about the life of Jesus (New Testament) Teacher book + handouts. Handout summarizes the story and has a woodcut style picture to color. Easy to teach, an illuminated Bible story.

Handout summarizes the story and has a woodcut style picture to color. Easy to teach, an illuminated Bible story.

Notebook format. Sample topics include; seasonal prayers, home rituals, leaning activities, family enrichment and service projects. Conducted in the family setting.

Meet monthly to strengthen communication skills through interactive exercises. Topics are based on practical issues of everyday life. Group prayer ritual concludes each session.

Pub. Child and Family Institute

Monthly family learning events. celebrate the seasons of the church year and family values. Share liturgy, art, music and discussion around the monthly theme. Good community building activities. Preparation prior to session a must. Two cycles. Year 1 and 2.

Workbooks + readers books + program coordinator help. Reading and workbook program to be used at home with occasional group meetings facilitated at the parish. Two reading levels, early elementary and late elementary. Three Units: Spirit with Us, Jesus Lives and Yahweh Calls.

St. Anthony Messenger Press.

Adult Journal/Student Journal/Reader & activity books. Designed to be used as ongoing lectionary study for the family at home.

Pub. Liturgy Training Publication.

parish education program. Year round-3 year cycle, 6 yearly parish wide events, meshes with lectionary. Parish Program Manual + Home Resource Book + age level workbooks for the following: pre-reader, primary, intermediate, Jr. High, High School, Adult.

Series of booklets to be completed and discussed by both parent and child. Great conversation starters. Topics include; Respecting Self and Others, Created Male and Female, Body Image, Family Responsibilities, Handling Money, Vocational Choices, Deciding about College, Love Sex and Dating, Resolving Conflict, Drugs and Alcohol and Managing Time.

Series of booklets to be completed and discussed by both parent and child. Great conversation starters. Topics include; Sexuality, My Growing Faith, Having Friends, Prayer, self-esteem, Physical Changes Ahead & Growth Ahead.

Episcopal. Four age levels. One book for each level of years A-B-C. Easy to teach, once materials are purchased, they can be used over and over.

Based, Episcopal. Provided at no cost via e-mail (hard copy available by request). Lessons include seasonal background and introduction to each Sundays’ readings.

Pub. Diocese of Kentucky and Cluster for Young Peoples Ministry, Episcopal Church Center

middle school, all in the same room. Comes in a kit with materials for the teacher, reproducible for students, posters, other enrichment materials and cassette song tape. Purchase materials quarterly.

books (or picture bible). Material for 4 year cycle + Instructed Eucharist. Easy to use.

Subscription includes weekly parent/teachers guide. Supplemental materials include directors handbook/resource manual and music cassette.

Pub. Hi-TimePflaum

home papers. Includes leader guide and training video. Can be used in addition to another curriculum or to use as part of children’s worship.

Pub. Treehaus Communications

Illustrates readings for each Sunday of the 3 year cycle, years A,B&C. All three readings for the week are summarized in cartoon form on 8 1/2X13 (legal sized) paper. Purchase masters and make as many copies as needed.

Illustrated Gospel reading for each specific Sunday. Three year cycle, A,B & C. 8 1/2x13 format folded to form 4 sides. Gospel story presented pages 1-2, children’s response area on page 3 and notes to parents about the lesson or season on page 4. Purchase masters, print copies as needed.

Emphasizes spiritual development. Liturgical and Biblical stories. Requires specific, formal teacher training. Requires specialized materials, once assembled, only needs maintenance, not new yearly materials. Unique yet similar to Godly Play. Requires teacher notebook that is developed through the teacher training. Requires specific classroom materials.

Information. Catechesis of the Good Shepherd

2.Good Shepherd and the Child by Montanaro, Cavalletti, Coulter and

Gobbi.

6.Living Liturgy: Elementary Reflections by Sofia Cavalletti

7.History’s Golden Thread: The History of Salvation by Sofia Cavalleti

focus. Liturgical and Bible story emphasis. Early childhood-adaptable through grades 5. Formal teacher training prior to teaching suggested. Requires intentional collection of specific equipment. (once accumulated it is not necessary to purchase new materials except due to wear and tear.) Unique yet similar to Catechesis of the Good Shepherd.

