Contents

Program Overview

Program Structure

Planning Calendar

Scope and Sequence

Unit 1: God Gives Us Life and Love

Note to Families

Chapter 1 God Is the Giver of Gifts

Day One God Gives Us Many Gifts

Day Two We Are Gifts

Day Three God Cares for His Gifts

Day Four Each Person Is a Special Gift

Day Five Extending the Chapter

Chapter 2 Jesus Is God's Best Gift

Day One Jesus Shows Us the Father's Love

Day Two The Friends of Jesus Are the Church

Day Three Jesus Shares His Life with Us

Day Four We Pray the Sign of the Cross

Day Five Extending the Chapter

Chapter 3 Jesus Lives in His Church

Day One God Gives Us New Life in Baptism

Day Two The Church Welcomes Us

Day Three We Belong to Jesus' Church

Day Four You Are a Part of the Church

Day Five Extending the Chapter

Chapter 4 God Speaks to Us

Day One Jesus Helps Us Hear God's Word

Day Two Unit 1 Review

Day Three Unit 1 Test

Day Four Unit 1 Celebration

Day Five Extending the Chapter

Unit 2: Jesus Calls Us to Give Ourselves in Love

Chapter 5 Jesus Shows Us How to Love God Our Father

Day One Jesus Loved God His Father

Day Two We Can Pray to God Every Day

Day Three We Honor God's Name and Day

Day Four We Celebrate God

Day Five Extending the Chapter

Chapter 6 Jesus Shows Us How to Love Others

Day One Jesus Tells Us to Love Others

Day Two We Love When We Obey God

Day Three We Show Love with Our Gifts

Day Four Every Day Is a Kindness Day

Day Five Extending the Chapter

Chapter 7 We Give Love to Others

Day One How Else Do We Show Love?

Day Two Acting with Courtesy and Concern

Day Three We Love When We Are Honest

Day Four We Love When We Are Truthful

Day Five Extending the Chapter

Chapter 8 Jesus Calls Us to Live in Love

Day One Love Takes Sacrifice

Day Two Unit 2 Review

Day Three Unit 2 Test

Day Four Unit 2 Celebration

Day Five Extending the Chapter

Unit 3: Jesus Gives Us the Gift of Peace

Chapter 9 Our Friend Jesus Forgives Us

Day One Jesus Is Our Friend

Day Two We Tell Friends, "I'm Sorry"

