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A complete journey through the Catholic faith for ages 5 to 11. Each year is one book of eight lessons, and each lesson takes about ten minutes.

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What children learn each year

The course follows the four parts of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Every lesson lists the paragraphs and Scripture passages it draws on.

Believe Celebrate Live Pray
Kindergarten · Ages 5–6

God Loves Me

Little hearts discover that God made them, loves them, and is always close: in creation, in Jesus, in Mary, in their guardian angel and in prayer.

  1. 1God Made Me
  2. 2God's Wonderful World
  3. 3God Is Love
  4. 4Baby Jesus Is Born
  5. 5Mary, Our Mother
  6. 6My Guardian Angel
  7. 7We Talk to God
  8. 8Being Kind Like Jesus
Grade 1 · Ages 6–7

Jesus, My Friend

Children meet God as a loving Father, Jesus as the Good Shepherd and the Holy Spirit as our Helper, and discover their place in God's family through Baptism and the Our Father.

  1. 1God, Our Loving Father
  2. 2The Holy Trinity
  3. 3Jesus, the Good Shepherd
  4. 4Jesus Shows Us How to Love
  5. 5The Holy Spirit, Our Helper
  6. 6The Church Is God's Family
  7. 7Baptism: Welcome, Child of God!
  8. 8Jesus Teaches Us to Pray
Grade 2 · Ages 7–8

Jesus, Bread of Life

A year of preparation for two great sacraments: learning God's commandments, discovering His mercy in Reconciliation, and getting ready to receive Jesus in Holy Communion.

  1. 1God's Gift of Grace
  2. 2The Ten Commandments
  3. 3Choosing Good: My Conscience
  4. 4Sin and God's Mercy
  5. 5The Sacrament of Reconciliation
  6. 6Jesus, the Bread of Life
  7. 7The Mass, Step by Step
  8. 8My First Holy Communion
Grade 3 · Ages 8–9

We Believe

Children learn the Creed by heart, explore the Bible, walk through Holy Week and Pentecost, and discover the Church: one, holy, catholic and apostolic, a family of saints sent out on mission.

  1. 1We Believe: The Creed
  2. 2God Speaks: The Bible
  3. 3Jesus Died and Rose for Us
  4. 4Pentecost and the Early Church
  5. 5One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic
  6. 6The Communion of Saints
  7. 7Sent to Share the Good News
  8. 8The Church's Year
Grade 4 · Ages 9–10

Following Jesus

A year of discipleship: the Beatitudes as Jesus' path to happiness, the Ten Commandments lived with love, the virtues as habits of the heart, the works of mercy and a deeper life of prayer.

  1. 1Made for Happiness: The Beatitudes
  2. 2Loving God: Commandments 1–3
  3. 3Family and Life: Commandments 4–5
  4. 4Truth and Purity: Commandments 6, 8 and 9
  5. 5Sharing God's Gifts: Commandments 7 and 10
  6. 6Virtues: Habits of the Heart
  7. 7The Works of Mercy
  8. 8Growing in Prayer
Grade 5 · Ages 10–11

Signs of Grace

An in-depth look at all seven sacraments, from Baptism to Matrimony: their signs, words, ministers and effects, closing with Mary, Mother of the Church, and the Rosary.

  1. 1Signs of God's Love
  2. 2Baptism: New Life in Christ
  3. 3Confirmation: Sealed with the Spirit
  4. 4The Eucharist: Source and Summit
  5. 5Healing: Reconciliation and Anointing
  6. 6Holy Orders: Called to Serve
  7. 7Matrimony: A Covenant of Love
  8. 8Mary, Mother of the Church