Now Available: The Religion Teacher’s Advent Activity Pack and Jesse Tree Kit. The Internet is loaded with advent activities of all sorts and kids. Check out the following links to help guide your way. Here are some general advent activity hubs on the web. These pages have other great resources to check out: USCCB Advent…
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The Living Rosary: Bring the Rosary to life for your students!
Looking for a special way to pray the Rosary? Try bringing a Living Rosary to your school or religious education community. This beautiful prayer service takes some preparation and practice, but many teachers have found it makes for a powerful and prayerful annual tradition. The Rosary, in this case, is made of students, with each…
Rosary Activities
Get The Religion Teacher’s Rosary Worksheets for Kids! Includes handout meditations on each mystery of the Rosary to help young people not only recite the prayers but enter into the mysteries of the lives of Christ and Mary. (Special Offer: Buy these rosary worksheets for kids and get two free classroom videos on “How to…
The Feast of St. Robert Bellarmine, Patron Saint of Catechists
September 17th is the feast day of Saint Robert Bellarmine, Doctor of the Church, and patron saint of catechists and catechumens. He was born in 1542 at the height of the Protestant Reformation. Like many saints, he was from a noble family and suffered form an assortment of health issues. He became a Jesuit and…
September Contest Opportunities for Religious Educators and Students
There are a few contests roaming around the web right now that I thought you might be interested in. Check them out: Ave Maria Press’s Brother Andre Essay Contest Details at http://engagingfaith.blogspot.com/2010/08/scholarship-contest-celebrating.html Prize: $500 scholarship for students enrolled in Catholic high schools Deadline: September 17, 2010 Requirements: 500 word essay titled “Brother André Bessette: A…
The Religion Teacher Is Moving!
This Labor Day weekend, The Religion Teacher will be migrating to www.thereligionteacher.com. I have wanted to make this move for awhile now, and I am finally prepared to do it at the loss of some PageRank in Google (for now). Update your bookmarks and links! If you have this page bookmarked, go over to www.thereligionteacher.com…
Catholic Religious Education Resources
Lesson Planning Resources The Religion Teacher’s Guide to Lesson Planning by Jared Dees – This is a free e-book that includes tutorials on how to lesson plan effectively. This step-by-step to lesson planning for religion teachers and catechists teaches readers how to prepare a lesson, craft clear lesson objectives, implement effective assessments, and meet the…
About The Religion Teacher
The Religion Teacher provides practical resources and teaching strategies to help religious educators transform the lives of the young people they teach. The Religion Teacher’s Mission: As Christ’s witnesses, we make disciples everywhere. (Acts 1:8, Mt 28:19) The Religion Teacher’s Vision: A Church of Spirit-filled disciples who can’t keep their faith to themselves. Read more about The…
Catholic Mass Reflection Questions
Occasionally you will have the opportunity to meet with students either before or after mass. As I mentioned in my post on CatholicMom.com, “How to Get Teens to Participate in Mass,” it is critical that we help young people connect their personal experiences with the Liturgy (“find their feelings”) and learn more about the God…
Getting Things Done (GTD) for Religious Educators
I recently read a book by David Allen called Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity. At first I thought it was a bit overwhelming with all the lists and organization that it required. I had been experimenting with Stephen Covey’s form of productivity from The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, but thought…