Secure in Grace

ELEMENTARY

A supplemental curriculum for Grades 4–6 (ages 9–11) inviting students to understand their own neurodevelopment, rooted in Catholic anthropology, neuroscience, virtue, and the lives of the saints.

6 Modules
40+ Topics
35 Virtue Lesson Sets
5 Components Per Lesson

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Module 1: Student Worksheets

1.1 Secure in Grace

1.2 The Story: Created, Fallen, Redeemed

1.3 Who Are You?

1.4 The Powers of the Soul, Part 1: Intellect, Will, and Emotions

1.5 The Powers of the Soul, Part 2: Emotions

1.6 Neuroscience, Part I: The Amazing Science of Your Brain

1.7 Neuroscience, Part II: The Amazing Brain and the River of Grace

Module 2: Student Worksheets

2.1A Expressing Your Emotions | Virtue: Temperance

2.1B Expressing Your Emotions | Neuroscience Topic: Amygdala

2.1C Expressing Your Emotions | SEL Strategy: Name It to Tame It

2.1D Expressing Your Emotions | Saint: St. Francisco Marto

2.1E Expressing Your Emotions | Story (Coming Soon)

2.2A Self-Regulation | Virtue: Self-Control

2.2B Self-Regulation | Neuroscience Topic: Prefrontal Cortex & Limbic System

2.2C Self-Regulation | SEL Strategy: Deep Breathing

2.2D Self-Regulation | Saint: St. Carlo Acutis

2.2E Self-Regulation | Story: Taco Tuesday (Coming Soon)

2.3A Dealing with Anger | Virtue: Meekness

2.3B Dealing with Anger | Neuroscience Topic: Hand Model of the Brain

2.3C Dealing with Anger | SEL Strategy: Move It or Lose It

2.3D Dealing with Anger | Saint: St. Elizabeth of the Trinity

2.3E Dealing with Anger | Story: Lucy (Almost) Flips Her Lid (Coming Soon)

2.4A Healthy Mind Platter | Virtue: Moderation

2.4B Healthy Mind Platter | Neuroscience Topic: Healthy Mind Platter

2.4C Healthy Mind Platter | SEL Strategy: Schedule Your Day

2.4D Healthy Mind Platter | Saint: St. Bernadine of Siena

2.4E Healthy Mind Platter | Story: Exhausted (Coming Soon)

2.5A Dealing with Stress | Virtue: Orderliness

2.5B Dealing with Stress | Neuroscience Topic: Window of Tolerance

2.5C Dealing with Stress | SEL Strategy: Visualization

2.5D Dealing with Stress | Saint: St. Thomas Aquinas

2.5E Dealing with Stress | Story: Lucy Stresses Out (Coming Soon)

2.6A Asking for Help | Virtue: Modesty

2.6B Asking for Help | Neuroscience Topic: Neuroplasticity

2.6C Asking for Help | SEL Strategy: Reaching Out

2.6D Asking for Help | Saint: St. Dominic Savio

2.6E Asking for Help | Story: Practice Makes Perfect (Coming Soon)

2.7A Cooperation | Virtue: Humility

2.7B Cooperation | Neuroscience Topic: Executive Functioning

2.7C Cooperation | SEL Strategy: "We" Mindset

2.7D Cooperation | Saint: St. John the Evangelist

2.7E Cooperation | Story: Zack Attack (Coming Soon)

2.8A Telling the Truth | Virtue: Honesty

2.8B Telling the Truth | Neuroscience Topic: Upstairs vs. Downstairs Brain

2.8C Telling the Truth | SEL Strategy: Meditation

2.8D Telling the Truth | Saint: St. Pier Giorgio Frassati

2.8E Telling the Truth | Story: Let it Shine (Coming Soon)

Module 3: Student Worksheets

3.1 A Coping with Fear | Virtue: Fortitude

3.1B Coping with Fear | Neuroscience Topic: Resilience

3.1C Coping with Fear | SEL Strategy: Give Your Worries to Jesus

3.1D Coping with Fear | Saint: St. Oscar Romero

3.1E Coping with Fear | Story: From Fear to Fortitude (Coming Soon)

3.2A Growth Mindset | Virtue: Perseverance

3.2B Growth Mindset | Neuroscience Topic: Neural Connections

3.2C Growth Mindset | SEL Strategy: Use It or Lose It

3.2D Growth Mindset | Saint: St. Jacinta Marto

3.2E Growth Mindset | Story: Fancy Pants (Coming Soon)

