Catechetical Programs Scope and Sequence Charts Early Childhood through Year 8 CANADIAN CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS Copyright ©1996, Concacan Inc. 90 Parent Avenue, Ottawa Ontario Canada. All rights reserved BORN OF THE SPIRIT Early Childhood In God’s Image Copyright © 1996, Concacan Inc. 90 Parent Avenue, Ottawa Ontario Canada. All rights reserved 3 Early Childhood – In God’s Image LINKING ACTIVITIES WITH... MODULES THEMES ACTIVITIES TIME Me – I belong Come in! Come in! AB early in year CD anytime E return after an illness Family matters! ABCDE anytime beginning of year Me – I am What’s your name? ABCDE anytime Busy bodies! ABCDE anytime All my feelings ABCDE anytime See what I can do! ABCDE anytime My senses – Can you hear it? ABC anytime – Can you see it? ABC anytime – Can you smell it? AC anytime B after rain – Can you taste it? ABC anytime – Can you touch it? ABC anytime Me – I have Do you like it? ABCDE anytime Do you need it? ABCDE anytime Earth Times It’s falling! ABCDE autumn It’s snowing! ABCDE winter It’s growing! ABCDE spring It’s blooming! ABCDE summer It’s night, it’s day! ABCD anytime E (sleepover) May/June suggested Celebrate the earth! A (gathering soil, when appropriate sand, rocks) C (air movement) windy day BDEF anytime Church Times Walking in the light ABCD Advent/Christmas E Epiphany (immediately after Christmas) Lent – Easter 1 ABCDE Lent and before Easter Lent – Easter 2 ABCDE Easter season Together on Sunday! ABCDE anytime MODULES THEMES ACTIVITIES TIME Copyright © 1996, Concacan Inc. 90 Parent Avenue, Ottawa Ontario Canada. All rights reserved 4 Early Childhood – In God’s Image MODULES THEMESTHEMES ACTIVITIESACTIVITIESS TIMETIME Special Days “I’m this many!” ABCDE each child’s birthday Thank you, God! ABCDE Thanksgiving Cultural days – International Peace Day A September 16 – Remembrance Day B November 11 – Heritage Day C February (usually third week) – Shrove Tuesday D Day or evening before Ash Wednesday – Valentine’s Day E February 14 Mother’s Day – Father’s Day ABCDE May/June Community Meeting new friends ABCDE anytime All hands! ABCDE anytime Plants Trees are full of life! ABCE anytime D (tree planting) spring Flowers make my A (planting bulbs) spring world beautiful! B (planting indoors) winter (January) C (poinsettias) Christmas (lilies) Easter D (wildflower spring, fall collecting) E (planting indoors) anytime Animals Bugs and crawly things ABCDE spring, fall Pets ABCDE anytime Water and air creatures ABC anytime DE spring, fall Wild and domestic ABC spring, early fall animals DE anytime Changes New beginnings ABCDE teachable moments: when the event occurs, (e.g., saying goodbye to Goodbyes ABCDE a friend, the death of a pet, the birth of a baby brother or sister) MODULES THEMES ACTIVITIES TIME Copyright © 1996, Concacan Inc. 90 Parent Avenue, Ottawa Ontario Canada. All rights reserved BORN OF THE SPIRIT Year 1 We belong to God Copyright © 1996, Concacan Inc. 90 Parent Avenue, Ottawa Ontario Canada. All rights reserved 6 Year 1 – We Belong to God Scope and Sequence – Year 1 UNIT 1 UNIT 2 Welcome! You belong Jesus welcomes us Theme Theme 1 2 3 4 5 6 Welcome! We belong We celebrate Jesus welcomes We meet Jesus’ We are Jesus’ children friends friends Aims Aims • to help the children • to express belonging to • to prepare a celebration • to explore experiences • to come to know Jesus • to meet Jesus as a as a friend become aware that they one another • to celebrate our belong- of being with adults storyteller are welcome in the group • to grow in awareness of ing with family and who welcome us • to discover that Jesus • to hear Jesus tell us that wants a world of friends • to create a sense of belonging to family and friends • to discover Jesus as we are his friends belonging to the friends someone who welcomes group through shared children experiences Experience Experience • welcoming one another • discovering the wonder • preparing to celebrate • spending time with adults • using guided imagery to • enjoying a visiting and being welcomed of ourselves • gathering and to explore welcoming visit where Jesus lives storyteller • gathering • showing our belonging welcoming • preparing to be better • enjoying a display of the • meeting Jesus as a • treasuring our names to a circle of friends • celebrating our belong- listeners with listening customs and traditions storyteller gestures of Jesus • listening to a story about • sharing our belonging to ing with family and • using drama and • entering into a story welcoming a family friends • discovering how Jesus puppets to enter into about Jesus welcoming • together with family, cares for and celebrates stories Jesus told children remembering fun times with his friends • hearing Jesus say, “You • using candle, story shawl, are my friends.” story scroll, belonging books with stories Scripture Scripture • Luke 