Term 3

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1. What are the children
learning about?

2. Why this topic?

3. What will we do each day

and how do we learn?
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4. What questions might
e
children ask throughout th
topic?
home
5. What can parents do at
to support the topic?
Let’s begin by praying together...
God, Our Father, loving and merciful, bring together and keep all families in
perfect unity of love and mutual support.

Instill in each member the spirit of understanding and affection for each
other.

Keep quarrels and bitterness far from them, and for their occasional
failures instill forgiveness and peace.

May the mutual love and affection of parents set a good example.

Instill in children self-respect that they may respect others and grow in
mature independence.

May the mutual affection and respect of families be a sign of Christian life
here and hereafter, through Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior.

Amen.
1. What are the children learning about?
This unit encourages children to:
- Wonder at the ability to choose.
- Wonder at God.
- See that Jesus too made choices.
- Understand that Jesus helped people make choices.
- Know that sometimes people need to say sorry.
- Have the ability to make loving choices like Jesus.
2. Why?
- Reconciliation will be celebrated
in the school in term 3.
- Development of conscience, moral
decision making, apologizing and
showing love for others.
- Wondering at God and developing
their love for Jesus.
 t w il l w e d o e a c h d ay?
3. Wha s!
e le a rn in m an y d ifferent way
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- Praying
- Writing
- Reading
- Role Play
- Art
re
- Learning scriptu
- Singing
each other
- Discussing with
 u r ch il d ren ask d uring this
m ig h t y o
4. What questions
topic?
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th at might arise include: e?

Some of th e qu es tions
W hy do yo u m ak e that choice for m
aking that choice?
- Why are you m
do es G od want us to choose? ce?
- W hy
y? H ow do es th at fix an unloving choi
sorr
- Why must I say
 5. How can you support yo
ur child at
home in this topic?

• Discussing with them why pa

rticular choices are made e.g
. wh en
shopping.
• Wondering with them abou
t God who created the ability
within people
to choose.
• Sharing with them stories of
Jesus making choices, for ex
ample ,
Jesus choosing the first four
disciples (Mark 1:16-20)
• Sitting with them when even
ts happen for which they or oth
er family
members need to say sorry,
and discussing with them wh
y this is so.
• Praying with them for God’s
help to make loving choices.
 Thank you for
your support in
this important
topic!
Any questions about
the Religious
Education program?