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Lesson details

Learning outcome

I can understand that people welcome new life in different ways.

Key learning points

  1. It is important to celebrate new life with a welcome.
  2. There are different ways of welcoming new life.
  3. 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.

Teacher tip

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.

Licence

This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2026), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).

Lesson video

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Prior knowledge starter quiz

4 Questions

Q1.
What is the name for a person who believes in God and Jesus and goes to church?

a Muslim
Correct answer: a Christian
a Jew

Q2.
Name an occasion where people might have a celebration.

Correct answer: a birthday
Correct answer: a wedding
Correct answer: the arrival of a new baby
losing a key

Q3.
When people celebrate they may ...

Correct answer: eat food together
Correct answer: give presents
ride a bicycle
go to sleep

Q4.
Match these key words to their meanings.

Correct Answer:celebration,a happy day or event

a happy day or event

Correct Answer:birthday,a special day to celebrate someone's birth

a special day to celebrate someone's birth

Correct Answer:present,a gift given to someone

a gift given to someone

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

Q2.
Bennie's parents wanted to welcome the new baby with a ...

Correct answer: ceremony.
tradition.
party.

Q3.
For whom is the cross an important symbol?

a Muslim
Correct answer: a Christian
a Jew

Q4.
Match the keywords to their meaning...

Correct Answer:tradition,a way of doing something that has existed for a long time

a way of doing something that has existed for a long time

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

an event to celebrate a special occasion

Correct Answer:celebration,a way of marking a happy day or event

a way of marking a happy day or event


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