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What is there more kindly than the feeling between host and guest? -- Aeschylus Hospitality is the session's focus, with 19th-century Universalist minister John Murray the topic of the central story. Murray 's life might have been quite different, had he not been welcomed by Thomas Potter....May 17, 2013 | From Creating Home -
Activity time: 10 minutes Preparation for Activity Designate a large space, preferably outdoors. Description of Activity Go outside. Let the children pick a favorite game-freeze tag, Simon Says, hide and seek. Make sure everyone knows how to play....Activity | May 17, 2013 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From World of Wonder -
Activity time: 15 minutes Preparation for Activity Designate a large space, preferably outdoors. Decide how you will form groups. Prepare a list of physical and verbal obstacles you can suggest to the small groups....Activity | May 17, 2013 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From World of Wonder
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Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Optional: Leader Resource 1, Animal Charades Preparation for Activity Designate a large space, preferably outdoors. Description of Activity This activity is a basic game of charades with a twist designed to get everyone laughing....Activity | May 17, 2013 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From World of Wonder
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Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Story, "The Way of the Otter" A large basket Objects to place in the basket that are related to the story such as a stuffed or plastic otter, some rocks, juggling balls, images of animals at play A chime or rain stick Optional: Fidget Basket (Sessi...Activity | May 17, 2013 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From World of Wonder -
Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity A large loaf of bread Water or juice for all participants Tablecloth(s), paper plates, paper cups, and napkins A chalice for each table A table tent with the grace you will say, made in Activity 1: Making Table Tents, for each table Optional:...Activity | May 17, 2013 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Creating Home
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Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Star stickers Preparation for Activity Post a sheet of newsprint and draw one line down the middle, to make two columns. Label one column "Family Home" and the other "Faith Home." Be ready to post additional sheets of...Activity | May 17, 2013 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Creating Home
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Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity A copy of Leader Resource 2, Four Graces Four table tents, each with different grace words, from the table tents children made in Activity 1: Making Table Tents Optional: Copies of Leader Resource 2, Four Graces for each child to take home Preparat...Activity | May 17, 2013 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Creating Home
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Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Inflatable earth ball or globe, available from http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-k…; Preparation for Activity Inflate the earth ball or globe. Description of Activity This activity engages active learners while...Activity | May 17, 2013 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From World of Wonder
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Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity A copy of story, "The Best Meal" Optional: “The Best Meal” coloring sheet, and crayons Preparation for Activity Review, download, and print out story, "The Best Meal." Optional: Print the coloring sheet and copy for all participants. Place...Activity | May 17, 2013 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Creating Home
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On the website of the National Institute for Play discover anecdotes, science, and opportunities to engage in play to transform ourselves and our world. The Souls of Animals by Unitarian Universalist minister Gary Kowalski (Stillpoint Publishing, 1991) discusses the spiritual lives of animals. A...May 17, 2013 | For Grades K-1 | From World of Wonder
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Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity...Activity | May 17, 2013 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Creating Home
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Take a few minutes to evaluate the session with your co-leader immediately afterward, while it is fresh. Share your thoughts with any other team leaders and the religious educator. You might find it helpful to consider these questions: Were all children actively engaged? If not, who was not and why?May 17, 2013 | For Grades K-1 | From World of Wonder
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If you have time, you may like to extend Activity 4: Breaking Bread Together by engaging the children in preparing a more complicated snack together, by inviting another group to break bread with the children, or both. One easy snack recipe is to make your own snack mix....Leader Resource | May 17, 2013 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Creating Home
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Materials for Activity Handout 1, Animals Toys from Recycled Materials Toilet paper tubes Clean, used jeans, sweatshirts, fleece items, or old rope Scissors, including left-handed scissors Bags or boxes for finished animal toys Closing Song poster from Session 1 (see Session 1, Leader Resource 4)...Activity | May 17, 2013 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From World of Wonder
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Inspired by a story in Tales for the Seventh Day: A Collection of Sabbath Stories by Nina Jaffe (New York: Scholastic Press, 2000). Once a there was a great chef who was famous throughout the land. She was so good she taught other people how to cook and their food was almost as tasty as hers....Story | May 17, 2013 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Creating HomeTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Caring, Community, Food, Home, Hospitality, Intimacy, Judaism, Success, Suffering, Teamwork -
Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Chalice and LED/battery-operated candle Cloth for altar or centering space Group Covenant (Session 1) Chalice-Lighting Words (Session 1) Leadership Chart (Session 2) Preparation for Activity Select an area where the group can comfortably sit in a...Activity | May 17, 2013 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From World of Wonder
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Graces and Blessings There are many resources for graces and blessings online, and here are two books to peruse: Rejoice Together: Prayers, Meditations and Other Readings for Family, Individual and Small-Group Worship, 2nd edition edited by Helen R. Pickett (Boston: Skinner House, 2005) Earth...May 17, 2013 | For Grades K-1 | From Creating Home
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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 marker, and tape Preparation for Activity Review...Activity | May 17, 2013 | For Children | From Creating Home
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Find a place where you can be quiet with your thoughts. Close your eyes and breathe deeply for several minutes, perhaps repeating a word or phrase to separate yourself from the activities of the day. Read Alternate Activity 2, Laughter Yoga. Sit comfortably and pay attention to your body and your...May 17, 2013 | For Grades K-1 | From World of Wonder