Author Description

This is the teaching edition for the children's book, We Learn About Mass, Second Edition. This second edition contains the revised words of Mass that the people say. Teacher's catechists, and parents will want to use this book with the children's book to teach 7- to 12-year-old the new responses and words of Mass. This teaching edition includes notes and ideas for how to teach the meaning of Mass with the accompanying prayers, gestures, and other elements. The children's version is reprinted in the teaching edition. The teacher's notes are printed in the margins for easy references. This book will help you teach children about Mass and how to take part in it. Teach them: the prayers and responses; when to sit and kneel; how to praise God; to pray for the world and those you love; to listen to God's word; how to receive Holy Communion; other actions that are part of Mass. -- We Learn About Mass may be used with children in second, third, fourth, and fifth grades. It may be used in the classroom or at home. In addition to the teacher's notes, this book includes: instructions about Mass; prayers; activities; fill-in-the-blanks with answer key; pictures to colour.