Our Life in the Church, Revised Grade 8 Updated Teacher's Manual [spiral bound]

The Nation’s Leading Religion Series Just Got Better! The new Teacher’s Manuals feature daily lesson plans in a wrap-around format. In a large (9"x12") page layout, the new manuals facilitate speedy references and are perfectly coordinated with the student texts, outlining an entire school year of plans for lessons, games, songs, and activities. The new Teacher's Manuals also include: Lesson overviews with Scripture and Catechism references Easy-to-follow directions for classroom activities for each lesson Complete lesson plans with options for five day presentations with suggestions for one day presentations Prayer experiences for each lesson Practical suggestions for using art, photographs, music and questions as teaching tools. References to supporting materials and resources now found in an appendix at the back of the Teacher's Manuals "Culture boxes", which contain additional information for catechists, such as chalk talk diagrams, short biographies of saints, and other useful reference material Student text pages are now included within the Teacher's Manuals for easy reference for the catechist Answer keys for activities and quizzes Blackline masters of quizzes and unit tests THEME: The history of the Church--its founding by Christ, its birth in the Holy Spirit, the marks of the one, true Church, the Fathers and Doctors of the Church, the saints and the role of the religious and laity up to the present. The structure of the Church Jesus planned, the role of the Magisterium, the clergy, the religious and the laity and our own vocations. SEQUENCE: Part 1: The Church. Christ's plan for the Church's structure and its necessary attributes; the Church's teaching authority. The early Church: Martyrs, Fathers, Saints and Mary. Part 2: The Christian in the World. Religious and laity, Holy Orders, Marriage, and family life; call to holin