Activity time: 60 minutes Materials for Activity Lined paper or stationery; plain drawing paper; pens or pencils; and markers, color pencils, or crayons Envelopes and stamps Optional: Globe or map Optional: Pictures of and information about recipients Optional: Digital camera and printer, or phot...

Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity For each child: a two- or three-inch diameter clay flower pot; a three-inch saucer or flower pot base; one battery-operated, LED tea light; a six-inch gift bag with handles; and, a paper plate Newsprint or large roll of paper Washable tempera paint...

Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Refreshments and decorations for a party Optional: Digital camera or smartphone Preparation for Activity Choose a festive snack to serve, being sure to accommodate any allergies and food restrictions among the group....

Activity time: 10 minutes Preparation for Activity Familiarize yourself with the games and songs listed in Posters for Chalice Children, under Resources in the Introduction. Plan how you will pace the activity so you have time to teach children the two signs for the Goodbye Song and to end with...

Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Leader Resource 1, Blank Canvas for Everybody Pictures, and white copy paper Color construction paper, approximately 11x17 inches Glue stick and permanent marker Color markers and crayons for children to share "Goodbye" music and equipment that all...

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Story book Preparation for Activity Choose a story from the following suggestions: You Be You by Linda Kranz, 2011. A companion book to the bestselling Only One You, Kranz once again uses her famous "rockfish" to express the themes of diversity,...

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 time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Circle Rhymes posters Preparation for Activity Display the Circle Rhymes posters from Session 1. Description of Activity Using the same songs and chants each time you meet will help the children transition smoothly and predictably from free play to...

Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Name tags Variety of free play options, such as toys, a puzzle, a storybook, manipulatives, dramatic play props, and markers and paper Items for an activity relating to the end of this program Preparation for Activity Make name tags for the childre...

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Taking It Home handout Markers or crayons Preschool chalice Optional: Envelope, hole punch, and yarn or ribbon Preparation for Activity Download and adapt Taking It Home and make a copy for each child....

Description of Activity In the Chalice Children program, sessions begin with Activity 1, Free Play, rather than a formal Opening. The chalice is lit in Activity 3, Circle Time.

Activity time: 10 minutes Preparation for Activity Familiarize yourself with the games and songs listed in Posters for Chalice Children, under Resources in the Introduction. Display any posters you have made. Description of Activity Gather in a circle on the floor, with the teddy bears. Sing the...

Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Printouts of chalice clip art, at least four different images per child Scissors Construction paper circles, two per child Hole punch Yarn Tape Glue sticks, one for each pair of children Several bowls of Fruit Loops, Cheerios, or other donut-shaped...

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Story book Preparation for Activity Choose a story from the following suggestions: Do Super Heroes Have Teddy Bears? by Carmela LeVigna Coyle, illustrated by Mike Gordon, 2012....

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Chalice-lighting words, written on newsprint Chalice with tea light flame or other preschool chalice option Extra stuffed animals for those who did not bring one Feelings Chart or Feelings Flashcards by Todd Parr Preparation for Activity Before this...

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Circle Rhymes posters Preparation for Activity Display the Circle Rhymes posters from Session 1. Description of Activity Using the same songs and chants each week will help the children transition smoothly and predictably from free play to Circle Time.

Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Name tags Variety of free play options, such as toys, a puzzle, a storybook, manipulatives, dramatic play props, and markers and paper Items for an activity relating to Teddy Bear Month Preparation for Activity Make name tags for the children you a...

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Taking It Home handout Markers or crayons Preschool chalice Optional: Envelope, hole punch, and yarn or ribbon Preparation for Activity Download and adapt Taking It Home and make a copy for each child....

Description of Activity In the Chalice Children program, sessions begin with Activity 1, Free Play, rather than a formal Opening. The chalice is lit in Activity 3, Circle Time.

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Optional: Teddy Grahams Preparation for Activity Familiarize yourself with the games and songs listed in Posters for Chalice Children, under Resources in the Introduction....