Information. Godly Play

6. Godly Play Workshop: "The Liturgy Cycle" by Jerome Berryman

7. Following Jesus: More About young Children and Worship by

Sonja Stewart

Ages 3-7. Designed to nurture the love of learning and the spirituality of the child through music, art, cooking, storytelling and practical life tasks. Montessori approach, with learning centers. Notebook format

Pub. Child and Family Institute

independent study, thematic units. Each unit requires a kit, containing 12 information sheets, 4 worksheets and 18 activity cards. A unit could take a month to complete. Units titled; Baptism, The Church Building, The Eucharist, All Saints and What is the Bible. Each unit is purchased separately and is self contained. You may wish to use them in a retreat center format or to reinforce/supplement current curriculum, use some of these units for summer church school.

grades K-6. 28 units are available on CD format. Each unit has 4-6 workshops to choose from. Examples of workshops are: Bible knowledge, Drama/Puppetry, Art, Computer, Cooking, Geography. Examples of study units, Old Testament, New Testament, Seasons, Stewardship and The Church

Classes or groups rotate to new workshops each week for 4-5 weeks. Workshop teachers do not rotate, they repeat the lesson for a new group of children each week. During the 5 week period only one Bible story is taught. Workshops can include, art, drama, audio-visual, computers, Bible games, puppets and music. Emphasis on Learning Styles.

Anglican/Episcopal use. Order quarterly. Closely graded (seven age groupings nursery - adult) Bible stories as basis for lesson. Lesson books + children’s work sheets.

Pub.David C.Cook Ministries

church year. 3 notebooks one for each of the lectionary year cycles. Each year has 14 units (two semesters each with an orientation unit, 3 story units and 3 festival celebrations. The children experience one story Sunday,, one Creative Sunday, one Sharing Sunday and a family Worship Sunday in each unit. This program involves a team approach to presentation.

each with teacher manual +. administration/training manual. Focus on spiritual development using contemporary literature.

Groupings, 3 year cycle, roughly follows the church year. Each level has a teacher book and optional poster pack, game/coloring sheet pack, take home papers and colorful take home cards. The younger children may also have reading books that correlate with the lessons. Each year has 4 themes Old Testament, New Testament, Sacraments/Worship, and the Church. Quite possibly the best curriculum if you wish to choose a traditional setting and materials that are unique and have a completely Episcopalian ethos.

story each Sunday although’ not lectionary based. Order quarterly. 8 age level groupings. Can be used for a midweek program or children’s church. Resources are designed to connect the home/clergy/community. Materials include student books, take home papers, teacher training videos, directors manual, small group materials, weekly on-line teachers tips.

two of the 4 age groupings) Topically based Bible lessons. Can be used in an after school program in addition to Church School. The focus of the stories change every two years. Order quarterly. Each age level has teaching guide and CD containing scripts for drama and music. Each age level has a "learning lab", a collection of gizmos and visuals that enhance the hands on approach to this curriculum. Support materials include director manual, video overview, video teacher training.

Stories presented as though told by eyewitness to the events in the Bible. Each course has 3 age levels and stories roughly follow the church year. Each year has notebook and title, there are teacher training workshops for both programs.

1.A Light to the Nations: "God’s Covenant People" (Old Testament

Stories)

story at the same time. There are four age groupings. Three years in curriculum cycle 3 quarters per year with 13 lessons per quarter. There are teacher books, posters, activity sheets, planning guide and a resource to integrate the materials into the home.

Adult. Follows the lectionary on all age levels. Teaching booklets for each age level. Supplemental materials include newspaper/handouts through the Jr. High level, Intergenerational celebration suggestions (Growing Together) additional in depth Bible study for adults and older teens. (order through Morehouse)

Closely graded + has an optional level for the small church that is multi age (5-12) Curriculum includes notebooks full of materials for supervisors, planners, priests as well as each of the grade levels. Materials attempt to integrate unit themes and parish worship. Emphasis on parish life/outreach/justice. There are weekly activities, outreach options, at home leaflets and art resources.

