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1^st Grade Goals & Objectives

Textbooks Used: 

1. Me and My God

Curriculum Outline:

CREATION:  To understand that God made everything – universe with all its planets and stars, plants, animals, people – because He loves us.  God is a personal Creator who loves, cares for and guides us.  All that God created is good.

1. Retell the story of Creation. [VI-1]
2. Retell the story of Adam and Eve. [VI-2]
3. Retell the story of Noah. [I-6]
4. God gave us our family. [III-1]
5. The Church is like a family – God’s people. [III-2]
6. We care for creation by: [VI]
   1. Caring for the environment
   2. Treating animals, birds, and plants with kindness.
   3. Respecting other people, families, and traditions.
   4. Keeping our bodies and souls healthy.
7. Retell one of the healing stories.

LOVE:  To understand that God loves us.

1. God is our Father – loving and caring for us.
2. God wants us to be happy and to do good things.
3. God’s love is life giving.
4. God’s gifts show His love for us:
   1. Jesus, His Son, is His greatest gift.
   2. The Holy Spirit helps us discover, create, and do good things. [II]
   3. Our family.
   4. Our hands, feet, voice, eyes, and minds to do good things.
   5. God has given us Free Will, the freedom to choose.

    

JESUS IS THE GREATEST GIFT: To recognize the important moments in the life of Christ.

1. Jesus is Savior, Lord, Son of God, Friend, and Leader. [III-3]
2. In Baptism, Jesus becomes our Savior and lives in us. [II-2]
3. Jesus came for everyone. [V-1]

GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT: To begin to understand the relationship of God the Father and the Holy Spirit.  To understand that God works through the Holt Spirit, the Spirit of God. [II-3]

1. The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of God.
2. The Holy Spirit gives life and energy to everything; the power of creation.
3. The Holy Spirit helps us to discover, create, and do good.

THANKSGIVING:  To know that we should give thanks to God for all things. [I-6]

1. We pray and sing to God to show our love and to give thanks for all things.
2. We pray daily to allow God to live in our hearts.
   1. Recite the Lord’s Prayer. [II-6, p.53]
   2. Recite the Thrice-Holy Prayer. [III-3]
   3. Recite a Morning Prayer. [II-6, p.55]
   4. Recite a Mealtime Prayer. [II-6, p.55]
   5. Recite an Evening Prayer. [II-6, p.55]
   6. Recite a Prayer to use anytime and anywhere. [p.55]
3. Prayer gives us strength to do good things and to resist evil.
4. We learn to sing specific church hymns.
   1. Sing “Holy God” [IV-3]
   2. Sing “Blessed is the Name of the Lord” [VII-5]
   3. Sing “Save us O Son of God” [V-3]
   4. Sing “Christ is Risen” [VII-5]
   5. Sing “We venerate Your Cross” [I-1]
   6. Sing “Through the prayers of the Theotokos” [II-6]
   7. Sing the hymn for the parish’s feast day or patron saint.
   8. Sing “We Praise You”
   9. Sing “Those who have been baptized into Christ”

    

WORSHIP & DOCTRINE:  To understand that going to Church is a joyful experience of prayer and singing requires proper conduct.  Explain why and be able to light a candle in the Narthex.

1. Identify himself/herself as an Orthodox Christian. [II-1]
2. Explain how and be able to venerate an icon. [II-1, review]
3. Identify church items that are listed in the Vocabulary List.
4. Explain why Orthodox Christians fast. (food and behavior)
5. Relate what is proper behavior in church (standing, sitting, kneeling).
6. Explain the difference in the way Orthodox and Roman Catholics make the Sign of the Cross. [Teacher’s Manual, p.8)
7. Explain why the Church blesses water and how we use Holy Water. [Include with VII-3]
8. Relate how they received their name at Baptism.
9. Explain what happens when we are baptized. [II-2]
10. Sacrament of Chrismation. [Include in lesson [II-3]]
11. Sacrament of Holy Communion joins us to Jesus. [II-1, IV-4]
12. Identify the 3 sections of Church and the Iconostasion. (Using a model of the Church)
13. Explain why and identify certain icons that are in certain places. (i.e. Icons on the Iconostasion)
14. The angels praise God both in Heaven and here with us on Earth.
15. Explain the 4-day blessing. [optional]
16. Identify and explain specific symbols and customs: (complete the list)
17. Fish/IXΘΥΣ
18. Red eggs at Pascha/Easter
19. ΧΡ

SCRIPTURE LESSONS FOR GRADE 1:  The Bible teaches us how to live. [I-3]

1.   Retell the Bible story and point out the features in the icon for each feast day.

a.       Elevation of the Cross. [I-1]

b.       Annunciation. [VII-1]

c.       Nativity of the Theotokos: Identify her parents Joachim & Anna.  List the various names for Mary. [I-4]

d.       Presentation of the Theotokos to the Temple – why she was taken there. [optional]

e.       Nativity of Our Lord, Christmas, Virgin Mary, Joseph, journey to Egypt, Wise Men. [VII-2]

f.        Presentation [optional]

g.       Theophany/Baptism [VII-3]

h.       Palm Sunday [VII-4]

i.         Crucifixion [III-2]

j.         Last Supper [III-4]

k.       Pascha [VII-5]

2.       Bible stories for 1^st Grade:

a.       Retell the Sermon on the Mount [I-3]

b.       Retell the story of Zachariah and Elizabeth. [I-4]

c.       Retell the story of Jesus healing the man who couldn’t walk. [I-5]

d.       Retell the story of Philip and the Ethiopian. [II-2]

e.       Retell the story of Jesus giving the gift of the Holy Spirit. [II-3]

f.        Retell the story of Joseph and his brothers. [II-4]

g.       Retell the story of Jesus and the children. [II-4]

h.       Retell the story of the Prodigal Son. [III-1]

i.         Retell the story of Jesus sending out the Apostles. [V-1]

j.         Retell the story of Jesus at the Temple as a boy. [optional]

k.       Retell the Feeding of the 500. [optional]

VOCABULARY:

VOCABULARY:

Akathist Hymn                                                 Disciples                                           Obey

Alms                                                                Eucharist                                           Orthodox

Altar                                                                Fasting                                               Pascha

Angels                                                             Great Entrance                                   Pray/Prayer

Antiridon                                                         Heaven                                               Priest

Apostles                                                          Holy Spirit                                           Proskomidia

Banners                                                          Hymns                                                 Protestant

Baptized                                                          Icon                                                     Religion

Bible                                                               Iconostasion                                       Saint

Bishop                                                             Incense                                              Sanctuary

Catholic (Roman)                                            Jesus Prayer                                       Savior

Chalice Veil                                                    Kingdom                                             Sermon

Chanter                                                           Lance                                                 Subdeacon

Chrismation                                                    Liturgy                                                Sunday of Orthodoxy

Christian                                                         Lord                                                    Talent

Churching                                                       Marriage                                             Temptation

Commandment                                               Martyr                                                 Trespass

Congregation                                                  Myrrh                                                  Virgin Mary

Deacon                                                           Narthex

Deaconess                                                      Nave