Year 5
Year 5
How do Humanists celebrate different life events?
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- In this lesson we will learn about the different ways that Humanists celebrate different life events such as marriage, a new child entering a family and funeral ceremonies for those who have died.
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5 Questions
Q1.
Humanists believe that humans were created by a god or another supernatural power. True or false?
True
Q2.
How might a Humanist try to find the truth about something?
By asking a family member
By praying to a god
By reading a religious text
Q3.
Humans believe that...
When we die, nobody will remember us
When we die, we are born again
When we die, we live on in an afterlife
Q4.
Humanists believe that life is finite, which makes this life..
Pointless
Scary
Shorter
Q5.
How do Humanists try to spend their lives?
Looking for evidence of the afterlife
Treating people nicely only if they are nice to you
Worrying about death
5 Questions
Q1.
Humans believe that...
When we die, nobody will remember us
When we die, we are born again
When we die, we live on in an afterlife
Q2.
In a humanist wedding, couples make promises to God. True or false?
True
Q3.
What is the name of the humanist celebration when a new child comes into a family?
Baptism
Bar mitzvah
Wedding
Q4.
Why is it so important for humanists to celebrate new life?
To eat special foods
To have a party
To make promises to God
Q5.
What to humanist funeral ceremonies focus on?
Feeling upset about the person's death
Prayers and religious scripture
The person going onto their next life