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Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. The one who does not love does not know God, for God is love. — 1 John 4:7-8 In Today's Workshop... We explored the Unitarian Universalist theology of love. We did this by first looking at...Taking It Home | October 27, 2011 | For Families | From A Place of WholenessCurriculum page -
Our religious education nurtures both roots and wings; the roots of community and shared values, and the wings of the free mind and creative spirit. — Rev. Pat Hoertdoerfer, "Education for Religion as Relationship" In Today's Workshop......Taking It Home | October 27, 2011 | For Families | From A Place of WholenessCurriculum page
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I was humbled, I was confounded, I saw clearly, that I had been all my life expecting good fruit from corrupt trees, grapes on thorns, and figs on thistles, I suspected myself, I had lost my standing, I was unsettled, perturbed and wretched. — John Murray (founder of American Universalism) on...Taking It Home | October 27, 2011 | For Families | From A Place of WholenessCurriculum page
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To me, migration means movement. There was conflict and struggle. But out of the struggle came a kind of power and even beauty. 'And the migrants kept coming.' is a refrain of triumph over adversity. If it rings true for you today, then it must still strike a chord in our American experience. —...Taking It Home | October 27, 2011 | For Families | From A Place of WholenessCurriculum page
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Teach participants these sounds and actions. Invite them to listen for your cues to act them out during the story. 1. Gallop a gallop a gallop (slapping hands on legs) 2. Clippity Clop, Clippity Clop (slapping hands on floor) 3. Taking care of you (patting your neighbor on the shoulder) 4....Story | By Betsy Hill Williams | October 27, 2011 (reviewed June 2025) | For Grades K-1, Grades 2-3, Families | From Faith Curricula LibraryTagged as: Anti-Oppression, Children's Faith Development, Compassion, Courage, Dignity, Health, Inclusion, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Salvation, Service, Universalism, UU History, War, WomenCurriculum page -
A poem is never finished, only abandoned. — Paul Valery, French critic and poet DURING TODAY'S SESSION... We reviewed the experiences of the Poetry Slam, fund-raiser, and Choral Reading. We evaluated the overall program. REFLECTION QUESTION: Which poems from the program were your favorites and...Taking It Home | October 27, 2011 | For Families | From Exploring Our Values Through PoetryCurriculum page -
A poet who reads his verse in public may have other nasty habits. — Robert Heinlein DURING TODAY'S SESSION... POETRY SLAM! REFLECTION QUESTION: How does your experience with the Poetry Slam compare to other performances of which you have been a part? EXPLORE THE TOPICS FURTHER WITH FAMILY AND...Taking It Home | October 27, 2011 | For Families | From Exploring Our Values Through PoetryCurriculum page
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A goal without a plan is just a wish. — Antoine de Saint-Exupery DURING TODAY'S WORKSHOP... We continued planning for the Poetry Slam. What I need to do before our next meeting is ____________________________. What I need to bring to our next meeting is _____________________________. REFLECTION...Taking It Home | October 27, 2011 | For Families | From Exploring Our Values Through PoetryCurriculum page
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One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe DURING TODAY’S WORKSHOP… We discussed the difference between reading poetry and hearing it. We started our...Taking It Home | October 27, 2011 | For Families | From Exploring Our Values Through PoetryCurriculum page
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Well, that's the trick: the sudden unexpectedness inside the overknown. — Heather McHugh DURING TODAY’S WORKSHOP… We discussed how our lives are balanced between the individual self and the self in community.. We created recipe cards that attempt to describe our complex lives. REFLECTION...Taking It Home | October 27, 2011 | For Families | From Exploring Our Values Through PoetryCurriculum page
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Identity would seem to be the garment with which one covers the nakedness of the self, in which case, it is best that the garment be loose, a little like the robes of the desert, through which one's nakedness can always be felt, and, sometimes, discerned. — James Arthur Baldwin DURING TODAY'S...Taking It Home | October 27, 2011 | For Families | From Exploring Our Values Through PoetryCurriculum page
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Faith is the bird that feels the light when the dawn is still dark. Rabindranath Tagore DURING TODAY'S WORKSHOP... We discussed Dorothy's journey in The Wizard of Oz and its analogy to a spiritual quest....Taking It Home | October 27, 2011 | For Families | From Exploring Our Values Through PoetryCurriculum page
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The gods, too, are fond of a joke. — Edward Albee, from Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf DURING TODAY'S WORKSHOP... We read humorous poems and played a game based on apple allusions. We heard UU jokes and thought about the roles stereotypes and put-downs play in humor. We also asked ourselves what...Taking It Home | October 27, 2011 | For Families | From Exploring Our Values Through PoetryCurriculum page
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DURING TODAY'S WORKSHOP... We read a few poems about people's experiences during difficult times. We thought about our own tough times. We heard a song about hope and wrote a poem based on all the reflections of the day....Taking It Home | October 27, 2011 | For Families | From Exploring Our Values Through PoetryCurriculum page
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With my poems, I finally won even my mother. The longest wooing of my life. Marge Piercy DURING TODAY'S SESSION... We drew pictures of our own fairy tale romances. We discussed popular notions of romantic love and our own ideas about what that might look and feel like. We read a poem about lovers...Taking It Home | October 27, 2011 | For Families | From Exploring Our Values Through PoetryCurriculum page
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To be tested is good. — Gail Sheehy DURING TODAY'S WORKSHOP... We read a poem and discussed what it means to have a mission or a sense of purpose in life. We examined possible missions that we feel compelled to complete and wrote jazz poems about them. REFLECTION QUESTION: Do you believe it is...Taking It Home | October 27, 2011 | For Families | From Exploring Our Values Through PoetryCurriculum page
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Teachers open the door. You enter yourself. — Chinese Proverb DURING TODAY'S WORKSHOP... We examined life lessons taught both intentionally and unintentionally by many different kinds of teachers. We read two poems about teachers and learners and wrote poems that reflect a way the teacher/learner...Taking It Home | October 27, 2011 | For Families | From Exploring Our Values Through PoetryCurriculum page
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Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. — Rachel Carson DURING TODAY'S WORKSHOP... We read the poem "A Nature-Lover Passes" and discussed some of our connections to nature....Taking It Home | October 27, 2011 | For Families | From Exploring Our Values Through PoetryCurriculum page
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The glory of youths is their strength, but the beauty of the aged is their grey hair. Proverbs 20:29 DURING TODAY'S WORKSHOP... We searched for beauty in our surroundings and shared what we found....Taking It Home | October 27, 2011 | For Families | From Exploring Our Values Through PoetryCurriculum page
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Breathe-in experience, breathe-out poetry. — Muriel Rukeyser DURING TODAY'S WORKSHOP... We discussed our previous experiences with poetry and feelings about it in general. We shared what we hope this experience will be like, read a poem, and composed a poem from a newspaper article. We examined...Taking It Home | October 27, 2011 | For Families | From Exploring Our Values Through PoetryCurriculum page