STORIES

Twelve stories read by our Director of Religious Growth & Learning, Chelsea Krafka, which relate to our Soul Matters curriculum, sermons, and UU Principles

09/03/2020 September - Wk 1- Renewal - We Are Water Protectors

09/11/2020 September - Wk 2 - Renewal - Maybe by Kobi Yamata

09/18/2020 September - Wk 3 - Renewal - Today I Feel Silly

09/25/2020 September - Wk 4 - Renewal - The Book of Mistakes

10/08/2020 October - Wk 2 - Deep Listening - Howard B Wigglebottom Listens to His Heart

10/14/2020 October - Wk 3 - Deep Listening - Be Who You Are by Todd Parr

10/22/2020 October - Wk 4 - Deep Listening - The Book With No Pictures

10/29/2020 October - Wk 5 - Deep Listening - The Other Way to Listen

11/06/2020 November - Wk 1 - Healing - The Kissing Hand

11/12/2020 November - Wk 2 - Healing - Felix Feels Better

11/19/2020 November - Wk 3 - Healing - Possom Magic

11/25/2020 November - Wk 4 - Healing - Grateful

12/04/2020 December - Wk 1 - Stillness - A Quiet Place

12/09/2020 December - Wk 2 - Stillness - Quiet by Peter Parnall

12/16/2020 December - Wk 3 - Stillness - Oskar and the 8 Blessings

12/23/2020 December - Wk 4 - Stillness - Christmas Quiet Book

01/14/2021 January- Wk 1 - Imagination - When Charlie McButton Lost Power

01/20/2021 January - Wk 3 - Imagination - The Wish Tree

01/27/2021 January - Wk 4 - Imagination - Roxaboxen

02/03/2021 February - Wk 1 - Beloved Community - All Are Welcome

02/10/2021 February - Wk 2 - Beloved Community - I Love My Hair

02/23/2021 February - Wk 4 - Beloved Community - All Kinds of Families

03/03/2021 March - Wk 1 - Commitment - Koala Lou​

03/11/2021 March - Wk 2 - Commitment - Mae Among the Stars

03/17/2021 March - Wk 3 - Commitment - A Chair for My Mother

03/23/2021 March - Wk 4 - Commitment - The Do-Over Day

04/01/2021 April - Wk 1 - Becoming - Charlie The Caterpillar

04/07/2021 April - Wk 2 - Becoming - I am Human by Susan Verde

04/14/2021 April - Wk 3 - Becoming - Stellaluna

04/20/2021 April - Wk 4- Becoming - The Thing Lou Couldn't Do​

04/27/2021 April - Wk 5- Becoming - Drum Dream Girl

05/06/2021 May - Wk 1 - Tale of 2 Beasts

05/13/2021 May - Wk 2- Red - A Crayon's Story

05/20/2021 May - Wk 3 - Once Upon an Every Day

05/27/2021 May - Wk 4 - Anansi and the Box of Stories

06/03/2021 June - Wk 1- Four Funny Potatoes​

06/10/2021 June - Wk 2 - The Interrupting Chicken and the Elephant

06/15/2021 June - Wk 3 - Another Book About Bears
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06/22/2021 June- Wk 4- Spork 

07/02/2011 July- Wk 1- America My Love America My Heart

​07/09/2021 July-Wk 2- Hello Rain

07/16/2021 July - Wk 3 - Smile Mr Cow
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LESSONS

These mindfulness lessons include a story and guided meditation which originally ran from March 2020-August 2020. The lessons are from the "Sitting Together" curriculum written by Sumi Loundon Kim and can used at any time for practicing mindfulness with children at home. 

03/27/2020 No One But You by Douglas Wood

03/28/2020 Meditation Sitting Positions

04/02/2020 Breath - Ziji by Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche

04/08/2020 Loving Kindness - When You Are Happy by Eileen Spinelli

04/16/2020 Loving Kindness - Heart Prints by P.K. Hallinan

04/24/2020 Anger and Forgiveness - Anh's Anger by Gail Silver

05/07/2020 Generosity - Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister

05/14/2020 Golden Rule - Do Unto Otters

05/22/2020 Pebble Meditation - Each Breath a Smile

06/04/2020 Let's Talk About Race and Say Something and Kindness Metta

06/19/2020 Not Stealing - Zen Shorts

07/03/2020 Peaceful Piggy Meditation

07/11/2020 Walking - Steps and Stones

07/18/2020 Effort - Three Ninja Pigs

07/24/2020 Mindfulness of the Senses - No Ordinary Apple

07/31/2020 Getting Through Difficult Times - The Lotus Seed

08/04/2020 Karma and Kindness - Fly Free

08/14/2020 Changes - Zen Shorts

08/20/2020 Connection With Nature - The Lorax