Scope & Sequence with Teaching Tips
- For children in kindergarten through grade 6
- Includes four years of Bible-story based curriculum
- Old Testament—Years 1 and 3
- New Testament—Years 2 and 4
- Large group/small group format that is perfect for multi-age settings. Each session begins with worship time and a Bible story presentation for the whole group. Then kids gather in small groups (K-3 and 4-6) to connect with their leaders and dive deeper into the lesson.
- Each year of material includes three quarters of twelve sessions (three units of four sessions).
- Two-session Christmas and Easter units supplement the Kid Connection scope and sequence each year. These special units include the same large group/small group format as KC, with all the ideas, dramas, and music needed to present a Christmas or Easter program.
- Five-session summer units are recommended for Kid Connection churches that have summer Sunday school or VBS.
- Some units include songs not found in Faith Alive's Sing With Me Children's Songbook. Those song lyrics can be purchased and downloaded from the Faith Alive website.
Click on "Listen to teaching tips" for helpful ideas on Vimeo (each year is in a separate Vimeo channel). For years 1 and 2 of Kid Connection, editor Karen DeBoer has recorded storytelling and small group ideas for each session. For years 3 and 4, the session tips have been combined into a unit overview.
Year 1—Old Testament
Listen to teaching tips Fall Quarter Unit 1: Lookin’ Good Something from Nothing (Creation 1) God SPOKE It, God MADE It (Creation 2) You're in Charge! (Taking Care of God’s Creation) Spoiled Rotten (The Fall) Unit 2: God to World: I Still Love You A New Start (Noah) Get Up and Go! (Abraham and Sarah) That’s Impossible (Birth of Isaac) A Promise is a Promise (Isaac and Rebekah) Unit 3: A Schemer and a Dreamer Double Trouble (Jacob and Esau) Family Feuds (Jacob’s Family) Joseph and His Brothers Joseph Rules Winter Quarter Unit 4: God's Incredible Rescue Plan Phase 1—The Birth of Moses Who, Me? (Moses and the Burning Bush) The Great Escape (Leaving Egypt) That’s Incredible (The Red Sea) Unit 5: The 40-Year Campout Daily Delivery (Manna and Quail) Grasshoppers, Giants, and Grapes, Oh My! (Exploring the Promises Land) Red Rope Rescue (Rahab and the Spies) The Walls Came Tumblin’ Down (Fall of Jericho) Unit 6: Mothers and Others I’m With You (Ruth and Naomi) From Other to Mother (Ruth and Boaz) Yes, Hannah (Hannah’s prayers) Listen Up, Samuel (Samuel’s Call) Spring Quarter Unit 7: A King Is the Thing Saul, Come on Out (God Chooses Saul) Shepherd Boy, Come on Down (David, Israel’s New King) David and the Really Big Bully (David and Goliath) Wise Guy (Solomon) Unit 8: Excuse Me, God Would Like a Word with You Dinner Is Served (Elijah and the Widow) Baal, Meet God (Elijah on Mt. Carmel) Gulp! (Jonah and the Big Fish) Second Chances (Jonah Goes to Nineveh) Unit 9: Narrow Escapes Three Friends and a Furnace (The Fiery Furnace) The Braggy King (Nebuchadnezzar) Between the Lions (Daniel in the Lion’s Den) Foiled Again (Esther) |
Year 2—New Testament
Listen to teaching tips Fall Quarter Unit 1: Breaking News Priest Dumb-struck (Birth of John the Baptist) Angel Brings Birth Announcement (The Angel’s Message) Baby Born in Barn (Jesus is Born) Seniors See the Savior (Simeon and Anna) Unit 2: Jesus Calling Life Lessons (Jesus in the Temple) Presenting . . . God's Son (Jesus is Baptized) You’re Invited (Jesus Calls Peter) A Call for You (Jesus Calls Matthew) Unit 3: Awesome Power Wine Out of Water = WOW! (Jesus Changes Water into Wine) Goodbye, Waves! (Jesus Calms the Storm) It’s Gotta Be a Miracle!