KEY LEARNINGS

Born of the Spirit Series	Grade 1- UNITS 1-3
(Religious Education)	We Belong to God

KEY LEARNINGS/

EXPECTATIONS

SAMPLE DEMONSTRATIONS/

ACTIVITIES

LANGUAGE FOR REPORTING

UNIT 1

Welcome!

You Belong

- discover and experience being welcomed

- develop an increasing sense of belonging

- appreciate belonging to a circle of friends

- recognize themselves as members of a family

- experience and discover the joy of celebrating with family and friends

- take part in music and games which allow for name and information sharing

- identify class, teacher, place to sit, name tags, etc.

- take part in school tour, meet the principal, office staff, custodians

- join in a friendship dance or celebration

- participate in reading buddies

- illustrate family members in art form

- oral discussions of family

- help prepare a celebration for family and friends

- recall, reflect in picture/oral form a family celebration

· (name of student) has grown in understanding of welcoming and belonging to a circle of friends

· ________________ understands and appreciates how the stories of Jesus are found in the Bible

· ________________ is developing the ability to enter into the stories of Jesus in creative ways

· ________________ can make links between the family, school, and parish communities

· ________________ has grown in awareness of preparation for liturgy of the word

· ________________ has participated in celebrating the Word of God using ritual symbols and actions

UNIT 2

Jesus Welcomes

- recognize and reflect upon children and adults being friends with one another

- understand the value and power of being a good listener

- experience stories of Jesus welcoming children

- understand information about the land of Jesus

- explore customs and traditions of Jesus

- discover how Jesus liked to share meals with his friends

- recognize that Jesus was a great storyteller

- understand Jesus’ idea of how to be a good friend

- describe/tell about adult or peer friends

- use listening gestures and songs

- articulate (retell the meaning of the statement); Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me”, through words, pictures and song

- use guided imagery to visit the land where Jesus lived

- enjoy a display of food and items from the heritage of Jesus

- retell stories “Wedding Feast of Cana”, “The Feeding of the Five Thousand”

- dramatic re-enactment of these stories

- role-play Jesus’ story of the persistent friend

- re-enact the story of the Good Samaritan

UNIT 3

We Hear the Story of God Through Jesus

- appreciate the Bible as the book of the stories of God

- discover the link between the enthronement of the class Bible and accompanying symbols with the place of the word of God in the parish church

- recognize God and Jesus in the image of the Good Shepherd

- enter into some of the parables Jesus told about God through guided imagery and song

- prepare and participate in a celebration of the word of God in the classroom

- plan and participate in a ritual using the Bible

- participate in a tour of the parish church

- through story, song, drama and art, explore the image of the Good Shepherd in the parable of the Good Shepherd and Psalm 23

