Grade 1, Theme Three
We are ready to begin Theme Three of Fully Alive, our family life program. Because the partnership of home, church, and school is so important, this letter is written to let you know what we talk about in class, and to offer some ideas for your involvement.
About Theme Three
Theme Three of Fully Alive is called “Created Sexual: Male and Female.” God made us male and female, and all of God’s creation is good. In the early grades, this theme is presented through a continuing story. The message of this story is that we begin life as a result of the love our mothers and fathers shared. No matter what happens later, nothing can change that. It is part of God’s plan that we grow and are sheltered in our mother’s body before birth. After we are born, it is our family that loves and cares for us.
In Theme Three we will:
• meet Dominic and Sara, who fall in love and decide to marry.
• discover that husbands and wives share their love by becoming parents.
• learn about the development of babies before birth and about the care and love they need after they are born.
• learn that God made boys and girls physically different.
Looking Ahead
In Grade 1 the amount of information given to children is quite limited: the development of the baby in the mother’s uterus; the introduction of the terms penis and vagina for the physical differences between boys and girls; and a brief explanation of breast feeding. In Grades 2 and 3, additional information about prenatal life is included. A very simple explanation of sexual intercourse is given in Grade 4 by the teacher, but is not in the student book until Grade 5.
Working together at school and at home
• Ask your child to tell you about Dominic and Sara. What was your child’s favourite part of the story?
• Take this opportunity to talk to your child about how babies grow before they are born, and the special care they need after they are born.
• Tell your child about when he or she was born. Do you have a baby picture of your child to lend to our classroom? We would love to see it.
We are ready to begin Theme Three of Fully Alive, our family life program. Because the partnership of home, church, and school is so important, this letter is written to let you know what we talk about in class, and to offer some ideas for your involvement.
About Theme Three
Theme Three of Fully Alive is called “Created Sexual: Male and Female.” God made us male and female, and all of God’s creation is good. In the early grades, this theme is presented through a continuing story. The message of this story is that we begin life as a result of the love our mothers and fathers shared. No matter what happens later, nothing can change that. It is part of God’s plan that we grow and are sheltered in our mother’s body before birth. After we are born, it is our family that loves and cares for us.
In Theme Three we will:
• meet Dominic and Sara, who fall in love and decide to marry.
• discover that husbands and wives share their love by becoming parents.
• learn about the development of babies before birth and about the care and love they need after they are born.
• learn that God made boys and girls physically different.
Looking Ahead
In Grade 1 the amount of information given to children is quite limited: the development of the baby in the mother’s uterus; the introduction of the terms penis and vagina for the physical differences between boys and girls; and a brief explanation of breast feeding. In Grades 2 and 3, additional information about prenatal life is included. A very simple explanation of sexual intercourse is given in Grade 4 by the teacher, but is not in the student book until Grade 5.
Working together at school and at home
• Ask your child to tell you about Dominic and Sara. What was your child’s favourite part of the story?
• Take this opportunity to talk to your child about how babies grow before they are born, and the special care they need after they are born.
• Tell your child about when he or she was born. Do you have a baby picture of your child to lend to our classroom? We would love to see it.