3.3A Listening | Virtue: Patience

3.3B Listening | Neuroscience Topic: Limbic System

3.3C Listening | SEL Strategy: Perspective Taking (Part 1)

3.3D Listening | Saint: St. Bernadette

3.3E Listening | Story: A Little Problem (Coming Soon)

3.4A Having Confidence | Virtue: Magnanimity

3.4B Having Confidence | Neuroscience Topic: Brain Hemispheres

3.4C Having Confidence | SEL Strategy: Positive Self-Talk

3.4D Having Confidence | Saint: Ven. Satoko Kitahara

3.4E Having Confidence | Story: Something Beautiful for God (Coming Soon)

3.5A Service to Others | Virtue: Magnificence

3.5B Service to Others | Neuroscience Topic: Dopamine

3.5C Service to Others | SEL Strategy: Giving to Others

3.5D Service to Others | Saint: St. John Henry Newman

3.5E Service to Others | Story: A Gift for Grandma (Coming Soon)

3.6A Ignoring Distractions | Virtue: Industriousness

3.6B Ignoring Distractions | Neuroscience Topic: Prefrontal Cortex

3.6C Ignoring Distractions | SEL Strategy: Body Scan

3.6D Ignoring Distractions | Saint: St. Theresa of Ávila

3.6E Ignoring Distractions | Story: Locked In (Coming Soon)

Module 4: Student Worksheets

4.1A Accepting Consequences | Virtue: Justice

4.1B Accepting Consequences | Neuroscience Topic: Cortisol and Stress

4.1C Accepting Consequences | SEL Strategy: Alternative Behaviors

4.1D Accepting Consequences | Saint: Bl. Anthony Neyrot

4.1E Accepting Consequences | Story: Guilty! (Coming Soon)

4.2A Healthy Relationships | Virtue: Respect

4.2B Healthy Relationships | Neuroscience Topic: The Social Brain

4.2C Healthy Relationships | SEL Strategy: Validating Your Feelings

4.2D Healthy Relationships | Saint: Bl. Diana d'Andalo

4.2E Healthy Relationships | Story: What are Friends For? (Coming Soon)

4.3A Empathy | Virtue: Kindness

4.3B Empathy | Neuroscience Topic: Mirroring

4.3C Empathy | SEL Strategy: Perspective Taking (Part 2)

4.3D Empathy | Saint: St. Margaret of Castello

4.3 E Empathy | Story: Left Out! (Coming Soon)

4.4A Community | Virtue: Loyalty and Patriotism

4.4B Community | Neuroscience Topic: Resonance

4.4C Community | SEL Strategy: Take in God's Creation

4.4D Community | Saint: St. Joan of Arc

4.4E Community | Story: True Blue (Coming Soon)

4.5A Mindsight | Virtue: Prayerfulness and Reverence

4.5B Mindsight | Neuroscience Topic: Mindsight and The Still Point of Grace

4.5C Mindfulness | SEL Strategy: Wheel of Awareness

4.5D Mindsight | Saint: St. Mary Magdalene

4.5E Mindsight | Story: Listening to Jesus (Coming Soon)

4.6A Following Directions | Virtue: Obedience

4.6B Following Directions | Neuroscience Topic: Hippocampus and Memories

4.6C Following Directions | SEL Strategy: Delayed Gratification

4.6D Following Directions | Saint: St. Maximillian Kolbe

4.6E Following Directions | Story: The Older Son Comes Home (Coming Soon)

4.7A Expressing Gratitude | Virtue: Gratitude

4.7B Expressing Gratitude | Neuroscience Topic: The Effects of Gratitude on the Body and Brain

4.7C Expressing Gratitude | SEL Strategy: Gratitude Journal

4.7D Expressing Gratitude | Saint: Bl. Chiara Luce Badano

4.7E Expressing Gratitude | Story: The Best "Field Trip" Ever

4.8A Using Kind Words | Virtue: Generosity

4.8B Using Kind Words | Neuroscience Topic: Neurotransmitters

4.8C Using Kind Words | SEL Strategy: Giving a Compliment

4.8D Using Kind Words | Saint: St. Josaphine Bakhita

4.8E Using Kind Words | Story: Capture the Flag (Coming Soon)

4.9A Servant Leadership | Virtue: Responsibility

4.9B Servant Leadership | Neuroscience Topic: Integration

4.9C Servant Leadership | SEL Strategy: Active Listening

4.9D Servant Leadership | Saint: St. Catherine of Siena

4.9E Servant Leadership | Story: The Babysitter Battle (Coming Soon)

