Use this section to develop a yearly plan for each class for your Sunday School Program.

Scope refers to the material or skills that is to be taught.
Sequence refers to the order in which you teach the information.
Curriculum refers to the lessons or academic content taught in a school or in a specific course or program.

Curriculum

In this section are sample curriculums for Sunday School

2. bpractices2.pdf 

A guide on how to develop a well rounded curriculum using the best practices of your teachers.

3. Catechism Curriculum lessons per Grade per Sunday 

Outline format of the Curriculum from Pre-K to 12th grade, Reference Curriculum Books for Sunday School for a list of textbooks per grade.

4. Curriculum Books for Sunday School

A list of textbooks per grade

5. Needs for Sunday School 

A list of supplements per grade level

Sample Sunday School Programs/Curriculums 

Sample curriculums used at different Greek Orthodox Parishes – all are loosely based off of the GOA of America’s curriculum

1. Holy Trinity Charlotte, NC Curriculum

2. Holy Trinity Charlotte, NC – Resources for Catechism

3. St. John the Baptist, Tampa, FL Curriculum

4. Holy Transfiguration, Marietta, GA Curriculum

5. St. Thomas GOC NJ Curriculum 

High School Curriculums

• 10th-12th Grade Sunday School 
• 11th-12th Grade Book Survey

Objectives and Guidelines

Information on guidelines that parishes have submitted to their teachers and parents plus a sample calendar for the Sunday School year.

• Goals of Religious Education Program- Holy Trinity, NC 
• Religious Education Objectives - Holy Trinity, NC 
• Sunday School Calendar
• Sunday School Director Goals & Objectives 
• Sunday School Objectives & Guidelines 

Lesson Plans

This section will help you develop lesson plans.  Included are sample lesson plans, diagrams to help you organize your lessons, lesson plan templates, and a power point presentation to help with orientation for new teachers.

1. A New Teacher How To.pptx

2. Lesson Plan Format for Catechetical School.doc

3. Lesson Plan Format.doc

4. My Lesson Plan Example-Nov 1, 2009.doc

5. PreK-K to 12th grade Lesson.docx   This gives a lesson plan example for every grade level

6. Goals of a Good Lesson Plan – Teaching Tips.pdf

7. A Lesson Plan without a Text Book  (pdf version and word version)

8. SPLASH.doc

9. Frayer Diagram.doc  

An explanation can be found at http://www.adlit.org/strategies/22369/

What your Child should know per Grade Level

This section will provide you with an outline on what should be covered in each grade level and what the child should master by the end of that grade level.

1. Living our Orthodox Faith Elementary School Textbook series.pdf – overview of primary grades

2. Curriculum books for SS.docx – list of text books per grade level

3. Pre-School.doc

4. Kindergarten

5. 1st grade

6. 2nd grade

7. 3rd grade

8. 4th grade

9. 5th grade

10. 6th grade

11. 7th grade

12. 8th grade

13. 9th grade

14. Tenth-eleventh-twelfth.doc

15. 11th 12th grade and Young Adult curriculum.doc