Use this Crucifixion lesson plan or the activities below to teach about the passion and death of Jesus Christ. Save the lesson for Holy Week and Easter or teach it at any time throughout the year. Crucifixion Lesson Objectives Crucifixion Lesson Activities & Assessment Hook: The Crucifix Place a crucifix in the front of the…
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Catholic AI Lesson Plan: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace
This Artificial Intelligence & the Workplace lesson plan is included in the AI Toolbox for Catholic Schools from The Religion Teacher. The other lesson plans in the toolkit feature other topics: AI & Bias, AI & Privacy, and AI & War. To access all of these lesson plans as well as tools to develop your…
Jubilee Year Lesson Plan, Activities, & Worksheet
Pope Francis declared 2025 to be a Jubilee Year in the Catholic Church. This lesson plan provides some ideas for teaching about this Holy Year and the ways your students can participate without making an actual pilgrimage to Rome. Jubilee Year Lesson Objectives Jubilee Year Lesson Activities Lesson Hook It may seem like an odd…
Introduction to the Bible Lesson Plan
Use this lesson plan to introduce students to the Bible, it’s major parts, but most importantly how to read it. Bible Lesson Objectives Bible Lesson Activities Hook Bring in one of your own bibles from home. Tell the story of where you got this bible and what it has meant to use personally to read…
Bread of Life Lesson Plan & Activities
Jesus Christ’s teachings contained in the Gospel of John chapter 6 are known as the “Bread of Life Discourses.” These teachings are the basis of much of the theology behind the Catholic Church’s celebration of the Eucharist at Mass. The teachings in John 6:22–59 help us understand that Christ is the “bread of life.” This…
Palm Sunday Lesson Plan & Activities
Teach your students about Palm Sunday and Jesus’s entry into Jerusalem with this lesson plan and collection of activities, crafts, worksheets, and teaching ideas. Palm Sunday Lesson Objectives Palm Sunday Lesson Lesson Hook If the President (or prime minister, king, etc.) was coming to visit your school, how would the teachers and students welcome his…
All Souls’ Day Lesson Plan & Activities
Teach your students about All Souls’ Day (The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed) with this lesson plan and the collection of activities, crafts, worksheets, and teaching ideas. All Souls’ Day Lesson Objectives Students will be able to explain the purpose of All Souls’ Day. Students will be able to remember and pray for someone…
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 Guardian Angel Lesson Activities Guardian Angel Lesson Hook Show this popular painting,…
Wedding Feast at Cana Lesson Plan & Activities
The story of the wedding feast at Cana of Galilee in the Gospel of John describes the first of Jesus Christ’s many miracles. The story has special significance because of the role of Jesus’s mother Mary who intercedes on behalf of the wedding guests to convince her son to perform the miracle. The miracle also…
Samson Lesson Plan and Worksheet
This lesson plan will help you teach students about the story of Samson from the Old Testament Book of Judges. God gave Samson the gift of great strength, but he also had a weakness for women. As students read this story, help them reflect on their own strengths and weaknesses. The format for the lesson…