4.10A Forgiveness and Apologizing | Virtue: Sincerity

4.10B Forgiveness and Apologizing | Neuroscience Topic: Rupture and Repair

4.10C Forgiveness and Apologizing | SEL Strategy: Write an Apology Letter

4.10D Forgiveness and Apologizing | Saint: Servant of God Élisabeth Leseur

4.10E Forgiveness and Apologizing | Story: Lucy the Boxer? (Coming Soon)

4.11A Keeping Your Promises | Virtue: Trustworthiness

4.11B Keeping Your Promises | Neuroscience Topic: Cortisol

4.11C Keeping your Promises | SEL Strategy: Lectio Divina

4.11D Keeping Your Promises | Saint: Ven. Lúcia dos Santos

4.11E Keeping Your Promises | Story: When (Not) to Keep a Secret (Coming Soon)

4.12A Celebrating Differences | Virtue: Courtesy

4.12B Celebrating Differences | Neuroscience Topic: Neuroception

4.12C Celebrating Differences | SEL Strategy: Learn About Others

4.12D Celebrating Differences | Saint: St. Teresa of Calcutta

4.12E Celebrating Differences | Story: Grossed Out! (Coming Soon)

4.13A Friendship Skills | Virtue: Affability

4.13B Friendship Skills | Neuroscience Topic: The Brain is a Social Organ

4.13C Friendship Skills | SEL Topic: Phone a Friend

4.13D Friendship Skills | Saint: Bl. Stanley Rother

4.13E Friendship Skills | Story: Spidey Sense (Coming Soon)

Module 5: Student Worksheets

5.1A Decision Making | Virtue: Prudence

5.1B Decision Making | Neuroscience Topic: Prefrontal Cortex

5.1C Decision Making | SEL Strategy: Come, Holy Spirit

5.1D Decision Making | Saint: St. Ignatius of Loyola

5.1E Decision Making | Story: Think It Through (Coming Soon)

5.2A Co-Regulation | Virtue: Foresight

5.2B Co-Regulation | Neuroscience Topic: Limbic System

5.2C Co-Regulation | SEL Strategy: Who Are My Anchors?

5.2D Co-Regulation | Saint: St. Charles Lwanga and Companions

5.2E Co-Regulation | Story: Eye on the Prize (Coming Soon)

5.3A The Yes Brain | Virtue: Docility

5.3B The Yes Brain | Neuroscience Topic: Yes Brain

5.3C The Yes Brain | SEL Strategy: Reframing

5.3D The Yes Brain | Saint: St. José Sánchez del Río

5.3E The Yes Brain | Story: Listen Up! (Coming Soon)

5.4A Conflict Resolution | Virtue: Circumspection

5.4B Conflict Resolution | Neuroscience Topic: Prefrontal Cortex, Part II

5.4C Conflict Resolution | SEL Strategy: Feeling Phrases

5.4D Conflict Resolution | Saint: St. John Bosco

5.4E Conflict Resolution | Story: Lost at Sea (Coming Soon)

5.5A Internal Compass | Virtue: Sound Judgement

5.5B Internal Compass | Neuroscience Topic: Wiring My Prefrontal Cortex

5.5C Internal Compass | SEL Strategy: My Wise Self Speaks

5.5D Internal Compass | Saint: St. Dominic

5.5E Internal Compass | Story: Tough Call (Coming Soon)

Module 6: Student Worksheets

6.1A Feeling Safe | Virtue: Hope

6.1B Feeling Safe | Neuroscience Strategy: Secure Attachment - 4 S's

6.1C Feeling Safe | SEL Strategy: Eucharistic Adoration

6.1D Feeling Safe | Saint: St. John Paul II

6.1E Feeling Safe | Story: Aiming Higher (Coming Soon)

6.2A Feeling Seen | Virtue: Faith

6.2B Feeling Seen | Neuroscience Topic: 4 S's - Seen

6.2C Feeling Seen | SEL Strategy: Divine Mercy Chaplet

6.2D Feeling Seen | Saint: St. Thérèse of Lisieux

6.2E Feeling Seen | Story: Jesus in the Boat (Coming Soon)

6.3A Feeling Soothed and Secure | Virtue: Charity

6.3B Feeling Soothed and Secure | Neuroscience Topic: 4 S's - Soothed and Secure

6.3C Feeling Soothed and Secure | SEL Strategy: Unite with Christ

6.3D Feeling Soothed and Secure | Saint: St. Joseph

6.3E Feeling Soothed and Secure | Story: The Greatest Virtue of All (Coming Soon)