Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Columbia

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Fall 2007 RE Classes for Children

This fall our RE classes for children are organized into three groups:

Preschool (3 and 4 years old)

K-2 (Kindergarten, First, and Second Grade)

3-5 (Third, Fourth, and Fifth Grade)

Each week each group will cover the same topic with age appropriate stories and activities. Children will participate in the first part of the service, generally through the first hymn and a story for all ages. They will then go to their RE classes. Following the formal class, they will have a snack and participate in supervised play. If the weather is nice, the playground will be used.

What We've Been Doing -- Sunday, October 21

On Sunday, October 21, Neal Jones read Piggie Pie during the service before the RE classes; this story is about piglets who use costumes to avoid being eaten. The K-2 and 3-5 groups met together this week. Caroline Eastman read another story, Tabitha the Tailess Cat, about a cat who learns to appreciate her individual gifts. After making masks for the October 28 service, the children enjoyed the nice weather outside.

What We've Been Doing -- Sunday, November 11

Preschool. Our preschool group explored some of the wonders of nature and what we can learn from it. They talked about shooting stars and had a star fruit snack.

K-2 and 3-5. Both of the elementary groups had lessons on UU Principle 2: Be kind in all that you do (a short version). The K-2 group considered what it meant to be kind by talking about whether or not it made sense to be kind to a rock. (Supporting rocks included a Gamecock garnet and a geode.) They then wrote letters of appreciation to veterans since it was Veterans Day. The 3-5 group also discussed what it means to be kind and wrote letters of appreciation to people they chose.

Junior High. Our junior high group divided into two teams, each of which was asked to construct mobiles using the materials given them in a bag. One group had a full bag of new materials including everything you need to build a mobile. The other group had a mostly empty bag of odds and ends such as broken crayons. This group quickly found out that there was no way they could build a mobile with the materials they had. This activity led into a discussion of educational disparities in South Carolina and The Corridor of Shame.