Second Grade:
Stories About God


Description
Here we offer our children a variety of stories and experiences that provide insights into that which people call God.  Sources for this curriculum include stories and explorations about God from all the world religions, from feminist experience, from science, and from the ordinary and extraordinary experiences of life.   Class topics fall into thee main categories: God is a oneness which can take many forms (light, dark, mother, father, creator, etc.); God is love and worth (forgiveness, peace, joy, etc.); God is a mystery in different forms (prayer, inner eye, silence, healing, etc.). 

 
Content,Values, and Goals
This class gives the students a chance to talk about different ideas of God and encourages them to think about what they can learn from the thoughts and beliefs of others from various religions. The curriculum finds its roots in UU values and attempts to inspire the students in the quest for those goals.