looking after babies, children or young people who are in need of a safe, stable family environment

Welcoming a foster child into the family

Religious education

Welcoming new life

Christian baptism of a baby

Christians dedicate a child to God

Humanists celebrate new life

Welcoming a new family member with or without God

In this unit, pupils will examine how different Christian and humanist families welcome a new baby. They will make connections between the idea of welcome and dedication - comparing religious and non-religious ceremonies to see similarities and differences.

New life: how is a new child welcomed?

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

When a child cannot stay with their own parents, they go and live with a __________ family.

Some Christian people become foster parents because of their belief in ...

the foster family get the child's bedroom ready

the child is loved and cared for by the foster family

the child stays until they are ready to go home or go to a forever home

Put these events in a foster child's life in the correct order.

To welcome a child into a foster family, the foster parents might ...

A person who makes a promise at a baptism is called a ...

Which of these statements do humanists believe?

What would religious people **not** do to welcome a baby into the church family?

to help the child learn about Jesus by reading stories from the Bible

Which of these is **not** a promise that would be made during a Christian dedication ceremony?

Welcoming a foster child into the family

Lesson outcome

Content guidance