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  • Activity time: 30 minutes Materials for Activity Large roll of brown paper, pencils and scissors (including left-handed scissors) Markers in a variety of colors Optional: Paints, paintbrushes, bowls for water, clean-up supplies Optional: Arts and crafts materials such as stickers, colored paper,...
    Activity | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades 4-5 | From Windows and Mirrors
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  • Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity A variety of complex fine art images (see Leader Resource 3) Optional: To include a vision-impaired participant, tactile art objects, such as sculpture or fabric weaving Optional: Tape or putty to post images on walls or attach to table surfaces...
    Activity | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades 4-5 | From Windows and Mirrors
    Tagged as: Meaning
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  • Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Optional: To include a vision-impaired participant, a large object that has a variety of textures/shapes, such as a toddler's toy Description of Activity This activity demonstrates "framing" as a visual metaphor for how we selectively take in...
    Activity | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades 4-5 | From Windows and Mirrors
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  • Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Three or more large magnifying glasses Three objects that would be interesting to examine closely, such as a rock, a granola bar, a leaf, a marble or a bowl of marbles or an article of clothing Paper and pencils for all participants Optional:...
    Activity | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades 4-5 | From Windows and Mirrors
    Tagged as: Wonder
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  • Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Card stock or construction paper for all participants Markers in a variety of colors Scissors (including left-handed scissors), glue sticks and tape Optional: Magazines with images that children might choose to reflect their appearance/outer selves...
    Activity | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades 4-5 | From Windows and Mirrors
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  • 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 children? What connections did the children make with each other? How was this evident? How could we improve a...
    October 27, 2011 | For Grades 4-5 | From Windows and Mirrors
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  • Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers and tape Leader Resource 2, Namaste Taking It Home handout Preparation for Activity Write the closing words on newsprint and post....
    Activity | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades 4-5 | From Windows and Mirrors
    Tagged as: Community
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  • Activity time: 35 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers and tape Notepads and pencils Preparation for Activity Make arrangements with the religious educator and parish minister to join the group for all or part of a walking tour of the congregational facility. Description of Activity...
    Activity | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades 4-5 | From Windows and Mirrors
    Tagged as: Community
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  • Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Chalice or LED/battery-operated candle Large, round mirror to hold the chalice Reflective materials, such as beads or pieces of stained glass Newsprint, markers and tape Opening Words Basket and opening words (see Leader Resource 1) Optional: A copy...
    Activity | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades 4-5 | From Windows and Mirrors
    Tagged as: Community, Inclusion
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  • 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: We choose when and how and where to look at the...
    October 27, 2011 | For Grades 4-5 | From Windows and Mirrors
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  • Activity Minutes Opening 5 Activity 1: Inner/Outer Self-Portrait 20 Activity 2: Story — Charles Darwin 15 Activity 3: Looking Closely 10 Activity 4: How Do I See? 5 Faith in Action: Congregation Self-Portrait 35 Closing 5 Alternate Activity 1: Looking Closely at Photographic or Fine Art Images 10...
    October 27, 2011 | For Grades 4-5 | From Windows and Mirrors
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  • Unitarian Universalists seek always to discover deeper truth and meaning in our lives and in our experience of the world. — Gail Forsyth-Vail One of the challenges of being human is discerning who we are in relation to the world around us. As we grow and develop, especially in faith, we realize...
    October 27, 2011 | For Grades 4-5 | From Windows and Mirrors
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  • Utility | October 27, 2011 | For Grades 4-5 | From Windows and Mirrors
    Tagged as: Brokenness, Discernment, Diversity, Identity, Individualism, Listening, Vision
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  • The Gift of Faith: Tending the Spiritual Lives of Children by Jeanne Harrison Nieuwejaar Second Edition (Boston: Skinner House Books, 2003) Welcoming Children with Special Needs: A Guidebook for Faith Communities by Sally Patton (Boston: Unitarian Universalist Association, 2004) Last Child in the...
    October 27, 2011 | For Grades 4-5 | From Windows and Mirrors
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  • All sessions follow the same structure. Between an Opening and a Closing, activities guide participants to experience and discuss a variety of social justice issues that inform their world. Some issues discussed are privilege, racism and the value of different kinds of work....
    October 27, 2011 | For Grades 4-5 | From Windows and Mirrors
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  • These sessions can be used at any time of year. It is recommended they be used in sequence. The order of sessions and the order of activities within each session is designed to help participants with diverse backgrounds and learning styles accumulate and deepen their learning in community....
    October 27, 2011 | For Grades 4-5 | From Windows and Mirrors
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  • Window/Mirror Panels Decide the panels' format and size. This will be based on how you plan to exhibit the panels at the conclusion of the program, and how many opportunities the children will have to complete their panels....
    October 27, 2011 | For Grades 4-5 | From Windows and Mirrors
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  • We are all dependent on one another, every soul of us on earth. — George Bernard Shaw IN TODAY'S SESSION... we explored what it means to "help one another." We heard the true story of how Unitarian Universalist churches in the Central Midwest District banded together to address homelessness in...
    Taking It Home | October 27, 2011 | For Grades 4-5, Families | From Love Connects Us
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  • If you have knowledge, let others light their candles in it. — Margaret Fuller, 19th-century Unitarian theologian IN TODAY'S SESSION... the participants experienced a challenging obstacle course and then heard a story about Elizabeth Blackwell who persisted in her quest to become a doctor even as...
    Taking It Home | October 27, 2011 | For Grades 4-5, Families | From Love Connects Us
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  • Say not 'I have found the truth,' but rather 'I have found a truth.' — Khalil Gibran, from The Prophet IN TODAY'S SESSION... the participants heard a story about three sons who were given the challenge of filling an entire house. The two older brothers brought in lots of large objects and were...
    Taking It Home | October 27, 2011 | For Grades 4-5, Families | From Love Connects Us
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