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This handout guides students as they become familiar with searching for information in the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
This worksheet leads students to reflect on one of three Gospel passages in which Jesus interacts with the people around him and how he shows them compassion and mercy. Students will also reflect on their own relationship with Jesus and …
These prayers will help your family focus more deeply on the celebration of First Eucharist that will take place soon. Through these prayers, you, your child, and your family will ask for guidance as you continue to grow as disciples …
A fun activity to help children recall important facts of our Catholic faith.
Make this simple prayer card for your family table. The prayer is especially appropriate as preparation for First Reconciliation.
These prayers are intended to help your family focus more deeply on the celebration of First Reconciliation that will take place soon. You and your child will pray for guidance as you continue to grow as disciples and continue your …
On this worksheet, students solve clues to list the names of important early Christians. These answers are then used to decode a secret message.
The song/video "Lord, You Have Come to the Seashore," sung by Tim Lewis, is available on YouTube (4:03) with illustrated art and photos. It is best used on day 1.
This handout guides students as they become familiar with searching for information in the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
This handout provides questions for students to reflect on and answer as they read quotations from this Constitution.
This handout provides questions for students to research on the Internet about Renaissance Humanism.
On this handout, students match the meaning to each line of the Lord’s Prayer.
On this handout, students must use clues to unscramble words related to prayer.
This handout guides students as they locate and read various Scripture passages focusing on the many way God calls us to prayer.
Students identify their motivation for doing good deeds before reflecting on the role of grace in their lives.
Students look up and read several passages about grace. The worksheet asks students to identify the purpose of grace in each and summarize the ways grace is present in their own lives.
Students look up and read several passages that the Holy Spirit. The worksheet asks students to summarize each passage and describe the role of the Holy Spirit in spreading the Good News.
Students look up and read several passages that highlight Jesus’ instructions to his disciples. This worksheet then challenges students to reflect on how well the Church is following the instructions today.
Students look up and read several miracle stories from the New Testament before identifying common points between them.
Students rewrite classroom rules modeling their responses after Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount.
This handout helps provides the dialogue for the students to renew their baptismal promises as a class.
After reading several real-life examples of conflict, students provide suggestions to mediate each situation.
Students look up, read, and examine Scripture passages that provide evidence that Jesus is God.
Students look up, read, and answer questions about Scripture passages that note influential women in the New Testament.
After reading Mark 8:27-29, students must answer several questions about who Jesus is to today’s world and people.
Students must look up several Scripture passages that give insight into the disciples of Jesus. This worksheet poses questions that help make Jesus’ mission relatable to students.
This handout provides a list of Scripture passage that can be used for games and to review well-known Bible stories.
For this worksheet, students look up Scripture passages that examine the words and beliefs of Jesus in each story.
The song/video "Mary, Did You Know? (The Bible)," by CeeLo Green, available on YouTube (4:12), incorporates video about the life of Mary and Jesus and is also appropriate for day 1.
The video "How Can Jesus Be Both God and Human?" available on YouTube (2:42). This short video by Bishop Robert Barron explains the two natures of Jesus and some of the false teachings that the early Christian communities were battling.
The video "Sermon on the Mount: The Beatitudes," available on YouTube (2:08), is used for the "Happy Are You!" activity on day 2. The first 1:15 is sufficient.
Short video illustrating the interaction between Nicodemus and Jesus (available on YouTube, 3:50)
As students complete this worksheet, they will explore what it means when we say that Mary is the Mother of God and the Mother of the Church.
Students find examples in the Bible of the priestly, prophetic, and kingly work of Christ before applying it to their own lives.
This worksheet guides group members to work together as they identify the importance of the church being “One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic”.
Students match symbols from Jesus’ first miracle the wedding feast in Cana with their meaning and significance.
On this worksheet, students retell the story of the Prodigal Son using texting and social media messages.
On this worksheet, students read all four Gospel accounts of the resurrection before identifying similarities and differences between them.
This PowerPoint accompanies Chapter B by giving an overview of the Gospel of John.
This handout helps students identify their talents, gifts, and personality and how these fit into God’s vocation for their lives.
This worksheet guides students to make connections between Confirmation in the Eastern and Western Churches.
On this worksheet, students identify the Scripture passages associated with the various parts of the Blessing of the Water used at the Easter Vigil.
This worksheet guides students to make connections between the Mass and a special meal or tradition in their family.
This handout guides students to examine several Scripture passages exemplifying what it means to say “yes” to God’s call.
This handout provides each element of the Eucharistic Prayer on a separate card for students to arrange in order.
This worksheet helps students to explore the meaning of “the Word” in John’s Gospel and throughout Scripture.
This handout guides students to recognize the importance of stories, both in our families and our faith.
This puzzles helps students to identify and order the parts of the Liturgy of the Word.
Students identify the liturgical season in which their birthday falls. This worksheet then guides them to identify and summarize the readings for that day.
This handout asks students to identify the role of the various liturgical ministers at Mass.
This handout asks students to think about and reflect on moments in their life that have been significant.
This handout asks students to think about the Liturgy of the Hours before they answer questions about and create their own morning and evening prayers.
This handout challenges students to find symbols in their classroom or school and identify the deeper meaning of each.
This handout provides several short activities for students to complete as they learn about the symbolism of the Book of Revelation.
This worksheet guides students to read numerous passages from the Bible regarding despair, faith, and hope. Students are then asked to draw connections between the passages and heroes.
This partner worksheet helps students draw connections between Old Testament passage about the Passover and New Testament passages about the Mass.
This worksheet guides students to read and answer questions about a specific Hebrew festival from the book of Leviticus.
The video "'The Last Supper' from the Epic Motion Picture Son of God," available on YouTube (6:01), provides a visual of the Last Supper story. It is appropriate for use on day 4.
This chart provides students space to create examples of acts of charity and social justice for several real-life situations.
This handout provides a series of Scripture passages and real-life accounts to help students reflect on poverty in America.
This handout provides the outline for an interview of a married couple.
This handout provides several real-life situations that teens might encounter. Students are challenged to respond to the situations and give advice to other teens.
This handout provides questions for students to answer as they observe the roles of men and women on TV.
This worksheet provides questions for students to answer as they research and learn about the Fair Trade Movement.
The song/video “Covenant Hymn,” by Rory Cooney and Gary Daigle and Theresa Donohoo, available on YouTube (5:09), is based on Ruth’s words to Naomi.
The Old Testament and the Trinity: It is appropriate for prayer on day 2.
Revelation and the Old Testament: This video is suitable for use in Chapter 7
An accessible and engaging look at Abraham as the common spiritual ancestor of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
Revelation and the Old Testament is the first semester course in the new high school series Live Jesus in Our Hearts. This series takes a fresh approach to the Framework outline, bringing in new themes such as in-depth use of scripture, extensive online resources, and an invitational, evangelizing approach.
Are you interested in seeing how we're reframing framework? Learn more about Live Jesus in Our Hearts!
Students read two “news articles” and evaluate the morality of each by answering a series of questions.
This is a set of riddles to challenge students as they learn about Samson in the Old Testament.
Students evaluate a contemporary piece of music based on several different categories of violence and disrespect.
This worksheet challenges students to think about how they can value the dignity of life on a day-to-day basis.
This worksheet challenges students to think about how the teachings about Justice from the Bishops of the World apply to their daily lives.
This worksheet challenges students to think about how the teachings from the Catechism on the fourth commandment apply to their daily lives.
This handout provides a chart for students to list activities that are best to do on Sunday and those that should be saved for other days of the week.
A scavenger hunt to find important Church doctrines, teachings and beliefs in the Catechism.
This worksheet helps students to read Scripture passages, answer questions about, and understand the importance of the Transfiguration of Jesus.
