The website Henry Hikes has adaptations of stories and reflections by Henry David Thoreau, geared toward children, along with colorful illustrations....
October 20, 2014
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Grades 2-3
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Love Will Guide Us
Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Leader Resource 2, Source Star - Our Sense of Wonder Pencils or markers Taking It Home Optional: Session 1, Handout 3, Our Sources Lyrics Optional: A recording of the song "http://smallscreen.uua.org/videos/before-you-start-for-love-will-guide-…...
Activity
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October 20, 2014
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Children
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Love Will Guide Us
Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Taking It Home Optional: Handout 3, Our Sources Lyrics Optional: A recording of the song "http://smallscreen.uua.org/videos/before-you-start-for-love-will-guide-… Sources" and a music player Preparation for Activity...
Activity
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October 20, 2014
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Children
| From
Love Will Guide Us
We welcome your critique of this program, as well as your suggestions. Thank you for your feedback! Your input improves programs for all of our congregations. Please forward your feedback to:
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October 20, 2014
| For
Grades 2-3
| From
Love Will Guide Us
We welcome your critique of this program, as well as your suggestions. Thank you for your feedback! Your input improves programs for all of our congregations. Please forward your feedback to:
...
October 20, 2014
| For
Grades 2-3
| From
Love Will Guide Us
As soon as your program is scheduled, prepare a calendar with the dates for each session and additional meetings. The more co-leaders and parent volunteers a program includes, the more useful a calendar will be. Post the calendar in your shared meeting space, and duplicate it for each adult...
The Caron-Net website has illustrated instructions for making God's Eyes. Ancestor Hunt is a free website for searching ancestry. The Mormon church also offers help with genealogy research. A UU World article about the Unitarian Universalist Association's efforts at truth and reconciliation...
October 20, 2014
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Grades 4-5
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Love Connects Us
Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Clear glass jar with metal lid A hammer and a nail, and modeling clay A large marshmallow and a plastic straw, for each participant who will try the experiment (Optional: Kitchen vacuum sealer may be used instead) Preparation for Activity Using the...
Activity
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October 20, 2014
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Children
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Love Connects Us
Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity A large, blank jigsaw puzzle Multicultural markers or crayons Optional: Digital camera or smartphone Preparation for Activity Buy a large, blank jigsaw puzzle at a retail craft store, or online; this “community puzzle” would work well. Or, make a...
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October 20, 2014
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Children,
Preschool
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Chalice Children
Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Chalice-lighting words, written on newsprint Chalice with tea light flame or other preschool chalice option Feelings Chart or Feelings Flashcards by Todd Parr Preparation for Activity Post the chalice-lighting words on the wall near the Circle Time...
Activity
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October 20, 2014
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Children,
Preschool
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Chalice Children
Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Taking It Home handout Markers or crayons Preschool chalice Optional: Envelopes, hole punch, and yarn or ribbon Preparation for Activity Download and adapt Taking It Home and make a copy for each child....
Activity
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October 20, 2014
| For
Children,
Preschool
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Chalice Children
We welcome your critique of this program, as well as your suggestions. Thank you for your feedback! Your input improves programs for all of our congregations....
October 20, 2014
| For
Grades 4-5
| From
Love Connects Us
Read the history of the Flaming Chalice on the UUA website. The Tapestry of Faith curricula have a few different "flaming chalice" stories. Do a keyword search in the Tapestry of Faith programs; select "children" as the age group to search....
October 20, 2014
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Preschool
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Chalice Children
Reflect on these questions and discuss them with your co-leaders: How do we feel about what went on during this session? Why? What was the best part of this session? Why? What preparation do we need for the next session?
October 20, 2014
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Preschool
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Chalice Children
We welcome your critique of this program, as well as your suggestions. Thank you for your feedback! Your input improves programs for all of our congregations....
This chart provides a snapshot of Love Connects Us for long-range planning. In Session 1, find guidance for planning and displaying the Rainbow Wall Hanging which the group will use each time they meet. In most sessions, during the Opening, the children attach heart-, hand-, peace sign-, question...
October 20, 2014
| For
Grades 4-5
| From
Love Connects Us