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The Scope and Sequence charts show an overview of the content and objectives of each grade level in Blest Are We. Charts are divided by level and are available in HTML format or PDF format.
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What Catholics Believe |
How Catholics Worship |
How Catholics Live |
How Catholics Pray |
Unit 1
We Gather as Believers
We are welcomed into the Church community of believers. Through the sacrament of Baptism, we become members of the Church and try to follow the example of Jesus, Mary, and the saints. As part of the Church community, we offer to God prayers of thanks and of praise.
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1. Our Church Welcomes Us
• Explore communities in our lives
• Realize that the Mass celebrates God's love for us
• Explain the terms "God's People" and "Body of Christ"
• Identify ways to care for others and welcome people
• Offer praise and thanks to God for being God's People
CCC 753, 777, 781–95
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2. We Belong to the Church
• Explore signs of belonging
• Identify the signs of the sacrament of Baptism
• Explain the effects of the sacraments of initiation
• Identify ways to bring God's light to others
• Pray for all recipients of the sacraments of initiation
CCC 1212, 1262–63, 1275, 1533, 1546, 1591, 1674, 1996
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3. Our Church Shows Us How to Live
• Recognize real heroes in the world today
• Identify the saints as people who help us follow Jesus
• Realize that we are called to be good and holy
• Aspire to act in good and holy ways
• Pray a litany of the saints
CCC 1700, 1804, 2030, 2156
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4. We Praise and Thank God
• Explore celebrations in which we give thanks
• Recognize prayers of praise and thanks
• Value various types of prayer, including sacred music
• Compose prayers of praise and thanks
• Offer in song prayers of praise and thanks
CCC 1156–58, 1191, 2559, 2637–38, 2648
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Unit 2
We Ask God's Forgiveness
Through the Church we can acquire a sense of morality and virtue. Through the sacrament of Reconciliation, we can celebrate God’s forgiveness and learn to reestablish our relationships with others, God, and the Church
community.
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5. We Can Choose What Is Good
• Recognize that God gives us free choice
• Explain what our conscience does for us
• Recognize the nature of sin and God's readiness to forgive
• Practice making good choices
• Celebrate making good choices
CCC 386, 1713, 1730–32, 1777–78, 1785, 1804, 1849, 1871–72
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6. We Celebrate God's Forgiveness
• Explore the concept of reconciliation
• Describe the parts of the sacrament of Reconciliation
• Appreciate the presence of God's grace and forgiveness in our lives
• Recognize ways of reconciling with others
• Celebrate God's forgiveness
CCC 977, 980, 1420–22, 1449, 1451–56, 1459–61, 1465, 1467, 1490, 1492–94, 1496
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7. We Think About Our Choices
• Explore what being responsible means
• Recognize the origin and nature of the Ten Commandments
• Understand the nature of mortal sin and venial sin
• Make an examination of conscience
• Offer God a prayer for the forgiveness of our sins
CCC 1781, 1785, 1849, 1854–55, 1871–72, 1962, 2121, 2142–47, 2171, 2180, 2182, 2192, 2199, 2214–17, 2222, 2370, 2375, 2408, 2482–87, 2508
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8. We Say We Are Sorry
• Explore ways of saying "I'm sorry"
• Recite from memory a prayer of sorrow
• Realize that the Holy Spirit helps us to do better
• Recognize God's love for us as sinners
• Offer a prayer of sorrow
CCC 1446, 1451, 2559, 2734–35, 2738, 2756
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How Catholics Worship |
How Catholics Live |
How Catholics Pray |
Unit 3
We Celebrate the Word of God
At Mass we listen to the word of God in the Scripture readings and learn from the homily. We are also encouraged to renew our beliefs and express our concerns for those who are in need.
