Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Story book Preparation for Activity Choose a story from the following suggestions: Journey by Aaron Becker, 2013. In this picture book, a lonely girl draws a magic door on her bedroom wall and escapes through it into a world where wonder, adventure,...

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 story book, manipulatives, dramatic play props, and markers and paper Additional items to engage children's imaginations Preparation for Activity Make name tags for the children you ...

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.

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.

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Blankets or towels, one for each child Optional: Lullaby or other music, and music player Preparation for Activity Familiarize yourself with the games and songs listed in Posters for Chalice Children, under Resources in the Introduction, and the ne...

Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Leader Resource 1, Dream Train Engine and Cars Markers, crayons, and pencils in a variety of colors Preparation for Activity Using Leader Resource 1, make multiple copies of the two different train car illustrations and one or two copies of the eng...

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Story book Preparation for Activity Choose a story from the following suggestions: Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown, 1947. This bedtime classic offers the comfort of quiet repetition....

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 time you meet will help the children transition smoothly and predictably from free play to...

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 Items that suggest night-time dreaming Preparation for Activity Make name tags for the children you are expecting.

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 make a copy 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.

Activity time: 8 minutes Materials for Activity A copy of the story "Speaking Out: Maria Cook, Universalist Preacher" A chime, rain stick or other calming sound instrument Optional: Fidget object basket (Session 2, Leader Resource 2) Preparation for Activity Read the story a few times....

Activity time: 10 minutes Preparation for Activity Familiarize yourself with the games and songs. Display any posters you have made. Prepare to add "Happy Loving Day." Description of Activity Gather in a circle on the floor. Play the games and sing the songs....

Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Flowers and green stems or baby's breath Florist tape and corsage/boutonniere pins Cups or trays of water for children to share, masking tape, and adult scissors markers and crayons 8.5x11-inch paper, color markers or crayons, and heart and/or flow...

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Story book Preparation for Activity Choose a story from the following suggestions: Harriet, You'll Drive Me Wild! by Mem Fox and Marla Frazee, 2000. Harriet doesn't mean to be pesky. Sometimes she just is. And her mother doesn't mean to lose her...

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Leader Resource 1, Sample Mother's/Father's Day Letter 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 Before the...

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 time you meet will help the children transition smoothly and predictably from free play to...