Kids' Church Teachers

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Lesson Schedule

Below is the full curriculum broken down into 12 quarters.

Quarter 1
  1. Who Is God? (BIBLE BASICS)
  2. How God Created Everything (BIBLE STORYLINE)
  3. Adam and Eve (BIBLE STORYLINE)
  4. Cain and Abel (BIBLE STORYLINE)
  5. Noah and The Flood (BIBLE STORYLINE)
  6. Noah and the Rainbow (BIBLE STORYLINE)
  7. Tower of Babel (BIBLE STORYLINE)
  8. Wisdom (KIDS' WISDOM)
  9. Jesus Is the Word (LIFE OF JESUS)
  10. John the Baptist (LIFE OF JESUS)
  11. The Baptism of Jesus (LIFE OF JESUS)
  12. The Most Famous Sermon of Jesus (LIFE OF JESUS)
  13. Jesus Turns Water into Wine (LIFE OF JESUS)

 

Quarter 2

 

  1. It's Not About the Presents | Christmas #1 (Christmas lesson - move to correct week)
  2. No Room in the Inn | Christmas #2 (Christmas lesson - move to correct week)
  3. What Is Sin? (BIBLE BASICS)
  4. Abraham (BIBLE STORYLINE)
  5. Isaac and the Sacrifice (BIBLE STORYLINE)
  6. Why Esau Sold His Birthright (BIBLE STORYLINE)
  7. How Jacob Stole a Blessing (BIBLE STORYLINE)
  8. Joseph and the Cool Robe (BIBLE STORYLINE)
  9. How Joseph Rose to the Top (BIBLE STORYLINE)
  10. Wise Kids are Obedient (KIDS WISDOM)
  11. The Temptation of Jesus (LIFE OF JESUS)
  12. Jesus Picks His Disciples (LIFE OF JESUS)
  13. Jesus Heals a Paralytic (LIFE OF JESUS)

 

 

 

Quarter 3
  1. What is Easter? (Place on correct date) 
  2. What Is Salvation? (BIBLE BASICS)
  3. The Birth of Moses (BIBLE STORYLINE)
  4. Moses Makes a Big Mistake (BIBLE STORYLINE)
  5. Moses and the Burning Bush (BIBLE STORYLINE)
  6. Pharaoh and The Plagues (BIBLE STORYLINE)
  7. The Passover (BIBLE STORYLINE)
  8. Parting the Red Sea (BIBLE STORYLINE)
  9. How to Love (KIDS WISDOM)
  10. The Real Family of Jesus (LIFE OF JESUS)
  11. Jesus Anointed with Perfume (LIFE OF JESUS)
  12. What Jesus Says About Worry (LIFE OF JESUS)
  13. The Golden Rule (LIFE OF JESUS)

 

Quarter 4

 

  1. How Do I Pray? (BIBLE BASICS)
  2. Miriam (BIBLE STORYLINE)
  3. Manna from Heaven (BIBLE STORYLINE)
  4. The Ten Commandments (BIBLE STORYLINE)
  5. The Golden Calf (BIBLE STORYLINE)
  6. When Moses Glowed (BIBLE STORYLINE)
  7. Jethro's Advice (BIBLE STORYLINE)
  8. Responsibility (KIDS WISDOM)
  9. Building on a Rock  (LIFE OF JESUS)
  10. Jesus Heals a Leper (LIFE OF JESUS)
  11. Jesus and Nicodemus (LIFE OF JESUS)
  12. An Easy Yoke (LIFE OF JESUS)
  13. The Four Soils (LIFE OF JESUS)

 

 

 

 

Quarter 5

 

  1. What Is Heaven? (BIBLE BASICS)
  2. The Promised Land (BIBLE STORYLINE)
  3. Rahab and the Spies (BIBLE STORYLINE)
  4. Fall of Jericho (BIBLE STORYLINE)
  5. Why Did God Use Judges? (BIBLE STORYLINE)
  6. Deborah (BIBLE STORYLINE)
  7. Gideon (BIBLE STORYLINE)
  8. Courage (KIDS' WISDOM)
  9. What Jesus Thinks About Kids (LIFE OF JESUS)
  10. Jesus and the Rich Man (LIFE OF JESUS)
  11. The Parable of the Hidden Treasure (LIFE OF JESUS)
  12. Jesus Walks on Water (LIFE OF JESUS)
  13. The Window to Your Heart (LIFE OF JESUS)

 

 

 

 

 

Quarter 6
  1. It's Not About the Presents | Christmas #1 (Christmas lesson - move to correct week)
  2. No Room in the Inn | Christmas #2 (Christmas lesson - move to correct week)
  3. Why Read the Bible? (BIBLE BASICS)
  4. Samson the Strong Man (BIBLE STORYLINE)
  5. Hannah's Prayer (BIBLE STORYLINE)
  6. Brave Little Samuel (BIBLE STORYLINE)
  7. The People Demand a King (BIBLE STORYLINE)
  8. King Saul (BIBLE STORYLINE)
  9. David and Goliath (BIBLE STORYLINE)
  10. Self-Control (KIDS WISDOM)
  11. Jesus Heals a Gentile (LIFE OF JESUS)
  12. Jesus Calms a Storm  (LIFE OF JESUS)
  13. The Woman at the Well (LIFE OF JESUS)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quarter 7

