Liking Loving Taking care of (like the environment) Caring about (as with friends) Buying Selling Sharing Trading Listening Telling Enjoying Praying Playing with Working...

Family Circle of friends People we know Organizations we belong to (bands, dance troupes, sports team, our congregation, neighborhood association, social justice group, etc.) Town State Country Continent Environment World Galaxy Universe Whatever is beyond the Universe (e.g., God/Mystery/Spirit)...

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....

Adapted from "The Story of Henry Bergh and the First Humane Society" in the curriculum Holidays and Holy Days by Charlene Brotman and Barbara Marshfield (Brotman Marsh-Field Curriculums). Copyright 1983. Used by permission. Sometimes, anger can be a good thing. Henry Bergh's anger was....

Activity time: 10 minutes Preparation for Activity Set up a circle of chairs for the number of participants, minus one. Description of Activity Have participants explore ways they connect with one another, using a game of fruit basket. To play "regular" Fruit Basket, invite the group to sit in...

Activity time: 45 minutes Materials for Activity Optional: Newsprint, markers and tape Plain tee shirts, one for each youth plus a few extra (50 percent/50 percent cotton/synthetic or 100 percent synthetic) Fabric markers in a variety of colors Tee shirt designs youth made in Activity 4, WIT Time...

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Optional: Newsprint, markers and tape Preparation for Activity Optional: Write the challenge question on newsprint, and post. Description of Activity Challenge questions guide a deeper inquiry for especially thoughtful individuals and groups....

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Copy(ies) of Singing the Journey, supplement to Singing the Living Tradition, the Unitarian Universalist hymnbook Optional: A recording of the song and a music player Preparation for Activity Decide how best to present the song "The Earth Is Our...

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Bag or box containing participants' Big Questions notebooks (see Session 1, Alternate Activity 1, Notable Thoughts) Blank notebooks for new participants Pencils or pens Masking tape Preparation for Activity Retrieve participants' Big Questions...

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity 8.5" X 11" sheets of paper Color pencils and/or markers Preparation for Activity If you will have time after this activity (approximately 45 additional minutes), and youth want to put their designs on real tee shirts, do the Preparation for Activit...

Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Microphone(s), video camera(s) and tripod(s), real or simulated For studio set Backdrop made in Session 1 Painter's tape or masking tape Leader Resource 3, WCUU Script - Good Connections Paper for On-Air People's name cards, markers and string or t...

Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers and tape Washable fine-point color markers Leader Resource 1, Circle Possibilities Leader Resource 2, Connection Possibilities A copy of the Unitarian Universalist Principles and Sources (Session 1, Leader Resource 1 or a poster ...

With everything set to go, carve out a meditative moment for yourself. Relax. Take several deep breaths. Consider the connective nature of spirituality. In spiritual moments, we connect with deepest self, with other, with ultimate other, with Great Mystery....

Activity Minutes Opening 5 Activity 1: Story — Henry Bergh 7 Activity 2: Concentric Circles 15 Activity 3: WCUU — Good Connections 20 Activity 4: WIT Time — Tee Shirt Design 10 Faith in Action: Working Together in Community Closing 3 Alternate Activity 1: Notable Thoughts 5 Alternate Activity...

When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the Universe. — John Muir Big Question: How am I connected with everything else? Sixth graders stand at the brink of adolescence, finding new relationships, new challenges and a new sense of the self's place in...

To the Anchor: Today's WCUU broadcast explores UU answers to today's Big Question: "Is life fair?" Several candidates will try out for the position of Dr. Phayre, a TV advice person who answers viewer questions on-air, from a UU point of view. The current Dr. Phayre, a WCUU celebrity, is now...

Do you remember the terrible stepmother in Snow White? She wants to be the "fairest one of all." Unfortunately, she was talking about her looks, not about treating everybody equally. Imagine that you are in charge of the whole Universe. You want to make it the fairest place it can be....

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....

The First Situation is based on "Taking Justice to the Community" by Kimberly French, in UU World, September/October 2002. The Second Situation is based on "Work Camp" by Heather Robb, in UU World, September/October 2002. The Fourth Situation is based on First Situation: Life is unfair....

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers and tape Preparation for Activity Glance back over the Riddle and Mystery sessions the group has covered. Post a sheet of blank newsprint. Description of Activity Ask the group to review some topics you have explored in the first...