These Are Our Bodies: Preschool & Elementary Leader Guide: Talking Faith & Sexuality at Church & Home - Softcover

Beaumont, Jenny; Long, Abbi

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0898690110 ISBN 13: 9780898690118

Verlag: Church Publishing, 2017

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Faith formation resource for children on human sexuality.

This sexuality education resource from a mainline/progressive denominational prospective aids the leader, child (participant), and parent in learning about their body and using skills that enable them to embrace and affirm the wholeness of sexuality as part of who they are. Session plans will address facts about sexuality, vocabulary, decision making, faith and daily life, respect, growth and change, behavior, responsibility, values, prayer, and intentionality in an age appropriate manner for children and their parents. One Leader Guide will cover all ages, with three Parent Books (Preschool: 3- to 5-yearolds, Primary: 6- to 8-year-olds, and Intermediate: 9- to 11-year-olds), and two Participant Books (Primary and Intermediate ages).

Session topics include: • We are Wonderfully Made • We are Complex • We are Changing • We are Knowledgeable • We are Equipped • We are Called • We are Growing Up

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Jenny Beaumont is a Christian educator, trained facilitator, and teacher currently serving at Christ Episcopal Church, Charlotte, North Carolina. She brings more than 15 years of experience in education and ministry to the dynamic conversation that connects the experience of faith with our sexuality through her "He, She, We and God" seminar. She writes curriculums, trains other facilitators, and leads workshops throughout the nation.

Abbi Long is the Director of Ministry at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church in Louisville, Kentucky. Previously she served for six years as a youth ministry program leader in the United Methodist Church and taught special education for seven years in both elementary and middle school. Her MaEd from the University of Louisville and MDiv degree from Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary combine as a strong foundation for Christian education and curriculum development.

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These Are Our Bodies for Preschool & Elementary Leader Guide

Talking Faith & Sexuality at Church & Home

By Jenny Beaumont, Abbi Long

Church Publishing Incorporated

Copyright © 2017 Jenny Beaumont and Abbi Long
All rights reserved.

ISBN: 978-0-89869-011-8

Contents

Preface, 
Introduction, 
PRESCHOOL, 
Introduction, 
SESSION 1: God CREATED ME Parent and Child Session, 
SESSION 2: We are ACCEPTED Parent Session, 
SESSION 3: We are ENTRUSTED Parent Session, 
SESSION 4: We are BEGINNING the CONVERSATION Parent Session, 
SESSION 5: We are SHAPING and MOLDING Parent Session, 
SESSION 6: God HELPS ME GROW Parent and Child Session, 
PRIMARY, 
Introduction, 
SESSION 1: God KNOWS ME Parent and Child Session, 
SESSION 2: I am LOVED Parent and Child Session, 
SESSION 3: God MADE ME Parent and Child Session, 
SESSION 4: We are EMPOWERED Parent Session, 
SESSION 5: We CONTINUE the CONVERSATION Parent Session, 
SESSION 6: We are SELF-AWARE Parent Session, 
SESSION 7: We are LOVING Parent Session, 
SESSION 8: We are CONSIDERATE Parent Session, 
SESSION 9: We teach CONSENT Parent Session, 
INTERMEDIATE, 
Introduction, 
SESSION 1: We are WONDERFULLY MADE Tween Session, 
SESSION 2: We are UNIQUE Tween Session, 
SESSION 3: We are a MIRACLE Tween Session, 
SESSION 4: We are CHANGING Tween Session, 
SESSION 5: We are KNOWLEDGEABLE Tween Session, 
SESSION 6: We are COMPLEX Tween Session, 
SESSION 7: We are EQUIPPED Parent Session, 
SESSION 8: We are CALLED Parent Session, 
SESSION 9: We are BUILDING the CONTAINER Parent Session, 
SESSION 10: We are MATURING Parent and Tween Session, 

CHAPTER 1

SESSION 1

GOD CREATED ME

PARENT AND CHILD SESSION

God created humanity in God's own image, in the divine image God created them.

— Genesis 1:27

OBJECTIVES

[] Parents will begin to reflect theologically about their child's sexuality using the biblical account of creation as a starting place.

