However, he had been raised in the Anglican church and belonged to an Anglican...October 27, 2011 | For Grades 4-5 | From Windows and MirrorsCurriculum page
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Materials for Activity Optional: A book or film version of A Christmas Carol Newsprint, markers and tape Preparation for Activity Find out about charity projects that will accept new or gently used items donated by children. Possibilities include homeless shelters for families and children,...Activity | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades 4-5 | From Windows and MirrorsTagged as: Generosity, LeadershipCurriculum page
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Activity Minutes Opening 5 Activity 1: Meet Oliver Twist 10 Activity 2: Story — Charles Dickens 5 Activity 3: Victorian Parlor Games 10 Activity 4: Finding the Poor 15 Activity 5: Window/Mirror Panel — Reflection on Abundance and Scarcity 10 Faith in Action: Changing, Like Scrooge Closing 5...October 27, 2011 | For Grades 4-5 | From Windows and MirrorsCurriculum page
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The world of the powerful and that of the powerless... are never divided by a sharp line: everyone has a small part of himself in both. — Vaclav Havel, Czech poet and president The way a rich nation thinks about its poor will always be convoluted....October 27, 2011 | For Grades 4-5 | From Windows and MirrorsCurriculum page
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Utility | October 27, 2011 | For Grades 4-5 | From Windows and MirrorsTagged as: Class, Justice, Poverty, Power, Privilege, WealthCurriculum page
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Class is relative status according to income, wealth, power, and/or position. In the U.S. , it is a confusing and slippery topic. Definitions that make sense to one person may not make sense to another. These definitions are offered in hopes of starting a discussion with shared language. The U.S.Leader Resource | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades 4-5 | From Windows and MirrorsCurriculum page
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From Our Seven Principles in Story and Verse: A Collection for Children and Adults by Kenneth W. Collier (Boston: Skinner House, 2007). Used with permission. It was the first day of the Festival of Purification....Story | By Kenneth W. Collier | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades 4-5 | From Windows and MirrorsCurriculum page
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Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Blank paper or index cards Pencils, pens and markers to share Optional: Envelopes for completed papers or cards Chime, bell or other sound maker Soft music to create a reflective mood, and appropriate music player Description of Activity Introduce ...Activity | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades 4-5 | From Windows and MirrorsTagged as: Identity, Spiritual PracticeCurriculum page