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Playlists by Grade Level:
Kindergarten
Lesson plans
Sadlier:  
  • ​We Believe (English)
  • Creemos (Spanish)
Christ Our Life: K-8 Family Catechesis
worksheets + handouts
Presentation FF: Did-U-Know topical sheets
Our Sunday Visitor: On the Mass
  • English
  • Spanish​ ​
hANDS-ON ACTIVITIES
Catholic Boredom Busters
​Tiny Saints Coloring Pages
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Catholic Crafts throughout the Liturgical Year
1st Grade
Lesson plans
Alive in Christ: Lessons for Grade 1
Catholic Online School: 
Videos + lessons, account needed, FREE TO CREATE!
  • God, Our Father
  • Heaven
  • God & the Angels
  • Your Guardian Angel
  • Adam & Eve​
​Sadlier:  
  • ​We Believe (English)
  • Creemos (Spanish)​
Christ Our Life: K-8 Family Catechesis
Diocese of Kalamazoo: The Way Series
worksheets + handouts
Eucharist: Heart of the Church
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Presentation F
F: Did-U-Know topical sheets
HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES
Catholic Boredom Busters
​​Tiny Saints Coloring Pages
​​
Catholic Crafts throughout the Liturgical Year

Sadlier: login with username: SadlierStudent; password: ReadyToLearn!​
  • My Mass Book - English
  • Mi libro de la misa - Spanish


2nd Grade
lesson plans
Alive in Christ: Lessons for Grade 2
Catholic Online School: 
Videos + lessons, account needed, FREE TO CREATE!
  • God the Father
  • The Holy Trinity
  • God the Creator
  • Sin
  • ​God Made You and Me
​​Sadlier: 
  • ​We Believe (English)
  • Creemos (Spanish)​
Christ Our Life: K-8 Family Catechesis
​
Diocese of Kalamazoo: The Way Series
Worksheets + Handouts
​​Presentation FF: Did-U-Know topical sheets
hands-on activities
​​Catholic Boredom Busters
​​Tiny Saints Coloring Pages
​​
Catholic Crafts throughout the Liturgical Year

Sadlier: login with username: SadlierStudent; password: ReadyToLearn!​
  • My Mass Book - English
  • Mi libro de la misa - Spanish
Earn-A-Patch Activity
Sacramental Prep
First Communion
[Handout] Eucharist: Becoming What You Eat 
[Handout] Eucharist: Heart of the Church
[Booklet] St. Mary Parish - Winneconne
[
​Retreat] At-Home First Communion Retreat 

Dynamic Catholic Blessed - Online Preparation
​Sadlier:  Lesson Plans via Google Drive​
first reconciliation
​Sadlier:  Lessons Plans via Google Drive​
Videos
Sadlier: login with username: SadlierStudent; password: ReadyToLearn!
Eucharist - English
Eucaristía - Spanish
3rd Grade
Lesson plans
Alive in Christ: Lessons for Grade 3
Catholic Online School: 
Videos + lessons, account needed, FREE TO CREATE!
  • God Our Father
  • Knowing God
  • God is our Lord
  • Abraham
  • Sin and Grace​
Catholic Brain: Account Needed; 14 Day Free Trial to Start.
  • Purpose of Man's Existence
  • God and His Perfections
  • The Trinity
  • Creation + the Fall
  • Actual Sin
  • The Incarnation
  • ​The Redemption
  • ​Saints + Forgiveness of Sins
​Sadlier:  
  • ​We Believe (English)
  • Creemos (Spanish)​ ​
Christ Our Life: K-8 Family Catechesis​
​Diocese of Kalamazoo: The Way Series
worksheets + handouts
Presentation FF: Did-U-Know topical sheets
​
St. Mary's Press - Worksheets Database
hands-on activities
Coloring Pages + Printables
​
Catholic Boredom Busters
​​Tiny Saints Coloring Pages
St. Mary's Press - Project Ideas
​​Catholic Crafts throughout the Liturgical Year

