The Sunday School Zone Blog
The Sunday School Zone Blog contains insights on children’s spiritual formation as well as tips, ideas, and suggestions to help Christian parents and leaders as they work with kids of all abilities (and even adults with special needs) at home, church, and school. If you would like to contribute to the blog, please visit our Writer Inquiries page and then send us an explanatory email at [email protected] describing the kind of writing you’d like to do. We welcome those who have something of substance to say to Christian parents and teachers of children. You already know that Sunday School Zone offers tons of free, printable Bible activities for kids. If you think you’d like to contribute, please read more…
Drama Resources for Children’s Bible Classes
When it comes to teaching kids the Bible, it’s hard go wrong with drama. The use of drama, even a simple role play, can open up new perspectives when a more traditional approach might have become routine for the children. But where to start? The good news is, there’s no shortage of resources and many…
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Suggested Study Plan for God’s Unfolding Story for Older Preschoolers (Scope and Sequence)
The backbone of any Bible curriculum resource is its study plan or what is often called its “scope and sequence.” Scope refers to WHAT is being studied while sequence is just that, the sequencing of the content or when each story is to be studied. The Suggested Study Plan for God’s Unfolding Story for Older Preschoolers (its…
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Getting Started with God’s Unfolding Story for Older Preschoolers
God’s Unfolding Story for Older Preschoolers is a free, two-year, ongoing Bible study curriculum resource for churches (or any organization) wishing to teach the biblical story to children. It is a carefully-crafted series of more than 100 lessons for older preschoolers taught in the context of the broader biblical narrative. It is designed to help…
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Frequently Asked Questions about God’s Unfolding Story for Older Preschoolers
God’s Unfolding Story for Older Preschoolers is a free, two-year, ongoing Bible study curriculum resource for churches (or any organization) wishing to teach the biblical story to children. We know that adopting a curriculum resource for two years is a big deal, so we’ve tried to answer here the most commonly asked questions about the resource. Can…
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God’s Unfolding Story for Older Preschoolers
We believe God’s Unfolding Story for Older Preschoolers is the best ongoing Bible study curriculum for older preschoolers there is, AND it’s now available at absolutely no cost. God’s Unfolding Story for Older Preschoolers was developed just for older preschoolers. We didn’t take a grade school resource and then adapt it for preschoolers. Rather, we built it for preschoolers…
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Free Bible Lessons for Preschoolers
God’s Unfolding Story for Older Preschoolers is now available at absolutely no cost. We finally have made the complete transition from selling the curriculum through an online store at ChurchCurriculum.com (no longer active) to making it available for free download on Sunday School Zone. You can download it now at your convenience. How Can I…
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Bible Handprint Crafts
Among the many types of free, printable Bible crafts we provide on SundaySchoolZone.com, one of the most popular is the Bible handprint craft. Handprint crafts typically involve outlining or painting the child’s hand(s) in order to create an impression of the hand that is then used in some fashion. What kid doesn’t enjoy having their…
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Resources for Teaching Kids the Bible
Decreasing time and attention spans are driving the conscientious children’s Bible teacher to be more deliberate and more creative, but that can be a good thing. Teaching the Bible to any age group is an awesome responsibility before the Lord. That alone should make us want to be the best we can be. We should…
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Bible Verses Every Parent Should Read
Sooner or later every Christian parent will become discouraged (or just plain baffled) and wonder how to raise their kids in a way that honors the Lord. Godly parenting is not easy and teaching kids the Bible in today’s world is a huge challenge. We thought it might be helpful to provide some words of…
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