5th Grade (Faith)

5TH GRADE

• The Catholic All Year Compendium: Liturgical Living for Real Life (Kendra Tierney) - resource for parent.

Bible (Once Weekly)

• Great Adventure Storybook: A Walk Through the Catholic Bible (Emily Cavins)

Term 1: pp. 150-163, Term 2: pp. 164-177, Term 3: Free Choice

New Testament (Weekly in Ordinary Time Only)

• Speak, Lord, I am Listening (Christine Haapala) - written narrations of the Bible passage for each mystery of the Rosary can be used to make the student’s own Rosary book with optional illustrations. Study one mystery each week.

• *Read and narrate the Bible passage for each mystery of the Rosary. Written narrations can be used to make the student’s own Rosary book.

Catechism (Once Weekly)

• Faith & Life 5: Credo: I Believe - reading schedule below:

          Term 1: Ch. 1-11, Term 2: Ch. 12-21 Term 3: Ch. 22-30

Saints (Twice Weekly in Ordinary Time Only)

• 57 Stories of Saints (Anne Heffernan) - reading schedule below:

          Term 1: pp. 221-340, Term 2: pp. 341-448, Term 3: pp. 449-554

• *Pre-read the St. Dymphna (4th grade) and St. Maria Goretti (5th grade) chapters as the newer edition has difficult content.

• One Saint biography as independent reading each term.

Advent (Twice Weekly)

• Stories of the Child Jesus from Many Lands (A. Fowler Lutz)

Lent (Twice Weekly)

• The Way of the Cross (Inos Biffi)

          Week 1: pp. 8-10

          Week 2: pp. 12-15

          Week 3: pp. 16-19

          Week 4: pp. 20-23

          Week 5: pp. 24-33

          Week 6: pp. 34-45

Easter (Twice Weekly)

• Our Lady’s Book (Lauren Ford)