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Dear Families: On [day, date, time] the Creating Home program will be talking about being part of a community. As part of this session, the children and leaders will hand out congregational directories to members who need them....Leader Resource | May 17, 2013 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Creating Home -
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 -
Adapted from a West African folktale. Note: The one-reader version uses masculine pronouns for Hyena and Hare and female pronouns for Butterfly. In the multiple-reader versions, all the characters are gender neutral....Story | May 17, 2013 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Creating Home -
Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity World of Wonder Mural from Session 1 Leader Resource 1, Mural Image - Community Garden, and tape Closing Song lyrics from Session 1 Taking It Home Preparation for Activity Print Leader Resource 1, Mural Image - Community Garden, preferably in color.Activity | May 17, 2013 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From World of Wonder
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Learn about UU congregations partnering with community gardens on the American Community Garden Association also has many resources. Delegates at the 2011 General Assembly in Charlotte, North Carolina, approved Ethical Eating: Food and Environmental Justice as a UUA Statement of Conscience.May 17, 2013 | For Grades K-1 | From World of Wonder
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Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Copies of parent permission form for all participants. Customize your congregation’s standard form to provide day, date, start and end times, and locations for both of this project’s activities. Preparation for Activity Read the Description of...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 after the session, while it is fresh. Share your thoughts with other team leaders and the religious educator. You might find it helpful to consider these questions: Were all children actively engaged?...May 17, 2013 | For Grades K-1 | From World of Wonder
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When Africans were brought to this country, their stories came with them. Hare became Brer Rabbit and Hyena morphed into Brer Fox. Their escapades are still being shared today....May 17, 2013 | For Grades K-1 | From Creating Home
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Materials for Activity Closing song lyrics from Session 1 Handout 1, "The Garden Song" Lyrics Optional: Unitarian Universalist Association Ethical Eating Study Guide Preparation for Activity Consult with the religious educator and other appropriate congregational leaders and/or staff....Activity | May 17, 2013 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From World of Wonder
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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...Activity | May 17, 2013 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Creating Home
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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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Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Chalice candle or LED/battery-operated candle Lighter and extinguisher, if needed Labyrinth Basket or bowl of name stones Newsprint, markers, and tape Preparation for Activity Write the chalice-lighting words on newsprint, and post. Memorize the...Activity | May 17, 2013 | For Children, Grades K-1 | 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. When you feel settled and relaxed, consider: Think of a garden that has inspired you....May 17, 2013 | For Grades K-1 | From World of Wonder
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Today's session included a few games or other activities to encourage children to play together. Did you feel they played well together? Is the group feeling like a community, a family? If not, what seems to be missing? If so, do the children recognize themselves to be a community? How can you be...May 17, 2013 | For Grades K-1 | From Creating Home
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Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Copies of your congregation's current member directory for participants to distribute Optional: Poster board and markers Preparation for Activity Decide when and where the group can hand member directories to a good number of congregants....Activity | May 17, 2013 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Creating Home
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Activity Minutes Opening 5 Activity 1: Earth Ball Name Game 5 Activity 2: Story — Noah's Wife: The Story of Naamah 10 Activity 3: Growing a Plant 10 Activity 4: Starting Seedlings 15 Activity 5: The Garden Song 10 Faith in Action: Congregational or Community Garden Closing 5 Alternate Activity 1:...May 17, 2013 | For Grades K-1 | From World of Wonder
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All through the long winter, I dream of my garden. On the first day of spring, I dig my fingers deep into the soft earth. I can feel its energy, and my spirits soar. — Helen Hayes, American actress This session introduces the abundance and diversity of plants through the central story "Noah's...May 17, 2013 | For Grades K-1 | From World of Wonder
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The two animals in this session's central story made different decisions about where to build their homes. Hyena built his home in isolation, Hare in community. Just as we struggle as a society with balancing the rights of the individual with the needs of the group, many of us struggle personally...May 17, 2013 | For Grades K-1 | From Creating Home
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ACTIVITY MINUTES Opening 5 Activity 1: Animal Charades 10 Activity 2: Story — Hare's Gifts 15 Activity 3: Creating Our Own Community 5 Activity 4: Making a Log Drum 15 Activity 5: Sound and Motion 5 Faith In Action: Distributing Congregational Member Directories — Short-term 20 Faith In Action:...May 17, 2013 | For Grades K-1 | From Creating Home
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The religious community is essential, for alone our vision is too narrow to see all that must be seen. Together, our vision widens and strength is renewed. — Mark Morrison-Reed This session explores how people co-create our community homes together. The central story is an African folktale of how...May 17, 2013 | For Grades K-1 | From Creating Home