This is a guest post by Mary Kate Warner of Christianity Cove. Have a blessed Advent and merry Christmas! This Christmas game will help students learn the key elements of the Christmas/Nativity Story. Game Materials Christmas Game Overview A student will have a note taped to their forehead with a word on it and they…
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First Communion Activities
Help your students prepare to experience the Sacrament of the Eucharist for the first time with some of these many activity ideas. To get a full collection of lesson plans, worksheets, videos, activities, guided meditations, prayers, and more, check out The Religion Teacher’s First Communion Activity Pack. Collections of First Communion Activities The Religion Teacher’s…
The Password Review Game
I’m always on the lookout for fun review games to play with my students. When I first started teaching, I had a group of students who were very into sports and games. They would ask me almost daily if they could play games. I was happy to play more games with them as long as…
Pope Activities and Lesson Plans for Kids
Here is a collection of activities you can use to teach about the role of the pope in the Roman Catholic Church. For additional resources, check out The Religion Teacher’s Pope Activity Pack, which includes full lesson plans, worksheets, videos, prayers, reflection activities, and assessments. Pope Activity Ideas Catholic Icing’s List of Pope Activities for…
Catholic Schools Week Ideas and Activities 2013
I am so pleased to welcome back for the fourth time my wife Jennifer Dees and our good friend Meghann Kirzeder, who will share another set of Catholic Schools Week ideas and activities for 2013. They’ve shared so many ideas in the past that they wanted me to point you to their previous posts as…
The Religion Teacher’s Jesse Tree Kit
The Religion Teacher’s Jesse Tree Kit is a special set of resources that can be used by catechists, teachers, and parents to prepare their children for the coming of Christ throughout the month of December. This Jesse Tree kit includes twenty-four Jesse Tree ornaments and symbols. All twenty-four ornaments in The Religion Teacher’s Jesse Tree Kit come…
Catholic Mass Activities for Kids
There are so many fun ways to teach kids about the Catholic Mass. This collection of Catholic Mass activities should help you plan your next lesson about the mass or help prepare students for school or parishes masses throughout the year. Whether you are teaching students about the liturgy or specifically about the Eucharist, try…
Year of Faith Activities and Ideas for Religious Educators
On October 11, 2012 the Catholic Church will begin a celebration of the “Year of Faith” to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the Second Vatican Council and the twentieth anniversary of the publication of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. The year will be quite busy, beginning with a Synod on “The New Evangelization for…
4 Ways to Help Students Learn the Books of the Bible
Every year that I teach young people, I’m amazed by how little they know about the Bible. I’ll say, “turn to Luke, chapter fifteen” and wait for four or five minutes for students to find the right page. It doesn’t matter what age group it is. High school juniors seem to take just as long…
Feast of the Ascension Activities
Forty days after Easter Sunday we celebrate the Feast of the Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Jesus’s ascension into heaven is recounted in Mark 16:19-20, Luke 24:50-53, and Acts 1:6-12. There are a number of Ascension activities that you can do in your classrooms or at home with your children from various websites below….
