Grade 1 / Year 1
Who:
Who:
If your child participated in Grade 1 or Year 1 religious education/family faith formation/Catholic schools
If your child participated in Grade 1 or Year 1 religious education/family faith formation/Catholic schools
What:
What:
Prayer reminds us of our loving relationship with God
Prayer reminds us of our loving relationship with God
When children return for Grade 2/Year 2 they will make a prayer appointment to pray their prayers by heart accompanied by a parent or their family.
When children return for Grade 2/Year 2 they will make a prayer appointment to pray their prayers by heart accompanied by a parent or their family.
Learning by heart is different than memorizing. We learn prayers by heart so we can join in prayer together.
Learning by heart is different than memorizing. We learn prayers by heart so we can join in prayer together.
Strategies:
Strategies:
Talk through the meaning, or story of the prayer before beginning.
Talk through the meaning, or story of the prayer before beginning.
Please pray prayers together each day as family rather than memorizing words.
Please pray prayers together each day as family rather than memorizing words.
Enjoy family conversation about prayer, why do we pray, how do we pray, what prayers do we know by heart.
Enjoy family conversation about prayer, why do we pray, how do we pray, what prayers do we know by heart.
Consider praying one prayer every day for a week every time your family gets in the car, takes a walk, goes for a hike, prepares dinner.
Consider praying one prayer every day for a week every time your family gets in the car, takes a walk, goes for a hike, prepares dinner.
It could be one line a day from a prayer, remembering the line from day one and adding a second line day two.
It could be one line a day from a prayer, remembering the line from day one and adding a second line day two.
Family Activities for Prayers
Family Activities for Prayers