Curriculum for children
These curriculum options for children’s ministries can be used in various church settings: Sunday School, Bible School, Kids Clubs, etc.
Resources on Antiracism for kids, compiled by Maren T. Hange, co-pastor at Charlottesville Mennonite Church, Charlottesville, Virginia.
Children’s Sunday School
Shine
Shine Sunday School curriculum was created by three Anabaptist denominations for children Pre K through grade 8.
Find great ideas on Shine’s Pinterest page and keep up with news on the Facebook page.
Vacation Bible School
The 2020 curriculum for Vacation Bible School is Great Big Beautiful World, an interactive curriculum where children explore, celebrate and care for God’s good creation! The five Bible stories in this VBS lead children on an awesome adventure through the Bible from Genesis to Revelation.
Through worship and drama, Bible study, nature-themed art projects and snacks, active games and fun science explorations, children will discover God’s love for all creation.
Through worship and drama, Bible study, nature-themed art projects and snacks, active games and fun science explorations, children will discover God’s love for all creation.
Kids Clubs
NEW! Detectives 13
Detectives 13 is a children’s curriculum for grades 1-5. Based on the song “Detectives of Divinity” by Bryan Moyer Suderman, the 13 sessions guide children as they investigate Old and New Testament stories, discovering clues of God’s presence in the scriptures and in themselves. Loaded with crafts, games, reproducible pages, artwork, activities, and memory verses, Detectives 13 is perfect for midweek classes, children’s clubs, and other faith formation settings. See the session outline and download for $30 at springsforth.com.
Kids Can
The Kids Can Club is a series of all-in-one, flexible resources for children’s clubs, midweek, Sunday night, camp or other settings. Each session includes:
- Kids Cluster – a time for gathering, singing, and Bible memory review
- Kids Talk – a Bible story, reflection, and conversation starters
- Kids Create – hands-on crafts and response activities
- Kids Move – games that relate to the theme.
Also included are suggestions for opening and closing time, snacks, and more. It is geared to children in grades one to five, but suitable for a variety of settings and easily adapted to kindergarten or junior youth. Each of the ten titles includes ten sessions.
Mission Bank Materials
Mennonite Mission Network produces packets of stories that help connect our children to children around the world. The stories and activities in the packets can be used in many settings. Order mission banks and materials here.
Mission Possible
Mission Possible is a three-year curriculum for an hour-long mid-week children’s ministry developed by Bethel Mennonite Church, Mountain Lake, Minnesota. Each evening begins with Gathering Songs, followed by Agency Time (telling the Bible story), Academy Time (classroom activities), Team Training (cooperative games), and CIA (Christians In Action) Time, where a member of the congregation tells about how they put their faith into action.
To order a flash drive with all the curriculum and promotional material, call or email Bethel Mennonite at 507-427-8907 or bethelmennonite@frontiernet.net.
To order a flash drive with all the curriculum and promotional material, call or email Bethel Mennonite at 507-427-8907 or bethelmennonite@frontiernet.net.
Bible Memory
Here are the Bible memory verses from the Shine curriculum for Early Childhood through Junior Youth.
