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  • The Program If I had influence with the good fairy who is supposed to preside over the christening of all children, I should ask that her gift to each child in the world be a sense of wonder so indestructible that it would last throughout life. — Rachel Carson, 20th century environmental activist...
    January 5, 2016 | For Grades K-1 | From World of Wonder
  • Richard Louv, author of Last Child in the Woods and The Nature Principle, said in an interview in the March/Apr… 2007 Orion Magazine: Studies show that almost to a person conservationists or environmentalists—whatever we want to call them—had some transcendent experience in nature when they...
    January 5, 2016 | For Grades K-1 | From World of Wonder
  • February 24, 2015 | From World of Wonder
  • February 24, 2015 | For Grades K-1 | From World of Wonder
  • February 24, 2015 | For Grades K-1 | From World of Wonder
  • 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....
    October 20, 2014 | For Grades K-1 | From World of Wonder
  • In a bay of the North Sea, in the middle of Denmark, on an island called Samso, the wind blows and blows. On this windy island, lived a man named Soren Hermansen. He farmed some land and played guitar in a band, but mostly he thought about the planet....
    Story | By Julie Simon | October 20, 2014 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From World of Wonder
    Tagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Change, Choice, Climate Justice, Community, Conscience, Earth, Humanism, Interdependence, Nature, Power, Responsibility, Climate Change
  • Materials for Activity Optional: Copies of The Bee Book Optional: Closing Song lyrics (Session 1) Optional: Video and/or still cameras Preparation for Activity Review a website on how you can take action to help the honeybees and choose activities for the event....
    Activity | October 20, 2014 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From World of Wonder
  • Posted by Iceman1987 on the Hub website; permission pending. For use in Alternate Activity 4, Beaded Geckos. For each gecko: 1. Cut 4 feet of ribbon 2. Run ribbon through the bottom of the lanyard hook, and tie a simple knot. 3. Run ribbon in opposite directions through the beads, following the...
    Handout | October 20, 2014 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From World of Wonder
  • Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Construction paper, several colors Glue sticks Scissors, including left-handed pairs Handout 1, Paper Gecko Template, or draw your own gecko Optional: Crayons or markers Optional: “Googly eyes” Preparation for Activity Decide whether to pre-cut...
    Activity | October 20, 2014 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From World of Wonder
  • 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 K-1 | From World of Wonder
  • 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 K-1 | From World of Wonder
  • "Two bottled nosed dolphins up close" from Office.com, a division of Microsoft Corporation(R). Printing This Handout Download a high-resolution copy of this Handout (PDF) for printing.
    Leader Resource | July 9, 2014 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From World of Wonder
  • Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Drawing paper on clipboards, and crayons or markers Optional: Beach towels Preparation for Activity Select an outdoor area where the children can lie down near one another and see the sky easily....
    Activity | July 9, 2014 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From World of Wonder
  • Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity World of Wonder Mural from Session 1 Leader Resource 2, Mural Image - Otters, and tape Closing song lyrics from Session 1 Taking It Home Preparation for Activity Print Leader Resource 2, Mural Image - Otters, preferably in color....
    Activity | July 9, 2014 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From World of Wonder
  • The World of Wonder program for children delves deep into our Unitarian Universalist seventh Principle. It instills respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part and appreciation of its beauty, excitement, and mystery. 
    Curriculum | By Alice Anacheka-Nasemann, Julie Simon, Pat Kahn | July 7, 2014 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From World of Wonder
  • Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Beads Cord or yarn Handout 2, Beaded Geckos Preparation for Activity Practice making a gecko so that you can lead the activity. Recruit some extra adults or teens to help out. Optional: view video (5:45)....
    Activity | April 10, 2014 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From World of Wonder
  • From the “Gecko Scissor Skills Craft” by Leanne Guenther found on DTLK’s Crafts for Kids website.For use in Activity 4, Paper Geckos. 1. Print the instructions and the gecko template from the “Gecko Scissor Skills Craft” by Leanne Guenther found on DTLK’s Crafts for Kids website. 2. Make...
    Handout | April 10, 2014 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From World of Wonder
  • Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Film canisters (or small sandwich baggies if film canister are not available), one per participant plus a few extra Selection of essential oils such as lavender, lemon, and peppermint Cotton balls A box or paper bag large enough to hold all of the...
    Activity | May 17, 2013 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From World of Wonder
  • Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity A selection of instruments or sound-making devices such as a bell, a buzzer, a clapper, different types of drums, or a harmonica Unlined paper, and pencils or crayons, for all participants Preparation for Activity Place a variety of instruments or...
    Activity | May 17, 2013 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From World of Wonder