Ascension School

          Chesterfield, MO

Second Grade Curriculum

Religion 

                    GOALS: 

The students of Ascension School will: 

·                    Appreciate belonging in the Christian community

·                    Learn about the call of Jesus to be His friends

·                    Realize the purpose   of the Church

·                    Name occasions of celebration

·                    Celebrate the presence of Jesus

·                    Identify and share initiation experiences

·                    Discover ways to care for each other

·                    Recognize the existence of sin

·                    Ask for God’s forgiveness and help

·                    Learn the Rite of Reconciliation

·                    Appreciate the Mass and the gift of Eucharist

·                    Experience the consequence of making choices

·                    Thank Jesus for the gift of Eucharist

CONTENT: 

·                    friends and followers of Jesus

·                    the Church as community

·                    occasions of celebration

·                    First Reconciliation

·                    First Eucharist

·                    Bible stories of love and forgiveness

·                    Sunday as a special day

·                    God’s word

·                    Prayer and sacrifice

·                    liturgy