When you read a parable with your students, help them understand the meaning of the story, but also guide them to reflect on what the parable means for them today. Challenge them to imagine what Jesus is saying to them through the parable. One of the ways to help students engage more deeply with a…
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The Religion Teacher’s Parable Worksheet Pack
The printable handouts in The Religion Teacher’s Parable Worksheet Pack will help your students understand the meaning of the many parables Jesus told and, more importantly, apply the truths that they contain to their personal spiritual lives. Buy Now > (Or gain access as a premium member of The Religion Teacher.) Your students will hear the fictional…
The Last Supper Lesson Plan
This Last Supper lesson plan can be used to help your students better understand the significance of the consecration at Mass or to help them prayerfully reflect of the events on Holy Thursday. Last Supper Lesson Objectives Last Supper Lesson Activities 1. Prayer of Thanksgiving Begin the class with simple prayers of thanksgiving. Before blessing…
The Last Supper Skit Script
One of the things I really want my students to be able to do is imagine themselves in the story of the Last Supper. This is essentially what happens during the consecration of the Catholic Mass. So, in order to prepare them to understand more deeply how powerful this event is in the life of…
Lent Project and Lesson Plan Ideas
Forty days. We have forty days to help young people grow into a deeper relationship with Jesus Christ during Lent. How do we make the most of our time with them? First, think about some ongoing Lenten projects you can do with the students this year. How can you check in with them each time…
The Act of Contrition Prayer and Meaning Video
The Act of Contrition is a prayer to express our sorrow for committing sin and desire for God’s mercy, forgiveness, and help in our fight against sin. In the Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation we make an Act of Contrition with a prayer expressing 1) sorry for sin, 2) hatred for sin, and 3) the…
Why Don’t Catholics Eat Meat on Fridays during Lent? Video
Why don’t Catholics eat meat during Lent? Jesus was crucified on a Friday and, therefore, we make special sacrifices on Fridays to remember his suffering and death. According to canon law, Catholics are called to abstain from meat as a special sacrifice on all Fridays of the year, but the Church leaves it up to…
Christmas Tree Lesson Plan
Christmas trees can be a great tool for catechesis whether at home or in a classroom. This lesson plan will help you unpack the symbolism of the Christmas tree customs with your students. They will be able to see their trees in a new way and even be able to teach their parents about what…
Eucharistic Adoration for Kids
The following article is an expanded excerpt from chapter 4 of Christ in the Classroom: Lesson Planning for the Heart and Mind, which describes various ways to use contemplation in class to help students make personal connections to Christ through what they are learning. For many Catholics, myself included, the Eucharist and specifically eucharistic adoration played…
Start Your Lesson with a Hook Strategy
As soon as I read about the idea of using a “Hook” at the beginning of a lesson to get students’ attention, I immediately added it to every lesson I planned. I got the strategy from Doug Lemov’s Teach Like A Champion book and I include it as an important strategy in the learning process…