Episcopal booklets. 4 age levels two year long cycles. Each level contains a teacher book/student handouts. There are20 core lessons per year, not counting the material contained in the Episcopal supplemental materials. Self contained, thematic, Roughly follow the seasons of the church year. * Episcopal Materials could be used as a 6 week mini course by itself independent of the rest of the materials.

offered at each of 5age levels, can use in any order. Designed to teach ways of understanding faith within the context of the Episcopal Church. Several good supplemental units, a bit dated but valuable. Curriculum has some uniquely Episcopal based materials.

(have sample unit on Sacraments available in the resource center) Each course has 6 student booklets and 6 teacher sheets. For example; in the sample unit "Sacraments", the booklets are titled: You can’t merely "say "prayers, We gather together, Baptism: Prayer of Belonging, Confirmation: Accepting the Mission of the Lord, Penance: Celebrating God’s Forgiveness and Seasons of Celebration

unit has a teacher guide and student book. Supplemental materials include coordinators manual/training manual and video. Topics include: Dealing with Tough Times, Understanding Myself, Exploring the Bible, Meeting Jesus, Praying, Learning to Communicate, Seeking Justice, Being Catholic, Growing Up Sexually, Making Decisions, Exploring the Story of Israel, Gathering to Celebrate, Celebrating the Eucharist.

months length. Variety of topics, each with it’s own student hand out pages, teacher book and poster pack. Units can be chosen based on interest and presented in any desired order. topics include, Called by God, Called Through Faith, Christians Building Community, Covenant Ancestors, Episcopal Church Year, New Covenant Disciples, Sacraments of the Church, Witness in the World, Community Leaders, Called by Jesus, People of Promise and Spiritual Life.

seasonal based units per year. Program includes parent youth workshops on justice and learning. Comes in three manuals + coordinators manual.

that include; Peace Heroes,* God’s Gift of Sex,* Unmasking the End-times, Praying the Lord’s Prayer, Understanding Gangs, The Beatitudes.

Heroes,* Miracle of Easter,* Applying the Bible to Life, Becoming Responsible, Building Better Friendships, Can Christians Have Fun? Christians: A Fresh Look, Prayer, Telling Friends about Christ, Today’s Music: Good or Bad, What is God’s Purpose for Me? What’s a Christian? Pub. Group

combined. Each session focuses on following this pattern, learning, service, play, learn and huddle. Innovative, includes music, PowerPoint presentations, skits, crazy quizzes. Just plain chaotic, meaningful , playful, worship oriented.....read it to believe it!

leaving behind the childhood years. Focus on the woman hood and manhood of each young person. Involves a formal Rite of passage from childhood to adolescence (Rite -13) Based on Psychological and sociological studies of the developmental needs of middle school youth. Order by purchasing a limited use permission to print.

book for each of the following 6-8 week long courses. Conscience, Church, Discipleship, Hurting and Healing, Popular Culture, Relationships, Sexuality and Spirituality.

available) Series of short studies, can be used alone or in any combination. Designed to be used as a 3 hour retreat (can be adapted for 3-4 shorter individual classes) Titles; *Forgiveness and Healing, Serving Others, Dealing with Death, the Death Penalty, Dealing with Emotions, Respect for Others, Sexuality. Materials come in individual booklets and teacher sheets.

and experiential presentations. Can be presented as consecutive units or individually. Topics; Catholic Beliefs, Morality, Church, Justice, Identity and Mission and Prayer. All units come in a loose-leaf binder.

taking about 3 months to present and study. Mix and match, units may be ordered and presented in any particular order. Titles include: Diversity, Relationships, Spirituality, Violence, Peace and Justice, Difficult Decisions, Success and Failure, Treasuring Our Gifts, Who Are the People of God, What Am I Called to Be? What Do Others Believe? What is Evil? Each unit has teacher book, and optional poster pack

Pub. Morehouse

form with teacher materials separate. Each unit designed to be a 6 week study. Titles; *Keeping the Garden: A Faith Response to God’s Creation * Fight Right! A Christian Approach to Conflict *How to Read the Bible: Building Skills for Bible Study, Who is Jesus, You Can’t Make Me Go to Church!, Who’s In, Who’s Out + many more.

