Classroom Activities
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Joy and Hope for the Modern World
This handout provides questions for students to reflect on and answer as they read quotations from this Constitution.
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On Your Marks
This worksheet guides group members to work together as they identify the importance of the church being “One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic”.
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God Loves a Cheerful Giver
This worksheet guides students to read and answer questions about a specific Hebrew festival from the book of Leviticus.
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Be Careful What You Ask For
This is a list of Scripture passages to be acted out from 1 Samuel
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Biblical Heroes
This handout assigns groups to read Scripture passages to learn about a specific biblical hero.
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The Stations of the Cross
Students read a Scripture passage for an assigned station before creating an enactment and discussing questions.
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Non-Pauline Letters and Revelation
This small-group activity asks students to read and reflect on a Scripture passage from a Non-Pauline Letter in the New Testament. Students must then answer reflection questions about the passage.
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Paul’s Response to the Early Christian Communities
This small-group activity asks students to read and reflect on a Scripture passage about Paul and the early Christian communities.
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Paul’s Missionary Journeys
This small-group activity asks students to read a Scripture passage about one of Paul’s missionary journeys. Students must then create several blog posts describing the story.
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Mind Mapping: "I Am" Statements from the Gospel of John
This small-group activity asks students to reflect on a specific “I am” statement from the Gospel of John.
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Miracles
This small-group activity asks students to read several versions of a miracle of Jesus. Groups must then answer questions and create a storyboard to accompany the Scripture passage.
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Four Images of Jesus
This small-group activity asks students to read a section of the Gospel and answer questions focused on the image of Jesus.
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The Prophets
This small-group activity provides questions for students to answer about the different prophetic books of the bible.
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The Book of Exodus
This small-group project asks students to read a section from the Book of Exodus before acting out the passage and responding to discussion questions.
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Jigsaw Activity: Categories of Books in the New Testament
This activity asks small groups to answer questions about a specific section of the New Testament.
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Jigsaw Activity: Categories of Books in the Old Testament
This activity asks small groups to focus on a small portion of the Old Testament as they read and answer questions.
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Literal and Spiritual Senses of Scripture: The Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25–37)
This small-group, discussion guide challenges students to read a familiar story using a different lense and perspective.
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Empathizing (Jainism)
This short handout provides questions, reflections, and suggestions to help students empathize with Jainism.
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Empathizing (Hinduism)
This short handout provides questions, reflections, and suggestions to help students empathize with Hinduism.
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The Fasting Siddhartha
This handout is meant to be used as part of a station activity in which students observe different pieces of artwork from various religions.
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Lesson Plan for Lesson 39
A lesson plan for lesson 39 in The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth: Catechist Guide.
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Lesson Plan for Lesson 38
A lesson plan for lesson 38 in The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth: Catechist Guide.
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Lesson Plan for Lesson 37
A lesson plan for lesson 37 in The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth: Catechist Guide.
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Lesson Plan for Lesson 34
A lesson plan for lesson 34 in The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth: Catechist Guide.
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Lesson Plan for Lesson 33
A lesson plan for lesson 33 in The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth: Catechist Guide. In this lesson students explore God’s call to each of us to pray.
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Lesson Plan for Lesson 32
A lesson plan for lesson 32 in The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth: Catechist Guide. In this lesson students explore what it means to use virtues and grace to live a moral life.
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Lesson Plan for Lesson 31
A lesson plan for lesson 31 in The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth: Catechist Guide. In this lesson students explore what it means to respect truth.
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Lesson Plan for Lesson 30
A lesson plan for lesson 30 in The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth: Catechist Guide. In this lesson students explore what it means to respect material goods.
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Lesson Plan for Lesson 29
A lesson plan for lesson 29 in The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth: Catechist Guide. In this lesson students explore what it means to respect the sexuality of ourselves and others.
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Lesson Plan for Lesson 28
A lesson plan for lesson 28 in The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth: Catechist Guide. In this lesson students explore what it means to truly respect life.
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Lesson Plan for Lesson 27
A lesson plan for lesson 27 in The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth: Catechist Guide.
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Lesson Plan for Lesson 26
A lesson plan for lesson 26 in The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth: Catechist Guide.
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Lesson Plan for Lesson 25
A lesson plan for lesson 25 in The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth: Catechist Guide.
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Lesson Plan for Lesson 23
A lesson plan for lesson 23 in The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth: Catechist Guide.
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Lesson Plan for Lesson 22
A lesson plan for lesson 22 in The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth: Catechist Guide.
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Lesson Plan for Lesson 21
A lesson plan for lesson 21 in The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth: Catechist Guide. In this lesson students explore the sacraments of healing.
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Lesson Plan for Lesson 20
A lesson plan for lesson 20 in The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth: Catechist Guide.
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Lesson Plan for Lesson 19
A lesson plan for lesson 19 in The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth: Catechist Guide.
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Lesson Plan for Lesson 18
A lesson plan for lesson 18 in The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth: Catechist Guide.
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Lesson Plan for Lesson 17
A lesson plan for lesson 17 in The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth: Catechist Guide.
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Lesson Plan for Lesson 16
A lesson plan for lesson 16 in The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth: Catechist Guide. In this lesson students explore how the Holy Trinity is revealed through liturgy.
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Lesson Plan for Lesson 15
A lesson plan for lesson 15 in The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth: Catechist Guide.
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Lesson Plan for Lesson 4
A lesson plan for lesson 4 in The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth: Catechist Guide.
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Lesson Plan for Lesson 3
A lesson plan for lesson 3 in The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth: Catechist Guide.
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Lesson Plan for Lesson 2
A lesson plan for lesson 2 in The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth: Catechist Guide.
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Lesson Plan for Lesson 1
A lesson plan for lesson 1 in The Catholic faith Handbook for Youth: Catechist Guide. This lesson plan challenges students to identify why they are Catholic and the core beliefs, practices, and attitudes of Catholicism
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Searching the Scriptures for the World of Jesus
Small-group activity that guides students to discover the culture of Jesus’ world by searching the Gospels
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Understanding the Lord's Prayer
An activity to help students understand the Lord's Prayer from "The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth" Teacher Guide.
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Pray in Good Form
A worksheet, from "The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth" Teacher Guide, to assist students in researching and presenting different prayer forms.
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Prayer 101 An Introduction
An introduction to prayer from "The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth" Teacher Guide.
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Blooms Taxonomy and Understanding by Design
An article on Benjamin Bloom's concept of taxonomy and understanding by design.
