Level 1A, Years 1 & 2
New Testament (Weekly, except during Advent)
(N) * A Life of Our Lord for Children by Marigold Hunt. We recommend the 2003 Sophia Institute Press® edition which contains new illustrations and minor editorial revisions to the original text. This living narrative telling of our Lord’s life adds background and explains some terms and cultural context unfamiliar to most children today.
Approximately three pages to be read (aloud in the first year, independently if possible in the second year) and narrated for each lesson. The schedule is lighter in the second terms to allow a break for Advent. (adjust schedule as necessary.)
1A Year One: * A Life of Our Lord for Children
- Term 1: pp. 3-35
- Term 2: pp. 35-49
- Term 3: pp. 49-79
1A Year Two: * A Life of Our Lord for Children
- Term 1: pp. 81-124
- Term 2: pp. 125-150
- Term 3: pp. 153-188
Recommended Reference Materials:
OSV Catholic Encyclopedia for Children, for background information, maps and pictures of houses, clothing, every day items and locations.
Detailed Reading Schedule:
Level 1A Year 1
Term 1
- Ch 1 The Church is the Kingdom, pp. 3-4
- Ch 2 Before the King Came, pp. 5-6
- Ch 2 continued, pp .7-9
- Ch 2 continued, pp. 9-11
- Ch 2 continued, pp. 12-14
- Ch 2 continued, pp. 15-18
- Ch 2 continued, pp. 19-20
- Ch 3 The King Comes pp. 21-23
- Ch 3 continued, pp. 24-26
- Ch 3 continued, pp. 27-29
- Ch 3 continued, pp. 30-32
- Ch 3 continued, pp. 33-35
Term 2
- Ch. 3 The King Comes, pp. 35-36
- (Break for Advent)
- Ch 3 continued, p. 36-37
- Ch. 3 continued, pp. 37-38
- Ch. 3 continued, pp. 39-40
- Ch. 3, pp. 41-42
- Ch. 4 The Kingdom of God is At Hand, pp. 43-45
- Ch. 4 continued, pp. 46-47
- Ch. 4 continued, pp. 48-49
- Catch up/ Exams
Term 3
- Ch 4 The Kingdom of God is at Hand, pp. 49-51
- Ch 4 continued, pp. 52-54
- Ch 4 continued, pp. 55-57
- Ch 4 continued, pp. 58-60
- Ch 5 The Apostles Being Their Training, pp. 61-62
- Ch 5 continued pp. 63-64
- Ch 5 continued, pp. 65-66
- Ch 5 continued, pp. 67-69
- Ch 5 continued, pp. 70-72
- Ch 5 continued, pp. 73-75
- Ch 5 continued, pp. 75-77
- Ch 5 continued, pp. 78-79
Level 1A Year 2
Term 1
- Ch. 6 Who the King Is, pp. 81-83
- Ch. 6. pp. 84-86
- Ch. 6. pp. 87-89
- Ch. 6, pp. 90-92
- Ch. 6, pp. 93-95
- Ch. 6, pp. 96-98
- Ch. 6, pp. 99-101
- Ch. 7 The King’s Friends and His Enemies, pp. 103-105
- Ch. 7 pp. 107-109
- Catch up
- Exams
Term 2
- Ch. 7 The King’s Friends and His Enemies, pp. 109-112
- Ch. 7, pp. 114-117
- Ch. 7, pp. 118-122
- Ch. 8 The King Prepares to Leave the World 125-128
- Ch. 8, pp. 129-132
- Ch. 8, pp. 133-135
- Ch. 8, pp. 136-138
- Ch. 8, pp.139-141
- Ch. 8, pp.142-144
- Ch. 8, pp.145-147
- Ch. 8, pp. 148-150
- Catch up/ Exams
Term 3
- Ch. 9 The King Suffers and Dies, pp. 153-156
- Ch. 9, pp. 156-159
- Ch. 9. pp. 160-164
- Ch. 9, pp. 165-168
- Ch. 9, pp. 168-170
- Ch. 10 The Resurrection, pp. 173-175
- Ch. 10, pp. 175-178
- Ch. 10, pp. 178-180
- Ch. 10, pp. 180-182
- Ch. 10, pp. 183-184
- Ch. 11 The Kingdom is the Church, pp. 187-188
- Catch Up/ Exams