	KEY LEARNINGS/ EXPECTATIONS	SAMPLE DEMONSTRATIONS/ ACTIVITIES	LANGUAGE FOR REPORTING
UNIT 4 God Dwells Among Us	- understand that motherhood is a gift of God showing us how much God loves us - experience Advent as a time of waiting - know the story of the Annunciation - learn the Hail Mary - recognize Mary as the mother of Jesus - identify with the experience of Mary waiting for Jesus to be born - celebrate Advent in ritual action	- design a thank you card for mothers (or those who care for us as a mother) - make a progressive Advent banner - reflect on ways we wait in Advent - participate in acting out the Annunciation story - draw or paint a picture of the Annunciation - pray the Hail Mary with or without gestures - show understanding of the words of the Hail Mary - participate in imaginary activities of accompanying Mary during her waiting time - co-operate in preparing, celebrating, and savouring weekly Advent rituals	· (name of student) has grown in awareness of the seasons of the Church year and their liturgical symbols · ________________ has learned more about the place of Mary in the Church · ________________ contributes to the preparation of class liturgical celebrations · ________________ understands how Jesus shows God’s care for all people · ________________ recognizes the need to care for creation · ________________ has learned some of the formal prayers of the Church · _______________ identifies with the importance of a sense of belonging to God and to one another
UNIT 5 I’ll Always Be With You	- recall details of the Christmas story - recognize symbols of the Epiphany story - grow in understanding of both giving and receiving care - recognize how Jesus in his caring actions shows people how God cares for them - recognize how God gives us the gifts of creation - respond to a story of creation based on Genesis - deepen understanding of how the gifts of creation show God’s care - understand the need to care for the earth	- identify with the characters in the Christmas story through guided imagery and discussion - experience gifts of the magi such as incense and oil - share with the class family hopes and wishes on star shapes - act out and/or illustrate the Epiphany story - contribute to a co-op list of caring actions - decide on a possible outreach activity showing care for a person or group in the community - illustrate self doing a caring action - create a story cube with illustrations of Jesus showing care for others and ways God cares for people - work together to design a “God Cares for Us” collage - explore gifts of nature through hands-on experiences - listen and enter into the creation story through song and gesture - enter into a parable of growth through activity and song - articulate needs of nature and ways to respond to them - focus on caring for various aspects of creation through an earth collage
UNIT 6 Hallowed Be Your Name	- appreciate the importance of how one is called by name - know the connection between belonging and names - learn how God calls people by name because they belong to God - experience how God loves us and calls us by name - become aware of different images of God - understand that Jesus shares with people the special name and relationship he has with the Father - discover how Jesus talked to God, his Father, in prayer - learn how Jesus teaches his friends to talk to God - learn how to pray the Our Father	- role play various situations of being called by name - draw images of those who know one another by name - participate in activities, which deepen a sense of belonging through use of one another’s names - reflect on Isaiah 43:1 – “Do not fear… I have called you by name, You are mine” - prepare and participate in a celebration of belonging to God - listen to and participate in stories and activities highlighting different images of God - illustrate in art form images of God in scripture - dramatize the scripture story of Jesus and Philip and hear Jesus say, “My Father is your Father, too” - illustrate Jesus telling us about Abba, Father - describe different ways and places Jesus prayed - in imitation of Jesus, create personal prayers to God - listen to and reflect upon the Our Father as found in Luke 11:1-4 - explore the meaning of the words of the Our Father - express an understanding of the Our Father through gesture
UNIT 7 Your Will Be Done	- become aware of how God wants to gather all people together to share a feast - make a connection between the story of the Feeding of the 5,000 and God’s desire to gather all people together - recognize Lent as a preparation for Easter - identify stories where Jesus shows how God cares for and welcomes all people - learn about caregiving projects in students’ own community - show an understanding of realistic ways to care - grow in awareness of belonging - recognize the importance of a welcoming spirit - understand God’s desire for everyone to be friends	- listen to and discuss Isaiah’s description of God’s plan of the “Great Banquet” (Is. 25:6-9) - draw images of an inclusive party feast - participate in transforming the prayer center to reflect the season of Lent - use previously designed prayer cards throughout Lent - contribute to co-op list of scripture stories from previous themes - express in a variety of art forms favourite stories from above list - interview community visitor/s regarding their work - inquire about the role of children as caregivers - prepare cards for the prayer center expressing one way students can reach out and care for others - illustrate ways to care in art form or drama - prepare to carry out a chosen outreach project - draw a picture of the shared experience of reaching out - share ideas and stories of friends and friendships - focus on a circle of friends and the sense of belonging they bring - express feelings about a story of welcoming in art form - recall Jesus’ stories of welcoming and sharing food with friends - draw pictures depicting feelings of being together with family and friends - participate in a circle song and dance of friendship and belonging

KEY LEARNINGS/

EXPECTATIONS

SAMPLE DEMONSTRATIONS/

ACTIVITIES

LANGUAGE FOR REPORTING

UNIT 4

God

Dwells

Among

- understand that motherhood is a gift of God showing us how much God loves us

- experience Advent as a time of waiting

- know the story of the Annunciation

- learn the Hail Mary

- recognize Mary as the mother of Jesus

- identify with the experience of Mary waiting for Jesus to be born

- celebrate Advent in ritual action

- design a thank you card for mothers (or those who care for us as a mother)

- make a progressive Advent banner

- reflect on ways we wait in Advent

- participate in acting out the Annunciation story

- draw or paint a picture of the Annunciation

- pray the Hail Mary with or without gestures

- show understanding of the words of the Hail Mary

- participate in imaginary activities of accompanying Mary during her waiting time

- co-operate in preparing, celebrating, and savouring weekly Advent rituals

· (name of student) has grown in awareness of the seasons of the Church year and their liturgical symbols

· ________________ has learned more about the place of Mary in the Church

· ________________ contributes to the preparation of class liturgical celebrations

· ________________ understands how Jesus shows God’s care for all people

· ________________ recognizes the need to care for creation

· ________________ has learned some of the formal prayers of the Church

· _______________ identifies with the importance of a sense of belonging to God and to one another

UNIT 5

I’ll

Always

With

You

- recall details of the Christmas story

- recognize symbols of the Epiphany story

- grow in understanding of both giving and receiving care

- recognize how Jesus in his caring actions shows people how God cares for them

- recognize how God gives us the gifts of creation

- respond to a story of creation based on Genesis

- deepen understanding of how the gifts of creation show God’s care

- understand the need to care for the earth

- identify with the characters in the Christmas story through guided imagery and discussion

