by Jonathan Vogel-Borne | December 29, 2020 | Curricula Home RE, Home and Family
Looking for excellent children’s books to illustrate Friends faith and practice? Start HERE with the Sparkling Still LibraryThing collection, a continuously updated catalog by theme and age group. An IntroductionThe Quaker Religious Education Collaborative (QREC) is...
by Jonathan Vogel-Borne | January 25, 2021 | Children's Religious Education, Faith at Home, Home and Family, Small Meetings, Videos Home RE
We as human beings need stories. It’s this primal part of who we are as a human race — from the very beginning. That’s how we have always made meaning. Telling stories, over and over again. Caryl Cresswell, a recorded minister in Sierra Cascades Yearly...
by Jonathan Vogel-Borne | January 25, 2021 | Children's Religious Education, Finding the Light, For Children Home RE, Home and Family
I Think, I Am! can be a bridge for children from hearing about their gifts to embracing those words and incorporating them into their understanding of themselves. Being able to acknowledge our gifts is a crucial step on the Quaker faith formation journey. “Your...
by Jonathan Vogel-Borne | January 25, 2021 | Children's Religious Education, Curricula Home RE, Faith at Home, Home and Family
Celebrating What’s Already True About Your Children The Quaker emphasis on Truth creates a wonderful jumping off point for conversations with children about special capacities they have (spiritual gifts) and ways those gifts help them to engage with others in ways...
by Jonathan Vogel-Borne | January 25, 2021 | Children's Religious Education, Faith at Home, Home and Family, Quaker Family Culture, Small Meetings
This curriculum is a gem. Designed for 5-7 year olds, it is useful at home and in First Day School. Each lesson is based on an excellent storybook. Kreidler was a Quaker and brilliant educator. His curriculum normalizes conflict as an inevitable part of life in...
