Who are we being if the eyes of the people around us aren't shining...?

The great end in religious instruction, whether in the Sunday-school or the family, is not to stamp our minds irresistibly on the young, but to stir up their own… not to impose religion upon them …but to awaken the conscience… so that they may discern and approve for themselves what is everlastingly right and good.

§  William Ellery Channing, Discourse Pronounced Before the Sunday School Society, 1837

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UUFNW RE Handbook

• Unitarian Universalism (.pdf file)

          - History, Fact Sheet, Famous UUs, Sources of our Faith, Source Religions, Resources to Find Out More (.pdf)

• Nurturing Learning and Faith Development in Children and Youth (.pdf file)

         - Vision for Lifespan Religious Education: Overview of Essex Conversations
          - Components of a Balanced Children and Youth Ministry
          - What do our Children Need on Sunday Morning? by Rev. Lowell Brook
          - Faith Development Theory from James Fowler
          - Child Development from Dr. Tracey L. Hurd
          - Ways of Learning, Thinking and Processing the World Around Us
          - Ministering to Children with Diverse Needs by Sally Patton
          - The Benefits of Mixed-Age Grouping by Lilian G. Katz

• Development Through Lifespan
• ​Fowler's Faith Development Theory
• Teaching and Advising as a Spiritual Act (.pdf file)

          - The Soul Only Avails, Teaching as a Spiritual Act by Dr. Barry Andrews
          - The Courage to Teach: Exploring the Inner Landscape of a Teacher's Life by Parker Palmer
          - Placing Children at the Center by Dr. Tracey L. Hurd

• Tips for Teachers (.pdf file)

         - Terrific Tips for Topnotch Teachers
          - Chalice Lighting, Opening and Closing Words
          - How to Remember the 7 Principles by Carol Benson Holst
          - Successful Storytelling by Charity McKustick
          - Using Meditation with Young Children by Michelle Richards
          - Games and Songs
          - Guidelines for Teachers (Behavior) by Pat Ellenwood
          - RE Guidelines Based on our 7 Principles from the UU Church of Austin, Texas
          - Dealing with Classroom Conflict
          - Intervention Techniques by Jane McKeel and Cheryl Binkley

• Working With Youth     

          - Visit the UUFNW Youth Advisor Resource Page 

•  UUFNW Guidelines and Policies

         - Guidelines for RE Helping Hands (.pdf file)         
          - Code of Ethics (.pdf file)
          - Youth Sleepover Policy (.pdf file)
          - UUA Resources for Safe Congregations

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Additional Resources
Coming of Age Credo Writing Retreat, by Tracy Breneman and Meagan Henry
​Timeline of Unitarian Universalism, slideshow by Ellen Calves (February 2015) 
UU History Jeopardy
Dictionary of UUs
Pedagogy Resources
Curricula, Games and Stories - Dan Harper
Dictionary of Unitarian and Universalist Biography
Posters 
UU Resource Hub

Search for stories:

• on the REACH list
• on Worship Web 
• in Tapestry of Faith (type in your key word and select story as the resource type)
• Pinterest UU Stories for All Ages
• at freeforkids.com
• at UU Wausau (Biblio.pdf)
• at Wisdomcommons.org
• in the Canadian Unitarian Council archives​
• Books and Resources for Celebrating Diversity
• Books for celebrating heroes of the Civil Rights Movement
• Resources for Talking about Race from the Horn Book
• Web Package for Teaching about Ferguson from Teaching Tolerance/SLPC
• UUA teacher resources
• UUA video about Covenant
• Additional resources on teaching multiage groups 
  
  Online tools to make your own:
• Puzzle maker by Discovery Education 
• Crosswords
  
  Community building ideas:
  http://www.kidactivities.net/
•  http://teambuildingactivitiesforkids.com
•  http://cchealth.org/groups/tobacco_project/pdf/activities.pdf
•  www.youthlearn.org 

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