- experience gifts of the magi such as incense and oil

- share with the class family hopes and wishes on star shapes

- act out and/or illustrate the Epiphany story

- contribute to a co-op list of caring actions

- decide on a possible outreach activity showing care for a person or group in the community

- illustrate self doing a caring action

- create a story cube with illustrations of Jesus showing care for others and ways God cares for people

- work together to design a “God Cares for Us” collage

- explore gifts of nature through hands-on experiences

- listen and enter into the creation story through song and gesture

- enter into a parable of growth through activity and song

- articulate needs of nature and ways to respond to them

- focus on caring for various aspects of creation through an earth collage

UNIT 6

Hallowed Be

Your

Name

- appreciate the importance of how one is called by name

- know the connection between belonging and names

- learn how God calls people by name because they belong to God

- experience how God loves us and calls us by name

- become aware of different images of God

- understand that Jesus shares with people the special name and relationship he has with the Father

- discover how Jesus talked to God, his Father, in prayer

- learn how Jesus teaches his friends to talk to God

- learn how to pray the Our Father

- role play various situations of being called by name

- draw images of those who know one another by name

- participate in activities, which deepen a sense of belonging through use of one another’s names

- reflect on Isaiah 43:1 – “Do not fear… I have called you by name, You are mine”

- prepare and participate in a celebration of belonging to God

- listen to and participate in stories and activities highlighting different images of God

- illustrate in art form images of God in scripture

- dramatize the scripture story of Jesus and Philip and hear Jesus say, “My Father is your Father, too”

- illustrate Jesus telling us about Abba, Father

- describe different ways and places Jesus prayed

- in imitation of Jesus, create personal prayers to God

- listen to and reflect upon the Our Father as found in Luke 11:1-4

- explore the meaning of the words of the Our Father

- express an understanding of the Our Father through gesture

UNIT 7

Your

Will

Done

- become aware of how God wants to gather all people together to share a feast

- make a connection between the story of the Feeding of the 5,000 and God’s desire to gather all people together

- recognize Lent as a preparation for Easter

- identify stories where Jesus shows how God cares for and welcomes all people

- learn about caregiving projects in students’ own community

- show an understanding of realistic ways to care

- grow in awareness of belonging

- recognize the importance of a welcoming spirit

- understand God’s desire for everyone to be friends

- listen to and discuss Isaiah’s description of God’s plan of the “Great Banquet” (Is. 25:6-9)

- draw images of an inclusive party feast

- participate in transforming the prayer center to reflect the season of Lent

- use previously designed prayer cards throughout Lent

- contribute to co-op list of scripture stories from previous themes

- express in a variety of art forms favourite stories from above list

- interview community visitor/s regarding their work

- inquire about the role of children as caregivers

- prepare cards for the prayer center expressing one way students can reach out and care for others

- illustrate ways to care in art form or drama

- prepare to carry out a chosen outreach project

- draw a picture of the shared experience of reaching out

- share ideas and stories of friends and friendships

- focus on a circle of friends and the sense of belonging they bring

- express feelings about a story of welcoming in art form

- recall Jesus’ stories of welcoming and sharing food with friends

- draw pictures depicting feelings of being together with family and friends

- participate in a circle song and dance of friendship and belonging

Born of the Spirit Series	Grade 1- Units 8-10
(Religious Education)	We Belong to God