This handout presents different roles for students to act out from a real-life theft situation
This worksheet guides students as they look up Scripture passages that give moral advice.
A list of the Beatitudes organized to be cut into strips for a class activity.
This handout provides a note-taking guide while reading chapters 19-20 from Exodus.
The Veggie Tales video “Jonah Was a Prophet” (YouTube, 3:19) is a fun song about the reluctant prophet and second chances, but it also teaches that true prophets are obedient to God. This music video gives a quick sample of the Veggie Tales movie Jonah (2003, 83 minutes). Although directed to young children, the movie would offer your students a fun, light-hearted look at Jonah’s reluctant ministry to the people of Nineveh.
The Old Testament, the Trinity, and the Mission of Christ and The Old Testament and the Trinity:
This video is appropriate for use on day 4.
Revelation and the Old Testament:*
This video is appropriate for use in chapter 9.
* Revelation and the Old Testament is the first semester course in the new high school series Live Jesus in Our Hearts. This series takes a fresh approach to the Framework outline, bringing in new themes such as in-depth use of scripture, extensive online resources, and an invitational, evangelizing approach.
Are you interested in seeing how we're reframing framework? Learn more about Live Jesus in Our Hearts!
The video “Salvation History,” available on YouTube, offers a brief, entertaining summary of salvation history using a talk and draw approach. It is appropriate for use on day 1.
The song/video “Jeremiah: Prophet of Judah,” by Revolution Watcher (YouTube, 4:28), includes excerpts from the movie Jeremiah (1998, 95 minutes, not rated), with written Scripture excerpts between scenes.
Christian Morality and Prayer or Christian Morality and Social Justice:
This video is best used on day 1.
Revelation and the Old Testament:*
This video is appropriate for chapter 10.
* Revelation and the Old Testament is the first semester course in the new high school series Live Jesus in Our Hearts. This series takes a fresh approach to the Framework outline, bringing in new themes such as in-depth use of scripture, extensive online resources, and an invitational, evangelizing approach.
Are you interested in seeing how we're reframing framework? Learn more about Live Jesus in Our Hearts!
This PowerPoint accompanies Chapter E by giving a summary of the stories of Rebecca, Ruth, Judith, and Esther.
This PowerPoint follows along with the concepts presented in Chapter D of The Old Testament and the Trinity.
This PowerPoint accompanies Chapter C by giving a summary of the stories of Joshua, Deborah, and Samson.
This PowerPoint accompanies Chapter B by giving a summary of the story of Moses and the Exodus.
This PowerPoint follows along with the concepts presented in Chapter A of The Old Testament and the Trinity.
This PowerPoint follows along with the concepts presented in Chapter 8 of The Old Testament and the Trinity.
This PowerPoint accompanies Chapter 7 by exploring what it means to be human.
This PowerPoint accompanies Chapter 6 by exploring creation and the existence of evil.
This PowerPoint follows along with the concepts presented in Chapter 5 of The Old Testament and the Trinity.
This PowerPoint accompanies Chapter 4 by exploring the central mystery of the Catholic faith: the Trinity.
This PowerPoint follows along with the concepts presented in Chapter 3 of The Old Testament and the Trinity.
This PowerPoint follows along with the concepts presented in Chapter 2 of The Old Testament and the Trinity.
This PowerPoint follows along with the concepts presented in Chapter 1 of The Old Testament and the Trinity.
This is a set of interview questions to find out about an adult’s experience of being cheated or wronged.
This is a list of Scripture passages to be acted out from 1 Samuel
This is a score card to keep track of physical activities based on Samson from the Old Testament.
This handout asks students to keep a running record of how they observe the Ten Commandments in their actions throughout a week.
This worksheet helps students to reflect on the numerous images of the lamb found in Scripture.
This worksheet guides students to identify and research Church teachings on supernatural beings.
This handout assigns groups to read Scripture passages to learn about a specific biblical hero.
This chart allows students to organize information about the stages of salvation history.
This chart allows students to see the comparison between the beliefs of five major religions and those of the Catholic Church.
This handout provides the religious identities for five major world religions.
This worksheet guides students to explore and become familiar with the sections of the Old Testament.
This supplemental PowerPoint accompanies Unit 5 by providing an overview of the Lectionary as it is used in the Liturgy of the Word.
This supplemental PowerPoint accompanies Unit 5 by providing an overview of how to pray the rosary.
This supplemental PowerPoint accompanies Unit 4 by providing a brief overview of the Acts of the Apostles and Saint Paul.
This supplemental PowerPoint accompanies Unit 4 by providing a brief overview of Jesus’ miracles.
This supplemental PowerPoint accompanies Unit 4 by providing a brief overview of the Gospels.
This supplemental PowerPoint accompanies Unit 3 by providing a brief overview of the Books of Wisdom.
This supplemental PowerPoint accompanies Unit 3 by providing a brief summary of the prophets.
This supplemental PowerPoint accompanies Unit 3 by providing a brief summary of the book of Kings.
This supplemental PowerPoint accompanies Unit 3 by providing a brief summary of the books of Joshua and Judges.
This supplemental PowerPoint accompanies Unit 3 by providing a brief summary of the book of Exodus.
This supplemental PowerPoint accompanies Unit 3 by providing a brief overview of the early patriarchs of Israel.
This supplemental PowerPoint accompanies Unit 3 by providing an introduction and overview of the book of Genesis.
This supplemental PowerPoint accompanies Unit 2 by providing an explanation of the social, political, and religious contexts at the time of Jesus.
This supplemental PowerPoint accompanies Unit 2 by providing an explanation of how to interpret the Bible.
This supplemental PowerPoint accompanies Unit 2 by providing an explanation of the structure and organization of the Bible.
This supplemental PowerPoint accompanies Unit 2 by providing an overview of the Bible.
This supplemental PowerPoint accompanies Unit 2 by providing an explanation of how the Bible came to be what it is today.
This supplemental PowerPoint accompanies Unit 1 by providing an introduction to Salvation History.
This supplemental PowerPoint summarizes Unit 1 by discussing how God reveals himself to us through nature.
This supplemental PowerPoint summarizes Unit 1 by discussing how God reveals himself to us.
This PowerPoint accompanies Unit 5, Chapter 17 by discussing the key role Sacred Scripture plays in the life of individuals.
This PowerPoint accompanies Unit 5, Chapter 16 by discussing the key role that Sacred Scripture plays in the life of the Church.
This PowerPoint accompanies Unit 4, Chapter 15 by giving a brief summary of the Acts of the Apostles and the Letters in the New Testament.
This PowerPoint accompanies Unit 4, Chapter 14 by giving a brief summary of the Gospel of John.
This PowerPoint accompanies Unit 4, Chapter 13 by giving a brief summary of the Synoptic Gospels.
This PowerPoint accompanies Unit 4, Chapter 12 by giving a brief summary of the Gospels.
This PowerPoint accompanies Unit 3, Chapter 11 by giving a brief summary of the Wisdom Literature of the Old Testament.
This PowerPoint accompanies Unit 3, Chapter 10 by giving a brief summary of the Prophetic Books of the Old Testament.
This PowerPoint accompanies Unit 3, Chapter 9 by giving a brief summary of the Historical Books of the Old Testament.
This PowerPoint accompanies Unit 3, Chapter 8 by giving a brief summary of the book of Exodus.
This PowerPoint accompanies Unit 3, Chapter 7 by giving a brief summary of the book of Genesis.
This PowerPoint accompanies Unit 2, Chapter 6 by giving a brief overview of the Old and New Testaments.
This PowerPoint accompanies Unit 2, Chapter 5 by exploring how the church teaches to interpret the Sacred Scripture.
This PowerPoint accompanies Unit 2, Chapter 4 by exploring how the Holy Spirit guided the writing and formation of Sacred Scripture.