[] Parents will begin to claim the Imago Dei as a declaration of the Scriptures that includes all people, no matter their age.

[] Children will begin to claim their identity as God's creation, beloved children made in God's image.

[] Children will begin to experience the church as a safe place to learn about their bodies with their families.

SUPPLIES

[] pencils or pens (1 per participant)

[] These Are Our Bodies: Preschool & Elementary Leader Guide (1 per facilitator)

[] These Are Our Bodies: Preschool Parent Book (1 per parent)

[] These Are Our Bodies: Foundation Book (1 per parent or parent couple)

[] easel and easel paper

[] 2 or 3 markers

[] nametags (1 per parent, child, and facilitator)

[] mirror

[] items for GRAPPLE (see the Preparation directions for more details)

PREPARATION

[] Arrange the room so that families can sit together on the floor in a circle, with their children on their laps.

[] Have Preschool Parent Books and Foundation Books by the facilitator's chair.

[] Gather items for the GRAPPLE section:

* Small cup of dirt and small cup of water to represent God's creation of water and land.

* Items to represent each category: plants, animals, fish, and birds. Examples include: stuffed animals, plastic animals, pieces of paper cut out and colored, or any other representation.

* Find two things that you can replicate easily for the "blessing and making more" activity. Be creative. For example, if you find multiple plastic fish, that is perfect, because when you say "make more" you pull out more and more fish. The items need to match as much as possible so that the children see making more as reproduction. Plants work well for this because you can use plastic flowers or plastic greenery that is easily duplicated or cut into individual pieces.

SUGGESTIONS

[] The These Are Our Bodies: Foundation Book is divided into sections. The first section is called "The Theological." Rightly chosen as the starting place for Christians to consider their own sexuality and that of their children, chapter 1 of the Foundation Book directs the reader to reflect on the good gift of sexuality bestowed from the very beginning of life. As the facilitator of these sessions, it is important that you have read and thought about the content presented in the Foundation Book. The first session builds upon chapter 1 and asks parents to read and reflect on portions of the book. Plan to have extra copies of the book on hand for parents to use.

[] As you think and plan for this first session, remember that the preschoolers and parents that you are about to lead are children of God, born into the world beloved by God. They come into the world inherently worthy of love and awe — awe at the mystery of the holiness in whom and what we are. As children develop, their experiences and sense of self are shaped and molded by those around them. This includes their sexuality.

[] As a facilitator, it is important to fully embrace the goodness of sexuality and to model that it is inherently part of who we are; living as a sexual being is unavoidable and unavoidably complex. Sexuality is good — a gift from God since the beginning.

GATHER

5 minutes

Welcome all parents and children. Invite everyone to take a seat on the floor with their child in their lap, sitting beside them or in front of them. Proximity matters when teaching young children. Parents and caregivers are best able to influence their child when sitting nearby. Chairs are not necessary. Form a circle on the floor.

• Welcome to the first session of These Are Our Bodies for parents and caregivers of preschool aged children! This program is specially designed to create a safe place of exploration, discovery, questioning, and hope. We promise to adjourn by (insert time). I am (insert name), the facilitator of the program. I will be leading the program. (Introduce any other facilitators if you have more than one.)

• Each session has three components. They are easy to remember because they all begin with the letter "g." They are GATHER, GRAPPLE, and GO.

• As in our worship, we begin our time by gathering. We gather our bodies, our minds, and our thoughts all with a common purpose in mind. Gathering our bodies is probably the easiest part. Gathering our minds and thoughts requires centering ourselves. Therefore, each session will begin with a form of prayer.

Before we pray, please know a few things about the presence of children in this session and future sessions.

• We believe that we are all called "to receive, nurture and treasure each child as a gift from God."

• We believe we should include children in all aspects of the church, demonstrating to them the love of God.

• We recognize that very young children have short attention spans.

• We believe that the most powerful faith formation we can offer our children is modeling our spirituality to them.

• What a gift to consider how these children influence our time together! (No long speeches here!)

• Wiggles are welcome! Outbursts are normal! Patience must abound! Amen? Amen!

Continue:

• A quick note to parents: Parents begin teaching their children about their bodies...

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Church Publishing
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2017
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0898690110
• ISBN 13: 9780898690118
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 248
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