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
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​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
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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)
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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
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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