This PowerPoint accompanies Unit 1, Chapter 3 by exploring how God has revealed Himself to us through Jesus Christ, Scripture, and Tradition.
This PowerPoint accompanies Unit 1, Chapter 2 by exploring how God is revealed to us in the beauty and perfection of His creation.
This PowerPoint accompanies Unit 1, Chapter 1 by exploring our desire to know God and how best to do so.
This is a rubric for two final-project possibilities for Unit 5.
This handout provides two final-project possibilities for Unit 5.
Students read a Scripture passage for an assigned station before creating an enactment and discussing questions.
This activity has students work individually and in small groups to read and reflect on the rules of St. Augustine, St. Benedict, and St. Francis.
A reflection to be completed after praying the Liturgy of the Hours.
In this activity, partners read the readings for a specific feast day and identify key symbols, similarities, and differences that help make Mass more meaningful.
This preassessment for Unit 5 asks students a series of questions about the importance of prayer and Scripture in their own lives.
This is the rubric for the final projects in Unit 4.
This handout provides two final project possibilities for Unit 4.
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.
This small-group activity asks students to read and reflect on a Scripture passage about Paul and the early Christian communities.
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.
This small-group activity asks students to reflect on a specific “I am” statement from the Gospel of John.
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.
This small-group activity asks students to read a section of the Gospel and answer questions focused on the image of Jesus.
This writing assignment asks students to write a description of their freshman orientation to a specific audience.
This is a list of the terms and definitions to be used and learned in Unit 4.
This preassessment identifies misconceptions that students may have about the New Testament.
This is the rubric to assess the final project possibilities for Unit 3.
This handout provides two project possibilities for students to demonstrate their understanding of the concepts learned in Unit 3.
These journal prompts will help students to reflect on suffering in the world and their personal lives.
This small-group activity provides questions for students to answer about the different prophetic books of the bible.
This small-group project asks students to read a section from the bible about King David. Students must then create and act out a television show based on their scripture passage.
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.
This partner project asks students to read and learn about a descendent of Abraham. The pairs must then complete a writing assignment and create an artistic symbol for the assigned person.
This preassessment for Unit 3 asks students to reflect on what they know, think they know, and want to know from the upcoming unit.
This is the rubric for the final project options in Unit 2.
This handout presents two project possibilities to assess student understanding of the concepts learned in Unit 2.
This activity asks small groups to answer questions about a specific section of the New Testament.
This is a list of characteristics to be divided among the books of the Old Testament.
This activity asks small groups to focus on a small portion of the Old Testament as they read and answer questions.
This small-group, discussion guide challenges students to read a familiar story using a different lense and perspective.
This Mind Map helps students to organize and brainstorm ideas about friends, school, sports, and family.
This is a journal prompt which asks students to reflect on times when they have been given advice.
This preassessment lists many key concepts to be covered in Unit 2.
This is a self-evaluation to help students reflect on their learning during Unit 1.
This is the rubric to evaluate student’s final projects for Unit 1.
This handout provides two project possibilities to assess student understanding of the concepts covered in Unit 1.
This is a description for an art project where students express the relationship between Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition.
This handout provides a set of guidelines and instructions to help students successfully participate in a Socratic seminar.
This assignment helps students to create a poem of praise about an object in nature.
This project asks students to research an exemplary model of what it means to be the best person that God created each of us to be.
This is a project description that asks students to create a poster as they explore their identity.
This preassessment poses questions about how students have come to know God.
This is a list of articles and other sources to accompany student learning as they discover who is Jesus Christ.
This PowerPoint accompanies Unit 5, Chapter 16, by discussing what our response to Jesus is as we pursue eternal life with Him.
This PowerPoint accompanies Unit 5, Chapter 15, by discussing what we can do to become true disciples of Jesus.
This PowerPoint accompanies Unit 5, Chapter 14, by discussing what prayer is, how best to practice it, and who to look to as an example of a strong prayer life.
This PowerPoint accompanies Unit 5, Chapter 13, by discussing more deeply the meaning of faith and its connection to religion and belief.
This PowerPoint accompanies Unit 4, Chapter 12, by discussing our call to holiness as told by Jesus’ parables and teachings.
This PowerPoint accompanies Unit 4, Chapter 11, by discussing God’s plan for each of us as His children.
<p>This PowerPoint accompanies Unit 4, Chapter 10, by discussing the inherent dignity of all life as shown to us by Jesus.</p>
This PowerPoint accompanies Unit 4, Chapter 9, by discussing Jesus’ example of what it means to live as a perfect human being.
This PowerPoint accompanies Unit 3, Chapter 8, by discussing Jesus’ presence in Church history and today.
This PowerPoint accompanies Unit 3, Chapter 7, by discussing the society and life of Jesus and how it these related to the nature of his humanity and divinity.
This PowerPoint accompanies Unit 3, Chapter 6, by discussing the Incarnation, which brought about the full connection of humanity and divinity.
This PowerPoint accompanies Unit 2, Chapter 4, by discussing the revelation of God through creation, prayer, and the saints.
This PowerPoint accompanies Unit 2, Chapter 4, by discussing the revelation of God through Scripture and Tradition.
<p>This PowerPoint accompanies Unit 2, Chapter 3, by discussing the relationship between God and humans.</p>
This PowerPoint accompanies Unit 1, Chapter 2, by discussing the development of Trinitarian Doctrine in the early church.
This PowerPoint accompanies Unit 1, Chapter 1 by discussing the mystery of the Trinity.
This PowerPoint reflects on faith and how it ties in with religion and beliefs.
This PowerPoint reflects on what it means to be human and uses Jesus as the model of how to live well.
This PowerPoint presents images of some of Jesus’ parables and asks students to reflect on and recall each one.
This PowerPoint looks at the Greatest Commandment and how it summarizes all of Jesus’ teachings.
This PowerPoint discusses and gives examples of ways that humans discover God.
This PowerPoint presents common questions and doubts about the existence of God before showing the way to sources that provide guidance.
This PowerPoint explores the ways we look for God and the numerous places God reveals himself to us.
This PowerPoint identifies the three persons of the Trinity.
This PowerPoint covers the development of Trinitarian Theology during the early church.
This PowerPoint reflects on the statements of faith in the Trinity found in the Nicene Creed.
This PowerPoint provides an introduction to the mystery of the Trinity in the Catholic faith.
This is the evaluation tool for the two final-project possibilities for Unit 5.
This handout lists two final-project possibilities for Unit 5.
This handout lists Scripture passages to be read by students that reference eternal life and how Jesus makes it possible for us to attain it.
This worksheet helps students to take notes as they read articles and make connections to the principles of Catholic Social Teaching.
This handout asks students to complete a chart by listing examples of discipleship at the time of Jesus and today.
On this worksheet partners choose three scripture passages from both the Old and New Testaments. They then note how what each passage teaches about prayer and our relationship with God.
This preassessment for Unit 5 asks students to identify how faith, religion, discipleship, and prayer are important to their relationship with God.
A rubric to assess the two final project options for Unit 4.
This handout provides two project options that allow students to demonstrate their understanding of the concepts learned in Unit 4.
This handout challenges students to reflect on the application of the greatest commandment in their own lives.
This handout lists all of Jesus’ parables and their scripture references.
This worksheet provides questions for students to reflect on and answer while watching a movie.
This handout poses questions and gives statements that challenge to think about what it means to be fully human and how Jesus exemplified that in his life.
This handout helps students list characteristics that come from society and from Jesus’ teachings that describe what it means to be human.
This preassessment asks students to complete phrases about the concepts to be covered in Unit 4.
This is the rubric for two projects designed to assess student understanding of the concepts presented in Unit 3.
This handout presents two projects to assess student understanding of the concepts presented in Unit 3.
