7th Grade Catechism

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The “Faith & Life” and “Image of God” series seem to be well-respected. Looking at the link to the Seton program, that one appears to be excellent as well.

catholicparents.org/religiouseducation/schooltexts.html#highly

I think that if you teach your son with any one of these three, he will learn far more than he would in CCD.

I attempted to teach 7th grade CCD for three years. There just is not enough time to cover much material and of course there isn’t the one-on-one attention which you would be able to offer your son.
doanli said:
Can anyone recommend catechism books for his age group? The local Catholic shop has a catechesis that’s more geared to high school students.
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doanli said:
Hello,

I am a traditional leaning Catholic, and I have been upset because I don’t think my son is up to par on the teachings of our Faith.

He attends CCD at our parish and it just seems to me that all they teach is about the Sunday’s Readings and that’s about it.

They do at least pray at the end of the class. (They use the church’s school building and it’s broadcast over an intercom)

I don’t think a Rosary has been said since we moved here. (when he was in 3rd Grade after attending a Catholic school in our hometown).

I am meeting Father, who I think is a good orthodox priest, next week for another reason but I think I’m going to bring this up. I don’t know whether to register him in the CCD this year or not because I don’t like what he’s NOT learning.

I am thinking about catechizing him 100% myself–pray for me, he is a very clever boy. 😉

Can anyone recommend catechism books for his age group? The local Catholic shop has a catechesis that’s more geared to high school students.

I have the Baltimore Catechism, he doesn’t like the question and answer format, but we can get over that. 🙂
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While I would not recommend using the Lectionary for a 7th grader, it bears remembering that for centuries, the readings were how the faith was taught. In a full year cycle, the essence of the Faith will be taught. Yes, there are other sources, but be a little slow about being too negative of the foundations of our faith, which are conveyed in the Gospels and Epistles.
 
Thank you all for the excellent responses to my dilemma.

It is truly a blessing to be a part of CAF!

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ConstantineTG said:
I would have said The Didache Series but it targets high school kids. Its a nice series of books though, used it for PREP (Parish Religious Education Program) this past year.
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I think the Didache volume Introduction to Catholicism would work for a bright 7th grader. It is very well-organized and linear in its presentation. Along with the teacher’s manual and workbook it lends itself to instruction whether one is a trained teacher or not.

AMDG
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