Curriculum Resources – Kindergarten

GOD, THE HOLY TRINITY

Values and Attitudes – It is intended that the students will be able to:

• develop an awareness and appreciation of God’s love for us

Knowledge – It is intended that the students will be able to:

• identify that God is Father, Son and Holy Spirit

Skills – It is intended that the students will be able to:

• demonstrate the Sign of the Cross and pray in the Name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit

CREATION

Values and Attitudes – It is intended that the students will be able to:

• develop an awareness and appreciation of God making each of us a special person
• show and develop a sense of wonder and awe for the gift of God’s creation

Knowledge – It is intended that the students will be able to:

• communicate that they are created and loved by God
• describe various aspects of God’s creation, including people, plants and animals

Skills – It is intended that the students will be able to:

• demonstrate through word, symbol or art impressions of self
• demonstrate through word, symbol or art an appreciation for “our wonderful world”

THE CHURCH

Values and Attitudes – It is intended that the students will be able to:

• develop an awareness and appreciation of the Bible as the Church’s book and to know that we should listen to its stories with reverence
• develop an awareness and appreciation that they belong to God’s family, the Church

Knowledge – It is intended that the students will be able to:

• identify principal figures from the Bible both the Old and New Testaments
• identify the Church as a community of believers who gather to pray and celebrate

Skills – It is intended that the students will be able to:

• listen and respond to Scripture stories through word, symbol or art
• Identify key features of their classroom prayer place and of the church building.

LITURGICAL YEAR

Values and Attitudes – It is intended that the students will be able to:

• develop an awareness and appreciation of the major Seasons and celebrations in the Church’s liturgical year
• develop an awareness and appreciation of Sunday as the Lord’s Day

Knowledge – It is intended that the students will be able to:

• identify how the Seasons of Advent, Christmas and Easter relate to the life of Jesus Christ
• identify that Sunday is a time to gather with other members of God’s family for liturgy

Skills – It is intended that the students will be able to:

• demonstrate through word, symbol or art a personal response to Advent, Christmas and Easter
• demonstrate through word, symbol or art a growing familiarity with the symbols and rituals of the Mass

THE MORAL LIFE

Values and Attitudes – It is intended that the students will be able to:

• develop an awareness and appreciation of Jesus wanting us to love and care for others
• develop an awareness and appreciation of prayer, especially the communal experience of liturgy

Knowledge – It is intended that the students will be able to:

• list the ways in which Jesus loved and cared for others and identify his call to “Come, follow me”
• express an understanding that God is always with us

Skills – It is intended that the students will be able to:

• demonstrate through word, symbol or art the ways in which Jesus’ actions can be applied to our own lives
• pray personally and communally prayers that are both traditional and spontaneous

God, The Holy Trinity

• God loves us.
• God is the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
• We show this in the Sign of the Cross.
• Jesus is the Good Shepherd who loves us.
• Jesus was born in Bethlehem.
• Jesus, lived in a family with Mary and Joseph – the Holy Family.
• Jesus died and rose again.
• Jesus appeared to his friends after he rose from the dead. Mary Magdala,
• Breakfast on the Beach.
• The Holy Spirit is with us.

Creation

• God made the world to show his love.
• God made all the animals
• God made me. God loves me
• My family is a special gift from God.

The Church

• I belong to my Church family
• The Church is a very special prayer place with a tabernacle, altar and lectern.
• God speaks to us in the Bible, which is the Church’s book.
• We learn about our faith family: Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jonah, David
• God speaks to us through his Church.
• Mary was asked to be the mother of Jesus.

Liturgical Year

• Holy Week:  The washing of the feet and the Last Supper.
• Easter Sunday: we celebrate Jesus rising to a new life.
• Pentecost: God’s Holy Spirit is with us
• Advent we prepare for Jesus at Christmas.
• Christmas: we remember the birth of Jesus.
• The shepherds came to visit the baby Jesus
• Feast of the Annunciation.

The Mass

• Sunday is a special day for Christians who gather together to celebrate the Mass.
• At the Last Supper Jesus taught us how to celebrate the Mass.
• Jesus is present with us when we celebrate the Mass.

The Moral Life

• Prayer is speaking, listening and singing to God.
• We pray at Mass, with our families and at school.
• Jesus wants us to pray often, at any time and in any place.
• Jesus wants our love of God and others to grow.
• Jesus wants us to follow him.

Kindergarten Home Activities

1. Our Prayer Place
2. New Life
3. The Spirit Comes
4. The World God Made
5. God speaks to us through the Church
6. God speak to us through the Bible
7. Jesus, Mary and Joseph – the Holy Family
8. We Remember the Birth of Jesus at Christmas

The Animals God Made

Animals big and small – God made them all.

Jonah and the Whale

God helped Jonah to do the right thing.