Sunday school is an opportunity to disciple young lives—to get them ready for life as followers of Jesus Christ. Are you prepared to meet that challenge?
GCP's Sunday school curriculum disciples children by rooting them firmly in God's Word. Each age level uniquely contributes to the overall objective of a well-rounded biblical education.
From Toddler through Senior High this curriculum is built for classroom flexibility and includes colorful visuals to enable you to teach with confidence and effectiveness. GCP's curriculum will equip you as your students grow, not just in knowledge, but in their readiness to take up their place in God's world.
This material is foundational in the Show Me Jesus curriculum. Little ones discover who God is through basic Old and New Testament stories. They learn about the works of God and his loving gift of salvation in Christ, his Son. This one-year curriculum teaches toddlers a beginning vocabulary of faith.
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Children learn how God relates to his covenant people through Bible stories and how to trust God to keep his promises in the Bible. This course explores God's wonderful treasures from creation to the resurrection. Students begin to understand what it means to be his children as they find their place in God's family.
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Through a study of stories from the entire Bible, Younger Elementary children begin to understand biblical truths and how they relate to one another. They learn the importance of God's Word in their lives and how to trust and obey God by looking at the lives of Old and New Testament believers.
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Middle Elementary integrates Bible stories around certain unifying themes such as worship, grace, missions, witnessing, trusting God and servants of God. Because students at this age are developing skills of conceptual thinking, discovery of truths from Scripture is emphasized through comparing, contrasting and analyzing.
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Older Elementary deals with Bible history and chronology is particular. Preteens develop an understanding of how God has revealed himself in his Word by studying God's redemptive plan through a survey of all the books of the Bible. The emphasis is that Jesus Christ is central in all of God's Word.
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Biblical teaching reaches a pinnacle with Junior High. Tracing the Bible's central theme — the covenant of grace — students discover God's eternal plan to save his people. Your preteen and teen students will learn about God's faithfulness through his covenant.
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As teenagers prepare for adulthood, Senior High teaches key elements of Bible truths through studying the books of the Bible. The emphasis is on how we should stand and live as citizens of God's kingdom.
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age-level characteristics
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• Christian Education - It's Not Just for Sunday School Anymore! by Dennis G. Bennett. It never ceases to amaze me that anywhere in the world you say "Christian Education" people automatically think Sunday school. Is this the only education the church does? If it is the only education we are engaged in, then we are in big trouble. Let me explain . . . Read more . . .
• Classroom Management with a Purpose by J. Dan Boulton. Handling and preventing misbehavior in class is always near the top of any list of concerns that teachers have. Addressing these issues requires a measure of practice, patience, persistence and planning. Why is it important to maintain good classroom discipline? Read more . . .
• Teaching Bible Stories by David Chilton. I listened with my four-year-old son to a cassette tape that had been loaned to him. It claimed to be a historical synopsis of the early chapters of Genesis on a child's level. Within a few minutes, the narrator had reached the creation of Adam, and this is what he said . . . Read more . . .
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