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Traditions with a Wink!

UU Identity Curriculum for Middle Schoolers

by Kate Tweedie Covey, author of "Chalice Children" UU preschool curriculum

44 lessons, plus Social Night Suggestions that teach our UU story with the fun that keeps those middle schoolers coming!

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Check out the Overview and List of All 44 Lessons!

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Free Sample Lessons to Download:

"You!" A sample of an introductory lesson with echoes about one of the first successful business women, Universalist Lydia Pinkham.

"Swords into Plowshares" Take a look at how UN Sunday, the biblical quote, and our UU principles intertwine in this lesson.

"Genesis and Evolution" UU's love science and reason. Check out the skit based on the original transcripts of "The Monkey Trial" in this lesson.

"Dona Nobis Pacem" means give us peace. See how even non-singing groups can learn some of our top 10 hymns.

"Six Foot Banana Split Night" is one of the suggestions for a monthly Social Night. It really works!

Here's the Overview for you to check out, including an Introduction, Goals Statement, as well as a list of all 44 lessons.

Lesson Activity Sampling:

Check out the variety of engaging activities your middle schoolers can try!

1. Introduction

Potato Worship

4. Cyberspace Church

Visit a UU website.

6. Mistakes and Forgiveness Crud-o-Matic game

8. Heresy Sunday

Skits

10. Chalice in a Bag

Make chalices.

11. Intro. to the Bible

Bible Trivia

12. Conflict Resolution

Kings and Scramble eggs

13. Prayers

Invent your version.

14. Xmas Machine

Tree decor

15. Winter Solstice

Drill a Yule Log.

21. Congregational Survey

Bumper Stickers.

22. Congregational Survey

Stained Glass Cookies

26. Purposes and Principles

Bead a UU Rosary.

28. Genesis and Evolution

Darwin Fish counting.

30. Communion

Pop Rocks Candy Share

35. For the Beauty

Eat dirt!

39.Overnight and Service

Midnight worship.

These are exciting activities including all of the directions you need to create them with a minimum of complications. Lessons include directions for a Coming of Age component of an overnight, a celebratory service, and a gift to the congregation, similar to the ones in "Growing Up Year" by Margaret Gooding. You may follow the format if you wish, or simply skip it and use your own tradition for Coming of Age. Or do not have any Coming of Age. There are plenty of lessons - 44 in all!

This page was last updated on: July 1, 2008

"Traditions with a Wink!" 245 pages. Published in 2000. Three ring notebook format easy for teachers to use.