This article is adapted from chapter 1 of Christ in the Classroom: Lesson Planning for the Heart and Mind. To get more teaching strategies like these, get your copy of the book wherever books are sold. What is a Scaffolding Strategy? Imagine, for a moment, the construction of a building. As each new level is…
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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…
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…
Christ in the Classroom: Lesson Planning for the Heart and Mind
Buy: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Ave Maria Press Read the Introduction Want to read a short summary of the five steps you need to create a a lesson plan that will lead your students into an encounter with Christ? Check out the introduction to the book: Read the Introduction to Christ in the…
The Religion Teacher’s Lesson Planning Templates
These lesson planning templates can be used in support of The Religion Teacher’s Guide to Lesson Planning and Christ in the Classroom: Lesson Planning for the Heart and Mind. Lesson Planning Template (Simple) Download: Word / PDF / Google Drive Lesson Planning Template (Advanced) Download: Word / PDF / Google Drive Here are some resources to help…
May Crowning Activities, Worksheets, and Crafts
May is the month of Mary and one of the most popular activities to venerate the Mother of God during this month is to participate in a May crowning ceremony. I put together this collection of activities ideas from around the web to prepare your students for a May crowning or to organize your own…
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The Religion Teacher’s Catholic Mass Worksheets
The Religion Teacher’s Catholic Mass Worksheets help students meditate on the different parts and prayers of the Mass by making personal connections to what they say and do. These resources works well as a part of a unit of lessons on the Mass or as activities to do throughout the year to reflect on the different…
Holy Week Lesson Plan & Worksheets
You can use this lesson plan during Holy Week to teach about the Triduum. Holy Week Lesson Objectives Holy Week Lesson Activities 1. Holy Week Prayer Service Start the lesson or each day of Holy Week with one of these Holy Week Prayer Services. 2. Presentation There are many unique ways in which we celebrate…
12 Ways to Encounter Christ in Class
Every Day, Every Class, Every Student, an Encounter with Christ That is the vision we aspire to at The Religion Teacher. So much of what religious educators do, however, focuses almost entirely on education and not encounter. As a result, Christ becomes just another idea to learn like everything else in school. As catechists and…