This handout challenges students to create a poster representing the ways they participate in Jesus’ mission to serve others.
This handout asks students to list examples of people in their lives that are serving the community in the various Christian vocations.
After reading several articles, students complete this chart by filling in key points about Jesus and the Church.
Students look up various Bible passages to create an understanding of who Mary was.
This is a list of terms and definitions to be learned and used in Unit 3.
This preassessment identifies student understanding of the concepts to be presented in Unit 3.
This rubric evaluates the two final-project possibilities for Unit 2.
This handout presents two final-project possibilities for Unit 2.
Students think of examples when they have experienced or discovered God in creation.
Students create a storyboard to show how God is revealed in Sacred Tradition.
This handout provides an outline for students to record key points taught by other groups from this section.
This is a list of words and definitions to be learned throughout Unit 2.
This preassessment helps students identify what they know and want to know about concepts from Unit 2.
This handout asks a series of questions to help students reflect on and evaluate the learning in a particular unit.
This is a rubric to assess the final project options for Unit 1.
Two possible projects to assess student understanding of concepts learned in Unit 1.
This handout provides a chart for students to list key relationships that are from their church, community, family, and friends.
This handout breaks down the Nicene Creed line-by-line and gives each a brief explanation and commentary.
This worksheet has students fill in blanks from Chapter 2, Section 6-8, focusing on the faith changes during the early Church centered on the Trinity.
This preassessment for Unit 1 guides students to reflect on their previous knowledge of and what they would like to learn about the Trinity.
This article provides several suggestions of ways to help students reflect on their experiences with people from different forms of religion in the modern world.
This article provides several possible ideas of ways to help students see, experience, and better understand the Shinto religion.
A lesson plan for lesson 39 in The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth: Catechist Guide.
A lesson plan for lesson 38 in The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth: Catechist Guide.
A lesson plan for lesson 37 in The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth: Catechist Guide.
A lesson plan for lesson 36 in The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth: Catechist Guide.
A lesson plan for lesson 35 in The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth: Catechist Guide.
A lesson plan for lesson 34 in The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth: Catechist Guide.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A lesson plan for lesson 27 in The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth: Catechist Guide.
A lesson plan for lesson 26 in The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth: Catechist Guide.
A lesson plan for lesson 25 in The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth: Catechist Guide.
A lesson plan for lesson 23 in The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth: Catechist Guide.
A lesson plan for lesson 22 in The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth: Catechist Guide.
A lesson plan for lesson 21 in The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth: Catechist Guide. In this lesson students explore the sacraments of healing.
A lesson plan for lesson 20 in The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth: Catechist Guide.
A lesson plan for lesson 19 in The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth: Catechist Guide.
A lesson plan for lesson 18 in The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth: Catechist Guide.
A lesson plan for lesson 17 in The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth: Catechist Guide.
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.
A lesson plan for lesson 15 in The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth: Catechist Guide.
A lesson plan for lesson 14 in The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth: Catechist Guide.
A lesson plan for lesson 13 in The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth: Catechist Guide.
A lesson plan for lesson 12 in The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth: Catechist Guide.
A lesson plan for lesson 11 in The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth: Catechist Guide.
A lesson plan for lesson 10 in The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth: Catechist Guide.
A lesson plan for lesson 9 in The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth: Catechist Guide.
A lesson plan for lesson 8 in The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth: Catechist Guide.
A lesson plan for lesson 7 in The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth: Catechist Guide.
A lesson plan for lesson 6 in the Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth: Catechist Guide.
A lesson plan for lesson 5 in The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth: Catechist Guide.
A lesson plan for lesson 4 in The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth: Catechist Guide.
A lesson plan for lesson 3 in The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth: Catechist Guide.
A lesson plan for lesson 2 in The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth: Catechist Guide.
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
This handout challenges students to reflect on and brainstorm what it would have been like to create Church teachings and rules shortly after Jesus’ death and resurrection.
This handout lists 26 objectives of the ideal church as presented in Romans, Chapter 12
This worksheet presents a list of names for Jesus taken from Scripture. Students examine the meaning and purpose for each title.
This handout challenges students to decide how they would have reacted as a disciple after Jesus’ trial, death, and resurrection
This handout allows students to complete statements from Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount
This handout allows students to complete statements from Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount
This handout allows students to complete statements from Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount
This handout allows students to complete statements from Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount
This handout allows students to complete statements from Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount
A reflective worksheet where students identify meaningful definitions of God
An individual worksheet where students rank the priority Jesus placed on certain values in his ministry
Small-group activity that guides students to discover the culture of Jesus’ world by searching the Gospels
A partial list of scripture references for Jesus’ miracles, parables, important teachings, and life events
This handout offers a brief look at the use of Isaiah’s visions of the kingdom during Advent.
A list of questions to ask during an interview with a married couple.
This handout assigns students to a made-up Parish Council Committee. Students must then brainstorm ideas and activities to help engage young people in the life of the parish.
Students answer questions about the story of Jesus' Resurrection from one of the four Gospels.
Students review many familiar miracles performed by Jesus in the gospels before choosing a favorite.
This handout asks students to reflect and write about the ways that Jesus' healing is needed in their lives.
This small-group activity provides each group with an example of Christ's mission. Groups must answer questions surrounding their particular example.
Students read passages from the Gospels to explore the numerous emotions that Jesus experienced during his time on Earth.
This handout presents a list of different definitions and identities for God. Students are asked to choose ones that resonate with them.
This handout asks students to rank a list of items in life and society according to their importance.
This prayer service reflects on some of the aspects of relationships.
This handout helps students to explore the communication and relationship they have with their parents by asking a series of reflective questions for students to answer.
This handout helps teens reflect on their body image and the influences on their attitudes towards their bodies.
This handout presents numerous questions about healthy, life-long marriages for students to think about and answer.
This handout presents several real-life family situations about which students must evaluate and make a decision.
This handout provides several examples of parenting dilemmas. Students are to read the situations, choose a course of action, and explain their thoughts.
This handout gives a brief explanation for several types of relationships that end in marriage. Students are then asked to evaluate the reading and complete a journal prompt.
This poem provides a reflection on the fears and insecurities that we all carry underneath the outward impressions we give off.
This handout provides the scoring that should be used to interpret the accompanying Handout 9-D.
For this worksheet, students choose which behaviors match how they typically respond to conflict in relationships.
After reading several pieces of information that might be shared by a friend, students decide which should be kept confidential and which might be shared with others.
Students identify with whom in their life they would share a list of personal pieces of information.
Students reflect on and answer a series of questions about their listening skills.
Students reflect on and answer a series of questions about their interpersonal style and relationships with others.
Students read and respond to several stories about what it means to love yourself and others.
This is a writing prompt to help students reflect on what it is like to be a virgin in society today.
This article gives information about common STDs and AIDS.
This handout provides a list of True/False statements about sexually transmitted diseases and AIDS.
This handout provides two role-play situations in which a couple has discovered they are pregnant.
Students share their opinions in response to a series of statements about gender roles in society.
Students share their opinions in response to a series of statements about gender roles in society.
Students identify the different associations with and meanings of sexuality as portrayed in the media, by peers, and from adults.
This handout presents a series of statements about sexuality. Students are to indicate their level of agreement or disagreement with each.
On this handout students calculate the fixed expenses of an independent adult on a monthly and yearly basis.
Students estimate the cost of a list of items needed to live independently. This exercise is meant to help students understand the amount of money needed to survive.
On this handout students explore the qualities they look for or want in a job and brainstorm possible jobs that fit those qualities.
Students rank a list of careers based on their importance and prestige in society.
This handout provides a list of statements designed to help students evaluate the leisureliness of a specific person.
This handout asks students to decide which types of leisure activities their peers encourage them to participate in.
Students categorize their favorite leisure activities based on the primary benefit they receive from each.
