To the Kid for the Day: You have two jobs. The first is getting your group excited about hearing today's Big Question. The second is announcing the question. 1. Say to the group, "Give me a drum roll!" Then wait for a minute while the drum roll builds....

Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, and markers and tape Leader Resource 4, Corner Questions Preparation for Activity Make four large signs: RELIGION / SELF / SCIENCE / FRIENDS & FAMILY. Post the signs in the room's corners, high enough to be seen throughout the room....

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers and tape Optional: Collections of riddles and other jokes involving questions, as well as UU jokes Preparation for Activity Gather examples of riddles, games and other amusements that involve questions. You might do an Internet...

Activity time: 30 minutes Materials for Activity Paper plates-two for each participant Narrow-tipped, washable markers in a variety of colors Stapler or tape Newspaper to protect work surfaces Handout 2, Turtle Shell Art Preparation for Activity Copy Handout 2 for all participants....

Activity time: 5 minutes Description of Activity Challenge questions guide a deeper inquiry for especially thoughtful individuals and groups. Remind the group of the last line spoken by the woman in the story: It's turtles all the way down....

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Small notebooks for all participants Pencils/pens Masking tape A large bag or box to store notebooks Preparation for Activity Obtain inexpensive notebooks (or, folders and loose paper) and a bag or box to hold them between sessions....

Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Microphone(s), video camera(s) and tripod(s), real or simulated For studio set Newsprint or a large roll of paper Color markers; or washable paints, paint brushes, and clean-up supplies Painter's tape or masking tape Leader Resource 2, WCUU Script...

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity A copy of the story, "Turtles" Preparation for Activity Print out the story. Practice reading or telling it aloud, paying attention to the leader instructions. Description of Activity Present the story. As you read aloud or paraphrase the script,...

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers and tape Timepiece that shows seconds Bell, tingsha chimes or other sound instrument Preparation for Activity Read about WIT Time in the Riddle and Mystery program Introduction. Post several sheets of blank newsprint....

Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers and tape Timepiece Singing the Journey; the supplement to the Unitarian Universalist hymnbook Singing the Living Tradition Optional: A recording of the song, and a music player Preparation for Activity On a sheet of newsprint,...

Meet with your co-leaders after the session to reflect on it. How was your mix of discussion and action? Did you involve all youth fully and meaningfully in your sessions despite any limitations they might have? Do you feel the youth have a sense of the importance of big questions? Identify and...

With everything set to go, carve out a meditative moment for yourself. Relax. Take several deep breaths. Explore your understanding of where we come from. Then search your sixth grade memories. How would you have answered the question then? How have your ideas developed since? Why?...

Activity Minutes Opening 10 Activity 1: Big Questions in Song 15 Activity 2: WIT Time — Our Own Answers 5 Activity 3: Interactive Story — Turtles 5 Activity 4: WCUU — First Broadcast 20 Faith in Action: Economic Justice Closing 5 Alternate Activity 1: Notable Thoughts 10 Alternate Activity 2:...

Being religious means asking passionately the question of the meaning of our existence and being willing to receive answers, even if the answers hurt. — Paul Tillich Big Question: Where do we come from? This first session introduces the concept of big questions....

Quiet Music Use soft guitar or other instrumental music to open sessions and as background during craft activities. Find recordings of specific Unitarian Universalist interest at inSpirit: The UU Book and Gift Shop. Avoid loud, bouncy music that may energize youth instead of helping them settle.

As soon as your program is scheduled, prepare a calendar with the dates for each session. Look through the entire curriculum to get an idea of how it moves and which parts you wish to use. Look for activities, especially Faith in Action activities, which need assistance from other adults in your...

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By Robert Frost Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim, Because it was grassy and...

Dorothea Dix lived in the 1800s. At a time when women had fewer choices than men did, Dorothea made extraordinary choices for herself. She did not grow up a Unitarian, but she chose to become one as an adult. Another choice she made was to work hard on behalf of other people. Dorothea made one of...

Materials for Activity All participants' Window/Mirror Panels Materials for display of Window/Mirror Panels Basket(s) of Window/Mirror panel materials: Sheets of Mylar (R) in several colors, shiny gift wrap, aluminum foil and other reflective paper Sheets of plain or construction paper A variety ...