Material may be more conservative than your congregation. Well written, but review the material before using. Titles available: *Jesus Death and Resurrection, Angels, Demons, Miracles and Prayer, Christians in a Non-Christian World, Dating Decisions, Dealing with Life’s Pressures, Faith for Tough times, Knowing God’s Will, Making Good Decisions, Movies, Music TV & Me, Revelation, Sex: A Christian Perspective, Who is Jesus?

ministry as youth doing the ministry instead of programs. Small group based and family centered. The plan includes nightly parent check-ins, weekly breakfast meetings, monthly youth planned and led communion, quarterly course researched and taught by students to parents and other interested adults. Annual idea and program swap with another youth group . Comes in notebook form, CD with power-point is included, support VHS tapes available.

year program. Can be used as a religion class in parochial school, or as church school. There are a number of units available for each year, each unit has a teacher book + student book. The program itself has teacher support notebook and video teacher training guide. Topics are as follows, arranged by academic year. Year 1: Finding your Style, Sexuality, Keeping a Journal, Parents/Teens, Praying all Ways, Growing in Wisdom. Year 2: Taking Charge, Deciding, Christian Meditation, Catholicism, Dating/Love, Called to the Gospel, The Church. Year 3: Justice, Being a Peacemaker, Death/Grief, Hope, Encountering Jesus, Paul, Challenges, Discipleship, Bible. Year 4 Stewardship, Relationships, Senior Year, Moving On, Young Adult Faith.

people from grade six – twelve. Experiential, liturgical, developmental. Need committed adults. Theme gr. 6-8 Rite-13 (the passage from childhood to puberty) Journey, grades 9-10 Young people prepare for, plan and go on a pilgrimage. And Young Adults in Church (YAC) the confirmation process. Program different, at first look, from other more familiar youth models of being either a church school class or a youth group. Large notebook format. Well worth the investment.

those of most interest to the group. Materials are in student booklets, aided with a "Coaches" manual and Youth Crowd Breakers Idea Book. Topics include: Beginnings* Challenge* Confirmation* Hot Issues* Belonging, Choices, Hassles, Pressures, Up Close.

Developing Ministry, Evangelism and Outreach, Spiritual Formation and Catechesis, Prayers and Retreats, Justice, Service, Faith , Worship and Family. Sample found in notebook.

has 5 sessions, 45-60 minutes in length. Topics include:* Sexuality, Voices and Messages, Relationships, Real Difficulties, Religion, Self- Esteem and more.

years. Each lesson has community building activities, Each unit has 22 lesions. Titles: Justice, Evangelism, Youth Leadership, prayer services./ Youth Retreats.

year cycle. Year one, "Basic Beliefs". Year two, "The Bible Speaks". Year three, " Our Ministry. Each Unit requires a student book and leader guide. Sample unit is "The Bible Speaks" Old Testament Units I & II (Prophets)

in groups, Presumes no previous study, non-denominational. Provides a Bible overview.

There are two tracts, Old and New Testament. Each tract contains 8, 90 minute sessions. Uses a communal model of reflection drawn from experience to interpret the materials. Unit one requires book "How to Read the Old Testament, and participant guide and facilitator guide. Unit two requires book, "How to Read the New Testament" as well as a participant guide and facilitator guide.

narrative and major themes of the Old and New Testaments. Requires study manual and leader manual. (optional 128 overhead color transparencies) Requires a trained leader. 60 units an "In Depth" Bible study.

Christian faith in words and drama. Requires study manual and leader manual and three student workbooks. (optional 121 color overhead transparencies and questions) Requires trained leaders. 30 units A Beginning Bible Study.

overview of scripture. Questions and narrative with 40 transparencies. Requires trained leader. An introduction and overview of scripture.

