Activity time: 10 minutes Preparation for Activity Familiarize yourself with the games and songs listed in Posters for Chalice Children, under Resources in the Introduction. Display any posters you have made. Description of Activity Gather in a circle on the floor. Play the games and sing the songs.

Activity time: 10 minutes Preparation for Activity Familiarize yourself with the games and songs listed in Posters for Chalice Children, under Resources in the Introduction. Display posters you have made. Description of Activity Gather in a circle on the floor. Play the games and sing the songs.

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Circle Rhymes posters Preparation for Activity Make and display Circle Rhymes posters (see Posters for Chalice Children, under Resources in the Introduction). Description of Activity Introduce the songs and chants you will use throughout the program.

Pumpkin Pie in a Cup, adapted from the recipe by Vanessa Levin, from her blog Pre-K Pages, used with permission. www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/pumpkin-fluff-dip-151030.aspx">Pumpkin Fluff Dip is a Cool Whip(TM)-based pumpkin dip for cookies and crackers, served in a scooped out pumpkin. Photo and...

Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 1, Thanksgiving Recipes Ingredients and supplies for the recipe of your choice (see Handout 1) Individual plastic bags or storage boxes (one for each child, plus a few extra), masking tape, and a black permanent marker Trash bag with liner...

Activity time: 10 minutes Preparation for Activity Familiarize yourself with the games and songs. Display any posters you have made. Learn a new song, "I Am Saying Thank You," by UU Montana songwriter Judy Fjell, so you can teach it to the children. Listen to the free MP3 download on her website.

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Story book Preparation for Activity Choose a story from the following suggestions: Cranberry Thanksgiving by Wende Devlin and Harry Devlin, 2012. Grandmother certainly didn't want to ask Mr. Whiskers for Thanksgiving dinner!...

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Chalice-lighting words, written on newsprint Chalice with tea light flame or other preschool chalice option Feelings Chart or Feelings Flashcards by Todd Parr Preparation for Activity Post the chalice-lighting words on the wall near the Circle Time...

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Circle Rhymes posters Preparation for Activity Display the Circle Rhymes posters from Session 1. Description of Activity Using the same songs and chants each week will help the children transition smoothly and predictably from free play to Circle Time.

Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Name tags Variety of free play options, such as toys, a puzzle, a storybook, manipulatives, dramatic play props, and markers and paper Preparation for Activity Make name tags for the children you are expecting and set these out with a few extra bla...

On the Poets website, "At the Common Table: Poems for Thanksgiving" discusses several poems including poems by Langston Hughes and Bruce Weigl.

Reflect on these questions and discuss them with your co-leader: How do we feel about what went on during this session? Why? What was the best part of this session? Why? What preparation do we need for the next session?

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Taking It Home handout Markers or crayons Preschool chalice Optional: Envelopes, hole punch, and yarn or ribbon Optional: Handout 1, Thanksgiving Recipes Preparation for Activity Copy Taking It Home for each child....

Description of Activity In the Chalice Children program, sessions begin with Activity 1, Free Play rather than a formal Opening. The chalice is lit in Activity 3, Circle Time.

Take time before the session and find a quiet place for reflection. Can you remember the first time you cooked something for your family? How did it feel to be on the giving end of food preparation? To prepare sustenance for loved ones can generate feelings of love and pride....

Activity Minutes Activity 1. Free Play 15 Activity 2. Circle Rhymes Transition 5 Activity 3: Circle Time 5 Activity 4: Story 5 Activity 5: Something Good for the Table 15 Activity 6: Circle Games 10 Closing 5...

Give thanks for the homes that with kindness are blessed... — Hymn 69, "Give Thanks," Singing the Living Tradition Preschoolers contribute to their family's Thanksgiving with a food they make in this session. They reflect on giving thanks and use the word "gratitude." If your congregation gathers...

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Taking It Home handout Markers or crayons Preschool chalice Optional: Envelope, hole punch, and yarn or ribbon Preparation for Activity Download and adapt Taking It Home and copy for each child. Bring the "lit" preschool chalice to the activity table.

Activity time: 10 minutes Preparation for Activity Familiarize yourself with the games and songs. Two new songs and games-Big Yellow Moon and "Hey Diddle Diddle"-appear in this session, in honor of the moon theme....