Religious education

This liturgical year lesson plan is meant to be an introduction to the Church year so students can understand Jesus is the reason for EVERY season.

Four different ways to teach your students the names for the items commonly found during a Catholic Mass, including Mass Item Bingo. Great game for whole group, small groups, centers and more to reach all of your learners in a religious education, Catholic classroom or homeschool setting. #catholic #catholiceducation #homeschool #bingo #catholicchurch #teaching

Catholic Mass Lesson Ideas: Five activities about lessons, games, and activities that can be used to teach students and kids about the Catholic Mass.

Religious education ideas for Catholic teachers, homeschoolers, and catechists- crafts, lessons, and printables on Sacraments, Scripture and Prayer.

Back in this post I explained the background of the Multiple Intelligence theory and why I think it naturally has a place in Religious Education classrooms. Providing each child we teach with an encounter with Christ in line with his or her unique dignity is something all educators should be striving for. In this post, I decided to round up some ideas for teaching about the Mass that would cater to each of the eight smarts. Not surprisingly, I found that each of the intelligences can be…

Here are a few ways to introduce and model how to participate in Eucharistic Adoration with kids and and youth in Catholic schools and parish religious education programs.

We are working on a "big picture" of the Sacraments in Religion at school right now. I created these notes for the kids with the four main ideas we keep coming back to: Jesus' mission, the Church, the Sacraments, and Grace...and how they are all related. Here is my version with a little color added to make it pretty. You can print out my copy of the notes by clicking here: Or you can print the blank notes to have the kids fill in by clicking here: You might also like our Sacrament Symbols…

Catholic Color by Mass Item Coloring Pages - the fun and engaging way to teach your students about the items we use during Mass. Because there are five versions included, this is perfect for little ones, young children and older children as well. Perfect for your Catholic school, religious education, or Sunday school classroom. Help your students identify the items they see in church with these awesome coloring pages. Click to try out a FREE SAMPLE!

I am always looking for new ways to encourage kids to pray, especially to get them out of the rut of talking/asking/praising about the same things. I am just as guilty of this- I tend to remember to pray for the people I care most about, immediate situations, and my needs. The bigger picture and people I don't interact with are likely to be forgotten in typical daily prayer. Then I remembered this neat technique we used in a Christian club I was in during high school. It is about using your…