To the Anchor: Today's WCUU program is a news report about Unitarian Universalist ideas on where we come from. Your job is to read your lines and keep the show moving as this script describes. [Director: Cue the station break.] [Director: Cue the Anchor.] Anchor: This is WCUU, Wisdom of the...

Create a poster of the Unitarian Universalist Principles and another poster of the Unitarian Universalist Sources. There are seven Principles which Unitarian Universalist congregations affirm and promote: The inherent worth and dignity of every person Justice, equity and compassion in human...

Here is how to do your Turtle Shell Art project: 1. Get two paper plates and drawing supplies like markers. 2....

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 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...

I am not afraid of the pen, or the scaffold, or the sword. I will tell the truth wherever I please. — Mother Jones in Linda Atkinson, Mother Jones (1978) You never find yourself until you face the truth. — Pearl Bailey, The Raw Pearl (1968) You will know the truth, and the truth will make you...

I know only that what is moral is what you feel good after and what is immoral is what you feel bad after. — Ernest Hemingway There must always be a remedy for wrong and injustice if we only know how to find it. — Ida B. Wells Talk about the quotes. Do you agree with them? WHAT WE DID TODAY...