Teaching with the Kony 2012 Video in Schools
Odds are good that your high school students have already seen the Kony 2012 video. It went viral in the first week of March being viewed roughly 80 million times in only five days. In fact it is now considered to be the most viral video in history…
Activities to Help Students Prepare for Lent
The season of Lent always come so fast! Before we can really get the Christmas season out of our minds, it's time to begin our Lenten fasts.We're probably all a little guilty of waiting to the last minute to declare our Lenten commitments…
Assigning Oral Histories to Your Students
Julia Letts, a former BBC reporter and producer, has facilitated many oral history projects with students. In addition to the value of the information gained from the interviews themselves, she has seen oral history projects create rapport between…
Introducing a Course with a Plot Structure Diagram
During an introduction of the topic of Salvation History, review the plot structure diagram with students. Connect this story diagram with salvation history. Invite students to fill in as much as they know of the story of salvation history.
Nine Textbook Reading Strategies That Will Engage Your Students
If you use one of the Ave Maria Press Teacher Wraparaound Editions, you'll notice that most of the time we suggest that teachers assign reading for class as homework to free up valuable class time. The problem, as most teachers know, is that it is a…
3 New Classroom Icebreakers
Three New Classroom Icebreakers. Icebreaker for Lesson on Discipleship, Icebreaker for Lesson on the Trinity, Icebreaker for Lesson on Communion of Saints
Social Justice Lessons and the 7th Commandment
“Thou shall not steal” is an important commandment that has broad implications in both one’s personal life as well as society at large.
Old Testament Timeline Activities
There are many events in the Old Testament for students to keep track of in a course on Scripture. Consider using the following activity suggestions for creating timelines and the websites that might provide helpful information.
Teaching the Rosary to High School Students
As the Month of the Rosary, October is an excellent month to catechize teenagers with the Rosary.
Blessed John Henry Newman Lesson Plan
On Sunday September 19, 2010, Pope Benedict XVI beatified Cardinal John Henry Newman, Catholic convert and exceptional apologist.