Grades 2-3: Spirit of Adventure (fall)
Sports: What is your favorite sport?
9/10/2017
We will discuss our favorite sports and play some games together, while discussing how good sportsmanship relates to our Principles.
9/17/2017
We will think about the lessons we learn from playing sports.
Sports: In the Congregation
9/22/17A visitor from our congregation will share their love of sports.
Sports: The Good and the Bad
10/1/2017
Just like life, sports have a good side in good sportsmanship, and a bad side in violence, racism, crudity, drug abuse and other issues. Today, we'll discuss the balance of good and bad in sports.
Building: JellO, Peter Cooper
10/8/2017
Experiment with JellO and learn about Unitarian engineer and philanthropist, Peter Cooper.
Building: Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect
10/15/2017
We will learn the value of ingenuity and hard work through Unitarian Frank Lloyd Wright's approach to architechture.
Building: Frank Lloyd Wright, Harmony
10/22/2017
We will explore the interdependent web through Wright's cantilevered design for "Fallingwater" and graham crackers!
Halloween: Dia de los Muertos
10/29/2017
We will think about the meaning of life and death while investigating this holiday from Latin America.
Building: A Visitor
11/5/2017
A visitor from our congregation will have fun with the class as they learn about the love of building and construction.
Building: Daniel Chester French
11/12/2017
We will express ourselves through sculpting as we learn about UU sculptor Daniel Chester French, who crafted the Lincoln Memorial and The Minuteman.
Winter Holidays: Charles Dickens
11/19/2017
We will learn about Unitarian Charles Dickens, author of the classic Christmas story, "A Christmas Carol".
Winter Holidays: Jingle Bells
12/3/2017
We will learn about Unitarian songwriter James Pierpont, whose simple gift, despite a lifetime of struggle, gave us a universally known holiday song.
Winter Holidays: Hannukah
12/17/2017
We will learn about the Jewish holiday of Hannukah.
Exploring: Try Something New!
1/7/2018
We will try a new food the way that Unitarian Artic explorer Vilhjamur Stefansson tried the foods that the Eskimos were eating.
Exploring: Treasure Maps and N.C. Wyeth
1/14/2018
We will hold a treasure hunt and hear about Unitarian N.C. Wyeth, illustrator of "Treasure Island" and other classic children's stories.
1/21/2018
We will have fun finding out about the love of exploring and adventure with a visitor from our congregation.