New and revised Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) curriculum for children and youth.
There are several additions and revisions to our denominational We Believe curriculum for the upcoming programmatic year.
Wee Believe for Toddlers (18-36 months) and preschoolers (3-5 years), is a quarterly early childhood curriculum, available for the entire year. The all-inclusive Teacher’s Book includes lesson plans with Bible stories written for each lesson, age appropriate learning activities, full color Bible story pictures, resources pages and at home suggestions.We Believe for Elementary has been revised and has an updated look, based in large part on feedback received from those using it. They have now “brought back” a Multiage Elementary curriculum with broadly graded lesson plans For each age group, grades 1-3 or grades 4-6, a Teacher’s Book with black and white reproducible activity pages, and Color pack of posters and reproducible color resource sheets is available. In addition, there is also a Director CD for all elementary ages on one CD so that each church will only need one copy for all the elementary classes; the CD has pages for at home activities, mp3, and resource sheets.
For youth, FAQ (Faithfully Asking Questions) and Faith Questions continue to be available.
New curriculum for Adults:
Available for fall 2010, Congregational Ministries of the PC(U.S.A.) has developed a new curriculum for adults, Being Reformed: Faith Seeking Understanding, a series of biblically based mini-courses, each six sessions in length. Each quarter there will be five books produced on a variety of themes of the Reformed tradition. Books available for fall 2010 are on Discipleship; Worship; John Calvin; Reformed Theology; and Islam and Christianity. For each topic there is a Leader’s Guide and a Participant’s Book available. For a sample of each and more information, go to www.pcusa.org/beingreformed.
Children’s Summer Sunday School Curriculum, Awesome Adventures:
Awesome Adventures: God’s People on the Move is a broadly grade summer curriculum for children that explore Old and New Testament stories of God’s people on the move. An all-inclusive Teacher’s Book with 13 lessons includes reproducible resource sheets for use at church and home, as well as take home comic adventures that become a comic book. Samples and the scope and sequence can be found at www.pcusa.org/webelieve/summer.
For assistance with choosing curriculum, contact Susan Sharp Campbell, Associate for Educational Ministry.