Great Expectations at South Dayton Presbyterian Church

Great Expectations is a youth-oriented Christian education curriculum that provides parents with age-appropriate activities that introduce their children to the Bible, catechisms, and Christian literature. Special thanks to Christ Presbyterian Church in Richmond, Indiana for sharing the framework and materials that formed the basis of this curriculum.

The table below shows an overview of the suggested activities. For more detailed information, click any age group.

Expectations for:	Bible Reading	General Bible Knowledge	Bible Memorization	Catechism	Christian Literature
Preschool and Kindergarten	Gospel of Mark (Parents must read to children)	Know the name of the first book of the OT and the first 4 books of the NT	John 3:16	Catechism for Young Children 1-15	Big Truths for Little Kids, by Susan Hunt
First, Second, and Third Grades	Genesis, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John	Know the 10 Commandments	Psalm 23	Catechism for Young Children 16-71	Big Book Of Questions and Answers, by Sinclair Ferguson
Fourth and Fifth Grades	Exodus, Psalms, Proverbs, Acts, Ephesians	Know OT and NT books of the Bible	Psalm 103	The Westminster Shorter Catechism 1-21	They Shall be Mine, by John Tallach Signposts from Proverbs, by Rhiannon Weber
Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Grades	New Testament	Explain TULIP	TULIP verses	The Westminster Shorter Catechism 22-42	Chronicles of Narnia Series, By C.S. Lewis
Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, and Twelfth Grades	Old and New Testament	Explain the order of salvation	Romans 8	The Westminster Shorter Catechism 43-107	Knowing God, by J. I. Packer The Universe Next Door: A Basic Worldview Catalog, by James Sire The Pilgrim’s Progress, by John Bunyan Pilgrim's Progress Study Guide, by Maureen Bradley Christian Knowledge, by Jonathan Edwards Westminster Larger and Shorter Catechism