We only have a short window of time to teach children about God and His Word.
From first to fifth grade there are only 260 weekends and with the attendance patterns of your average family, you are only left with 100 - 130 opportunities to help kids get a solid faith foundation.
What are you going to focus on during those weeks?
What will your teaching strategy be?
What key passages of Scripture will you have kids memorize?
I have spent hundreds of hours talking about and brainstorming what we should teach children in their elementary years. With the help of other leaders, we were able to narrow it down to 12 key topics. Here is what I recommend we teach children in their elementary years.
Salvation
Identity in Christ
Worship
Spiritual Growth
Obedience to God
The Bible / Apologetics
Purpose
Relationships
Stewardship
Wisdom
Sharing Your Faith
Spiritual Leadership
I have curriculum series for each of these. Below is an overview. Each series is 4-5 weeks. You can get more information about ordering these at these link. They are available monthly or yearly.
Try out one of these series on a weekend or mid-week program. There are highly interactive and capture kids' attention.
More importantly, they teach kids key Biblical truths that they can use for the rest of their life.
