Curriculum Volume 1 Scope & Sequence
What’s in the Bible? Church Edition Volume 1: In the Beginning [Genesis]
In Volume 1: In the Beginning [Genesis], introduce your children’s ministry to Buck Denver and his friends as they kick off their journey through the whole Bible! Volume 1 introduces the Bible – what it is, who wrote it, and why it matters – and tells the stories of Adam and Eve, Noah and primeval history!
Volume 1 contains 4 weeks:
Week 1: The children will discover what’s in the Bible by learning who wrote the Bible and how the Bible is organized.
Week 2: The children will learn who wrote the Bible, how God inspired the authors of the Bible, and all about the books of the Bible.
Week 3: The children will learn about Genesis – the first book of the Bible!
Week 4: The children will learn about Primeval history, and learn about sin, free will and choices.
| Element | Focus | Content |
|---|---|---|
| Video 1 | Welcome | Buck Denver delivers breaking news in this fun welcome video. |
| Small Group 1 | Relationship Building | Everyone has a chance to deliver their own breaking news to their small group! |
| Video 2 | Learn: Do You Know About the Bible? | Video that teaches that the Bible is one book made up of many different books. |
| Small Group 2 | Smarter than Clive and Ian | Small group trivia game that reviews the topics covered in the video. |
| Video 3 | Learn: What's in the Bible? | Custom Video teaches about different parts of the Bible - the Pentateuch, Septuagint, Old Testament and New Testament. |
| Small Group 3 | Buck Denver's Dizzy Doodle | Creative drawing/art game helps reinforce the lesson about the different parts of the Bible. |
| Video 4 | Bible What's It? | Lively trivia game that reviews the day's lessons. |
| Small Group 4 | Bible What's It? and Recap | Review Time - 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 delivers weather news in a fun welcome! |
| Small Group 1 | Relationship Building | Each child has the chance to deliver his/her own weather news to his/her small group. |
| Video 2 | Review: What is the Bible? | Review video that recaps last week's lessons about the Bible. |
| Small Group 2 | Smarter than Schniffenhousen | Fun activity that encourages kids to use their Bibles to find answers to questions. |
| Video 3 | Learn: Who Wrote the Books of the Bible? | This video teaches about the human authors of the Bible, as well as the Divine Author (God). |
| Small Group 3 | Wrote It Round Up | Fun bingo-type game that has children answer questions to receive pieces, which they place on a game board. It reviews the content of the video. |
| Video 4 | Bible What's It? | Fun, fast-paced trivia game that reviews the day's lessons. |
| Small Group 4 | Bible What's It? and Recap | Review Time - 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 delivers sports news in this fun video. |
| Small Group 1 | Relationship Building | Each child has the chance to deliver his/her own sports news to his/her small group. |
| Video 2 | Learn: Genesis Song | In this video, the Fabulous Bentley Brothers sing a very catchy song about Genesis. |
| Small Group 2 | Genesis Top Ten | Art/drawing game encourages kids to draw the stories they've learned from Genesis. |
| Video 3 | Learn: Genesis & Primeval History | Video that shares the rest of the stories from Genesis, including Noah and the Tower of Babel. |
| Small Group 3 | Jazinga! | Fun game that involves answering trivia questions and tossing game chips into a trash can - don't forget to yell Jazinga! |
| Video 4 | Bible What's It? | Review Time! Trivia game that reviews the day's lessons. |
| Small Group 4 | Bible What's It? and 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 delivers travel news in this fun video. |
| Small Group 1 | Relationship Building | Each child has the chance to deliver his/her own travel news to his/her small group. |
| Video 2 | Review: Genesis | This video reviews the Bentley Brothers song about Genesis. |
| Small Group 2 | Bentley Brothers Cards | In this game, kids earn cards and then use them to sing along to the Genesis song. |
| Video 3 | Learn: Genesis & Sin | Video that introduces the concept of sin and God's rescue plan to save us from it. |
| Small Group 3 | Jelly Spell | Spelling game that allows kids to spell the answers to trivia questions with paper cups that have letters on them. |
| Video 4 | Bible What's It? | Review Time: Trivia game that reviews the day's lessons. |
| Small Group 4 | Bible What's It? and Recap | This is a time to review the day's lessons, and reflect and pray before ending class. |