This handout presents two real-life scenarios for which students must read and answer questions.
Students list leisure activities in which they participate before rating the frequency and satisfaction for each.
This handout provides a diagram for students to fill in as they reflect on the impact of friendship and relationships.
Students rank eight possible goals of formal education based on their importance or relevance.
Students read several scenarios and rank the level of independence demonstrated.
Students choose adjectives from a list to describe a specific person.
This handout provides a series of questions for students to answer about themselves.
This handout asks students to rank statements according to their beliefs about what it means to be fully alive.
This handout provides three situations for students to read and evaluate. Students must give a suggestion for how to respond to the conflict in each scenario based on the strategies in the book.
This handout provides three situations for students to read and evaluate. Students must decide if the story shows an example of Euthanasia.
This handout provides the beginning of a story about a teen who is about to break up with his girlfriend. Students are to complete the story following teacher instructions.
This handout provides three situations where teenagers are not fully respecting themselves. Students read the situations and respond with suggestions that demonstrate more self-respect.
This handout provides two role-play situations for students to practice open, honest communication in a kind, truthful way.
This handout provides a chart to help students keep track of the types of truths and lies portrayed on TV.
This handout provides a chart to help students keep track of their expenditures during one week
This handout provides several comments from teenagers about sex. It can be used as a discussion starter or writing prompt.
This handout provides three different comments from teens about their drug and alcohol usage. This can be used as a discussion starter.
Students read several real-life scenarios and explore the many fears, anxieties, and pressures that influence decisions.
This article gives several suggestions of how an individual can bring about distributive justice.
This handout provides several statistics and pieces of information about the alarming needs of children in our world.
Correlation to Curriculum Framework Course IV: Jesus Christ’s Mission Continues in the Church from The Church: Christ in the World Today.
A brief explanation of tradition versus Tradition.
A short video about how Catholic traditions that have been handed down help God reveal himself to us.
A nice summary of the Sixth and Ninth Commandments, and how God wants us to conduct ourselves in sexual matters.
Overviews of the five sections in the Catholic Connections Handbook for Middle Schoolers, Second Edition.
As stated in other sections of this online resource, three catechist guides accompany the sessions presented in The Catholic Connections Handbook for Middle School- ers, Second Edition (CCH). Each session in the CCH is supported by a session in the …
A guide for how to schedule programs based on the Catholic Connections program.
This segment will help you to get started with Catholic Connections. First it de- scribes details about the program and section features. Then it describes specific “getting started” tasks and provides a checklist for your planning.
A tip sheet for catechists focusing on using scripture.
A tip sheet for catechists focusing on helping young adolescents to pay attention.
A tip sheet for catechists focusing on effective group management.
A tip sheet for catechists focusing on effective storytelling.
A tip sheet for catechists focusing on active learning and faith formation.
Work with your group to complete the section of this handout that corresponds to your assigned topic.
A worksheet where students are asked to rank items on their necessity for living a happy life.
An article that discusses the roles and responsibilities of religious sisters.
A PowerPoint about a priest’s formation through their family, discernment, the vocations director, minor seminary, and theology studies.
While watching the PowerPoint “The Formation of a Priest”, the students must fill out this worksheet by filling in the blanks.
A worksheet that visually explores the differences between Catholic and catholic.
A handout on defining the Cardinal Virtues and describing how a person who exhibits the Cardinal Virtues acts.
A worksheet focused on what the Ten Commandments teach us about living in right relationship with God and with our neighbors.
Several interview questions for family members on family life and the Fourth Commandment.
A worksheet on honoring God based on students’ knowledge of the first three Commandments.
Two scenarios that involve people making moral choices. Students are asked to identify the object, intention, and circumstances surrounding the act in the scenario and indicate whether the choice is morally good or morally bad.
A list of vocabulary terms and definitions for Unit 5 of The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth, Third Edition.
A grading rubric for the final performance task project options for Unit 5 of The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth, Third Edition.
Several final performance task project options for Unit 5 of The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth, Third Edition.
A worksheet where students are asked to read and reflect on the Gospel of Luke’s powerful image of how Christ is present in the celebration of the Eucharist through the story of the two disciples on the road to Emmaus.
A worksheet on symbols, their abstract meanings, and how they are integral parts of Church liturgies.
A worksheet where students are asked to fill in information on the liturgical calendar.
A worksheet that looks at the seven Sacraments.
A list of vocabulary terms and definitions from Unit 4 of The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth, Third Edition.
An evaluation rubric for the project ideas from Unit 4 of The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth, Third Edition.
Several project ideas that coincide with Unit 4 of The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth, Third Edition.
An activity where students are asked to research several religious traditions, complete a comparison chart, and then reflect on their findings.
A chart that students are asked to fill in with at least two examples of ways the Church models the four marks of the Church, and at least two examples of ways they model the four marks of the Church.
An activity where students are given a chart containing the meanings, strengths, and limitations of each of the five models of the Church and asked to answer related questions.
Vocabulary terms, and their definitions, for Unit 4 of The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth Teacher Guide.
An evaluation rubric for the final performance task options for Unit 4 of The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth Teacher Guide.
Several final performance tasks options for Unit 4 of The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth Teacher Guide.
A list of interview questions to ask a practicing Catholic.
Steps on how to facilitate a silent conversation in writing in response to a topic or question posed.
A short reading where the six levels of Bloom’s taxonomy of the cognitive domain are explained.
An article on how to use sustained silent reading as an effective tool in the classroom.
A review of students’ understanding of unit material and their learning experiences. This review consists of several questions and encourages additional written feedback from students.
A student observation form for the Socratic seminar debate method.
Socratic seminar symbol codes to help quickly evaluate a seminar speaker.
A reading on the process and expectations for the Socratic Seminar debate.
A reading on how expert groups are a valuable classroom instructional strategy that helps to build student confidence, class collaboration, and expertise in chosen topics.
A reading on how to use graphic organizers as learning tools to deepen understanding.
This document explains the educational benefits of an audit, instructions on how to assign an audit, and an example of an audit handout.
A list of several conversation starters or self-reflection questions on the topic of justice.
An organizational grid to help students reflect on how they spent their Sabbath.
A reading on using multiple intelligences in the educational process, including a chart on ways to use each intelligence in religious education.
Vocabulary terms for Unit 1 of "The Sacraments: Encounters with Christ."
A montage of pictures during which an excerpt of Thomas Merton's definition of 'contemplation' is read.
Revelation and the Old Testament is the first semester course in the new high school series Live Jesus in Our Hearts. This series takes a fresh approach to the Framework outline, bringing in new themes such as in-depth use of scripture, extensive online resources, and an invitational, evangelizing approach.
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This article is from the Living in Christ Series. It discusses the social nature of the Catholic Church, especially with reference to community and salvation.
This article is part of the Living in Christ Series. It discusses how to assign and how to assess PowerPoint Presentations in the classroom, including a grading rubric.
This article is part of the Living in Christ Series. Teachers may use it as a guide for a Fishbowl discussion technique.
This resource is part of the Living in Christ Series. It offers various project ideas for students who have recently studied ecclesiology, especially ecumenism and interreligious dialogue.
Please note that this document is only available as a PDF.
This article is part of the Living in Christ Series. It discusses the value of using WebQuests as a classroom learning tool.
This article is from the Living in Christ Series. It gives ideas for using PhotoStory in the classroom, available for free download.
This resource is part o the Living in Christ Series. It offers ideas for final assessment activities for students studying apostolic succession, sacraments, and the four marks of the Church.
This rubric is part of the Living in Christ Series. It offers a guide for assessing students on projects that communicate key ideas about the Catholic Church and its nature.
This resource is part of the Living in Christ Series. It offers various project ideas for students who have recently studied eccesiology, especially the nature and role of the Catholic Church.
