Session 6: Hearth and Home

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Part of Creating Home, Kindergarten-1st Grade

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Session 6: Hearth and Home: Introduction
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And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. And these words that I command you today shall be in your heart. And you shall teach them diligently to your children, and you shall speak of them when you sit at home, and when you walk along…
Session-at-a-Glance
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ACTIVITY MINUTES Opening 5 Activity 1: A Home Hearth 25 Activity 2: Story — How Coyote Stole Fire 5 Activity 3: Making Coyote Finger Puppets 15 Activity 4: Singing “This Little Light of Mine” 5 Faith in Action: Helping the Humane Society — Long-term 10 Faith in Action: Blessing the Animals —…
Spiritual Preparation
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To prepare yourself spiritually for this Creating Home journey, sit in a comfortable position on the floor or in a chair. Close your eyes and think about a time you sat in front of a fireplace or a campfire….
Opening
From Creating Home

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Chalice candle or LED/battery-operated candle Lighter or matches Labyrinth Basket of name stones Newsprint, markers, and tape Preparation for Activity Write the chalice-lighting words on newsprint, and post….
Activity 1: A Home Hearth
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Activity time: 25 minutes Materials for Activity Bag(s) of powdered plaster of Paris Plastic tarp to cover floor Wooden paint stirrers for mixing plaster of Paris Large plastic containers with tight lids Plastic measuring cups from ground coffee or powdered laundry detergent Aluminum pie tins for…
Activity 2: Story - How Coyote Stole Fire
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Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity A copy of story, “How Coyote Stole Fire” Optional: A plaster of Paris hearth made in Activity 1: A Home Hearth Optional: “How Coyote Stole Fire” coloring sheet, and crayons Preparation for Activity Review the story, “How Coyote Stole Fire.” Decide…
Activity 3: Making Coyote Finger Puppets
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Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Copies of Handout 1, Coyote Finger Puppets Copies of story, “How Coyote Stole Fire” (short version) for all participants Color markers or crayons Scissors (including left-handed scissors) Cardboard rolls from paper towels or gift wrap Glue sticks a…
Activity 4: Singing "This Little Light Of Mine"
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Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity One copy of the Unitarian Universalist hymnbook, Singing the Living Tradition Birthday candles for all participants Optional: Matches or lighter, and tin foil Preparation for Activity Review “This Little Light of Mine,” Hymn 118 in Singing the Livin…
Session 6: Hearth and Home: Closing
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Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Chalice candle or LED/battery-operated candle Lighter and extinguisher, if needed Labyrinth, with participants’ name stones placed on it Basket for name stones Optional: Index cards or post-its, bold markers, and tape Optional: One copy of Singing t…
Leader Reflection and Planning
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Take five or ten minutes with your co-leader to consider the following questions: What went well today? What would we do differently in the future? How connected are we to the parents? How is our collaboration working?
Faith In Action: Helping the Humane Society - Long-term
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Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Visual materials, such as posters, from the national or your local Humane Society Optional: Computer with internet access Parental permission forms for all participants if you are going off-site Preparation for Activity Go online to learn about the…
Faith In Action: Blessing the Animals - Short-Term
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Activity time: 20 minutes Description of Activity Tell the group in your own words: A man named Francis lived in Europe, many years ago. He became devoted to making his life religious. He loved all animals and took care of them. In the Catholic faith tradition, Francis is remembered as St….
Alternate Activity 1: Candlestick Fruit Salad
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Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Bananas, pineapple rings, and pitted cherries Bottle of hand sanitizer Paper plates Preparation for Activity Cut bananas in half. Description of Activity Children will explore flames by making a healthy fruit salad in the shape of a candle with a…
Alternate Activity 2: Clay Animals
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Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity In the Resources section, under “Leader Resources,” find a recipe for homemade modeling dough. Or, purchase clay or modeling dough that will air-dry….
Alternate Activity 3: Fire Stick Relay
From Creating Home

Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Make a fire stick baton by wrapping red construction paper around a cardboard tube from a role of household aluminum foil or gift wrap. Secure the paper onto the cardboard tube with glue or tape….
Taking It Home: Hearth and Home
From Creating Home

And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. And these words that I command you today shall be in your heart. And you shall teach them diligently to your children, and you shall speak of them when you sit at home, and when you walk along…
How Coyote Stole Fire
From Creating Home

Adapted with permission from the version of a Native American folktale on Stonee’s WebLodge: A Native American Lore Website. I. Adapted short version A long time ago, humans came into being and they loved the world. They loved the springtime with the beautiful emerging green plant life….
Handout 1: Coyote Finger Puppets
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Printing This Handout Download a high-resolution copy of this Handout (PDF) for printing.
Find Out More
From Creating Home

For more information about Native American folklore, including more than 100 stories from the teaching lore of Native American tribes, check Stonee’s WebLodge: A Native American Lore Website….