Curriculum Volume 11 Scope & Sequence
What’s in the Bible? Church Edition Volume 11 [Acts]
In Volume 11: Spreading the Good News [Acts], you’ll begin a journey through the book of Acts of the Apostles – starting with Pentecost and learning all about the Holy Spirit, following Jesus’ disciples as they spread the Good News through the world, and watching the conversion and ministry of Saul.
Volume 11 contains 4 weeks.
Week 1: The children will learn that revelation and testimony are the right tools for learning about God and will discover that the Holy Spirit is for all who follow Jesus.
Week 2: The children will learn about Pentecost, and discover they can build God’s kingdom with the help of the Holy Spirit’s power.
Week 3: The children will learn about Saul/Paul and the spreading of God’s Good News.
Week 4: The children will learn about Paul, and discover that they too can spread God’s Good News.
| Element | Focus | Content |
|---|---|---|
| Video 1 | Welcome | Custom Welcome Video: Buck Denver shares some funny things he said this week. |
| Small Group 1 | Relationship Building | Everyone gets to share something funny they said this week! |
| Video 2 | Learn: The Right Tool | Learn why revelation and testimony are two great ways to learn about God. |
| Small Group 2 | Use the Right Tool | This fun game has children pick up paper tools with a pipe cleaner as they answer questions about the video. |
| Video 3 | Learn: The Holy Spirit | Sunday School Lady introduces the book of Acts and the Holy Spirit in this video. |
| Small Group 3 | That's Amazin' | Discussion questions encourage kids to read in the Bible about the Holy Spirit and learn more about His power. |
| 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 | Buck Denver shares some kind and encouraging words he said this week. |
| Small Group 1 | Relationship Building | Everyone has the chance to share something kind or encouraging they said this week. |
| Video 2 | Learn: Pentecost | Watch the Holy Spirit descend on Jesus' followers in Jerusalem - and learn why we can count on the Holy Spirit today. |
| Small Group 2 | Pentecost Pop-Up Book | Everyone makes their own Pentecost Pop Up Book! |
| Video 3 | Learn: New Testament | Jesus tells his disciples to spread the good news around the world, and the Holy Spirit helps them do it! |
| Small Group 3 | New Testament Relay Game | This is an active game where kids make a relay and answer questions about the video. |
| 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 some kind words he said this week. |
| Small Group 1 | Relationship Building | Everyone shares something kind they said this week. |
| Video 2 | Learn: Gospels Reviewed | Review the 4 Gospels - Matthew, Mark, Luke & John - in this fun video. |
| Small Group 2 | Biplane Explained | This board game involves answering questions about the video to move pieces around the board. |
| Video 3 | Learn: Saul | In this video, Jesus confronts Saul on his way to Damascus - and Saul becomes a believer! |
| Small Group 3 | Saul to Paul | Similar to playing the game "Memory," kids flip over cards and try to find matches as they answer questions about Paul's conversion. |
| 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 | Buck Denver shares some of the thankful words he said to God this week. |
| Small Group 1 | Relationship Building | Everyone has a chance to share some of the thankful words they said to God this week. |
| Video 2 | Learn: Paul the Roman Citizen | Meet Paul and learn why he was the perfect person to share God's Good News! |
| Small Group 2 | Paul Revealed | As kids answer questions about Paul, they pull back tabs to show a picture of Paul. |
| Video 3 | Learn: Map It | Clive and Ian take to the skies and show the different journeys Paul made across the Roman world. |
| Small Group 3 | Map It | Kids build a map of Paul's journeys as they answer questions about the video. |
| 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. |