Grade 2 Organizer

Unit 1

Unit 1: We Gather As Believers

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Scripture: Psalm 92:2
Unit Song: You Have Put On Christ

  • Music by Howard Hughes
  • RCLB #: S6062 Grade 2 Music CD

Catholic Social Teaching ⋅ Rights and Responsibilities

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Faith Words · Study Set link

  • Ch. 1: People of God
  • Ch. 2: Sacraments, Original Sin
  • Ch. 3: saints, holy
  • Ch. 4: prayer, praise

Faith-filled People

  • Ch. 1: Matthew the Apostle
  • Ch. 2: Josephine Bakhita
  • Ch. 3: Peter Claver
  • Ch. 4: Pope Gregory the Great

Faith in Action Ministries

  • Ch. 1: Sharing Hospitality
  • Ch. 2: Godparents
  • Ch. 3: Classroom Parent
  • Ch. 4: School Choir

Wrapping Up

Catholic Social Teaching · Rights and Responsibilities

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Ch 1

Chapter 1: Our Church Welcomes Us

Starting Here

  • PILLAR: What Catholics Believe
    • The Church welcomes us as the People of God.
  • Faith in Action Ministry
    • Sharing Hospitality
  • SHARE: Eucharistic Prayer for Masses with Children I

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Wrapping Up

  • RESPOND: Welcome, Neighbors!
  • Prayer Celebration
    • A Prayer of Thanksgiving
  • Online Chapter Review
  • eAssessment · Teacher Login

Correlations

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  • Family Life: Lesson 1—God’s Plan

Ch 2

Chapter 2: We Belong to the Church

Starting Here

  • PILLAR: How Catholics Worship
    • In Baptism we become the children of God.
  • Faith in Action Ministry
    • Godparents
  • SHARE: 1 Thessalonians 5:5

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Core Content of Chapter

  • HEAR & BELIEVE
    • The Sacrament of Baptism
      • Signs of Baptism (consecrated oil, blessed water, white clothes, lighted candle)
    • Children of God
  • Saint Profile: Josephine Bakhita
  • Faith Words
    • Sacraments
    • Original Sin
  • We Believe
    • In Baptism we begin our new lives as members of the Church.

Wrapping Up

  • RESPOND: Bringing Light to Others
  • Prayer Celebration
    • A Prayer of Petition
  • Online Chapter Review
  • eAssessment · Teacher Login

Correlations

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  • Year C:
  • Family Life:

Ch 3

Chapter 3: Our Church Shows Us How to Live

Starting Here

  • PILLAR: How Catholics Live
    • The saints show us how to become holy.
  • Faith in Action Ministry
    • Classroom Parent
  • SHARE: John 13:35

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Core Content of Chapter

  • HEAR & BELIEVE
  • Saint Profile: Peter Claver
  • Faith Words
    • saints
    • holy
  • We Believe
    • God calls us to be holy. We grow in holiness by loving God and loving other people.

Wrapping Up

Correlations

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  • Family Life: Lesson 2—Rules and Choices

Ch 4

Chapter 4: We Praise and Thank God

Starting Here

  • PILLAR: How Catholics Pray
    • We offer prayers of praise and thanks to God.
  • Faith in Action Ministry
    • School Choir
  • SHARE: Psalm 149:1

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Core Content of Chapter

Wrapping Up

  • RESPOND: Glory to God
  • Prayer Celebration
    • A Prayer of Praise and Thanks
  • Online Chapter Review
  • eAssessment · Teacher Login

Correlations

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  • Year C:
  • Family Life:

Unit 2

Unit 2: We Ask God’s Forgiveness

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Scripture: Luke 15:6
Unit Song: Psalm 51: Be Merciful, O Lord

Catholic Social Teaching ⋅ Call to Family, Community, and Participation

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  • Ch. 5: conscience, sin
  • Ch. 6: Penance and Reconciliation, absolution
  • Ch. 7: mortal sin, venial sin
  • Ch. 8: contrition, Act of Contrition

Faith-filled People

  • Ch. 5: Peter Betancur
  • Ch. 6: Edith Stein (Teresa Benedicta of the Cross)
  • Ch. 7: Andrew the Apostle
  • Ch. 8: Elizabeth and Zachary

Faith in Action Ministries

  • Ch. 5: Parish Council
  • Ch. 6: Parish Priest
  • Ch. 7: Community Outreach
  • Ch. 8: Sacristan

Wrapping Up

Catholic Social Teaching · Call to Family, Community, and Participation

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Ch 5

Chapter 5: We Can Choose What Is Good

Starting Here

  • PILLAR: What Catholics Believe
    • God gives us free will.
  • Faith in Action Ministry
    • Parish Council
  • SHARE: Deuteronomy 30:20

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Core Content of Chapter

  • HEAR & BELIEVE
  • Saint Profile: Peter Betancur
  • Faith Words
    • conscience
    • sin
  • We Believe
    • God gives everybody a conscience. God wants us to choose good and stay away from what is evil.

