Curriculum Volume Christmas Scope & Sequence
What’s in the Bible? Church Edition Volume Christmas
Join intrepid newsman Buck Denver and all of his friends on an amazing journey into Christmas that will have your classroom singing and laughing and creating all the way through the Christmas season! The Why Do We Call It Christmas? curriculum was built with the holidays in mind – it’s easy to use for volunteers and perfect for large groups. This 4-lesson curriculum pack has everything you need on DVD, DVD-Rom and CD-Rom.
The Christmas Curriculum Volume contains 4 weeks.
Week 1: The children will hear the Biblical story of Christmas (Luke 2:1-20) and discover the answers to the BIG questions of Christmas.
Week 2: The children will hear the history of Christmas and participate in a serving project.
Week 3: The children will learn about the tradition of Hanukkah and experience a small group celebration.
Week 4: The children will review the Christmas story and learn that Christmas is about God choosing to be with us (Emmanuel).
| Element | Focus | Content |
|---|---|---|
| Video 1 | Learn: Why is it called Christmas? Why December 25? | Learn where the word "Christmas" came from and why we celebrate Jesus' birth on December 25! |
| Small Group 1 | Clues of Christmas | Flexible for use in print or on powerpoint, this puzzle game reviews the video content. |
| Video 2 | Learn: Buck's Christmas Card | Buck's Video Christmas Cards review God's promises throughout the Old Testament that a Messiah would come. |
| Small Group 2 | Christmas Card Chaos | Children will build a Christmas tree with their favorite character's Christmas cards as they answer questions about God's Old Testament promises. |
| Video 3 | Review: Christmas What's It? | Trivia Time: Fun quiz game that reviews the day's lessons. |
| Small Group 3 | Review and Reflect | A fun trivia game reviews the lesson, and a Bible reading and reflection finishes the lesson. |
| Element | Focus | Content |
|---|---|---|
| Video 1 | Learn: Lessons of Church History | Funny video that explains how the Church Calendar got the year of Jesus' birth wrong! |
| Small Group 1 | Spot The Difference | A flexible activity for print or powerpoint, this game tells the story of Jesus' birth through pictures and asks kids to find the differences between different pictures. |
| Video 2 | Learn: Saint Nicholas | Meet St. Nicholas and learn how he showed his love for Jesus by giving gifts to the poor. |
| Small Group 2 | Serving Opportunity | This is a chance for the children to serve the church - there are suggestions for activities, and opportunities to customize just for your church! |
| Video 3 | Review: Christmas What's It? | Trivia Time: Fun quiz game that reviews the day's lessons. |
| Small Group 3 | Review and Reflect | A fun trivia game reviews the lesson, and a Bible reading and reflection finishes the lesson. |
| Element | Focus | Content |
|---|---|---|
| Video 1 | Learn: What is Hanukkah? | Sunday School Lady tells the story of Hanukkah. |
| Small Group 1 | Discussion & Christmas Carol Mash-Up | Engage the children in a conversation about the importance of remembering what God has done for us, then sing along with a fun Christmas carol medley! |
| Small Group 2 | Small Group Celebration | 4 different activity options for a rotational small group Christmas party! |
| Video 3 | Review: Christmas What's It? | Trivia Time: Fun quiz game that reviews the day's lessons. |
| Small Group 3 | Review and Reflect | A fun trivia game reviews the lesson, and a Bible reading and reflection finishes the lesson. |
| Element | Focus | Content |
|---|---|---|
| Video 1 | Learn: Who is Emmanuel? | This video introduces Emmanuel - God with us! |
| Small Group 1 | Emmanuel Graffiti Wall | An art project has children create a grafitti wall by drawing what Jesus means to them on a large piece of paper. |
| Video 2 | Learn: The Upside Down Kingdom | Chester Whigget's Popsicle Stick Theater presents The Upside Down Kingdom - the Luke 2 story shared in an incredibly memorable way. |
| Small Group 2 | Twister Trivia | A fun twist on the classic Twister game has kids answer questions to move. |
| Video 3 | Review: Christmas What's It? | Trivia Time: Fun quiz game that reviews the day's lessons. |
| Small Group 3 | Review and Reflect | A fun trivia game reviews the lesson, and a Bible reading and reflection finishes the lesson. |