26 week studies. Titles are: *Books of Exodus & Deuteronomy, *Acts of the Apostles, *Book of Genesis, John, Romans and Mathew.

One year in length. Developed in an Episcopal seminary. Notebook with session outlines (syllabus) ,Audio tapes one for each of the 22 sessions. Trained leader recommended. Often used prior to offering EFM. Good foundational study.

year course with eight presentation topics per year. Two to three weeks per topic. Emphasis on community building and living in a Christian context. Reasonably new program, developed by persons within the Episcopal Church who have a particular interest and expertise with youth. Pub. School of Theology, Sewanee

year program, mentor must be trained. Requires manual for students and manual for mentors. Widely used within the Episcopal Church. Well regarded.

study as well as many more brief continuing pieces. Requires trained leader, and Leader guide and Resource book.

booklets, each with 13 weekly lessons. For individual home study or group study. Requires minimum preparation for leader.

units, each 8 weeks in length. *have sample unit. 2 units of Old Testament study, 2 of New Testament study. Requires; workbook, leader manual, video and either "Reading the Old Testament" text or "Reading the New Testament" text.

volumes, each book of the Bible presented in these volumes has enough material for 45-60 minute class. Lots of illustrated games/thought provokers etc. to supplement a study or to stand on its own. Titles include: Genesis - Deuteronomy, Joshua - Esther, Job - Song of Songs, Isaiah - Malachai, Mathew and Mark, Luke and John, Acts and Romans, 1 Corinthians and Ephesians, Philippians, James-Revelation.

Basic material for beginners, written to catch the attention in short bits. Can use one at a time or in a class series.

be offered in any order. Topics include: Core Values, Stressed Out, Marriage, Jesus, *Gifts and Calling, Relationships, Assessment, Family, Wholeness, Beliefs. This publishing house has many years of experience in developing and running the small group model.

week long studies. Topics include: *Wisdom, Supernatural, Leadership, Performance, Challenges, Endurance, Freedom, Faithfulness, Integrity, Perserverance, Excellence, Teamwork, Discipleship, Gospel.

13 week studies, Study titles include: *1John, James, Ephesians, Miracles, Life of Christ, Parables, Philippians, and Sermon on the Mount. Can use one study or all, in any order. An inductive Bible study.

New Revised Common Lectionary for reference) Studies the Gospel for each Sunday of the Church year for the ABC year cycle. Comes with discussion guide and reproducible handouts.

tapes and print materials to create a safe place to ask honest questions about faith, life and God. An introduction to Christianity. Materials required, training kit, "Telling Others", "Questions of Life" "Searching Issues’, Why Jesus/" Introductory Video, Class Video, Youth manual 11-14, Youth manual 15-18, Youth Leader Manual.

manual and overhead projector to study the parables of Jesus, user friendly and engaging.

and The Biblical Time Line. The biblical narrative in chart form and companion book about the development of the Bible. User friendly uses unique symbols and graphics.

Pub. Crossways International

philosophy. Jungian in nature. Samples of programs include LifeText – Preaching, life centered lectionary based preaching. Life Text, individual or group study, life centered, maieutic approach to Bible Study, Lectionary.

Centerline, newsletters from the ED Center. Bible Work Bench small group or individual Bible Study, Lectionary based.

hour sessions per unit. Weekly video presentations, each session has Story Link (sharing) Life Link (integrating) Faith Link (connecting) Each unit requires facilitators guide, participants book, video. Unit titles: Gospel Attiutdes, Cultural Blessings, Crossroads, Family Bonds, Global Covenant, Graceful Addiction, Sexual Wholeness.