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9. We Learn About God's Love
• Explore the variety of God's creation
• Recognize and appreciate God's love in creation
• Acknowledge the place of the Bible in our faith
• Identify ways of caring for God's creation
• Offer prayers of praise to God for all creation
CCC 41, 50, 52, 104, 229, 242, 262, 299, 458
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10. We Listen to God's Word
• Explore storytelling and favorite stories
• Recognize and appreciate the power of God's word
• Identify the nature of the Gospel,
homily, and the Nicene Creed
• Learn the responses of the Liturgy of the Word
• Pray a responsorial psalm together
CCC 50, post–184, 1345–55, 1408
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11. We Act on God's Word
• Explore the many actions we take daily
• Describe the loving service that Jesus asks of us
• Identify ways of giving loving service
• Imitate Saint Martin de Porres as an example of loving service
• Offer a saint’s prayer to God
CCC 1693, 1698, 1878
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12. We Pray for Others
• Share wishes and dreams
• Place our trust in God's love and care for us
• Recognize what petitions and
intercessions are
• Learn to be sensitive to the needs of others
• Pray for the needs of others
CCC 2559, 2634, 2734–35, 2738, 2756
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How Catholics Worship |
How Catholics Live |
How Catholics Pray |
Unit 4
We Celebrate the Gift of Eucharist
The Mass is the celebration of the life, death, and Resurrection of Jesus, in which Jesus Christ is truly present in the Eucharist.
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13. Jesus Saves Us from Sin
• Explore the reasons for giving up things we want
• Understand that Jesus died on the cross to save us from sin and death
• Affirm our belief in the Resurrection
of Jesus
• Identify sacrifices that show our love for others
• Remember in prayer the death and
resurrection of Jesus
CCC 430, 458, 478, 601, 638, 655, 802
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14. We Receive the Gift of Jesus
• Explore various kinds of hungers that we have
• Understand what happens during the Liturgy of the Eucharist
• Affirm our belief that Jesus is truly present in the Eucharist
• Learn the steps involved in receiving Jesus in the Eucharist
• Pray a meditation prayer
CCC 1115–16, 1333, 1345–55, 1378, 1385–87, 1391–92, 1552
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15. We Carry On the Work of Jesus
• Explore the kinds of work that
people do
• Describe the loving actions that Jesus did for people
• Learn about Father Damien as an example of loving service
• Identify ways of practicing the New Commandment of Jesus
• Pray the thumb prayer
CCC 1503, 1878, 1970, 1972, 1985
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16. We Pray Like Jesus
• Explore the times of the day for doing things
• Realize that Jesus taught the Lord's Prayer to his followers
• Understand the meaning of the Lord's Prayer
• Identify times of the day for prayer
• Pray together the Lord's Prayer
CCC 2659–60, 2685, 2694, 2738, 2756, 2759, 2773
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How Catholics Worship |
How Catholics Live |
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Unit 5
We Go in Peace
Through the Holy Spirit, the Church works for justice and peace in the community and in the world.
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17. God Gives Us the Holy Spirit
• Appreciate the special gifts we have to help others
• Explain what we mean by spiritual gifts
• Understand that the Holy Spirit is our helper, guide, and teacher
• Identify and appreciate our own
individual gifts
• Pray a prayer to the Holy Spirit
CCC 683, 741-42
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18. We Celebrate Peace and Service
• Explore how we use words and actions to communicate
• Learn about the Sign of Peace exchanged during Mass
• Learn about the sacraments of Holy Orders and Matrimony
• Recognize the life of Pope John Paul II as one of service to the Church
• Pray together a prayer of peace and service
CCC 1534, 1552, 1601, 1604
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19. We Work for Peace and Justice
• Explore what is fair and unfair in life
• Explain the concepts of peace and
justice and their place in the teaching of Jesus
• Identify actions which promote peace and justice
• Cite examples of peace and justice in the world today
• Pray for peace and justice through signing
CCC 1533, 1546, 1591, 2305, 2330
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20. We Go Forth in the Holy Spirit
• Identify and appreciate God's gifts all around us
• Realize that we can offer prayers of blessing to God and ask God to bless others
• Recognize that the Holy Spirit guides us as we pray
• Compose prayers of blessing
• Pray a prayer of blessing
CCC 741, 1083, 1669, 2637–38, 2648
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