Wrapping Up

Correlations

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  • Family Life: Lesson 3—Who Are You?, Lesson 4—I Can Be Brave

Ch 6

Chapter 6: We Celebrate God’s Forgiveness

Starting Here

  • PILLAR: How Catholics Worship
    • The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation helps us celebrate God’s forgiveness.
  • Faith in Action Ministry
    • Parish Priest
  • SHARE: Psalm 86:5

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Core Content of Chapter

  • HEAR & BELIEVE
    • Making Up
      • Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation
    • Jesus Forgives
  • Saint Profile: Edith Stein (Teresa Benedicta of the Cross)
  • Faith Words
    • Penance and Reconciliation
    • absolution
  • We Believe
    • In the Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation, we celebrate God’s love, peace, and forgiveness.

Wrapping Up

  • RESPOND: A Time to Ask for Forgiveness
  • Prayer Celebration
    • A Reconciliation Prayer
  • Online Chapter Review
  • eAssessment · Teacher Login

Correlations

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  • Year C:
  • Family Life:

Ch 7

Chapter 7: We Think about Our Choices

Starting Here

  • PILLAR: How Catholics Live
    • The Ten Commandments help us examine our conscience.
  • Faith in Action Ministry
    • Community Outreach
  • SHARE: Psalm 25:4-5

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Core Content of Chapter

  • HEAR & BELIEVE
  • Saint Profile: Andrew the Apostle
  • Faith Words
    • mortal sin
    • venial sin
  • We Believe
    • God gave us the Ten Commandments to help us know how to lead good lives.

Wrapping Up

  • RESPOND: An Examination of Conscience
  • Prayer Celebration
    • A Prayer of Forgiveness
  • Online Chapter Review
  • eAssessment · Teacher Login

Correlations

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  • Year C:
  • Family Life:

Ch 8

Chapter 8: We Say We Are Sorry

Starting Here

  • PILLAR: How Catholics Pray
    • The Holy Spirit helps us to change for the better.
  • Faith in Action Ministry
    • Sacristan
  • SHARE: Luke 15:7

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Core Content of Chapter

  • HEAR & BELIEVE
    • Return to God!
      • Matthew 3:1-8
    • Julie and Sharon Make Up
  • Saint Profile: Elizabeth and Zachary
  • Faith Words
    • contrition
    • Act of Contrition
  • We Believe
    • When we sin, we can return to God. We tell God we are sorry. We ask the Holy Spirit to guide us. We make up our minds not to sin again.

Wrapping Up

Correlations

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  • Family Life:

Unit 3

Unit 3: We Celebrate the Word of God

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Scripture: Matthew 13:8–9
Unit Song: Go and Listen

  • Words and Music by Robert J. Batastini
  • RCLB #: S6062 Grade 2 Music CD

Catholic Social Teaching ⋅

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  • Ch. 9: Bible, Word of God, Sacred Scripture, Son of God
  • Ch. 10: Liturgy of the Word, homily, Nicene Creed
  • Ch. 11: Works of Mercy
  • Ch. 12: Last Supper, Prayer of the Faithful

Faith-filled People

  • Ch. 9: Angela Merici
  • Ch. 10: Hilary of Poitiers
  • Ch. 11: Vincent de Paul, Martin de Porres
  • Ch. 12: Paula Montal Fornés

Faith in Action Ministries

  • Ch. 9: Green Thumbs Committee
  • Ch. 10: Lectors
  • Ch. 11: Youth Ministry
  • Ch. 12: Prayer Groups

Wrapping Up

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Ch 9

Chapter 9: We Learn About God’s Love

Starting Here

  • PILLAR: What Catholics Believe
    • In the Bible we learn about God’s love for all of creation.
  • Faith in Action Ministry
    • Green Thumbs Committee
  • SHARE: Genesis 2:15

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Core Content of Chapter

  • HEAR & BELIEVE
  • Saint Profile: Angela Merici
  • Faith Words
    • Bible
    • Word of God
    • Sacred Scripture
    • Son of God
  • We Believe
    • We learn about God’s love for us from the Bible. He made all creation good. We are to care for God’s creation.