This article is part of the Living in Christ Series. It discusses the value of using the A-Z Method of pre- and post- assessment.
This article is part of the Living in Christ Series. It offers a brief introduction to the third person of the Trinity, the Holy Spirit.
This article is part of the Living in Christ Series. It discusses the value of using small group, hands-on activities in the classroom.
This article is part of the Living in Christ Series. It discusses several modes of communication and the importance of media literacy education.
This rubric is part of the Living in Christ Series. It offers a guide for assessing students on projects that communicate various important ideas about the Church in the world today.
This PowerPoint is part of the Living in Christ Series. Rather than a philosophical or theological discussion of the mystery of suffering, this resource asks students to meditate and think about Jesus' example of suffering for people he loves.
This PowerPoint is part of the Living in Christ Series. It uses vivid images to discuss the various signs and symbols that represent the Paschal Mystery. Students are asked to reflect on why a certain symbol is significant.
This PowerPoint is part of the Living in Christ Series. It offers a number of statements about common ideas or misconceptions about the Incarnation. Students can answer 'true' or 'false', following which, the teacher or catechist can explain the correct answer.
This PowerPoint is part of the Living in Christ Series. It presents information on the effects of sin and the effects of grace on human relationships with God, others, and self.
This article is part of the Living in Christ Series. It explains the use of written conversations to facilitate classroom learning and dialogue.
This article is part of the Living in Christ Series. It discusses 5 stages in introducing service learning to a classrooom setting.
This resource is from the Living in Christ Series. It offers various project ideas for students who have recently studied the Paschal Mystery, especially the themes of redemptive suffering and grace.
This article is part of the Living in Christ Series. It discusses and gives tips on how to approach sensitive topics in a classroom environment.
This article is part of the Living in Christ Series. It discusses techniques and challenges for teaching Catholic themes in an interfaith classroom environment.
This activity is part of the Living in Christ Series. Students can reflect the difference between symbols and signs, and do a project to create their own symbol of the Cross.
This rubric is part of the Living in Christ Series. Teachers may use this guide to assess students for communicating key ideas from the Paschal Mystery in a project that the teacher assigns.
This resource is part of the Living in Christ Series. If offers various project ideas for students who have recently studied the Paschal Mystery and the redemptive nature of Jesus' suffering.
This activity is part of the Living in Christ Series. Students can classify information being introduced into categories of their own knowledge level.
This article is part of the Living in Christ Series. It discusses the value of classroom discussions as well as suggesting new styles of this method.
This rubric is part of the Living in Christ Series. It offers a guide for assessing students on projects about the Paschal Mystery, especially the accounts of Jesus' public ministry in the New Testament.
This resource is part of the Living in Christ Series. It offers project ideas for students who have recently studied the Paschal Mystery, especially the life and ministry of Jesus Christ in the Gospels.
This article is part of the Living in Christ Series. It discusses and explains the value of using a Word Splash for classroom learning.
This article is from the Living in Christ Series. It explains the classroom discussion method of Hevruta, an ancient Jewish practice of reading aloud and discovering that each text has several layers of meaning. It can also be used with …
This article is part of the Living in Christ Series. It offers a guide for helping students become comfortable with reading aloud.
This article is from the Living in Christ Series. It discusses methods for encouraging students to engage texts they are reading on a deeper level to benefit their learning and the classroom dialogue.
This article is part of the Living in Christ Series. It discusses the value of using primary source texts in the classroom.
This rubric is part of the Living in Christ Series. It offers a guide for assessing students for projects on the Paschal Mystery, especially the notion of covenant throughout the New and Old Testaments.
This rubric is part of the Living in Christ Series. It offers a guide for assessing student projects that communicate some basic ideas of the Paschal Mystery: the Fall, the need for salvation, and the redemptive acts of Jesus Christ.
This activity is part of the Living in Christ Series. It offers several statements with which students may agree or disagree as a preassessment tool for teaching the Paschal Mystery.
This PowerPoint presentation is part of the Living in Christ Series. It explores salvation history, the transmission of Divine Revelation, and the role of the Magisterium.
This PowerPoint is part of the Living in Christ Series. It explores the terms Savior and Redeemer, as well as other images used in the New Testament, to understand who Jesus Christ is.
This PowerPoint is part of the Living in Christ Series. It discusses various imagery and scriptural passages that highlight the distinct persons of the Trinity.
This PowerPoint is part of the Living in Christ Series. It gives an overview of the development of Trinitarian theology in the Cathlic Church, including the context and the main heresies to be opposed in the early Church.
This PowerPoint is part of the Living in Christ Series. Using imagery, scripture and analogy, it explores the central mystery of the Christian faith: the belief in the Trinity.
This article is part of the Living in Christ Series. It offers an introduction to the Paschal Mystery including the root of the words, its effects, and theories of how the salvation of mankind precisely transpires through Jesus' suffering, death …
This resource is a part of the Living in Christ Series. The 3 Week Discipleship Integration Plan is a helpful tool for setting goals and charting progress in various areas of discipleship.
This activity is part of the Living in Christ Series. Students can use this chart to fill in the definiton of various terms, then find a practical application for their life.
This resource is part of the Living in Christ Series. It offers instruction to students who must put together a portfolio of their readings, writings and assignments from lessons on Jesus and Christology.
This resource is part of the Living in Christ Series. Students can review main ideas from studying Jesus Christ, especially faith and discipleship.
This article is part of the Living in Christ Series. It introduces a method of classroom discussion that is interactive and a part of the bodily-kinesthetic learning method. Students move to indicate their responses to various questions.
This resource is part of the Living in Christ Series. Students can review key concepts about the person of Jesus Christ.
This handout is part of the Living in Christ Series. Students can review the main ideas from studying the person of Jesus Christ in the New Testament.
This article is part of the Living in Christ Series. It discusses the value of using Venn Diagrams for classroom learning.
This article is part of the Living in Christ Series. It discusses the use of Wikis for classroom group projects, including some suggestions and caveats.
This resource is part of the Living in Christ Series. Students may use it to review key concepts about the person of Jesus Christ, his disciples, and his mother Mary.
This review is part of the Living in Christ Series. Students may use it to review key ideas from studying the person of Jesus Christ.
This article is from the Living in Christ Series. It is an instructional article for teachers to learn how to administer a "Gallery Walk" discussion technique.
This article is part of the Living in Christ Series. It offers an overview of some of the main theories of salvation, including the Prophetic, Sacrificial, Ransom, Divinization, Vicarious, Moral Exemplar, and Penal Substitution models.
This article is part of the Living in Christ Series. It offers an overview and introduction to the Revelation in the Catholic Church, including Natural and Divine Revelation and information the Church Father and the Second Vatican Council.
This resource is part of the Living in Christ Series. It offers a standard for assessing student participation in a socratic seminar and/or class discussion.
This article is part of the Living in Christ Series. It discusses the value of using the Think-Pair-Share Method of classroom learning and discussion.
This article is part of the Living in Christ Series. It introduces and explains the concept and method of Mind Maps as a classroom tool.
This PowerPoint is part of the Living in Christ Series. It is a great introduction to what God desires from humans and why God chooses to reveal Himself to us.
This article is part of the Living in Christ Series. It explains the value of using rubrics to assess student work.
This article is part of the Living in Christ Series. It discusses the value of using Final Performance Tasks to assess students.
This rubric is part of the Living in Christ Series. Teachers may use this as a guide for assessing students on oral presentations.
This rubric is part of the Living in Christ Series. Teachers may use it to evaluate students on their participation in a Socratic Seminar.
This article is part of the Living in Christ Series. Teachers may use it as a guide to using the Socratic Method in classroom discussion.
This chart helps teachers and students observe the differences between the various contexts, themes, audiences, and time frames of the four Gospels.
