Session 15: All Work Together

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Part of Love Connects Us, Grades 4-5

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Introduction
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We are all dependent on one another, every soul of us on earth. — George Bernard Shaw The Blake covenant closes with the assertion that part of our great covenant is “to help one another.” In this session’s story, a girl participates with Unitarian Universalists from across the Central Midwest…
Session-at-a-Glance
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Activity Minutes Welcoming and Entering 0 Opening 10 Activity 1: Story — No More Turning Away 10 Activity 2: Machine Game 10 Activity 3: Mapping the Way to Help 15 Activity 4: Tied Together Walk 10 Faith in Action: Create “Box House” with Information on Homelessness Closing 5 Alternate Activity 1…
Spiritual Preparation
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Find a place where you can be quiet with your thoughts. Close your eyes and breathe deeply for about five minutes, perhaps repeating a word or phrase to separate yourself from the activities of the day….
Welcoming and Entering
From Love Connects Us

Materials for Activity Card stock in various colors Scissors Hole punch String or yarn Pencils/markers Preparation for Activity Draw a bucket on card stock and cut it out to make a template….
Opening
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Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Chalice, candle, and matches or LED/battery-operated candle Newsprint, markers, and tape Bucket ornaments cut from card stock (see Welcoming and Entering) Markers, pens, and pencils Preparation for Activity Set up chalice. Write the words of James…
Activity 1: Story - No More Turning Away
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Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity A copy of the story, “No More Turning Away” Preparation for Activity Read the story and prepare to share it with the group….
Activity 2: Machine Game
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Activity time: 10 minutes Preparation for Activity Make sure you have a large, open space where the group has room to form a machine together. Description of Activity A basic element of helping one another is the experience of responding to others and joining them in a cooperative effort….
Activity 3: Mapping the Way to Help
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Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint and tape Copies of a map (see below) Pencils with erasers, color markers, and crayons-one set for each small group Preparation for Activity Identify a homeless shelter, food distribution center, senior residence, pre-school, or other…
Activity 4: Tied Together Walk
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Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Two-foot lengths of yarn or rope, at least two per participant Preparation for Activity Plan an indoor or outdoor course for the group to walk which is safe and accessible for all participants, yet challenging for a cluster of people tied together.
Closing
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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…
Leader Reflection and Planning
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Reflect on and discuss with your co-leader(s): How did the timing go today? What might we do to make it work better? What worked well? What didn’t? What connections did we make with the participants? What connections did the participants make with each other? How was this evident? How could we…
Faith In Action: Create "Box House" with Information on Homelessness
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Materials for Activity Refrigerator box or another large, cardboard appliance box Utility knife Colored paper, markers, and tape or glue sticks Preparation for Activity Arrange a place in your congregation to display the finished “box home” at your congregation….
Alternate Activity 1: Jointly Weave a Blanket
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Activity time: 25 minutes Materials for Activity Polar fleece fabric cut into strips: 15 strips approximately 4x72 inches 18 strips approximately 4x60 inches Preparation for Activity Purchase polar fleece or (less expensive) old blankets or flannel sheets from a thrift store. It is best to use at…
Alternate Activity 2: Sharing Joys and Concerns
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Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Ball of yarn Optional: Scissors, including left-handed scissors Description of Activity In addition to building community through sharing information about important events in participants’ lives, this version of sharing joys and concerns uses a…
Taking It Home: All Work Together
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We are all dependent on one another, every soul of us on earth. — George Bernard Shaw IN TODAY’S SESSION… we explored what it means to “help one another.” We heard the true story of how Unitarian Universalist churches in the Central Midwest District banded together to address homelessness in…
No More Turning Away
From Love Connects Us

By Steven Cooper and Hannah Cooper.My name is Hannah and I’m in the sixth grade. I attend a Unitarian Universalist church in Naperville, Illinois. This past year our church joined many other UU congregations in the Chicago area on a project called No More Turning Away. The purpose of this project…
Find Out More
From Love Connects Us

Homelessness and Social Action The National Coalition for the Homeless website provides fact sheets about homelessness. The http://search.usa.gov/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&sc=0&query=kids+and…. Department of Housing and Urban Development offers information you can share with participants about…

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