 

  1. Easter - What is Easter? (Place on correct date) 
  2. What Is Baptism? (BIBLE BASICS)
  3. David on the Run (BIBLE STORYLINE)
  4. David Becomes King (BIBLE STORYLINE)
  5. David's Big Mistake (BIBLE STORYLINE)
  6. Wise King Solomon (BIBLE STORYLINE)
  7. Solomon Builds the Temple (BIBLE STORYLINE)
  8. The Kingdom Is Divided (BIBLE STORYLINE)
  9. Truthfulness (KIDS WISDOM)
  10. The Transfiguration (LIFE OF JESUS)
  11. The Good Samaritan (LIFE OF JESUS)
  12. Jesus Heals on the Sabbath (LIFE OF JESUS)
  13. The Story of the Runaway Son (LIFE OF JESUS)

 

 

 

Quarter 8
  1. What Is Communion? (BIBLE BASICS)
  2. Who Were The Prophets? (BIBLE STORYLINE)
  3. Elijah (BIBLE STORYLINE)
  4. Elisha (BIBLE STORYLINE)
  5. Naaman (BIBLE STORYLINE)
  6. Isaiah (BIBLE STORYLINE)
  7. Jeremiah (BIBLE STORYLINE)
  8. Patience (KIDS' WISDOM)
  9. Jesus Feeds Five Thousand (LIFE OF JESUS)
  10. Jesus Heals a Blind Man (LIFE OF JESUS)
  11. The Parable of the Unforgiving Debtor (LIFE OF JESUS)
  12. The Parable of the Vineyard Workers (LIFE OF JESUS)
  13. The Triumphant Entry (LIFE OF JESUS)
Quarter 9
  1. The Fruits of the Spirit (BIBLE BASICS)
  2. Daniel and King Nebuchadnezzar (BIBLE STORYLINE)
  3. The Fiery Furnace (BIBLE STORYLINE)
  4. Daniel and the Spooky Hand (BIBLE STORYLINE)
  5. Daniel and Lions' den (BIBLE STORYLINE)
  6. Jonah and the Big Fish (BIBLE STORYLINE)
  7. What Happened to Jonah? (BIBLE STORYLINE)
  8. Kindness (KIDS' WISDOM)
  9. The Parable of the Wedding Feast (LIFE OF JESUS)
  10. The Most Important Commandment (LIFE OF JESUS)
  11. Jesus and the Pharisees (LIFE OF JESUS)
  12. Always Be Ready (LIFE OF JESUS)
  13. The Parable of the Talents (LIFE OF JESUS)

 

 

Quarter 10
  1. Christmas It's Not About the Presents
  2. Christmas No Room In the Inn
  3. Three Reasons to Obey Your Parents (BIBLE BASICS)
  4. The Last King (Zedekiah) (BIBLE STORYLINE)
  5. Ezra the Scribe (BIBLE STORYLINE)
  6. Nehemiah the Cupbearer (BIBLE STORYLINE)
  7. Esther the Beautiful Queen (BIBLE STORYLINE)
  8. What Happened to Job (BIBLE STORYLINE)
  9. How Job’s Story Ended (BIBLE STORYLINE)
  10. A Friendly Thing Called Forgiveness (KIDS WISDOM)
  11. The Good Shepherd (LIFE OF JESUS)
  12. Jesus Raises Lazarus (LIFE OF JESUS)
  13. The Last Supper (LIFE OF JESUS)

 

 

Quarter 11
  1. EASTER (place in proper order)
  2. What Is Church? (BIBLE BASICS)
  3. The Church Is Born (BIBLE STORYLINE)
  4. Acts #2: Peter Heals a Beggar (BIBLE STORYLINE)
  5. Acts #3: Stephen Lives for Jesus (BIBLE STORYLINE)
  6. Acts #4: Philip Shares with an Ethiopian (BIBLE STORYLINE)
  7. Acts #5: Saul Meets Jesus (BIBLE STORYLINE)
  8. Acts #6: Peter’s Crazy Vision (BIBLE STORYLINE)
  9. Generosity (KIDS' WISDOM)
  10. The Vine and the Branches (LIFE OF JESUS)
  11. Peter Denies Jesus (LIFE OF JESUS)
  12. Jesus Before Pilate (LIFE OF JESUS)
  13. Jesus Dies for the Whole World (LIFE OF JESUS)

 

Quarter 12
  1. Armor of God (BIBLE BASICS)
  2. Acts #7: Peter’s Big Escape (BIBLE STORYLINE)
  3. Acts #8: Paul Hits the Road (BIBLE STORYLINE)
  4. Acts #9: The Big Meeting in Jerusalem (BIBLE STORYLINE)
  5. Acts #10: Paul and Silas Go to Jail (BIBLE STORYLINE)
  6. Acts #11: The Shipwreck (BIBLE STORYLINE)
  7. Acts #12: Paul in Rome (BIBLE STORYLINE)
  8. Three Things About Thankfulness (KIDS WISDOM)
  9. Jesus Appears to Thomas (LIFE OF JESUS)
  10. The Great Commission (LIFE OF JESUS)
  11. Jesus and the Big Catch (LIFE OF JESUS)
  12. Jesus and the White Horse  (LIFE OF JESUS)
  13. Jesus Sitting on the Throne  (LIFE OF JESUS)

 

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