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Welcoming a new family member with or without God

I can explain that families might welcome children in many different ways.

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Key learning points

  1. People welcome new family members in different ways.
  2. Some families choose to write their own promises.
  3. Some families use a religious ceremony to welcome new life.

Keywords

  • Welcome - to show you are happy to see someone

  • Ceremony - an event to celebrate a special occasion

  • Celebration - a way of marking a happy day or event

  • Tradition - a way of doing something that has existed for a long time

Common misconception

Every family does everything the same way.

Families might welcome children in many different ways depending on their worldview

Invite a parent/carer or visitor from your school/local community to come in and talk about how they have welcomed a new baby. In the final practice task, you could get the children to write about how babies are welcomed in their family/culture.
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4 Questions

Q1.
Match the key terms below to the correct descriptions.
Correct Answer:foster family,people who provide a safe home to a child
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people who provide a safe home to a child

Correct Answer:guide parents,people who make promises at a humanist naming ceremony
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people who make promises at a humanist naming ceremony

Correct Answer:godparents,people who make promises at a baptism
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people who make promises at a baptism

Correct Answer:church family,a group of people connected through their beliefs about Jesus
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a group of people connected through their beliefs about Jesus

Q2.
Some people decide to become foster carers. Put these steps for becoming a foster carer in the correct order.
1 - think about how to help others
2 - train to become a foster carer
3 - prepare the home for a child
4 - welcome a child into the home
Q3.
Match each family below to the way that they might welcome a child into their family.
Correct Answer:foster family,prepare a bedroom for the foster child
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prepare a bedroom for the foster child

Correct Answer:Christian family,have an infant baptism
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have an infant baptism

Correct Answer:humanist family,have a naming ceremony
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have a naming ceremony

Q4.
To welcome a new child into a family, parents may ...
Correct answer: have a baptism ceremony.
Correct answer: have a naming ceremony.
Correct answer: choose friends to help guide the child.
choose strangers to help guide the child.
go to a place of worship to pray.

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4 Questions

Q1.
How might people celebrate the birth of a new baby?
Correct answer: with a ceremony
Correct answer: with a celebration
Correct answer: with a welcome
with a wedding cake
with a holiday
Q2.
Match the keywords to their meanings.
Correct Answer:dedication,a special service giving a baby’s life back to God
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a special service giving a baby’s life back to God

Correct Answer:infant baptism,a sacred ceremony with water where a baby is welcomed into the church
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a sacred ceremony with water where a baby is welcomed into the church

Correct Answer:ceremony,a traditional event to celebrate a special occasion
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a traditional event to celebrate a special occasion

Correct Answer:foster parent,someone who looks after children in their home
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someone who looks after children in their home

Q3.
Who would ask guide parents to be a part of their baby's naming ceremony?
Correct answer: humanists
Christians
foster parents
vicars
Q4.
Which of these promises would not be made by a humanist to their baby?
Correct answer: that they'll help the child learn about Jesus by reading stories from the Bible
that they will always be in their life to offer love and support
that they will stand by their side when they need help or advice