Wrapping Up

  • RESPOND: Caring for God’s Creation
  • Prayer Celebration
    • A Psalm about Creation
  • Online Chapter Review
  • eAssessment · Teacher Login

Correlations

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  • Year C:
  • Family Life:

Ch 10

Chapter 10: We Listen to God’s Word

Starting Here

  • PILLAR: How Catholics Worship
    • In the Liturgy of the Word, we learn how to follow Jesus.
  • Faith in Action Ministry
    • Lectors
  • SHARE: Matthew 7:24-25

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Core Content of Chapter

  • HEAR & BELIEVE
  • Saint Profile: Hilary of Poitiers
  • Faith Words
    • Liturgy of the Word
    • homily
    • Nicene Creed
  • We Believe
    • At Mass we listen to God’s Word. We pray the Nicene Creed to say what we believe.

Wrapping Up

  • RESPOND: We Take Part in Mass
  • Prayer Celebration
    • A Responsorial Prayer
  • Online Chapter Review
  • eAssessment · Teacher Login

Correlations

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  • Family Life:

Ch 11

Chapter 11: We Act on God’s Word

Starting Here

  • PILLAR: How Catholics Live
    • We are to show our love for God by serving others.
  • Faith in Action Ministry
    • Youth Ministry
  • SHARE: John 14:12

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Core Content of Chapter

  • HEAR & BELIEVE
  • Saint Profile: Vincent de Paul
  • Faith Words
    • Works of Mercy
  • We Believe
    • Jesus shows us how to act on God’s Word. He teaches us that by loving our neighbor, we show our love for God.

Wrapping Up

Correlations

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  • Family Life:

Ch 12

Chapter 12: We Pray for Others

Starting Here

  • PILLAR: How Catholics Pray
    • The Church invites us to pray for the needs of all people.
  • Faith in Action Ministry
    • Prayer Groups
  • SHARE: Psalm 17:6

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Core Content of Chapter

  • HEAR & BELIEVE
  • Saint Profile: Paula Montal Fornés
  • Faith Words
    • Last Supper
    • Prayer of the Faithful
  • We Believe
    • We trust our heavenly Father to answer our prayers. We know that God gives us what is truly good for us.

Wrapping Up

  • RESPOND: The Needs of Others
  • Prayer Celebration
    • Prayer of the Faithful
  • Online Chapter Review
  • eAssessment · Teacher Login

Correlations

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  • Family Life:

Unit 4

Unit 4: We Celebrate the Gift of Eucharist

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Scripture: John 6:35
Unit Song: Eat This Bread

Catholic Social Teaching ⋅

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  • Ch. 13: sacrifice, Resurrection
  • Ch. 14: Sacrament of the Eucharist, Holy Communion
  • Ch. 15: New Commandment
  • Ch. 16: hallowed, trespasses, temptation

Faith-filled People

  • Ch. 13: Elizabeth of Hungary
  • Ch. 14: Teresa of the Andes
  • Ch. 15: Marianne Cope of Molokai
  • Ch. 16: Francis Solano

Faith in Action Ministries

  • Ch. 13: Culture Club
  • Ch. 14: Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion
  • Ch. 15: School Nurse
  • Ch. 16: Religion Teachers

Wrapping Up

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Ch 13

Chapter 13: Jesus Saves Us from Sin

Starting Here

  • PILLAR: What Catholics Believe
    • Through the sacrifice of Jesus, we have new life.
  • Faith in Action Ministry
    • Culture Club
  • SHARE: John 15:13

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Core Content of Chapter

Wrapping Up

  • RESPOND: Saint Elizabeth of Hungary
  • Prayer Celebration
    • A Psalm of Faith
  • Online Chapter Review
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Correlations

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  • Family Life:

Ch 14

Chapter 14: We Receive the Gift of Jesus

Starting Here

  • PILLAR: How Catholics Worship
    • In the Eucharist we remember the life, Death, and Resurrection of Jesus.
  • Faith in Action Ministry
    • Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion
  • SHARE: John 6:35

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Core Content of Chapter

  • HEAR & BELIEVE
    • The Gift of Eucharist
      • Eucharistic Prayer III, Roman Missal
    • Walking with Jesus
  • Saint Profile: Teresa of the Andes
  • Faith Words
    • Sacrament of the Eucharist
    • Holy Communion
  • We Believe
    • In Holy Communion, Christ gives us himself, the Bread of Life.

