Grade 6 Religious Education Curriculum
 Church of Saint Katharine Drexel
 Theme: God’s Plan of Salvation in Scripture


Level 6 focuses on helping students explore God’s saving work throughout history as revealed in Sacred Scripture. Special attention is given to the Old Testament as the story of God's covenant with His people—a story that finds its fulfillment in the New Testament and continues in the life of the Church today. Students will grow in their appreciation for the Bible as the inspired Word of God and deepen their understanding of how God calls His people to faithfulness and trust.


Faith Objective:
To understand the Bible—especially the Old Testament—as God's inspired Word, telling the story of His love and saving action in the lives of His people, and to see how this plan is fulfilled in Jesus Christ.

 

Core Belief (Profession of Faith):
Review of the Nicene Creed


Faith Vocabulary Introduced:

·        Bible

·        Canticle

·        Chosen People

·        Community

·        Exodus

·        Incarnation

·        Inspiration

·        Lector

·        Magnificat

·        Manna

·        Passover

·        Paschal Mystery

·        Prophet

·        Psalm

·        Revelation

·        Worship

 


Liturgical Symbols and Practices to Emphasize:

  • Keep a visible and honored place for Sacred Scripture in the classroom
  • Encourage reverence during Scripture readings and prayer
  • Support student participation in parish liturgies, especially as lectors or worship leaders when possible


Prayers to Be Taught:

  • Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary


Prayer to Be Encouraged:

  • Act of Hope


Review of Previously Learned Prayers and Practices:

  • Sign of the Cross
  • Our Father
  • Hail Mary
  • Glory Be (Doxology)
  • Act of Contrition
  • Act of Faith and Act of Love
  • Grace Before Meals
  • Spontaneous Prayer
  • Morning and Evening Prayers
  • Prayer before the Blessed Sacrament
  • Simple Mass Responses
  • Sanctus
  • Gloria
  • Stations of the Cross
  • Joyful and Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary


Level 6 provides a strong foundation in understanding salvation history, helping students see that the God who led His people in the past is the same God who leads us today. By learning to love Scripture and participate in the life of the Church, students are prepared to embrace their identity as part of God's ongoing story of salvation.


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