A semester-long, eight-unit high school course designed be used with The Catholic youth Bible.

The teacher guides for The Catholic Youth Bible® are designed as semester long courses for freshmen or sophomores. The guides utilize the principles of Understanding by Design to lead students to a deep understanding of key concepts. Each unit includes: a unit overview key understandings and questions creative final performance task assessments the suggested path to understanding a list of biblical chapters or verses utilized in the lesson vocabulary learning experiences, handouts, and assessments The Old Testament Teacher Guide features these units: Introduction to the Scripture Genesis Exodus Historical Books (Joshua and Judges) Historical Books (1 and 2 Samuel, 1 and 2 Kings) Prophets Wisdom Literature (Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Wisdom) Poetry (Psalms and the Song of Songs)

Get students to read the Bible, not just read about the Bible. This manual serves the teacher who wants to use The Catholic Youth Bible(R) as the primary text for a scripture course. It contains over 300 learning activities, many incorporating and extending the articles in the CYB; 18 student handouts; lists of resources; a list of recommended audiovisuals; 10 prayer services; 2 retreat outlines; indexes of activities listed by biblical book and by topic; and reading plans.

This teaching activities manual works with both the first and second edition of The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth. The Teaching Activities Manual for "The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth" is designed not as a curriculum but as a collection of activities to help teachers make their current curriculum more meaningful and effective. Each chapter coincides with a chapter in The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth and includes several activities that address the chapter's themes. Themes include: The Creed, Liturgy and Sacraments, Christian Morality, Christian Prayer. Two appendices help teachers use the The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth with their class. "Additional Resources" lists books, movies, and songs to use in class. "Prayer Experiences" is a collection of ten prayer services on themes present in the The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth. The prayer services require minimal supplies and are designed to take 10 to 20 minutes.

A six-unit, semester-long overview course about Catholic beliefs and practices for use in conjunction with The Catholic faith handbook for youth, third edition. Each unit includes an overview, key understandings and questions, foundational vocabulary and definitions, engaging learning experiences, handouts, a quiz, and a test, plus additional online resources.

A teacher guide for those wishing to use the content in The Catholic faith handbook for youth, second edition, as the basis for a Catholic overview course. This guide provides lesson plans and learning experiences. The units follow the sequence of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' "Doctrinal elements of a curriculum framework for the development of catechetical materials for young people of high school age" (2008).--p. 5.