Queen of Angels Catholic School
Religion Grade  2                                                           

 

 

Awareness of God

Message    Doctrinal

·         Develops awareness of the Holy Trinity as three persons in one God

·         Describes God as the creator of all

·         Describes Jesus as the Son of God who became man, died for our sins and was raised from the dead

·         Begins to describe the importance of Jesus’ Life, Death and Resurrection

·         Describes how Jesus cares for  people through others

 

Message   Historical

·         Discovers that as members of the Church we are part of God’s family

·         Recognizes saints as friends and heroes/heroines in God’s family

 

 

Awareness of Values

Morality     Personal

·         Describes how acts of kindness reflect God’s love

·         Discovers that Jesus tells his followers to love one another

·         Recognizes that God is present to help him/her when sorrow happens

·         Develops an understanding of the Sacrament of Reconciliation

·         Recognizes the need to forgive and ask forgiveness

·         Identifies loving and displeasing actions in self and others

 

Morality    Social

·         Discovers that everyone is responsible for taking care of God’s creation

·         Can describe how people help others who are in need

 

Morality   Service/Witness

·         Lists special talents that can be shared with others

·         Identifies Jesus as our Savior and helper

·         Recognizes his/her call to be like Jesus

 

 

Awareness of Others

Community    Developmental

·         Describes self as unique in God’s creation

·         Gives examples of how people show love for one another

·         Defines community

·         Learns that death is the beginning of our heavenly community life

·         Identifies the laws of God as Commandments of love to guide and lead us to our heavenly Father

 

 

Awareness of Spiritual Development

Worship    Scriptural

·         Realizes God loves him/her always

·         Understands he/she is made in the image and likeness of God

·         Identifies the Bible as the Word of God

·         Shows respect for the Bible

·         Recognizes that the Bible is composed of Books, Chapters, and Verses

·         Differentiates between stories from the Old Testament and New Testament

·         Explores key events in the life of Jesus

·         Tells stories about parables and miracles of Jesus

·         Learns that the Mass is Jesus’ special meal

·         Realizes Mary is the mother of Jesus, and our Mother

 

Worship    Prayer

·         Recognizes prayer as speaking and listening to God

·         Experiences quiet prayer

·         Learns to pray through words and song

·         Offers brief spontaneous prayers of petitions

·         Recites formal prayers

Ø  The Lord’s Prayer

Ø  The Hail Mary

Ø  The Glory Be

Ø  Grace Before Meals

Ø  Prayer to My Guardian Angel 

 

Worship     Sacraments

·         Realizes that by Baptism we become children of God and share God’s life

·         Identifies and explains the symbols of Baptism (anointing with oil, pouring of water, lighting of the candle, white garment)

·         Identifies the Seven Sacraments

Worship    Liturgical

·         Recognizes Sunday as the Lord’s Day

·         Recognizes times in the Liturgical Year

·         Identifies objects in the church (altar, tabernacle, baptismal font, crucifix)

·         Participates in singing and reciting simple responses of the Liturgy

·         Describes these parts of the Eucharistic Liturgy (Mass):  Liturgy of the Word and Liturgy of Eucharist and Communion

 

 

Projects

Composes original prayers

Composes spiritual writing

Creates spiritual art work / visual displays of faith

Participates in various community service / outreach projects