Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Fine-point washable markers Construction paper in a variety of colors Preparation for Activity Set out markers and paper on work tables. Plan how you will form pairs. Be ready to make a triad if needed. Decide where you want the children's peace...

Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Leader Resource 1, Conflict Resolution Scenarios Timepiece (minutes) Optional: Simple props Preparation for Activity Print out Leader Resource 1 and cut the two scenarios apart Description of Activity Participants create a skit to portray a conflic...

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Lengths of rope, about two- to three feet each-one for each pair of participants Preparation for Activity Make sure you have an open space long enough for a race, wide enough for the whole group to stand abreast, preferably with a soft surface-i.e....

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity A copy of the story, "The Christmas Truce" Preparation for Activity Read the story and prepare to share it with the group....

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Taking It Home Preparation for Activity Download and adapt Taking It Home and copy as a handout for all participants (or, email to parents). Description of Activity Explain that the session is almost over and that we will now work together as a...

Materials for Activity Leader Resource 2, How to Fold a Paper Crane Leader Resource 3, Make a Paper Crane Mobile Origami paper in a variety of colors Pens and/or markers Four wooden chopsticks (or dowels, for a larger mobile) Sewing needle and thread Table and chairs Preparation for Activity Arra...

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Chalice, candle, and matches or LED/battery-operated candle Newsprint, markers, and tape Peace sign ornaments cut from card stock (see Welcoming and Entering) Markers, pens, and pencils Preparation for Activity Set up chalice....

Materials for Activity Card stock in various colors Scissors, including left-handed scissors Hole punch String or yarn Pencils and color markers Preparation for Activity Create a peace sign template with card stock....

In the middle of the nineteenth century, a frenzy of support for the Mexican-American War swept across the United States. But a small minority were unhappy. They saw the war as an act of violent aggression against a weak, neighboring country. Who were the people in this minority?...

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Candles (votives or tea lights), lighter, extinguisher, and a bowl or plate of sand to hold the candles Chalice, candle, lighter, and extinguisher Optional: A basket of stones and a bowl of water Preparation for Activity Decide whether to use candl...

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Music and player, or a chime, a gong, or bells Chairs for all participants; or, large sheets of newsprint or poster board and (optional) scissors Preparation for Activity Identify a large, open space where you can arrange chairs in a circle or oval...

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Songs with a message of peace, music player(s), and copies of lyrics Preparation for Activity Choose a few songs with messages of peace to play for the group....

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity A podium Leader Resource 1, Prophets of Nonviolence - Quotations from Thoreau, Gandhi, and King Preparation for Activity Obtain a tabletop podium or a large cardboard box to serve as a podium. Decide how to structure this activity....

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Construction paper in a variety of colors Markers, pens, or pencils Staplers and/or tape Preparation for Activity Cut construction paper into approximately one-inch strips. Make a sample chain....

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity A copy of the story, "The Power of Peace: Thoreau, Gandhi, and King" Preparation for Activity Read the story and prepare to share it with the group. Review the discussion questions and choose those that will best help the children share their...

Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity A long rope and (optional) a utility knife Preparation for Activity Identify an open floor space large enough to accommodate all members of the group seated in a circle on the floor. If you need to, arrange for an alternate space for this activity.

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Taking It Home Preparation for Activity Download and adapt Taking It Home and copy it as a handout for all participants (or email it to all parents later). Description of Activity Gather all participants to form a circle for the closing ritual. Ask...

Materials for Activity Tapered candles, paper cups or plates, lighter and extinguisher Poster board or card stock and thick, bold markers Handout 1, Peace Vigil Permission Form Hymnbooks or lyrics to songs to be sung at the peace vigil Preparation for Activity Decide when and where to hold the pe...

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Chalice, candle, and matches or LED/battery-operated candle Newsprint, markers, and tape Peace sign ornaments cut from card stock (see Welcoming and Entering) Markers, pens, and pencils Preparation for Activity Set up chalice....

Materials for Activity Card stock in various colors Scissors, including left-handed scissors Hole punch String or yarn Pencils and color markers Preparation for Activity Create a peace sign template with card stock....