Catholic Interactive Presentations Year BUNDLE: Middle School

Catholic Interactive Presentations Year Bundle:

This mega bundle of 10 Catholic resources geared specifically for grades 6-9, includes everything needed to teach students about the most important aspects of the Catholic faith. Engaging middle school students can be challenging, but these resources have been carefully crafted with their age group in mind. Each resource provides guidance for both teachers and students, offering support to teachers who need an extra boost of confidence when teaching the faith. In addition, these resources make lesson planning quick and easy.

But, by far the greatest value is found in the discussion questions embedded throughout the presentations. These lead students to engage and apply what they learn to their personal lives as well as the world around them. Knowledge of the faith becomes applicable to their lives, which is the real goal of religious instruction.

This bundle includes the following:

1. Why Do Catholics Do That? (58 slides)

✅ Why do Catholics make the Sign of the Cross?

✅ Why do Catholics have a Pope?

✅ Why do Catholics have Holy water?

✅ Why do Catholics light candles in church?

✅ Why do Catholics genuflect?

✅ Why does the Catholic Bible have more books?

✅ Why do Catholics wear crucifixes?

✅ Why do Catholics have incense in Church?

✅ Why is the Catholic Church called Catholic?

✅ Why do Catholics follow two calendars?

2. Why Do Catholics Celebrate Advent? ( 43 slides )

✅ The meaning and purpose of Advent

✅ The Advent season as a part of the Church's Liturgical calendar,

✅ Origin and meanings of the Words Advent and Incarnation

✅ Advent as a preparation for Jesus coming in the past, the present, and the future

✅ The importance of John the Baptist

✅ The Symbols on a Jesse Tree

✅ The origin and meaning of Advent Wreaths

✅ The names for Jesus found in the Advent readings

✅ The Advent Antiphons

✅ The meaning of Gaudete Sunday

3. Why Do Catholics Celebrate Lent? (51 slides)

✅ The Liturgical Calendar

✅ Lenten Season

✅ Ash Wednesday

✅ Prayer

✅ Sacrifice

✅ Almsgiving

✅ Sacrament of Reconciliation

✅ Penance

✅ Fasting

✅ Abstinence

✅ Holy Week and what we celebrate each day

✅ Easter is the end of Lent and the beginning of a new liturgical season

4. What Do Catholics Believe About Mary, Mother of God? (49 slides)

✅ Who is Mary?

✅ How does the Trinity show that she is the Mother of God?

✅ When is the solemnity of Mary, Mother of God celebrated?

✅ Who is the Holy Spirit?

✅ What and when is the Feast of the Assumption?

✅ What is the Immaculate Conception and when do we celebrate it?

✅ What does "fiat" mean?

✅ Where is the largest Catholic Church in North America and how is it named after Mary?

✅ What is the difference between worshiping God and honoring Mary?

✅ Why do Catholics ask Mary to pray for them?

✅ Where did Jesus perform His first miracle, and why?

✅ What are the two parts of the Hail Mary?

✅ What is the meaning of the seven sorrows of Mary?

✅ What do Catholics think about when they pray the rosary?

✅ What is the difference between the assumption of Mary and the ascension of Jesus?

✅ What are some common names for Mary?

✅ What does the Catholic Church say about Marian apparitions?

✅ What month is dedicated to Mary and what is one Catholic tradition associated with that month?

✅ Why is Mary often shown wearing blue?

5. What do Catholics Believe About the Pope? (44 slides)

✅ What is a Pope?

✅ How is the Catholic Church organized and why?

✅ Who was the first Pope?

✅ How did the first Pope become Pope?

✅ What is apostolic succession?

✅ What is papal primacy?

✅ What does the word "pope" mean?

✅ What is the power of infallibility?

✅ What are the two things that a pope can do that no one else can do?

✅ What color does the Pope usually wear and why?

✅ Where does the Pope live?

✅ What is the name of the Pope's chapel?

✅ What is the Pope's car called?

✅ What army guards the Pope and Vatican City?