9.48 (True • Mark 10.13-16 (Jesus • John 1.35-39 • John 6.1-13 (Feeding Greatness) blesses children) (Come and See) the Five Thousand) • John 2.1-10 • Luke 11.5-8 (Wedding at Cana) (Persistent Friend) • John 6.1-13 • Luke 10.25-37 (Feeding the (Good Samaritan) Five Thousand) • John 15.15 (You Are My Friends) Doctrine Doctrine • welcome and hospitality • each individual is sacred • belonging to one anoth- • Jesus is a person who wel- • the humanity of Jesus • Jesus as a storyteller comes children as signs of God and beautiful er, to a family and to • Jesus lived in Galilee • love of neighbour God is something to • stories about Jesus are • names are sacred • family and friends as important • Jesus loves to celebrate • Jesus as friend celebrate a gift • Jesus invites people to be his and share meals with • importance of celebration friend people • through Jesus we come to know God Witnesses Witnesses • catechist and children • circle of friends • catechist and children • catechist and children • catechist and children • catechist and children • school community • family who prepare to celebrate • adults and child in Just • Jesus • storyteller guest(s) • all those who gather to Play, Granny, Just Play • Jesus’ friends in the stories of • Jesus • the children and adults the “Wedding Feast at Cana” in the story A Different celebrate belonging • adult visitors and the “Feeding of the Five • Jesus’ friends in the stories of the Persistent Friend and Kind of Magic • Jesus Thousand” • guests from another class the Good Samaritan Prayer and Celebration Prayer and Celebration • song of welcome • song and dance of • song of welcome • song of welcome • listening gestures: word • song of welcome friendship • song and dance of • listening gestures: word and gesture to help listen • song and dance of • song about belonging friendship and gesture to help listen to and greet stories friendship to and greet a story about • guided imagery (Come • celebration of belonging • song about friendship Jesus and See, John 1.35-39) based on the Good • song about Jesus welcom- • song and dance of Samaritan story (Luke ing and blessing children friendship 10.30-37) Copyright © 1996, Concacan Inc. 90 Parent Avenue, Ottawa Ontario Canada. All rights reserved 7 Year 1 – We Belong to God UNIT 3 UNIT 4 We hear the story of God through Jesus God dwells among us Theme Theme 7 8 9 10 11 12 We hear Jesus’ We celebrate the I am the Good God chooses We share We celebrate stories about God Bible as the Word Shepherd Mary Mary’s joy Advent in the Bible of God Aims Aims • to appreciate the Bible • to celebrate the Bible • to deepen the children’s • to treasure the gift of • to enter into Advent as • to appreciate God’s as a book of stories as God’s word appreciation of God motherhood a time of anticipation desire to be with us • to come to know the • to deepen a sense of • to recognize God and • to discover how God • to appreciate the good • to celebrate Advent God Jesus loved reverence for God’s Jesus in the image of chose Mary to give us news of “God-with-us” book the Good Shepherd Jesus Experience Experience • treasuring the book of • belonging with cross, • exploring images of • appreciating the gift of • waiting in Advent • preparing an Advent God’s word candle and the name God mothers • preparing to reach out to celebration • using song, guided “Christian” • using art, drama, and • using drama, art and others during Advent • gathering and welcoming imagery and art to enter • preparing and celebrat- song to enter into Psalm song to enter into the • using guided imagery to • celebrating waiting in into the parables Jesus ing the Bible as the word 23, the parable of the story of the visit Mary as she waits Advent told of God lost sheep and the story Annunciation with child • visiting a church to explore • celebrating Advent and • discovering that Jesus of the Good Shepherd • honouring Mary by • enjoying a visit from an Christmas at home with speaks about God in the baptismal font, paschal • discovering the image of praying the Hail Mary candle, table of God’s expectant mother family parables the Good Shepherd in with accompanying ASL • celebrating Advent in Word, table of the Eucharist, God and Jesus gestures processional cross story and rite Scripture Scripture • 1 Peter 1.23, 25 (Born Anew) • Mark 10.13-16 (Jesus • Exodus 3.14 (I am who I am) • Luke 1.26-38 • Luke 1.26-38 • Excerpts taken from the • Mark 10.13-16 (Jesus Blesses blesses children) • Exodus 20.4-7 (Commandments) (Annunciation) (Annunciation) Annunciation story (Luke Children) • Exodus 33.23 (Moses’ Intercession) 1.26-38); the Birth of • John 1.35-39 (Come and See) • Psalm 23 (The Divine Shepherd) • John 2.1-10; John 6.1-13 Jesus (Luke 2.1-7); (Luke (Miracles) • Luke 15.4-6 (Parable of the Lost 2.11) and adapted for • Luke 11.5-8 ; 10.25-37; 13.18- Sheep) use in an Advent ritual.