Day Three Jesus Forgave Zacchaeus

Day Four Jesus Forgives Us

Day Five Extending the Chapter

Chapter 10 Jesus Leads Us to His Peace

Day One We Need Jesus' Forgiveness

Day Two Jesus Gives Us a Sacrament of Peace

Day Three Jesus Helps Us to Bring Peace

Day Four Jesus Forgave the Woman

Day Five Extending the Chapter

Chapter 11 The Holy Spirit Helps Us

Day One The Holy Spirit Is with Us

Day Two We Look into Our Hearts

Day Three The Holy Spirit Helps Us to Love

Day Four We Open Our Hearts to God's Love

Day Five Extending the Chapter

Chapter 12 We Meet Jesus in the Sacrament of Reconciliation

Day One Jesus Forgives Us

Day Two We Tell Jesus We Have Failed

Day Three We Confess to Jesus

Day Four Jesus Helps Us Become Better

Day Five Extending the Chapter

Chapter 13 We Become Better Persons

Day One We Make Up for Our Sins

Day Two God Forgives Us

Day Three We Praise God

Day Four Making Heart Pendants

Day Five Extending the Chapter

Chapter 14 Jesus Calls Us His Friends

Day One We Are Friends of Jesus

Day Two Unit 3 Review

Day Three Unit 3 Test

Day Four Unit 3 Celebration

Day Five Extending the Chapter

Unit 4: Jesus Gives Us the Gift of Himself

Chapter 15 Jesus Promised the Gift of Himself

Day One Jesus Fed the People

Day Two Jesus Promised Living Bread

Day Three We Are Invited to the Table

Day Four We Come to Be Enrolled

Day Five Extending the Chapter

Chapter 16 We Celebrate God's Love

Day One God's People Celebrate Passover

Day Two Jesus Offers the Gift of Himself

Day Three Jesus Gives Himself at Mass

Day Four We Give Ourselves with Jesus

Day Five Extending the Chapter

Chapter 17 Jesus Invites Us

Day One We Celebrate at Mass

Day Two We Come with Joy

Day Three We Pray Together

Day Four We Begin Our Celebration

Day Five Extending the Chapter

Chapter 18 We Listen and Pray

Day One We Listen to the Word

Day Two We Live God's Word

Day Three We Tell God We Believe

Day Four We Ask God for Help

Day Five Extending the Chapter

Chapter 19 We Prepare Our Gifts

Day One We Prepare to Offer Gifts

Day Two We Give Thanks and Praise

Day Three We Make Gifts

Day Four We Lift Our Hearts to the Lord

Day Five Extending the Chapter

Chapter 20 Jesus Offers Himself

Day One Jesus Gives Himself at Mass

Day Two Jesus Offers Himself for Us

Day Three We Make Bread and a Cup

Day Four We Celebrate in Prayer

Day Five Extending the Chapter

Chapter 21 We Receive the Bread of Life

Day One We Prepare to Receive Jesus

Day Two Jesus Helps a Roman Soldier

Day Three Jesus Gives Himself to Us

Day Four We Thank Jesus

Day Five Extending the Chapter

Chapter 22 We Share God's Love with Others

Day One We Love and Serve the Lord

Day Two We Bloom Wherever We Are

Day Three Unit 4 Review

Day Four Unit 4 Test

Day Five Extending the Chapter

Unit 5: The Church Celebrates God's Care

Chapter 23 We Are One in the Church

Day One We Are One in the Church

Day Two We Bring Others to Jesus

Day Three We Become like Jesus

Day Four We Need the Eucharist

Day Five Extending the Chapter

Chapter 24 Mary, Mother of the Church, Cares for Us

Day One Mary Asks Jesus to Help

Day Two We Try to Be like Mary

Day Three We Honor Our Mother

Day Four We Celebrate Mary

Day Five Extending the Chapter

Chapter 25 The Church Celebrates God's Love

Day One Unit 5 Review

Day Two Unit 5 Test

Day Three Unit 5 Celebration

Day Four We Plan to Follow Jesus

Day Five Extending the Chapter

Special Seasons and Lessons

The Year in Our Church

1 Feast of All Saints

2 Advent

Day One John the Baptist Prepared for Jesus

Day Two Mary Prepared for Jesus

Day Three We Prepare Our Hearts for Jesus

3 Christmas

Day One We Celebrate Jesus' Birth

Day Two Epiphany: God Calls Everyone to Worship Jesus

4 Lent

Day One Lent

Day Two We Make Sacrifices to Show Love

Day Three We Pray the Stations of the Cross

5 Holy Week

Day One Holy Week

Day Two We Remember Jesus' Last Supper

6 Easter

7 Pentecost

8 The Missions

Day One Missionaries Spread God's Word

Day Two The Church Shares Jesus' Love and Care

9 Reconciliation Service

10 Eucharist: Planning a Mass

Day One We Can Meet Jesus Today

Day Two We Prepare to Meet Jesus at Mass

Day Three Our Gifts Show Our Love

Day Four We Meet Jesus at Holy Mass

What Catholics Should Know

What Catholics Should Know

Prayer and How We Pray

Stations of the Cross

The Seven Sacraments

Holy Days of Obligation

Commandments

Making Good Choices

The Bible

Showing Our Love for the World

Student Book Cover Prayers

Saints and Feast Days

Calendar of Saints and Feast Days

September

October

November

December

January

February

March

April

May

The Catechist's Handbook

The Catechist's Handbook

Profile of a Second Grader

Areas of Growth

The Catechist

Tips for Good Catechesis

What the Catechism Says to Catechists

Techniques and Tools of Teaching

Creative Activities

Teaching Exceptional Children

Multicultural Awareness

Assessment

Catechist's Resources

Sacramental Preparation Guide

Music List

The Ten Commandments Song for Little Children

Directory of Suppliers

OnlineResources

Glossary

Index

Scripture Index

Christ Our Life - Grade 2: Teachers Edition Index