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First Day of School Printables

First Day of School Worksheets & Printables

The first day of school is a great day for you to get to know the students and for them to get to know each other. You also want to introduce them to the class and the items in it as quickly as possible. There are so many printable templates available online to help you get to know your students. Here are a few that I liked the most as I did some ...

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Guardian Angel Lesson Plan & Activities

Use this lesson plan to teach your students about their guardian angels so they will turn to them in times of need. At the bottom of this guardian angel lesson plan you will also find a collection of activities. Guardian Angel Lesson Objectives Students will be able to explain what guardian angels do according to the Bible and the Catholic ...

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Sign of the Cross Lesson Plan

In this lesson your students will understand the meaning of the Sign of the Cross. When they make the Sign of the Cross, they will remember the sacrifice Jesus made for them and affirm their belief in the Holy Trinity. The format for the lesson is a simplified version of Lectio Divina Lesson Planning called The RE3 Framework: Read, Reflect, and ...

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Guardian Angel Lesson Plan & Activities

Use this lesson plan to teach your students about their guardian angels so they will turn to them in times of need. At the bottom of this guardian angel lesson plan you will also find a collection of activities. Guardian Angel Lesson Objectives Students will be able to explain what guardian angels do according to the Bible and the Catholic ...

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The Five Forms of Prayer Video & Worksheet

Introduce your students to the Catechism of the Catholic Church's five forms of prayer with this video: How do we pray? When many people hear the word “prayer,” they think about us asking God for help, but that is only one way to pray. The Catechism of the Catholic Church divides prayer into five forms: petition, intercession, ...

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The RE3 Framework: Read, Reflect, and Respond

In 2017 I introduced a concept that has transformed the way I teach in religious education: Lectio Divina Lesson Planning. The idea is pretty simple: apply the prayer process of Lectio Divina to everything we teaching catechesis.  The process really caught on and many others benefited from the approach, so I expanded the ideas into a book on ...

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So, you are teaching virtually this year. Things are going to be different. It certainly won’t be religious education as normal. It might not be the year we expected. But it could be an amazing year. In response to the pandemic, many schools and parishes have chosen between: In-person classes with social distancing and masks…

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Imagine . . . A classroom of kids actively engaged in learning about their faith. They work diligently on assignments. They listen to your presentations. They ask questions and are able to go home and articulate what they learned in class to their parents and friends. Now imagine the opposite . . . Students are…

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