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Year 1
Welcoming new life
I can understand that people welcome new life in different ways.
New
New
Year 1
Welcoming new life
I can understand that people welcome new life in different ways.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- It is important to celebrate new life with a welcome.
- There are different ways of welcoming new life.
- People have special ceremonies to welcome new family members.
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 welcomes new life in the same way.
Understand that people welcome new life in different ways.
You could bring a picture of yourself in as a baby, or ask your headteacher for something - so children can see you or an important person in your school's community when they were a baby.
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Starter quiz
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4 Questions
Q1.
What is the name for a person who believes in God and Jesus and goes to church?
a Muslim
a Jew
Q2.
Name an occasion where people might have a celebration.
losing a key
Q3.
When people celebrate they may ...
ride a bicycle
go to sleep
Q4.
Match these key words to their meanings.
a happy day or event
a special day to celebrate someone's birth
a gift given to someone
Exit quiz
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4 Questions
Q1.
How might people celebrate the birth of a new baby?
with a wedding cake
Q2.
Bennie's parents wanted to welcome the new baby with a ...
tradition.
party.
Q3.
For whom is the cross an important symbol?
a Muslim
a Jew
Q4.
Match the keywords to their meaning...
a way of doing something that has existed for a long time
an event to celebrate a special occasion
a way of marking a happy day or event