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| Your shortlist | Saint Mary's PressDiscover! Finding Faith in Life A Bible-based print curriculum for kindergarten through sixth grade. Each grade includes 20 chapters and eight lessons focused on the liturgical seasons. | SadlierChrist In Us, Parish Edition A religious education program for grades K–8 that combines print, digital, and video materials. It supports classroom, hybrid, and remote parish formation. |
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| Publisher | Saint Mary's Press | Sadlier |
| Category | Religious ed curriculum | Religious ed curriculum |
| Ages | Grades K-6 | Grades K-8 |
| Format | print (Bible-based) | print + digital + video |
| Sessions | 20 chapters + 8 liturgical lessons per grade | unknown |
| Price (as published) | Student Kit (Child Activity Books, Backpack, and Folder, Grades 1-5 Parish Edition) $18.95; Catechist Guide $42.95 on smp.org and Communication Center (Catholic Children's Bible sold separately) | Student Edition (Grades K-8) $21.99 school/parish net ($29.32 list); Parish Catechist Guide $68.25 net ($91.00 list); Student Portfolio Workbook (Grades 1-6) $4.99 net ($6.65 list); Student Edition + eBook Bundle $26.00-$27.55 net; 1-yr Site License $420-$449.80/grade or $2,099 K-6 |
| Spanish edition | partial (Family pages for each chapter in K-5 available in both English and Spanish) | yes (Cristo en nosotros bilingual edition and Creemos/Spanish materials on Sadlier Religion Store) |
| Leader guide | Publisher lists an Online Director's Manual; each grade has 20 chapters plus 8 liturgical-season lessons. (Customer review quotes from the Director's Manual page could not be re-verified: that page now returns 404.) | Blended program for classroom, hybrid or remote; a DRE review says it reduced remote-class workload. Guides for 7-8 listed. |
| Last updated | 2026-10-15 | 2026-10-15 |
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