(Feeding of the 5,000) Believe It! (Jairus’s Daughter) Winter Quarter Unit 4: Who Cares? Just Go See! (Jesus Heals a Ruler’s Son) Get Up and Go! (The Man Who Couldn’t Walk) Just Ten Percent (The Lepers) Let Me See! (The Man Who Couldn’t See) Unit 5: Your Very Best Friend Come to Me (Jesus Blesses the Children) Zacchaeus, Come on Down! (Jesus Visits Zacchaeus) Time Out (Mary and Martha) Lazarus, Come Out!(Lazarus Lives Again) Unit 6: Bad News, Good News Sole Friend (Foot Washing) Alone! (The Garden) Tried and Denied (Peter’s Denial) Bad News, Good News (Jesus Died and Lives Again) Spring Quarter Unit 7: Living Proof It’s True! (Jesus Appears to His Friends) Now I’ve Seen Everything! (Jesus Appears to Thomas) Do You Love Me? (Feed My Sheep) Go! (Jesus Goes Back to Heaven) Unit 8: That’s the Spirit! Catch the Spririt! (Pentecost) Jump for Joy! (A Man is Healed) Give Your Gifts Away! (Tabitha) Open the Door! (Peter’s Rescue) Unit 9: Paul—God’s Special Agent Roadblock! (Saul’s Conversion) Earthquake! (Philippian Jailer) Shipwreck! (Paul’s Shipwreck) Surviviors (Malta) |
Year 3—Old Testament
Listen to teaching tips Fall Quarter Unit 1: A Garden, a Tower, and God’s Amazing Power Sooo Good! (Creation) Too Bad, So Sad! (The Fall) Wrapped in a Rainbow (Noah) Tower of Power (Tower of Babel) Unit 2: A Baby, a Liar, and a Bush on Fire A Laughing Matter (Birth of Isaac) A Blessing in Disguise (Jacob and Esau) A Dream Come True (Joseph) I AM So You Can (Moses) Unit 3: Ten Plagues, One Law, and Two Brave Men Frogs in Your Bed! (The Ten Plagues) Family Rules (Sinai) A Smashing Success (Gideon) A Bad Hair Day (Samson) Winter Quarter Unit 4: The King Thing You Get What You Ask For (Saul Becomes King) Cutting Corners (David and Saul) A Penalty, A Party, and a Promise (David and Absalom) Family Feud (Solomon) Unit 5: Elijah’s Wild Ride—and Other Adventures This Will Tear You Up (The Torn Kingdom) Baal, Are You Busy? (The Lord Is God) Psst! (God Whispers) Highway to Heaven (Elijah and the Chariot) Unit 6: The Not-for-Profit Prophet Oil or Toil (Widow's Oil) A Matter of Life and Death (The Shunamite Woman) Spot Remover (Naaman) Eye-Opener (Blind Soldiers) Spring Quarter Unit 7: Judah Stands Up Tall, Israel Takes a Fall Hide and Seek (Joash) Truth or Consequences (Fall of Samaria) Jeopardy (Hezekiah) Hidden Treasure (Josiah Finds God's Law) Unit 8: Soul Survivor Veggie Tale (Daniel Obeys God) Babylonian Barbeque (Daniel’s Friends) Look Who's Coming to Dinner (Daniel and the Last Party) Lunch for a Lion (Daniel and the Lion's Den) Unit 9: Sad Beginning, Happy Ending The King Takes a Wife (Esther Part 1) Foiled Again! (Esther Part 2) Time to Go Home (Home Again) Promises, Promises (New Hope for God's People) |
Year 4—New Testament
Listen to teaching tips Fall Quarter Unit 1: Ready, Set, Go! We Are Family (John Prepares the Way) The Big Test (Jesus Is Tempted) Jesus Picks a Team (Jesus Calls the Twelve) Through the Roof (Jesus Begins His Work) Unit 2: Lost and Found Sow What? (The Sower) Counting Sheep (The Lost Sheep) A Pigsty and a Party (The Lost Son) Full House (The Great Banquet) Unit 3: Live It! Won’t You Be My Neighbor? (The Good Samaritan) You Can’t Take It With You (The Rich Fool) The Bragger and the Beggar (The Pharisee and the Tax Collector) Here Comes the Groom (The Ten Virgins) Winter Quarter Unit 4: Proof Positive! Walkin’ On Water (Jesus Walks on the Water) Poolside Rescue (Healing at the Pool) Time to Wake Up! (Jesus and Lazarus) A Sneak Peak (Transfiguration) Unit 5: The Week that Changed the World A Hero’s Welcome (Triumphal Entry) Dinner and Deception (Last Supper and Betrayal) False Arrest (Gethsemane) The End and the Beginning (Death and