​Sadlier: login with username: SadlierStudent; password: ReadyToLearn!​
  • My Mass Book - English
  • Mi libro de la misa - Spanish​​
Earn-A-Patch Activity
4th Grade
Lesson plans
Alive in Christ: Lessons for Grade 4
​Catholic Online School: 
Videos + lessons, account needed, FREE TO CREATE!
  • The Fall + Original Sin
  • God is Just
  • From Noah to the Tower of Babel
  • Abraham and Isaac
  • The Israelites, God's People
Catholic Brain: Account Needed; 14 Day Free Trial to Start.
  • Purpose of Man's Existence
  • God and His Perfections
  • The Trinity
  • Creation + the Fall
  • Actual Sin
  • The Incarnation
  • ​The Redemption
  • ​Saints + Forgiveness of Sins
​​​Sadlier:  
  • ​We Believe (English)
  • Creemos (Spanish)​ ​
Christ Our Life: K-8 Family Catechesis
​
Diocese of Kalamazoo: The Way Series
Worksheets + handouts
Presentation FF: Did-U-Know topical sheets
​
St. Mary's Press - Worksheets Database

hands-on activities
​Coloring Pages + Printables
​
Catholic Boredom Busters
St. Mary's Press - Project Ideas
​​​Catholic Crafts throughout the Liturgical Year
Earn-A-Patch Activity
5th Grade
lesson plans
Alive in Christ: Lessons for Grade 5
Catholic Online School: 
Videos + lessons, account needed, FREE TO CREATE!
  • We Believe
  • The Holy Trinity
  • God the Creator
  • The Angels
  • Made in God's Image
Catholic Brain: Account Needed; 14 Day Free Trial to Start.
  • Purpose of Man's Existence
  • God and His Perfections
  • The Trinity
  • Creation + the Fall
  • Actual Sin
  • The Incarnation
  • ​The Redemption
  • ​Saints + Forgiveness of Sins
​​​Sadlier:  
  • ​We Believe (English)
  • Creemos (Spanish)​
Christ Our Life: K-8 Family Catechesis​
​
Diocese of Kalamazoo: The Way Series
Worksheets + handouts
Presentation FF: Did-U-Know topical sheets
​
St. Mary's Press - Worksheets Database

Hands-On Activities 
​Coloring Pages + Printables
​
Catholic Boredom Busters
St. Mary's Press - Project Ideas

​​Catholic Crafts throughout the Liturgical Year
Earn-A-Patch Activity
OTHER
family-oriented resources
Kids Outreach Ideas
CRS Outreach Lessons
Activities + Free Printables
Monthly Craft Ideas
Christ Our Life: Family Catechesis
videos
Sunday Mass Videos - My Catholic Kids
Various Videos - St. Mary's Press
prayer
Lectio Divina for Kids
Praying As A Family
Children's Prayers
Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help
Shrine of St Joseph
Safe Environment
Safe Environment
Lesson
Safe Environment
​Update
FAQ's
On Virtual Safe Environment training for RE students
The diocese had purchased the VIRTUS safe environment lesson plans for children in 2016.  The expectation is that these lesson plans are the basis for all children’s safe environment training.  All the lesson plans per grade level can be accessed from the diocesan website.  Hovering over the Protecting Our Children tab across the top, click on Lesson Plans and Resources for Children.  All of the lesson plans are downloadable and all the videos are available to all.  The leader of the virtual learning experience can pull pieces of information from the various lesson plans to address the different grade levels that may be present.  It’s also a great opportunity for adults to have the information shared with them as a reminder of what they learned in their safe environment training and to support enforcing it. Here is a link to the lesson plans: https://www.gbdioc.org/protecting-our-children/safe-environment-lesson-plans-and-resources-for-children

On Virtual Instruction/Youth meetings in light of Safe Environment
As long as teachers/catechists are using a delivery platform approved by the school/parish and the invitation to the session either goes through or copies parents, and parents are invited to sit in and the site leader (Principal or Pastor) is invited and occasionally joins that is pretty similar to how the physical classroom works from a Safe Environment standpoint. There should be an expectation on the part of the teacher/catechist that the DRE or RE coordinator or some other Virtus trained adult may pop in to the virtual session at any point during the session.

It would be a best practice for the DRE/CRE or the pastor to pop in to each session/breakout room if possible. It would be better still, to always have another Virtus trained adult in the session with your teacher/catechist.
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If you have any questions, please contact:
Maximus Cabey,
Director - Office of Child & Youth Faith Formation
​mcabey@gbdioc.org / 920-272-8288

Callie Kowalski
Assistant Director - Office of Child & Youth Faith Formation
ckowalski@gbdioc.org / 920-272-8285
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