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Lesson Planning Checklist

Lesson Planning Checklist

The following checklist is from The Religion Teacher’s Guide to Lesson Planning. It includes the three-step process to sitting down and planning a lesson that will engage your students in learning about their faith. To help your students experience an encounter with Christ during your lesson, check out Christ in the Classroom: Lesson Planning for the…

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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…

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First Weeks of School Mistakes

10 First-Week Mistakes You Must Avoid This Year

It is time to return to the classroom! Are you ready? I always find that it is a little bit difficult to get back into the swing of things. It’s hard to jump right back in and pick up the momentum where you left off the year before. I know that I’ve personally made many…

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Filed Under: New School Year, Teaching Strategies Tagged With: classroom management, lesson objectives

Getting Student's Attention

Save Your Voice and Your Sanity: 3 Ways to Effectively Get Students’ Attention

The class mumbles with whispering for a few moments. It grows to a murmur and before you know it, they are nearly shouting to the people next to them. How do you get their attention? How do you snap them out of discussion mode and back to listening mode without raising your voice? I’ve used…

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Filed Under: New School Year, Teaching Strategies Tagged With: classroom management

Catholic Ice Breaker Games

Fun Catholic Ice Breaker Games

It is the beginning a new year and for many of us that means . . . fun Catholic ice breakers! I know, I know, ice breakers aren’t always the most exciting things to do, but they are effective. You want to build a community as quickly as possible so you might as well have…

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Filed Under: Activities, Most Popular, New School Year Tagged With: games

Advice for New Teachers

The Most Important Piece of Advice that New Religion Teachers and Catechists Don’t Want to Hear

I am blessed to live and work near the University of Notre Dame. Summers are always a great time here. I’m a graduate of the Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) program and my wife still works for one of the ACE programs so I get to hang around people who are passionate about Catholic education…

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Harry Wong Quote on Classroom Management

6 Classroom Management Strategies for the First Weeks of School

The first weeks of school is the most critical time for establishing effective classroom management for the rest of the year. I’m a big believer in holding off on all significant teaching of course content until some effective classroom management procedures and classroom rules are established and practiced thoroughly. Consider using the following classroom management…

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Classroom Procedures for Religious Education

Classroom Procedures and the First Weeks of School

Classroom procedures and routines are the key to effective classroom management. One of the earliest and best lessons I learned as a teacher was the importance of classroom procedures above and beyond classroom rules. All teachers have rules in their classrooms, but many teachers waste time and energy enforcing rules instead of practicing procedures until…

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Filed Under: Elementary School, High School, Middle School, New School Year, Teaching Strategies Tagged With: classroom management

Learn New Student Names

Learning New Student Names

As the first days of school begin in the coming weeks, here are some activities and tips for learning your new students’ names. Note Cards: Distribute note cards to each of your students. On the blank side, have them print their name largely and legibly. On the lined side, have them write information that will…

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Filed Under: Activities, Elementary School, High School, Middle School, New School Year

Scripture-based Classroom Rules

Scripture-Based Classroom Rules

When you are developing your classroom rules this year, you may want to consider a couple of Scripture passages to provide a framework for acceptable behaviors. You will, of course, need to create succinct rules such as “follow directions,” “seek permission to get out of your seat by raising your hand,” “raise your hand to…

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Filed Under: Activities, Elementary School, Middle School, New School Year Tagged With: classroom management

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