This article is from the Living in Christ Series. It offers an overview of what blogging is and how it can be integrated in the classroom. Several suggested blogs are featured at the end of the article.
This article is part of the Living in Christ Series. It gives an introduction and overview of blogging and its educational value.
In this exercise the students compare and contrast the covenant experiences of Abraham and Moses to gain a deeper understanding of the role of covenant in the history of the Jewish people.
This article is part of the Living in Christ Series. It explains the value of using quotations to facilitate classroom discussions.
This article is part of the Living in Christ Series. It offers an introduction to the use of Google Earth in the classroom.
This article is part of the Living in Christ Series. It discusses the value of using the "Found-Read" Method to facilitate classroom learning and discussion.
This article is part of the Living in Christ Series. It discusses the value of using the Take-a-Stand Method.
This activity is part of the Living in Christ Series. It serves as a review of several important terms and asks students to define, associate, and put the term into the context of Salvation History.
This article is part of the Living in Christ Series. It discusses the value of using the Barometer method to facilitate classroom discussion.
This article is part of the Living in Christ Series. It discusses the value of using the Jigsaw Process to facilitate classroom learning and discussion.
This article is part of the Living in Christ Series. It discusses the value of using the Big Paper Exercise for classroom discussion.
This article is part of the Living in Christ Series. It discusses the value of an ungraded association quiz as an assessment or preassessment.
This article is part of the Living in Christ Series. It offers an brief explanation behind preassessment diagnostic evaluations as ways to learn what students already know about a topic.
This article is from the Living in Christ Series. It offers guidelines for teachers teaching students how to navigate the Bible, including reference to other worksheet for the students.
This article is part of the Living in Christ Series. It includes information on how to prepare for, lead, assess and follow-up the classroom use of a Socratic Seminar discussion method.
This article is from the Living in Christ Series. It discusses the notion of structured teaching methods through the model of scaffolding.
This reading guide is part of the Living in Christ Series. Students can use it while reading other articles from the LIC Series to take important notes and answer significant questions.
This resource is part of the Living in Christ Series. It is a handout for students to use the Mind Map format to brainstorm and explore relationships and associations between ideas and words.
This worksheet is part of the Living in Christ Series. It asks students to reflect on their responses, likes, and dislikes to new learning methods.
This activity is part of the Living in Christ Series. It is a biblical scavenger hunt through the New Testament in order to find various key events in the life and ministry of Jesus.
This handout is part of the Living in Christ Series. Students may use it as a quick reference to key ideas behind the Cycle of Redemption in the Old Testament.
This activity is part of the Living in Christ Series. Students are asked to reflect on important historical documents and consider the overall significance of studying history.
This resource is part of the Living in Christ Series. It offers ideas of assessing students who have recently studied scripture, especially original sin and salvation historys' culmination in Jesus Christ.
This activity is part of the Living in Christ Series. It serves as a follow up reflection on the movie, "The Field of Dreams," prompting students to think about the themes of inspiration, revelation, and vocation seen throughout the film.
This activity is related to the "Biblical Exegesis Chart" and is part of the Living in Christ Series. Students must fill in the remaining column to answer questions about the exegetical work of various methods of biblical criticism.
This rubric is part of the Living in Christ Series. It serves a guide for assessing students for projects that communicate key points about Scripture, especially revelation, inspiration, and vocation.
This resource is part of the Living in Christ Series. It offers ideas for assessing students who have recently studied the Bible, including inspiration, divine revelation, and exegesis.
In this activity, students are asked to find various famous Old Testament stories and events by searching through Scripture.
This rubric is part of the Living in Christ Series. It offers a guide for assessing students on projects that communicate their knowledge of various key points about the Bible.
This is a helpful resource for coming up with final assessments for students after reviewing biblical scholarship, history, genres, and criticism.
This rubric is part of the Living in Christ Series. It serves as a guide for assessing students on projects about the person of Jesus Christ, especially his life, death and resurrection, and the effects of the Paschal Mystery.
This resource is part of the Living in Christ Series. It offers various project ideas for students who have recently studied christology, especially Jesus' suffering, death and resurrection in salvation history.
This rubric is part of the Living in Christ Series. It serves as a guide for assessing students on projects on the person of Jesus Christ, especially his teaching on morality and Christian lifestyle.
This resource is part of the Living in Christ Series. It offers various project ideas for students who have recently studied christology, especially Jesus' Sermon on the Mount and the fulfillment of the Ten Commandments.
This activity is part of the Living in Christ Series. It gives two options for a writing assignment that uses scripture and the imagination.
This resource is part of the Living in Christ Series. It offers various project ideas for students who have recently studied christology, especially Jesus' relationships with Mary and the disciples.
This resource is part of the Living in Christ Series. It offers a review form for students or teachers to fill out after doing a poster project.
This activity is part of the Living in Christ Series. Students define, associate, and find similaries among various words that a teacher or catechist assigns, in order to see the root and relationship between them.
This resource is part of the Living in Christ Series. It offers three different options for assessing students who have recently studied Christology, especially Jesus' fully human, fully divine nature, his historical context, and his relationship to God the Father.
This handout is part of the Living in Christ Series. Students can fill in the blanks to learn or review key concepts about the development of Trinitarian theology.
This rubric is part of the Living in Christ Series. It offers a guide for assessing students on projects that communicate key points about the Trinitarian nature of God.
This resource is from the Living in Christ Series. It offers three ideas for assessing students who have recently studied Christology, including core themes like monotheism, trinitarianism, and community.
This resource is part of the Living in Christ Series. Teachers may use it as a grading rubric after assigning their students an interview assignment.
This rubric is part of the Living in Christ Series. It offers a guide for grading and assessing students who have completed projects regarding Jesus Christ as the manifestation of God's Love for humanity.
This resource is part of the Living in Christ Series. It offers ideas for final assessment projects for students studying Christology, including revelation, the Church, and tradition.
The Scriptures play a critical role in our faith growth as a source of inspiration, celebration, education, and formation. As a catechist you should become comfortable with using the Scriptures, and nurture such comfort in young people.
Student handout: Activity for an unnamed section of Cath Connections Handbook (pg 35-39 ish) word puzzle
Class activity that familiarizes them with scriptural values, increases vocab, and ups self-esteem
Original directions to go with Game On! Cards. instructions for Baseball, Dodgeball, Identity, Jeopardy...
This overnight retreat on self-esteem invites the young people to explore their own personal gifts and encourages them to share those abilities with others. The retreat emphasizes the light of Christ in our Life, the special people who bring us …
Handout that Catechists attending Session need to print out/can use. Resource
A thank-you card activity to give thanks for the special people in students' lives.
Handout that Catechists attending Session need to print out/can use. Resource
Handout that Catechists attending Session need to print out/can use. Resource
Handout that Catechists attending Session need to print out/can use. Resource
Similar to back to school blessing handout. Something you can do at home, "introduce God into your birthday celebrations at home"
A resource/handout for teachers or catechists. Something fun to do on first day of class, or during the beginning of the new school year.
