These lessons have been prepared with the belief that children need to know the whole Bible story from beginning to end. They have been written in the belief that children can begin to understand their Christian family story while still very young. Our experience is that they love to discover what is in the Bible and to know how they belong to this larger story.
The 191 lessons have been prepared in the context of the Coromandel Baptist congregation in South Australia. In this situation, the children are encouraged to see themselves as part of a whole believing community but the lessons can be used in a variety of church situations, and other opportunities for sharing the Christian faith, including in Christian homes.
Some may wish to read the Bible stories to young children directly from the Bible and to use the pictures to supplement this, and for this purpose, we encourage the use of the International Children's Bible (New Century Version, © 1983, 1988 by Word Publishing). As children become competent to read for themselves, their lessons can increasingly use this translation for reading as a major or basic part of their learning.
The curriculum is listed and organised into books with accompanying story notes for teachers.
The Sunday School Curriculum arranged by Jane Linn and Chris Thorpe, the Story Notes by Grant Thorpe, and special Teacher’s Notes by Helen Farmer for stories 84, 88 and 158. These materials were prepared for use at Coromandel Baptist Church.
These Sunday School materials may be freely downloaded, copied and used, provided they are acknowledged, unchanged in content, and not sold for profit. Acknowledgement should be with the name of the author, and that the material is available from http://www.corobaptist.org.au. If translation into another language is desired, permission should be sought from Coromandel Baptist Church.