Curriculum Volume 12 Scope & Sequence
What’s in the Bible? Church Edition Volume 12 [Romans – Philemon]
In Volume 12: Letters from Paul! you’ll take a whirlwind tour through the 13 letters the Apostle Paul wrote to churches all over the Roman World, then dive in to some of the BIG ideas Paul teaches – like sanctification, the fruit of the Spirit, and spiritual disciplines!
Volume 12 contains 4 weeks.
Week 1: The children will learn about Paul’s Epistles and discover they can stay strong in the faith.
Week 2: The children will learn about Paul’s letters and discover ways they can love others.
Week 3: The children will learn about justification, grace and faith, and discover how they can put the Good News into action.
Week 4: The children will learn about the fruit of the Spirit, and that they are sanctified through Jesus.
| Element | Focus | Content |
|---|---|---|
| Video 1 | Welcome | Custom Welcome Video - Buck Denver explains letters to Marcie. |
| Small Group 1 | Relationship Building | Everyone has a chance to write a letter! |
| Video 2 | Learn: The Letter | Buck Denver and his friends learn all about letters. |
| Small Group 2 | The Letter | Answer questions and practice writing letters on tablets (made of play-doh). |
| Video 3 | Learn: The Letters of Paul | Learn about the 13 letters Paul wrote to churches all over the Roman world! |
| Small Group 3 | Epistlecopters | In this fun craft game, each child will make an "epistle-copter" and take turns flying it around the room. |
| Video 4 | Bible What's It? | Trivia Time! Game that reviews the day's lessons. |
| Small Group 4 | Bible What's It? and Recap | Recap! This is a time to review the day's lessons, and reflect and pray before ending class. |
| Element | Focus | Content |
|---|---|---|
| Video 1 | Welcome | Custom Welcome Video - Buck Denver shares what he did this week. |
| Small Group 1 | Relationship Building | Everyone has a chance to draw a picture of what they did this week. |
| Video 2 | Learn: Paul's Letters | Learn all about the books of Romans and 1& 2 Corinthians. |
| Small Group 2 | Live Like This, Not Like That | In this fun activity, kids draw scenes of how they should live - and how they shouldn't! - based on the teachings in 1 & 2 Corinthians. |
| Video 3 | Learn: Paul's Letters Continued | Buck and friends finish learning about each one of Paul's letters, and Clive and Ian wrap it up with a song. |
| Small Group 3 | Epistle-o-Puter | This is an active game that gets kids up and moving as they answer questions and travel around the epistle-o-puter game board. |
| Video 4 | Bible What's It? | Trivia Time! Game that reviews the day's lessons. |
| Small Group 4 | Bible What's It? and Recap | Recap! This is a time to review the day's lessons, and reflect and pray before ending class. |
| Element | Focus | Content |
|---|---|---|
| Video 1 | Welcome | Custom Welcome Video - Buck Denver shares that he went to the library this week. |
| Small Group 1 | Relationship Building | Everyone has a chance to draw a picture of what they did this week. |
| Video 2 | Learn: Epistles Reviewed | Buck wonders why we need Paul's letters since we have the Gospels. |
| Small Group 2 | Good News in Action | This charades-like game has kids act out different ways the Bible suggests we put the Good News of Jesus in action! |
| Video 3 | Learn: Justified, Grace and Faith | Clive and Ian learn what the it means to be justified by grace through faith. |
| Small Group 3 | Stick to It! | In this activity, small groups review different scenarios and decide whether or not each person's actions were justified. |
| Video 4 | Bible What's It? | Trivia Time! Game that reviews the day's lessons. |
| Small Group 4 | Bible What's It? and Recap | Recap! This is a time to review the day's lessons, and reflect and pray before ending class. |
| Element | Focus | Content |
|---|---|---|
| Video 1 | Welcome | Custom Welcome Video: Buck Denver shares about a meal he ate this week. |
| Small Group 1 | Relationship Building | Everyone draws a picture of something they ate this week. |
| Video 2 | Learn: The Fruit of the Spirit | Phil explains the fruit of the spirit - the good things that grow inside of us when we follow Jesus! Like love, joy, peace and patience. |
| Small Group 2 | Bowling with the Fruit | This is a fun active game in which kids bowl with fruit after they answer questions about the fruit of the Spirit. |
| Video 3 | Learn: Justified to Sanctified | Phil explains sanctification, which is how we become more like Jesus. |
| Small Group 3 | Walk with Jesus Reflection | This is a reflective discussion time for the small groups to talk about what it means to walk with Jesus every day. |
| Video 4 | Bible What's It? | Trivia Time! Game that reviews the day's lessons. |
| Small Group 4 | Bible What's It? and Recap | Recap! This is a time to review the day's lessons, and reflect and pray before ending class. |