Resurrection) Unit 6: Pentecost Power Eye Witness (Ascension from John 14 and Acts) Spread Like Wildfire (Pentecost—Peter’s Sermon) All in the Family (The Fellowship of Believers) Nothin’ but the Truth (Ananias and Sapphira) Spring Quarter Unit 7: Extended Family Stephen Stands Firm (Stephen’s Death) Climb Aboard (Philip and the Ethiopian Man) Now I See (Saul’s Conversion) Open Invitation (Peter’s Vision) Unit 8: On the Road Again Prison Break (Peter’s Rescue) Ordinary People (Lystra and Derbe) Heart Opened (Lydia) Jailhouse Rocked (Paul and Silas in Prison) Unit 9: Riots, Rescues, and Romans Magic, Money, and the Mob (Riot in Ephesus) Be Aware (The Brave Nephew) Life Preserver (Paul’s Shipwreck) Final Destination (Malta and Rome) |
Christmas and Easter
We encourage you to use these Christmas and Easter units along with each year of Kid Connection for creative and meaningful ways to celebrate these special seasons with your church school kids. These two-session units include the same large group/small group format you love in KC, with all the ideas, dramas, and music you’ll need to present a Christmas or Easter program! Visit the Faith Alive website to see samples of the units. Christmas, Book 1 The Light of the World Is Jesus Session 1: The Light of the World Is Born Session 2: The Magi, the Star, and the King Christmas, Book 2 Glory to the Giver and the Gift Session 1: Jesus Is Coming Session 2: Jesus Is Here Christmas, Book 3 Just Like Me Session 1: Born for You and Me Session 2: Celebrating Jesus' Birth Christmas, Book 4 The Promise Keeper Session 1: Waiting for the Promise Session 2: The Promise Comes True Easter, Book 1 King Jesus Session1: Jesus Is Our King Session 2: Jesus, Our Risen Savior Easter, Book 2 The Lamb of God Session 1: Jesus Suffers for Us Session 2: Jesus Lives Again for Us Easter, Book 3 He’s Alive Session 1: The Last Supper Session 2: Friends from Emmaus Easter, Book 4 Were You There? Session 1: We Saw Him Die for Us Session 2: We Saw Him Live for Us |
Summer Sessions
These summer units are a perfect fit for Kid Connection churches. These five-session units offer music, dramas, crafts, and activities in a small group/large group format that can be used for summer Sunday school or Vacation Bible School (VBS). Visit the Faith Alive website to see samples of the units. Summer, Book 1 Sharable Parables The Sower and the Seed The Wise and Foolish Builders The Wedding Banquet The Prodigal Son The Good Samaritan Summer, Book 2 Rough Waves, Jesus Saves Noah and the Ark Moses and the Red Sea Jonah and the Big Fish The Big Catch Jesus Walks on the Water Summer, Book 3 Dreams and Schemes: The Story of Joseph Troubles Everywhere Do the Right Thing Behind Bars Headed for the Top A Happy Ending Summer, Book 4 God’s Family in ACTion God’s Family Grows Life in God's Family Being a Working Family Being a Caring Family Being a Welcoming Family Summer, Book 5 Paul’s Race, God’s Grace Paul Becomes a Friend of Jesus A Jailer and His Family Join the Race Paul Faces Trouble in Ephesus God Sends Paul’s Nephew to Help God Saves Paul at Sea Summer, Book 6 Follow the Leader Moses: Out of Egypt Gideon: Deliverance from the Midianites David: The Young Shepherd Against the Giant Esther: The Queen Who Saved Her People Jesus: The Baby Born to Save Us Summer, Book 7 Living in the Light John The Baptist: Jesus Is the Light of the World Bartimaeus: Jesus Bought Light Zacchaeus: Live in the Light Mary: Jesus Is the Living Light Paul: Telling Others about the Light Summer, Book 8 Creation Celebration All that Goes Twinkle in the Night Wet, Wild, and Waving Fins, Fur, and Feathers Large and in Charge Small Snake, Big Mistake |