Youth Curriculum, 5-31-26

Announcements:

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Curriculum Overview:

In Week 5, youth and teens bring the month’s teachings into living expression as they co-create and co-lead portions of the Sunday service alongside Rev. David. This week moves beyond learning spiritual principles into actively embodying them through leadership, creativity, service, and authentic self-expression. Drawing from this month’s themes of Oneness, Spiritual Law, The Creative Process, and Mental Equivalents, youth and teens reflect on how these teachings impacted their lives and how they can share these principles with others.

Spiritual Lesson:

Youth and teens explore the idea that spiritual growth becomes meaningful when it is expressed outwardly through kindness, leadership, compassion, courage, creativity, and authenticity. They reflect on how they have grown this month, what principles have supported them most, what they now believe about themselves, and how they can positively impact others.

Spiritual Practice: Visualization & Embodiment Experience

Youth participate in a guided visualization where they imagine themselves already experiencing something positive that they want to create in their lives. They are encouraged to notice what they see and feel, how they carry themselves, and what thoughts they are thinking. Afterward, youth practice physically embodying those feelings through posture, movement, facial expression, voice tone, or simple role-play exercises.

Active Listening: Book / Music / Video

Younger Children (Ages 4–7)

• Book: The World Needs Who You Were Made to Be by Joanna Gaines
  Encourages children to embrace their uniqueness and contribution.
• Music: This Little Light of Mine (Children’s Version)
  Reinforces self-expression, confidence, and inner brightness.
• Video: Kid President: How to Change the World
  Encourages kindness, courage, and making a positive difference.

Children & Preteens (Ages 7–12)

• Book: Only One You by Linda Kranz
  Explores individuality, purpose, and contribution.
• Music: Hall of Fame by The Script featuring will.i.am
  Encourages youth to envision their potential and believe in themselves.
• Video: The Ripple Effect
  Demonstrates how one person’s actions can positively impact many others.

Teens (Ages 13–16)

• Reading: Excerpts from This Thing Called You by Ernest Holmes
  Focus on personal responsibility, spiritual identity, and living consciously.
• Music: A Million Dreams by The Greatest Showman soundtrack performers
  Encourages vision, possibility, and collective creation.
• Video: The Power of Young Voices (Youth Leadership Inspiration)
  Highlights how young people create change through authenticity and leadership.

Creative Expression: Reflection & Integration

Youth and teens rotate through four reflection stations representing each weekly principle from the month, answering prompts from the four lessons from this month of Oneness, Spiritual Law, The Creative Process, and Mental Equivalents, and share that with the community.

Connecting: Sharing with Community