Curriculum Volume 6 Scope & Sequence
What’s in the Bible? Church Edition Volume 6 [Kings & Chronicles]
In Volume 6: A Nation Divided [Kings and Chronicles], learn about 4 books and 39 kings! Israel was a mess after King Solomon died, and the kingdom was split into 2 parts. Evil kings and queens threatened to wipe out God’s people forever, but God sent prophets like Elijah and Isaiah to remind the Israelites of God’s great promises to them.
Volume 6 contains 4 weeks.
Week 1: The children will review the stories of King Saul, King David, and King Solomon and learn the Bible story about King Jeroboam.
Week 2: The children will learn the stories of Elijah and Elisha found in 1 and 2 Kings.
Week 3: The children will learn the stories of the kings found in 2 Kings and discover that kings were both good and bad.
Week 4: The children will learn about the fall of Israel and the hope that Isaiah proclaimed.
| Element | Focus | Content |
|---|---|---|
| Video 1 | Welcome | Custom Welcome Video: Buck Denver wonders what he would do if he were a king. |
| Small Group 1 | Relationship Building | Each child has the chance to share what he/she would do if he/she were a king or queen. |
| Video 2 | Review: Saul, David & Solomon | Video of Kings! This video reviews the stories of Israel's first 3 kings - Saul, David and Solomon. |
| Small Group 2 | Magnetic Kings | This timeline game uses cards and dominoes to build a timeline of the first kings of Israel. |
| Video 3 | Learn: 1 & 2 Kings | Learn the stories of King Solomon's successors, Rehoboam and Jeroboam. |
| Small Group 3 | Bi-Plane Musical | Each child makes his/her own harmonica (with craft sticks and rubber bands) and then everyone plays along with Clive & Ian's song! |
| Video 4 | Bible What's It? | Trivia Time! Game that reviews the day's lessons. |
| Small Group 4 | Bible What's It? | 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 wonders what instrument he would play if he were a musician like the Bentley Brothers. |
| Small Group 1 | Relationship Building | Each child has the chance to share what instrument he/she would play if he/she were a musician. |
| Video 2 | Review: The Kings | This video reviews the kings of Israel - good and bad! |
| Small Group 2 | The Bad Kings | In this board game, kids answer questions to move pieces around a game board. |
| Video 3 | Learn: Elijah and Elisha | Learn the stories of the prophets Elijah and Elisha. |
| Small Group 3 | God Rules - Baal Drools | In this game, the children build an altar like the one Elijah did 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? | 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: Clive and Ian share where they want to go in their biplane. |
| Small Group 1 | Relationship Building | Each child is encouraged to share where he/she would fly if he/she was a pilot! |
| Video 2 | Learn: Review of the Kings | This video reviews the kings of Israel. |
| Small Group 2 | Judah/Israel | Active Game! Encouraging kids to do motions as they answer questions about the kings of Israel. |
| Video 3 | Learn: The Kings | Learn the stories of some of the kings of Judah and Israel. |
| Small Group 3 | Vote for the Kings | The children use props to vote for kings as "good" or "bad." |
| 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: Sunday School Lady explains what a prophet was and how they shared their messages. |
| Small Group 1 | Relationship Building | Pssst! This is a game like telephone and the children share messages by whispering in their neighbors' ear. |
| Video 2 | Learn: Overview of 1 & 2 Chronicles | This video reviews the stories from 1&2 Chronicles. |
| Small Group 2 | Magnetic Books | Make a magnet board to put the books of the Bible in order. |
| Video 3 | Learn: The Fall of Israel | In this video, Israel and Judah fall and become part of the Assyrian and Babylonian Empires - but Isaiah has a message of hope! |
| Small Group 3 | From Fall to Hope | Children play a Jenga-like game and answer questions about the fall of Israel - can they answer all the questions before the tower falls? |
| 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. |