You could help your child during this unit by, for example: Year 1 Parent information

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• identifying with them the various ways they use their
Term 3, Religious Education
body, for example, walking, running, eating, singing, etc.
• exploring with them ways in which they use their five Loving Others & Friends
senses Together
• wondering with them what God must be like to have
created people with a body which can do so many things For any follow up
• sharing with them stories of Jesus using his body to information, please feel
show love, for example, Luke 5:12-13 free to email or make an
• sharing with them ways they could use their body to appointment with Miss ****
show love, for example, helping around the home or our parish priest, Fr ****.
•sharing your stories of childhood, adolescent and adult
friends Key Understandings and Learning Points
• talking with them about their friends in the Wondering at our bodies
neighbourhood and at school • encouraging them to
spend time with friends Wondering at God who created our bodies
• talking with them after visits with friends about the God loves us
positive and negative aspects of the visit
• wondering with your child about: ‘Why might God have Jesus used his body to show love
created the gift of friendship?’ Jesus came to show people how to use their bodies to show
• sharing stories of Jesus’ friends, for example, Luke 19:1- love
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Followers of Jesus believed that God sent Jesus to teach about
A Parents Prayer God’s love
Jesus wants his followers to use their bodies to show love
Thank You for my child, LORD; I know
Continuing to wonder about our bodies and how followers of
they are a gift from You. Daily I need Jesus can us their bodies in loving ways
Your strength and wisdom to train them Wondering at the Creator of love
in the way they should go. Give me
Wondering at God who wants people to be friends
patience and a joyful heart; let me be
God loves us
an example of Your love and
Jesus had friends
forgiveness. Thank You, Father, for the
Jesus came to show people how to be friends
honour of being a parent. Amen.