​Religious Education Resources

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​specialty products and support resources!
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Monthly Theme-Based Children RE Packets 

This is our core religious education resource for preschool & elementary age children and families. Here's an overview of what you get:
  • Annual subscriptions include 10 monthly packets covering September - June.
  • Each monthly packet includes 4-5 weekly sessions.
  • We include adaptations for online church throughout the sessions.
  • New this year! We now also include adaptations for smaller sized RE programs that only have 3-6 kids in attendance. Learn more about these small size adaptations by reading the details HERE ​and watching a video overview HERE.
  • Subscriptions come with numerous leader support services, such as a monthly "Leaders Lab" at which Soul Matters RE leaders from around the country gather to share ideas, problem-solve together and help think through how best to implement the material. We also have a RE Leader support Facebook page that supports further collaboration.

What Types of Resources are in the Packets?
  • Packets are chocked full (over 30 pages) of stories, experience-based learning activities, wonder box guides, song ideas, mindfulness practices, games, craft ideas, skits, videos, and more.
  • We use a "building block"  approach. RE leaders are experimenting with a wide array of programming and program models. To better support this diversity, we've moved away from a curriculum-based approach and instead use a building block approach. So instead of offering you prescribed session plans, we provide flexible components that support whatever programming or model you're using.
  • We support multi-platform church with our in-person activities accompanied by online adaptations and alternatives. 
  • New this year! We now also support smaller sized RE programs by adapting session activities when only  3-6 kids in attendance. 
  • Making our resources even richer, we've developed a system by which subscribing DREs contribute additional material via crowd-sourcing. This is a big part of why we consider ourselves a "sharing circle" not just a resource provider.
  • We also have created a Widening the Circle RE Research Team that will ensure we include ARAOMC ("Anti-Racist, Anti-Oppression,Multi-Cultural") resources throughout our sessions.​

Purchase Options
  1. Full Membership: We recommend that you purchase this year's RE packets as part of our "Full Member Subscription," which also includes our monthly small group and worship packets. This three-part full member subscription supports a whole-church theme-based model. Click HERE to purchase.
  2. Just RE: You can purchase our RE packet subscription separately. 
  3. Combo Purchase: Bundle your RE subscription with either our small group or worship packet subscription at a discount. 
  4. Individual Packets: Purchase individual monthly packets here. 
  5. ​Past Year Subscription Lines: Past year packets are available. With these subscriptions you get all 10 packets at once rather than once a month through the year. Purchase them here.

Soulful Home - Supporting Families as Living our Faith in Everyday Spaces

Soulful Home is a monthly guide that helps families explore our monthly themes in their daily lives. The monthly packets are organized around eight distinct family "spaces" with ideas and resources to fill those spaces with UU theme-based exploration. The packets are organized (and sent in Word format as well as PDF) so RE leaders can break up the 8 components if they wish and send them out separately and strategically so as to give their families bite-sized faith-based activities. While designed for at-home family use, a number of congregations use this material to enhance their Sunday morning programming.
In The Middle - Our Middle School Theme-Based
Our middle school curriculum, providing 4 weeks of theme-based sessions every month.
Becoming - Our "Coming of Age" Curriculum 
This program supports youth as they explore, develop and articulate their personal values and faith identity. ​

Crossing Paths - Our “Neighboring Faiths” Curriculum (Jr. High)

Crossing Paths is a Soul Matters twist on the popular UU Jr high youth curriculum, Neighboring Faiths.  While rooted in interfaith engagement, our curriculum is focused on helping youth develop and clarify their own UU identity. 

On The Road Together - Our Youth Group Resource Packets

Our monthly high school youth packets are filled with creative, high quality worship, games, meditations, reflections, stories, art engagement, discussion starters, etc. Think of them as toolboxes full of building blocks to help you create the experiences that are right for your youth and your setting. Each packet is is built around our monthly Soul Matters themes to ensure that your youth are part of the wider theme conversation happening all around your congregation. 
Summer RE Curricula - Two to pick from! 
Many of you asked for simple, easy-to-use summer curricula with fun and deep teachable moments. Now there are two to choose from! 
  • Magic Summer - Celebrating the magic of service, silence and sunshine!
  • Can Do Summer - Celebrating the "can-do spirit"! ​

Collaboration Circles & Resources

We offer a number of opportunities for RE leaders to collaborate and support each other, including online Facebook groups and monthly implementation labs. Check out all of them by clicking below!

Webinars

We offer a growing number of RE related webinars. Some are fee-based but many are free. Our vision is to use our webinars to bring in outside expertise but also to make room for Soul Matters members to share their work and ideas with each other. Check out the archive of our recorded webinars by clicking on the button below.
Want Help Discerning Which Resource is Right For You?
Contact Katie Covey, our Soul Matters DRE at soulmattersre@gmail.com
  For more information contact Susan: susan@soulmatterssharingcircle.com.                           Soul Matters Sharing Circle LLC