✅ What is the difference between the assumption of Mary and the ascension of Jesus?

✅ What is the name of the Pope's own newspaper?

✅ What is the name and what are the steps in the procedure to elect a new Pope?

✅ Who is Pope Francis (and some basics about his life)?

6. What Do Catholics Believe About the Saints? (44 slides)

✅ What is a saint?
✅ What does it mean to live a life of virtue?
✅ What is the communion of saints and who belongs to it?
✅ Where do we profess our belief in the communion of saints?

✅ What are the two "jobs" of a saint?

✅ Why do Catholics ask the saints to pray for them?

✅ What are the 12 steps in the canonization process?

✅ What kind of people become saints?

✅ What is the litany of saints?

✅ What and when is All Saints Day?

✅ Who is the Queen of all Saints?

7. What do Catholics Believe About Pentecost? (49 slides)

✅ What is a solemnity in the Catholic Church?

✅ What is the Solemnity of Pentecost?

✅ What does the word “Pentecost” mean?

✅ Where in the liturgical calendar is Pentecost celebrated? 

✅ Who is the Holy Spirit?

✅ What sequence of events led from the Last Supper to the descent of the Holy Spirit?

✅ Where did the Holy Spirit come from?

✅ What happened on the day of Pentecost?

✅ What were the effects of Pentecost on the apostles?

✅ Why is Pentecost called the birthday of the Catholic Church?

✅ Who was the first Pope and why?

✅ How is the Holy Spirit “active”  today?

✅ In which two sacraments do we have an outpouring of the Holy Spirit in a special way?

✅ What are the gifts of the Holy Spirit?

✅ What are the fruits of the Holy Spirit?

✅ What are the five common symbols for the Holy Spirit?

8. The Corporal Works of Mercy (41 slides)

✅ Define the word “corporal.”

✅ Explain the meaning of each of the corporal works of mercy

✅ Give examples of how they can be lived out in their own lives

✅ Explain the difference between the Corporal Works of Mercy and the Spiritual Works of Mercy.

9. The Spiritual Works of Mercy (30 slides)

✅ Define the word “spiritual.”

✅ Explain the meaning of the seven actions that make up the spiritual works of mercy

✅ Give examples of how they can be lived out in their own lives

✅ Explain the difference between the Corporal Works of Mercy and the Spiritual Works of Mercy.

✅ Identify their basis in Scripture 

✅ Define the Communion of Saints and its implication in the spiritual works of mercy

10. The Seven Deadly Sins (78 slides and graphic organizer)

✅ What are the seven deadly sins?
✅ Why does the church name these 7 specific actions?

✅ Why are they considered deadly to the soul?
✅ How do we fight the deadly sins?

✅ What is a virtue?

✅ What virtues work to fight each of the deadly sins?

⭐️ That is 10 no-prep complete lessons with 480+ slides. Many of the resources include graphic organizers and digital versions with Google Slides.

Note: Click here forjeopardy-like review games for many of these topics which are sold separately.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Kacey M. says "This is a great resource! It covers so many aspects of Catholic lent - understanding the WHY behind our traditions makes them more meaningful. Thank you!"

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Roxie M. says "We LOVED these resources... so easy and complete for me to use in class... so clear for my students to follow and work on. THANK YOU for putting this together. Will definitely come back for more from you!"

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Linda G says " I got my money's worth and then some!!! I was out sick just before Advent. I needed to be in class to continue with the lessons I was teaching and needed something I could assign via Google Classroom. This ADVENT resource was FABULOUS!!!! I literally just had to tell the substitute to tell my students to log onto Google Classroom and they kids did the entire lesson ON THEIR OWN. It was so well laid out that I didn't need to field thousands of questions which is typical every day. They enjoyed the lesson, learned some things about a season they thought they already knew, and I was able to create a Google Forms Quiz to accompany this. BRAVO and thank you so much!!!"

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Alisa R. says, “I bought this after using your similar product for Spiritual Works of Mercy. What makes this resource different from others is that the presentation is very engaging, and the notes sheet is fun and concise. 

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