*(sample lessons) Units include; Practically Christian: Guide to Practical Christian Prayer, Action and Reflection 6 units, 6 chapters per unit, Outward Signs: The congregation as Sacramental Community. 8 sessions to help congregations with worship outreach, education and evangelism. Venture; Exploring the great ideas and images of Christian Faith. 4 units, 6 sessions. Theology, Church history, liturgies, and Holy Scripture, The Seeker 2 volume discussion and activity guide for leaders in ministry with young adults, Retreat outlines. The Seventh Day: Embracing Sabbath Spirituality, six sessions to practice the rhythm of prayer, rest and delight of daily life.

guide is available. Offerings are: What is Spirituality? for those entering the spiritual path, 6 lessons, Christianity Today; more advanced, explore faith in context of the modern world 6 lessons; Exploring the Christian Faith; introduces the Christian Faith to Adult learners beginning the Journey. Good for inquirers class, 13 sessions.

based (RC) Three pages per Sunday, one for the teacher, one for the child of reading age and one for the parent at home. Easy to teach. Completely bilingual, paragraph for paragraph.

based. Three cycles. Three age groupings from young children - youth.

Drawn from The Seedlings Curriculum. 8 lessons on Sacraments, 5 lessons The Episcopal Church, 7 lessons celebrating the church year, 6 lessons on our united family of God.

style. Episcopal lectionary based. One handout per Sunday, years A, B, & C. Cartoon style-illustrates all three scriptures for each Sunday. For moderate readers through high school.

church. Materials include resource manual, posters, theme song, clip art, and magazine, "Celebrate Youth"

teacher book and student handouts. Good thorough information about money management, responsibility and stewardship

"programmed learning" style. 10 books in the series, for primary and intermediate readers. Good for youth who prefer independent study.

Pub. CEC Inc.

the entire parish, intergenerational 12 weeks in length 4 major themes, end with parish celebration.

Pub. Diocese of Minnesota Dept. of Christian Education

sustaining family friendly ministry. 11 intergenerational sessions and parenting workshops.

and the parish at large. Based on seasons of the church year. Intergenerational seasonal celebrations and feasts. There is a small group component, and home activities.

badge/certificate of Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, Camp Fire and 4-H religion awards. Need not be affiliated with these organizations to participate. Material does not refer to these organizations. Each level must be completed within the recommended age range. God and Me (grades 1-2-3) God and Family (Grades 4-5) God and Church (Grades 6-8) God & Life (Grades 9-12) Material well written and sensitive to the variety of family configurations a child may experience. i.e., single parent, foster parent, traditional family.

as "Living the Good News Curriculum" 4 sessions 5 age level groups K-Adult.

Congregations. A method for the adults in a congregation to grasp an understanding of the implications of the "Children’s Charter". 3-4 sessions in length, Episcopal.

people of all cultures, looking for a vision of the Christian Faith. Each session includes a story for either a Native American tradition or one based on a church season.

small group. People learn to tell their own stories and get acquainted, not leader training necessary. Serendipity house specializes in small group ministry.

issues, to be conducted in a small group model. Topics include 12 Steps, Dealing with Grief & Loss, Divorce Recovery, Parenting Adolescents, Stress Management. Healthy Relationships, Marriage Enrichment and Blended Families. Publisher specializes in small group ministry.

parents to bless their children, gift the family and call parents to the promises they made to God on their children’s behalf. Parents return to the altar for 8 services of blessing and recommitment to commemorate important landmarks in that child’s life. Combines parent education, small groups and bonding.

for year round use. Intergenerational, intentional surrogate faith families. Blurs the line between caring and learning. Brings the wisdom of the elders together with the wonder of the child. A "one room school" experience for the whole parish

mite-box" ingathering of our youth. A special mission field is emphasized in each issue of this magazine. Parishes may wish to raise funds for the featured mission project or theme. Each issue has a study guide and can be used for a short term focused study with children. Countries/topics covered include: Ministries to the Deaf, Kids for Peace and Kids for Peace 2, The Caribbean, Central America, Cuba, Hungary/Romania and Albania, Indonesia, Japan, Jerusalem and Mexico. Materials are very low cost and engagingly written. Can be used for Lenten Study or Summer Church School Program.

Multidimensional approach for family and religious education programs. Designed to be used once a month to celebrate seasonal themes. Incorporates tradition sharing, music and the arts.

Offers lesson formats and suggestions for three years worth of materials. Based on Old and New Testament stories.

Pub. CSS Publishing

(shelved in one notebook together)

(shelved together in one notebook)