	KEY LEARNINGS/ EXPECTATIONS	SAMPLE DEMONSTRATIONS/ ACTIVITIES	LANGUAGE FOR REPORTING
UNIT 8 We Belong to God’s Family	- appreciate that loving one another is difficult - recognize that Jesus accepts all people and invites them to become move loving - grow in understanding of the need to give and receive forgiveness - witness how Jesus welcomes and forgives - discover that when people forgive they are children of God - recognize that Jesus’ life and death signify God’s love for all people - celebrate Holy Week in ritual action	- reflect on how friends get along and how friends sometimes quarrel - through art, role play and story focus on situations of disagreement between friends - enter into the encounter of Jesus and Zacchaeus through drama, TV sequence or audio visual resource - share personal experiences and spontaneous prayer about situations requiring forgiveness - through reflection, mime or drama enter into the story of Jesus and the woman who washed his feet at Simon’s house - draw impressions of scriptural stories of forgiveness - recall and enter into the events of Holy Week through story, art, movement and prayer - show increasing awareness of how Jesus died out of love for all people - make the Sign of the Cross and reflect on how it reminds us of God’s love for us - help to prepare and prayerfully enter into a ritual incorporating the events of Holy Week	· (name of student) is able to tell stories from Scripture in which Jesus welcomes and forgives · ______________ has an increased awareness of some of the events and rituals of Holy Week · ______________ can identify some of the signs and symbols of Easter · ______________ understands that God raised Jesus and gave him a new life · ______________ knows that through baptism people are welcomed into the family of God with great joy · _________ is able to talk about the Father, Jesus and the Holy Spirit · _________ has learned to pray the Glory Be in praise of the Father, Son and Spirit · _________ can contribute to a discussion of what has been learned and experienced in the unfolding of “We Belong to God” this year
UNIT 9 The Holy Spirit Gathers Us into God’s Circle of Friends	- celebrate the resurrection of Jesus and his new life - deepen awareness of the promise of new life after death - share the spirit of Easter with invited guests and with one another	- rejoice in the new life of Easter through music, symbol and discussion - identify new life in nature - reflect on how God raised Jesus from the dead and gave him new life - help prepare an Alleluia party for family and friends which includes drama, song and Easter activities - discover the meaning of Easter symbols through participation in a progressive activity throughout the Ester season
UNIT 9 (cont’d)	- become aware of the new life of baptism through water and the Spirit - recognize that through baptism the Christian community welcomes the newly baptized into the family of God	- understand that Jesus kept his promise to send the Holy Spirit who makes people children of God at baptism - remember baptism through visitors, stories and mementos - as members of the Christian community celebrate the Holy Spirit in a ritual at the parish Church - explore stories of welcoming, both contemporary and scriptural through a variety of activities - learn more about baptism from a newly baptized person
UNIT 10 We Are Born of the Spirit

KEY LEARNINGS/

EXPECTATIONS

SAMPLE DEMONSTRATIONS/

ACTIVITIES

LANGUAGE FOR REPORTING

UNIT 8

Belong

God’s

Family

- appreciate that loving one another is difficult

- recognize that Jesus accepts all people and invites them to become move loving

- grow in understanding of the need to give and receive forgiveness

- witness how Jesus welcomes and forgives

- discover that when people forgive they are children of God

- recognize that Jesus’ life and death signify God’s love for all people

- celebrate Holy Week in ritual action

- reflect on how friends get along and how friends sometimes quarrel

- through art, role play and story focus on situations of disagreement between friends

- enter into the encounter of Jesus and Zacchaeus through drama, TV sequence or audio visual resource

- share personal experiences and spontaneous prayer about situations requiring forgiveness

- through reflection, mime or drama enter into the story of Jesus and the woman who washed his feet at Simon’s house

- draw impressions of scriptural stories of forgiveness

- recall and enter into the events of Holy Week through story, art, movement and prayer

- show increasing awareness of how Jesus died out of love for all people

- make the Sign of the Cross and reflect on how it reminds us of God’s love for us

- help to prepare and prayerfully enter into a ritual incorporating the events of Holy Week

· (name of student) is able to tell stories from Scripture in which Jesus welcomes and forgives

· ______________ has an increased awareness of some of the events and rituals of Holy Week

· ______________ can identify some of the signs and symbols of Easter

· ______________ understands that God raised Jesus and gave him a new life

· ______________ knows that through baptism people are welcomed into the family of God with great joy

· _________ is able to talk about the Father, Jesus and the Holy Spirit

· _________ has learned to pray the Glory Be in praise of the Father, Son and Spirit

· _________ can contribute to a discussion of what has been learned and experienced in the unfolding of “We Belong to God” this year

UNIT 9

The Holy Spirit Gathers Us into God’s Circle of Friends

- celebrate the resurrection of Jesus and his new life

- deepen awareness of the promise of new life after death

- share the spirit of Easter with invited guests and with one another

- rejoice in the new life of Easter through music, symbol and discussion

- identify new life in nature

- reflect on how God raised Jesus from the dead and gave him new life

- help prepare an Alleluia party for family and friends which includes drama, song and Easter activities

- discover the meaning of Easter symbols through participation in a progressive activity throughout the Ester season

UNIT 9

(cont’d)

- become aware of the new life of baptism through water and the Spirit

- recognize that through baptism the Christian community welcomes the newly baptized into the family of God

- understand that Jesus kept his promise to send the Holy Spirit who makes people children of God at baptism

- remember baptism through visitors, stories and mementos

- as members of the Christian community celebrate the Holy Spirit in a ritual at the parish Church

- explore stories of welcoming, both contemporary and scriptural through a variety of activities

- learn more about baptism from a newly baptized person

UNIT 10

Are Born of the Spirit

Born of the Spirit Series	Grade 1- Units 4-7
(Religious Education)	We Belong to God