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### Understanding Ourselves as God's Unique Creations: Embracing Our Differences ###

In this lesson, we explore the importance of understanding ourselves as unique creations made in God's image. Each of us, regardless of height, weight, gender, or abilities, is deeply loved by God. We learn that our differences do not affect God's love for us and that we should love and care for our bodies as gifts from Him. It's crucial to know the correct names for our body parts and understand our rights regarding our bodies. This knowledge empowers us to appreciate our individuality and respect the uniqueness of others. ###

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### Understanding Ourselves as God's Unique Creations: Embracing Our Differences ###

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  1. Year 1 I am God’s child. I am special…

  2. WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO LEARN ABOUT OURSELVES? • God made each of us • We were all made in God’s image • Although we are all different, God loves each of us more than we can understand • God wants us to understand the gift of life given to us • God wants us to understand and love the body as a gift

  3. WE ARE ALL DIFFERENT • We are all different heights • Our height continues to change as we grow

  4. We are all different weights… • This doesn’t matter to God • God still loves us!

  5. We look different… • What we look like doesn’t matter to God

  6. We can all do different things… • God loves us no matter what we can do

  7. Some of us are stronger than others… • God still loves us the same!

  8. WE ARE ALL DIFFERENT • When the world was created, God put two types of people on the earth • BOYS (MALES) • GIRLS (FEMALES) • This is called our GENDER (or our SEX) • Eg. The sex of the baby is male or female

  9. GOD LOVES BOTH BOYS AND GIRLS EQUALLY

  10. BOTH BOYS AND GIRLS LOOK SIMILAR IN SOME WAYS, DIFFERENT IN OTHERS • How do boys and girls look different in the way they dress?

  11. HOW DO GIRLS’ BODIES LOOK DIFFERENT FROM BOYS’ BODIES What is different?

  12. WORDS WE SHOULD KNOW, WORDS WE SHOULD USE… • It is important to call things by their real name • Breasts • Penis • Vagina • Bottom (everybody’s got one!)

  13. OUR BODIES ARE OUR GIFTS FROM GOD… • Our bodies are our own • We should love and look after our bodies by eating good food, exercising and getting a good night’s sleep

  14. WHO HAS THE RIGHT TO TOUCH OUR BODIES… • Because our bodies are our gift given to us from God, we can choose who can touch them • No one has the right to touch us in places we don’t allow them • Our bodies are a gift, others should respect our gift!

  15. REMEMBER… • God loves you because you are special • Boys and girls are different but God loves them the same • We should use the correct names for our body parts • No one has the right to touch our body if we don’t let them

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