Wrapping Up

  • RESPOND: Going to Communion
  • Prayer Celebration
    • Praying with a Gospel Story
  • Online Chapter Review
  • eAssessment · Teacher Login

Correlations

  • Year A:
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  • Year C:
  • Family Life:

Ch 15

Chapter 15: We Carry On the Work of Jesus

Starting Here

  • PILLAR: How Catholics Live
    • By showing love for others, we show love for God.
  • Faith in Action Ministry
    • School Nurse
  • SHARE: John 13:34

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Core Content of Chapter

Wrapping Up

  • RESPOND: Taking Care of Others
  • Prayer Celebration
    • A Thumb Prayer for Others
  • Online Chapter Review
  • eAssessment · Teacher Login

Correlations

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  • Family Life:

Ch 16

Chapter 16: We Pray Like Jesus

Starting Here

  • PILLAR: How Catholics Pray
    • Jesus gave us the Lord’s Prayer.
  • Faith in Action Ministry
    • Religion Teachers
  • SHARE: Psalm 34:2

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Core Content of Chapter

  • HEAR & BELIEVE
  • Saint Profile: Francis Solano
  • Faith Words
    • hallowed
    • trespasses
    • temptation
  • We Believe
    • Jesus taught us to pray the Lord’s Prayer. It is the prayer of Christians all over the world.

Wrapping Up

Correlations

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  • Year C:
  • Family Life:

Unit 5

Unit 5: We Go in Peace

Starting Here

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Scripture: Matthew 5:9
Unit Song: Alleluia

  • Music by Fintan O’Carroll
  • RCLB #: S6062 Grade 2 Music CD

Catholic Social Teaching ⋅

  • Background Article:

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Faith Words · Study Set link

  • Ch. 17: spiritual gifts
  • Ch. 18: Sacrament of Holy Orders, Sacrament of Matrimony
  • Ch. 19: peace, justice
  • Ch. 20: bless, blessing

Faith-filled People

  • Ch. 17: Catherine of Siena
  • Ch. 18: Anthony of Padua
  • Ch. 19: Catherine of Alexandria
  • Ch. 20: Rose Philippine Duchesne

Faith in Action Ministries

  • Ch. 17: Principal
  • Ch. 18: Ushers
  • Ch. 19: School Secretary
  • Ch. 20: Sharing with Others

Wrapping Up

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Ch 17

Chapter 17: God Gives Us the Holy Spirit

Starting Here

  • PILLAR: What Catholics Believe
    • The Holy Spirit is our helper, guide, and teacher.
  • Faith in Action Ministry
    • Principal
  • SHARE: Galatians 4:6

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Core Content of Chapter

Wrapping Up

  • RESPOND: Using Our Gifts
  • Prayer Celebration
    • A Prayer to the Holy Spirit
  • Online Chapter Review
  • eAssessment · Teacher Login

Correlations

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Ch 18

Chapter 18: We Celebrate Peace and Service

Starting Here

  • PILLAR: How Catholics Worship
    • We learn about Sacraments at the Service of Communion.
  • Faith in Action Ministry
    • Ushers
  • SHARE: 2 Corinthians 1:2

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Core Content of Chapter

  • HEAR & BELIEVE
  • Saint Profile: Anthony of Padua
  • Faith Words
    • Sacrament of Holy Orders
    • Sacrament of Matrimony
  • We Believe
    • Priests, deacons, bishops, and married people serve the Church in special ways.

Wrapping Up

Correlations

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Ch 19

Chapter 19: We Work for Peace and Justice

Starting Here

  • PILLAR: How Catholics Live
    • Jesus taught us to treat others fairly.
  • Faith in Action Ministry
    • School Secretary
  • SHARE: Matthew 5:6, 9

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Core Content of Chapter

  • HEAR & BELIEVE
  • Saint Profile: Catherine of Alexandria
  • Faith Words
    • peace
    • justice
  • We Believe
    • We follow Jesus when we do what is right. Christians believe that all people deserve to be treated justly.

Wrapping Up

Correlations

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Ch 20

Chapter 20: We Go Forth in the Holy Spirit

Starting Here

  • PILLAR: How Catholics Pray
    • We pray for God’s blessings on others.
  • Faith in Action Ministry
    • Sharing with Others
  • SHARE: Psalm 29:11

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Core Content of Chapter

  • HEAR & BELIEVE
  • Saint Profile: Rose Philippine Duchesne
  • Faith Words
    • bless
    • blessing
  • We Believe
    • God gives everyone many blessings. We bless God with thanks and praise. We ask God to bless all people.

Wrapping Up

Correlations

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  • Family Life:

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  • Accompany Music Book, Grades 1-8
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  • Activities Grade 2 BLM booklet
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  • Listening to Scripture Grade 2 Audio CD
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  • Music Grade 2 CD
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  • Project Grade 2 BLM booklet
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  • Songbook for Grades 1-8
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  • Tests Grade 2 BLM booklet
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  • Unit Tests Grade 2 BLM booklet
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