Our New Core Course Textbook Series
Thoughtfully crafted with input from teachers like you, our textbooks are designed to meet the needs of this new era of Catholic education. Updated content, fresh resources, and a strong focus on evangelizing catechesis that is intended to both form and inform students in the Catholic faith--that's how we set hearts on fire.
6” x 9” format is sleek and portable, reflecting a serious academic approach.
In-text infographicspresent complex material quickly and concisely.
Eight chapters (rather than 10 previously) make them more usable in a 16-week semester
Bolded vocabulary terms with definitions in the margins and glossary enhance understanding.
Chapter Features
- Inspiring artwork—both classical and contemporary—opens each chapter, encouraging spiritual reflection and further study.
- Five creative student project options adapt to various learning styles (essays, art projects, oral presentations, etc.) and class formats, such as block scheduling and group assignments.
- Focus questions engage students with the chapter’s core theme, reinforced throughout the chapter in multiple ways to cater to diverse learners.
- End-of-section assessments include reading comprehension, vocabulary, and personal reflection questions to check students’ understanding.
- “Pull-out” sections offer fresh perspectives on each chapter’s objective.
- Chapter summaries restate the focus question, provide a review, feature a faithful disciple profile, and conclude with a prayer connected to the content of the chapter.
- Enrichment text referenced in footnotes provides opportunities for students who want to go deeper into the material or for an honors-level course.
Online Teaching Resources
A wide variety of classroom resources for each textbook are available FREE on the Ave Maria Press classroom resource website including:
· Videos
· PowerPoints
· Handouts
· Crossword Puzzles
· Test and Answers
· and Much More!
Teacher Manuals
Teacher manuals for each course offer clear objectives, diverse methods, and differentiated assignments and assessments and are precisely labeled for corresponding Student Text sections.
