religion
Below are some of the topics covered in the 4th grade curriculum
- The Great Commandment
- The Ten Commandments
- The Beatitudes
- Discipleship
- Responsibility for Mass on a rotating schedule
- Tendercare Nursing Home visits
- Participation in Monday Morning Circle of Prayer
- Family Life--February through March
We move through the "We Believe" textbook rather quickly. Generally, there will be a chapter test each week.
“We Believe” God’s Law Guides Us Sadlier Religion
First Marking Period
Unit 1 Growing in Jesus Christ
Chapter 1 Jesus—the Way, the Truth and the Life
Chapter 2 Jesus leads us to happiness—Beatitudes
Chapter 3 Sin in our world—Good Samaritan
Chapter 4 Our conscience, our guide—moral dilemmas
Chapter 5 Celebrating penance and reconciliation
Chapter 6 The Liturgical Year
Chapter 7 Ordinary Time
Second Marking Period
Unit 2 The Commandments help us to love God
Chapter 8 Learning about God’s law—The Great Commandment
Chapter 9 The First Commandment
“I am the Lord your God: You shall not have strange gods before me.”
Chapter 10 The Second Commandment
“You shall not take the name of the Lord you God in vain.”
Chapter 13 Advent
Chapter 14 Christmas
Chapter 11 The Third Commandment
“Remember to keep Holy the Lord’s Day.”
Chapter 12 Strengthened by the Eucharist—Parts of the Mass
Third Marking Period
Unit 3 The Commandments help us to love others
Chapter 15 The Fourth Commandment
“Honor your father and mother.”
Chapter 20 Lent—Little Purple Books with the students during class
Chapter 16 The Fifth Commandment
“You shall not kill.”
Chapter 17 The Sixth Commandment
“You shall not commit adultery.”
Chapter 18 The Seventh Commandment
“You shall not steal”
Family Life Program
Fourth Marking Period
Chapter 21 Triduum
Chapter 27 Easter
Chapter 19 The Eighth Commandment
“You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.”
Chapter 22 The Ninth Commandment
“You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife.”
Chapter 23 The Tenth Commandment
“You shall not covet your neighbor’s goods.”
Chapter 24 We grow in holiness
Chapter 25 We are the Church
Chapter 26 We are called to discipleship