Pro-life message to school children

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I’m in my pro-life committee at church. We are starting a spiritual adoption in our parish and school on Feast of Annunciation. Any ideas on how to introduce it to school children grades 2-5? Example: plan to read a book to K & 1st grade. Just looking for a simple, interesting way to get their attention. The theme is “life is sacred”. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!
 
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You will probably be doing this already but as adults we were given a name and asked to say a prayer each night for that expectant baby.

For younger grades…

Is the book you’re reading “Horton hears a Who by Dr. Seuss?” Also how about “Angel in the Water” I have not read this one.

Ask them if they have any baby brothers or sisters or Grandparents. Have them draw pictures of people they love, even stick figures If near Valentine’s day, make picture the shape of a heart. In school, they often draw animals, rainbows and houses.

Have posters with cute pictures of infants. Get some library books with cute infant picture and let them look at them.

Ask them if their brothers or sisters have done anything funny and let them tell the story? Or relate a cute story of something that happened in a family to a small child. Later give examples such as “Have any of you seen your one year old brother put on Daddy’s big shoes and walk around with them” “Have you even seen a baby quickly climb and sit right in the middle of a kitchen table?”

Ask a few parents to bring in their infant children. They don’t have handle them.They can just walk over and see them. A toddler could be touched. Strange as it seems, many children have only one sibling and they really have little direct exposure to a baby. Often those children are afraid of infants.
 
the US bishops pro-life committee produces an info and education packet each year which contains resources for children and youth, it comes out in time for October, right to life month, and you can probably link it at their website. we save them from year to year and reuse and recycle the material, which is of course timeless. Knights are another resource, esp for youth. Also try the pro-life office of your diocese, many have modules produces esp. for the Catholic schools.
 
Thanks for you (name removed by moderator)ut. Yes, Horton hears a Who is one of the books. The Angel in the Water sounds good too. Bringing in an infant is a GREAT idea. I have two friends that just had babies! I bet they would be willing to facilitate the discussion as well.
 
Yes our respect life group has started this program as well. They include on the main poster all the pregnant women in the parish and school for the children to pray for. Also they send thank you notes to the children each month. Like “thank you for your prayers I can now hear them.” In May we will be planning a “baby shower” for the baby. The kids bring presents for babies and we will donate them to Catholic charities. St. Louise in Bellevue, Wa has done miracles with this program!! It is indeed wonderful. By the way Angel in the Water is a wonderful book!

Molly
 
I have children in the first grade and in the fifth grade along with a four year old. They have spent years before the statue of the Blessed Mother praying for a brother or sister. They absolutely without a shadow of a doubt know that life begins at conception. I gave them an ultrasound picture of their baby sister last Christmas. Later, that sister was born dead 31 weeks after conception on Mother’s Day. We gave that baby to our Blessed Mother as her Mother’s Day gift. In November their baby brother was born, dead, 14 weeks after conception. Theresa and Joseph are our little Saints. We ask them to pray with us all the time. My children are once again praying to have another baby. Joseph’s obituary was in our church bulliten. We explained all that he could do at 14 weeks. Many of the parents thanked me for sharing his little life with them because it gave them a chance to explain that life is special and that my family was sad because our children had died, but that the babies were in heaven praying for the rest of us. Maybe you could have them join my children in their prayer. I don’t know what God has in store for us, but I pray we have the streingth to do his will.
 
dkoinzan - sorry about the loss of your babies. I cannot imagine how difficult that would be. I do have a friend that lost two babies very late in pregnancy too. You seem to have great faith. I will pray for you. I think it would be great for us to pray for those mothers that have had losses such as yours as well. Thanks for your (name removed by moderator)ut.
 
Molly-

Do you have a specific prayer that the children say each day? We are hoping to put a short prayer on a holy card for the children.

Also, how do you introduce the program? Do you go to each classroom with a presentation?

Thanks to everyone.

Katie
 
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