God Made Everything Preschool and Kindergarten Program
The God Made Everything series is a comprehensive early childhood program designed to nurture and enrich the faith and spiritual lives of children ages three, four, and five. Each developmentally appropriate curriculum is carefully planned so that, at completion, the children are ready to continue their faith journey into first grade and beyond.
The God Made Everything series has been found to be in conformity with theCatechism of the Catholic Church by the Ad Hoc Committee to Oversee the Use of the Catechism.
About the God Made Everything Program
God Made Everything is a complete early childhood program developed for God's youngest followers.
Program features
- Scripture is integrated into faith content of each lesson
- Incorporates the spiral curriculum
- Parent and family resources connect family and faith
- Colorful art, engaging photos, and music capture young children’s attention
- Variety of prayers invite personal and communal prayer
- Parish religious education and Catholic school needs are met using the same Student Book
God Made Everything Program Components
Each developmentally appropriate curriculum is carefully planned so that, at completion, the children are ready to continue their faith journey into first grade and beyond.
- God Loves Us Catechist's Manuals
- God Loves Us Student's Books
- God Made Everything Catechist's Manuals
- God Made Everything Children's Books
God Loves Us Catechist's Manuals
Features
- Faith Focus is introduced and systematically reinforced throughout each chapter
- Preparing the Faith Experience offers background resources and supports catechists' spirituality
- Special Seasons and Days section presents lessons on liturgical seasons and saints' feast days
- Comprehensive children's literature and music lists provide teachers with over 400 additional resource recommendations of age-appropriate resources
- School and Parish editions available
In the first year of adoption, a FREE guide is included with every 25 children’s books purchased.
God Loves Us Student's BooksStudent BookFive-year-olds explore God’s love as they are introduced to God’s goodness shown through words, actions, feelings, people, places, and things. Learning, growing, sharing, and celebrating provide the foundation for each chapter. One special aspect of God’s goodness is the focus of each chapter.
Features
- Prayer is integrated throughout, using traditional and guided prayer.
- Appealing art and graphics capture young children’s attention.
- Summary of the lesson involves parents in each chapter and offers ideas to reinforce learning at home.
- Family features at the end of each unit offer additional support for parents of young children.
FREE with each Student Book
- A Child’s Bible
- Punchouts in back of book for hands-on activities
God Made Everything Catechist's Manuals<Since their founding in 1850, the Sisters of Notre Dame have embraced religious faith formation and identity as part of their congregation’s ministry. They authored Christ Our Life to extend theirr commitment to pass on the Catholic faith and through this new edition continue to provide solid doctrine, scripture, and tradition—with Jesus as the heart of every lesson.
The 2009 edition of Christ Our Life, grades 1–8, offers the original spiral curriculum first developed in 1973—a model that others imitate because it insures that fundamentals of our faith are taught and reinforced at all grades. Students and teachers will benefit from the extensive teacher preparation and resources. Christ Our Life nurtures catechists’ own faith as they prepare their lessons using in-depth preparation pages that precede every lesson.
