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Catechist Helpful Hints

Classroom Management 
  • Discipline and Polishing your Technique (Video)
  • Shouting Doesn't Help (Video)
  • Starting Class (Video)
  • 5 Classroom management strategies to get attention of the students (Video)
Catechist Prayer  
Fruits of the Spirit Blessing - End of Year Catechist Blessing (Danielle     Ehlenbeck, SS Peter and Paul, Kiel) ​**NEW

Useful Catechist Tips 
  • Eight Kinds of Smart - FaithFirst ​
  • Strategies for Asking Questions - Faith First 
  • Activities | Lesson Plans | Prayers | Teaching Strategies from Jared Dees 
  • Divine Pedagogy (Dr. Joseph White)
  • How to be relational in the RE classroom

Catechesis Documents 
  • Catechesi Tradendae - Catechesis in our Time: 
    "The Church has always considered catechesis one of her primary tasks, for, before Christ ascended to His Father after His resurrection, He gave the apostles a final command - to make disciples of all nations and to teach them to observe all that He had commanded."
  • National Directory for Catechesis:
    ​"The definitive aim of catechesis is to put people not only in touch, but also in communion and intimacy, with Jesus Christ." #80
  • Evangelii Nuntiandi - Evangelization in the Modern World: "In what way is this mystery to be proclaimed? How can one ensure that it will resound and reach all those who should hear it? This proclamation - kerygma, preaching or catechesis - occupies such an important place in evangelization that it has often become synonymous with it; and yet it is only one aspect of evangelization." #47
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More useful resources
  • Free online Catechism of the Catholic Church
  • Free online United States Catholic Catechism for Adults
  • Free online youth catechism (YOUCAT)
  • ​​Studio 3:16 (A supplemental, plug-and-play resource for Catholic school religion classes and parish faith formation centered around teaching 2nd to 7th graders how to apply the Gospels to everyday life.) 
  • ​More info on Studio 3:16
Methods of Teaching
  • Active Learning Strategies (Stephanie Rottier, Nativity Parish, GB) 
  • Graphic Organizers (Jared Dees) 
  • Flyswatter Game 
  • I Have Who Has Template 
  • Template from KCC, Hawaii 
  • No Technology Jeopardy 
  • Bellwork for review -  immediately as students enter 
  • Activities from Joe Paprocki (Video)
  • Compare and Contrast using Venn Diagram 
  • Sandwich Chart Graphic Organizer 
  • Word Web Graphic Organizer 
  • Timeline Graphic Organizer 
  • Time Order Graphic Organizer  
  • More Graphic Organizers 
  • Think-Pair-Share 
  • List of Activities to Engage Students 


Catechist Certification Requirements
  • ​Updated FCC policy (May 2022)
  • FCC on Franciscan At Home FAQ (May 2022)
  • Registering on Franciscan At Home
  • Franciscan At Home/FCC Relaunch handout
  • FCC on Franciscan At Home landing page



Gender Issues
  • Gender Issues - Loving all people: Jason Evert on Theology of Your Body and Called to Love (video)
  • Gender Issues - Loving all people: Jason Evert on Theology of Your Body and Called to Love (audio only)​ 


​Bishop Ricken's Five Alive Practices Resources
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