Handout that Catechists attending Session need to print out/can use. Resource
This session from Catechetical Sessions on Liturgy and the Sacraments invites participants to consider the unique ways in which ordained ministers and married people serve the people of God, responsibilities that are presented in the vows they take in either …
Preparation Gather the following items: * two foam balls or two beanbags * one copy of the resource A Communication Process(PDF) Secretly Ask a participant to help you with the activity. Explain that the second activity in this session is …
Background for the Teacher This session focuses our attention on Paul's conversion experience. Using a hard-boiled egg and a raw egg as focusing symbols, the young people reflect on the meaning of conversion. Then two or three of the participants …
Saul was ravaging the church by entering house after house; dragging off both men and women . . . To prison. (Acts of the Apostles 8:3) Convinced that following the teachings of Jesus was wrong, Paul pursued the early Christians …
I advanced in Judaism beyond many among my people of the same age, for I was far more zealous for the traditions of my ancestors. (Galatians 1:14) A tent maker by trade, Paul's Jewish name was Saul. But because Paul …
This vision paper presents stories and ideas of Catholic educators who care deeply about their faith, their vocation, and their school communities. It is a reflection on how staff spiritual development empowers the mission to teach as Jesus did. The …
Imagine if a teacher brought students to the school library and allowed them to read anything they wanted without ever asking a single question or demanding that students think critically about what they were reading. Preposterous! What teacher would ever …
Young people in the diocese are getting excited about Scripture and it's all part of a national effort called "Yes! Youth Engaging Scripture." YES is a Catholic teen-to-teen Bible sharing concept and to date, some 1,800 young people have been …
"Grace and peace in abundance to all of you! In my soul there are two contrasting sentiments in these hours. On the one hand, a sense of inadequacy and human turmoil for the responsibility entrusted to me yesterday as the …
CONSIDERATIONS IN MINISTRY PLANNING All adults who work with children and or young people must be capable of exercising good judgment and wisdom in their ministry. We recommend that you consider the following questions when planning any activity involving children …
THE PRIMA PROCESS Prima is the Latin word for first. In the PRIMA process, each letter of the word stands for a step in reading and studying the Bible individually or with a group. Using the PRIMA process helps you …
(25 minutes) Before the session. Ask one of the participants to serve as a reader. Then, write each of the four following words or phrases on a separate sheet of paper. If your group is large, you might want to …
THE TWELVE VIRTUES OF A GOOD TEACHER In 1706, John Baptist de La Salle, patron saint of teachers, listed twelve virtues of a good teacher in his Conduct of the Christian Schools. In 1785, Brother Agathon, the fifth superior general …
How do we welcome non-Christians into our schools and our religion classrooms, and at the same time give witness to our own Christ-centered faith? How do we invite students to learn from and respect other faith traditions without sending the …
I use a "carousel" activity with the movie The Elephant Man (1980, Paramount Video, 125 minutes) when teaching my lifestyles course. It works like this. After viewing the movie, I ask the students to call out the names of all …
I often joke with my students that they help me parent my children! When my daughter Ellie was turning thirteen, all of a sudden I was struck with this idea that turned out to be an awesome activity for my …
I have been involved with our school's service-learning program for over ten years as a classroom teacher. Because the program is integrated fully in the religion, English, and social studies curriculum, we have made a commitment to processing the material …
In 1977 when I began teaching and ministering in the high school apostolate, parents were not considered a part of the official work on student retreats. As the teachers, we had the answers for their sons and daughters; we had …
"What's the buzz? Tell me what's happenin'!" I'm sure many of you recognize those lyrics from "Jesus Christ Superstar." I think of that song whenever the topic of technology comes up, which is often. In-services, workshops, and professional journals regularly …
"Jesus is everyone's department!" That is what I found myself exclaiming as I argued with a fellow teacher and friend about why she only wanted the religion teachers in our high school to offer extra credit to students if they …
Katie Murphy visited El Salvador in the summer of 1999 as part of the Frontiers of Justice project, a learning opportunity for Catholic high school teachers cosponsored by Catholic Relief Services and the National Catholic Educational Association's Secondary Division. Her …
They seemed happily unaware of traditional teachings.... I thought them unchurched. The invitation to spell out what I see happening today in theological education for undergraduates is too good to pass up. I’ve been teaching undergraduates for nearly 30 years. …
Adolescents' values and aspirations are in the process of formation and their capacity for commitment is just beginning to emerge. Europeans tell the story of a young man who was disturbed by the antireligious skepticism prevalent at his university and …
I first began using multiple-intelligence theory to respond to the variety of gifts in my students. For example, students who rarely participated in class discussion expressed themselves freely in artwork, music, or role-plays. I soon found that the use of …
Making the sign of the cross is a gesture that says, in shorthand, that a person is a Catholic. It appears as an icon in popular culture, and as a gesture it is scattered throughout film history, for example: movie …
Rather than criticize teens' preoccupation with the media, these religion teachers use it in their faith formation efforts. Adolescents often feel most fully alive and in tune with their peers in the midst of a media experience--a rock concert, a …
Evidence of a total Catholic education may be found in persons who have cultivated these principles of action. The title of Stephen R. Covey's long-running bestseller The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People (Simon & Schuster) kept circling in my …
Helping students discover how they are smart should be the goal of assessment. Is multiple intelligence instruction the way to proceed into the 21st century? Many educators in Catholic settings with whom I have worked remark that the theory reminds …
I always thought that I would have made a great archbishop in Salzburg during the time of Mozart. But instead I'm the archbishop of Milwaukee in the time of rock 'n' roll. That's the way life turns out. We live …
Central Characteristics of Roman Catholicism Catholicism is a remarkably rich religion, characterized by a complex tapestry of beliefs, practices, values, rituals, traditions, and more. When viewed “from the outside”—that is, by those who do not share its communal life—Catholicism is …
The Connections Binder encourages students to find meaningful connections between the content they are studying in class and something from the world outside the classroom that they find interesting or appealing. I assign this project at the beginning of my …
Editor's note: The author of our feature article, Kathleen Hodapp, was one of the participants in last summer's workshop "The Catholic High School As Faith Community," held here in Winona, Minnesota, as well as on the East Coast and the …
We are standing on the brink, and our bishops are urging us to jump. Many of us don't know where we'll end up, and we aren't sure whether we'll land in one piece. Yet the sense of urgency is building, …
Jack Kelly, who teaches religious studies at Saint Albert High School in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, offers us thoughts on how to engage students, using the contemporary media that are so familiar to them. The textbook, chalkboard, and teacher remain valued …
"To teach as Jesus did." It's a phrase that must have been tucked away somewhere in my mind because it sprang to consciousness when I was asked to consider writing this article. "To teach as Jesus did." What an awesome …
We all know that a good story will almost always act as an excellent springboard for reflection. Jesus' most effective teaching tool was the parable. He would gather his disciples and tell them a story with a message that moved …
As a teacher in a Catholic school, I have always been concerned with trying to demonstrate to my students how, in a practical way, Catholic values and the Christian worldview are relevant to their lives. A Catholic school does not …
"God, being a teenager has so many ups and downs, so many vital decisions. It is a time when the pressures of one's peers are at a high, and the choices that are made will inevitably follow people throughout their …
This classroom strategy is based on a method used by Fr. Steve Brice while teaching religion at Aquinas High School, La Crosse, Wisconsin. Young people love humor and satire. One way to alleviate pressures students feel from the culture around …
Biblical stories have been imaginatively retold over and over again for centuries. A particular type of retelling, in which students assume the role of a biblical character then retell the story using a first-person point of view, has proven effective …
In teaching church history, I have used, with some degree of success, the approach of showing links between the events and issues of the past and the concerns the church is facing today and will be facing in the future. …
Religion classes should be interesting, if not compelling, and they can be if what is interesting is determined by the students. This, of course, is not a new approach. Learner-centered educational theories have been popular for decades. Using story as …
I must be a magician with talent enough to spare . . . Yes! That would explain how it is I can make assignments disappear . . into thin air. I think my mind is plagued with such topics as . . Nuclear War. I simply cannot devote my …
For a couple of years, Saint Mary’s Press sponsored a listserv discussion group online. Discussions on a variety of topics were pursued via e-mail. In this section of the web site, I summarize some of the highlights from these old …
For a couple of years, Saint Mary's Press sponsored a listserv discussion group online. Discussions on a variety of topics were pursued via e-mail. It is my hope that I can summarize some of the highlights from these old files …
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