I mentioned in my previous post that I am working on Bible Learning Stations for next week’s session. Here is a sneak peek of the newly completed first learning station: The Pentateuch. In addition to the Pentateuch display board, there is a fill-in sheet for the students to complete and a bookmark for them to place in their Bible to mark off the Pentateuch. More to come!
I have long been an advocate of assessment in catechesis. At the same time, I have always made it clear that assessment in catechesis is to be used as a tool to address needs (both individual and corporate) and to address deficiencies in the catechetical program. I don’t advocate using assessments to assign report card grades to kids in religious education and certainly not to determine if they are to “pass or fail” or to […]
At last evening’s session, we focused on the gift of God’s creation and spent a lot of time learning about and reflecting on the goodness of God’s creation. As class was winding down, I encouraged the young people to look up at the night sky when they left to see the stars and the moon and to look around at all the people made in God’s image and to be grateful and joyful. One of […]
Tonight, I got to take a peek at the room that I will be teaching in this year…it’s the school library! I’m so excited because the focus of 6th grade is the Old Testament and one of the images that I love to use to teach about the Bible is “God’s Library!” Also the room is carpeted which will be very conducive to guided reflections. I’ll have 14 students and I plan to move some […]
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i love your learning tools and i have applied my classroom covenant in my first class. now the bible assignment and bible learning tools i need to introduce to them. wow, now its gets more interesting.
Since i am handling grade 5 students focusing on the sacraments, can you give me some learning handouts or tools to give so they can easily identify each sacraments.
our parish is now conducting virtual learning online study for all catechist and i really love this faith update.
i will be traveling in Rome for the canonization of our dear blessed calunsod who was also a young filipino catechist in Oct 18. it is a great privilege and i am so glad to witness the occasion. Thanks a lot
Hi Malou, I did some learning stations on the sacraments of initiation a few years back. Take a look:https://catechistsjourney.loyolapress.com/2010/12/07/success-with-learning-stations-sacraments-of-initiation/