PreK - 8th Grade

K-8 Religious Education Curriculum with Grade Level Expectations for all children participating in parish and school faith formation and listing of approved textbooks.

Prayers by Heart: The Catholic Children's Prayer Book This book was created to support our new Archdiocesan Religious Education Standards and designed to introduce young children to the beautiful prayers of our Catholic faith.	Order
Oraciones del Corazon Spanish version	Ver

The documents below reflect the August 1, 2014 Parish Version (unless noted otherwise). Please check periodically for content updates. For the CATHOLIC SCHOOLS version, visit the Catholic Schools Website
Introduction and Overview	View
The Six Tasks of Catechesis and Faith Formation Standards	View
Las Seis Tareas de las Catequesis y los Niveles de Formación en la Fe	Ver
Essential Concepts and Catechism References Includes references for both the Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC) and the United States Catholic Catechism of Adults (USCCA)	View
Essential Concepts Numbered and Color Coded	View
Conceptos Esenciales	Ver
Glossary Important Terms Within the Standards	View
Vocabulary Student Definitions	View
Scripture References	View
Grade Level Prayers	View
Library Resources	View
CRITERIOS DE EDUCACION RELIGIOSA ELEMENTAL EN LA PARROQUIA	Ver
Essential Concepts Grid Revised, November 6, 2015 (altered 4/25/16) Provides a complete view of the Standards across all elementary grade levels. These pages print best on 11 x 17 paper.	View
Essential Concepts Grid (Black & White Version) Revised, November 6, 2015 (altered 4/25/16) Provides a complete view of the Standards across all elementary grade levels. These pages print best on 11 x 17 paper. Statements in italics refer to Scripture.	View
Religion Core Concepts Grade Level Questions Developed by the Office for Catholic Schools	View
Mapping for Year A-B, 2017-2018 Prepared by Priscilla McKinney	View
Additional Resources	View

Pre-Kindergarten September 1, 2015	View
Kindergarten September 1, 2015	View
Grade 1 September 1, 2015	View
Grade 2 November 6, 2015	View
Grade 3 November 6, 2015	View
Grade 4 November 6, 2015	View
Grade 5 November 6, 2015	View
Grade 6 September 1, 2015 (altered 4/25/16)	View
Grade 7 September 1, 2015	View
Grade 8 September 1, 2015	View

Loyola Press-Christ Our Life & Finding God (Grades 1-8)	View
Our Sunday Visitor-Alive In Christ (Grades 1-6)	View
Our Sunday Visitor-Alive In Christ (Grades 7-8)	View
RCL Benziger-Be My Disciples (Grades PreK-8)	View
RCL Benziger-Blest Are We Faith & Word Edition (Grades PreK-8) The correlation for Blest Are We F&W works for both the parish and school textbooks.	View
Sadlier-We Believe Catholic Identity Edition (Grades PreK-8)	View
Saint Mary's Press-Catholic Connections Handbook (Grades 5-8) PARISH	View

Religion Textbooks (updated 4/30/18) Recommended for Adoption by Parishes/Schools of the Archdiocese. Please note: The textbook publishers have received the new Parish Elementary Religious Education Standards. Please check periodically for correlation updates.

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