Scope and Sequence for Children

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1 Fall 2018 Session 1 September 2, 2018 Proper 17 James 1:17 27 Session 2 September 9, 2018 Proper 18 James 2:1 17 Session 3 September 16, 2018 Proper 19 Mark 8:27 38 Session 4 September 23, 2018 Proper20 Mark 9:30 37 Session 5 September 30, 2018 Proper 21 Mark 9:38 50 (K)1 2: Children will hear God s word in James and respond with Christ centered actions. 3 4: Third- and fourth-graders will name actions they can perform in response to James's instruction to both hear and do the Word. Tweens: Reading James, tweens will compare the value of words and actions, identifying ways to be both hearers and doers of the Word. (K)1 2: Children will discover, in James, the welcome God gives to all. 3 4: Third- and fourth-graders, inspired by James s exhortation, will explore what it means to live in Christian community. Tweens: Tweens will discover, in James, God s call to radical welcome and consider ways to act on it. (K)1 2: After hearing Peter s declaration, children will recognize various names for Jesus and imagine what it means to follow him. 3 4: Third- and fourth-graders will read Peter s declaration and uncover the joys and challenges of following Jesus the Messiah. Tweens: Tweens will examine Peter s declaration of faith and consider the joys and costs of being Christ s disciple. (K)1 2: Children will accept Jesus welcome in Mark and share God s welcoming love with others in words and actions. 3 4: Third- and fourth-graders will hear Jesus words about greatness and define what it means to be great in God s eyes. Tweens: Tweens will reflect on Jesus words about greatness and dig into what it means to be a servant leader. (K)1 2: Children will act in Jesus name, tasting and seeing how they make a difference to others. 3 4: Third- and fourth-graders will wrestle with the description of Jesus ministry in Mark 9:38 50 and name ways the body of Christ is salt in the world. Tweens: Tweens will engage Mark 9:38 50 to discover who can act in Jesus name and imagine how they might do so, as well.

2 Session 6 October 7, 2018 Proper 22 Mark 10:2 16 Session 7 October 14, 2018 Proper 23 Mark 10:17 31 Session 8 October 21, 2018 Proper24 Mark 10:35 45 Session 9 October 28, 2018 Proper 25 Mark 10:46 52 Session 10 November 4, 2018 Proper 26 Ruth 1:1 18 (K)1 2: Children will enjoy the story of Jesus blessing the children and celebrate their place in God s caring family. 3 4: Third- and fourth-graders will delight in Jesus blessing the children and be affirmed of their identities as children of God. Tweens: Tweens will investigate and personalize Jesus teaching about receiving the kingdom as a little child. (K)1 2: Children will hear the story of the rich man and wonder what it means to follow Jesus. 3 4: Third- and fourth-graders will discuss the story of the rich man and consider how they might trust Jesus' way of living. Tweens: Tweens will examine the story of the rich man and wrestle with Jesus challenging words about wealth and discipleship. (K)1 2: Children will encounter the story of James and John s request, and practice ways of serving as Jesus served. 3 4: Third- and fourth-graders will connect with James and John's request and imagine what it is to be a great disciple. Tweens: Tweens will place themselves in the story of James and John s request and identify ways to respond to Jesus challenge to serve as Jesus serves. (K)1 2: Children will connect with the story of Bartimaeus and recognize that Jesus listens to them. 3 4: Third- and fourth-graders will dig into the story of Bartimaeus and be assured that Jesus seeks them and listens to them. Tweens: Tweens will engage the story of Bartimaeus and identify some voices of those who cry out to Jesus today. (K)1 2: Children will be introduced to the story of Ruth and Naomi and celebrate the care God offers them through other people. 3 4: Third- and fourth-graders will look at the story of Ruth and Naomi and name ways God cares for them through the people around them. Tweens: Tweens will listen to Ruth and Naomi and celebrate how God cares for them through diverse people and relationships.

3 Session 11 November 11, 2018 Proper 27 Mark 12:38 44 Session 12 November 18, 2018 Proper 28 Mark 13:1 8 Session 13 November 25, 2018 Reign of Christ Revelation 1:4b 8 (K)1 2: Children will discover from the story of the widow s gift that no gift is too small in God s eyes. 3 4: Third- and fourth-graders will struggle with the story about the temple offerings and discover that they also have something to offer. Tweens: Tweens will compare the behavior of the scribes and the widow and examine their own motives for offering gifts to God. (K)1 2: Children will be reminded, through the disciples questions about the temple, that God is unchanging. 3 4: Third- and fourth-graders will hear the disciples' questions about the future and name ways they can trust God in uncertain times. Tweens: Tweens will encounter Jesus encouragement to endure destructive times by hoping for and trusting in the new life God brings. (K)1 2: Children will rejoice that God is Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end of all things. 3 4: Third- and fourth-graders will consider Revelation's picture of Christ the King and celebrate life in his loving reign. Tweens: Tweens will ponder John s vision of the coming Christ and imagine life within his reign.

4 Winter Session 1 December 2, 2018 Advent 1 1 Thessalonians 3:9 13 Session 2 December 9, 2018 Advent 2 Luke 3:1 6 Session 3 December 16, 2018 Advent 3 Luke 3:7 18 Session 4 December 23, 2018 Advent 4 Luke 1:39 45(46 55) (K)1 2: After hearing Paul s letter of hope to the Thessalonians, children will include that hope in their Advent preparations. 3 4: Third- and fourth-graders, inspired by Paul's letter to the Thessalonians, will encourage one another to grow in faith. Tweens: Through Paul s letter to the Thessalonians, tweens will recognize the gifts they are in God s eyes. (K)1 2: Children will hear the announcement from John the Baptist and act on it as they prepare for the coming of Jesus. 3 4: Third- and fourth-graders will hear John's proclamation and will determine their own preparations for celebrating Jesus birth. Tweens: Tweens will hear John s proclamation and find ways to communicate the message, Prepare the way of the Lord. (K)1 2: Children will be news bearers like John the Baptist, sharing the news of Jesus coming. 3 4: Third- and fourth-graders will answer John the Baptist s challenge to repent with examples of selfless giving. Tweens: Tweens will continue to listen to John the Baptist and respond to the question, What then shall we do? (K)1 2: Children will celebrate the joyful news of Jesus coming shared by Mary and Elizabeth and rejoice with Mary. 3 4: Third- and fourth-graders will anticipate the coming birth of Jesus, as did Mary and Elizabeth, and plan ways to tell the joyful news to others. Tweens: Tweens will join Mary and Elizabeth in celebrating God s surprising gift, reaching out to those who are close to them with the joyful news of the coming Messiah.

5 Session 5 December 30, 2018 Christmas 1 Luke 2:41 52 Session 6 January 6, 2019 Epiphany Matthew 2:1 12 Session 7 January 13, 2019 Baptism of the Lord Luke 3:5 17, Session 8 January 20, after Epiphany 1 Corinthians 12:1 11 (K)1 2: Discovering that the young Jesus worshiped in the temple, children will grow in their desire to worship God. 3 4: Third- and fourth-graders will hear Jesus comfort in asking questions of his teachers and ask their own questions about Christian living. Tweens: Tweens will see that, as an adolescent, Jesus acted on his faith and recognize ways they can act on their faith. (K)1 2: Children will follow the story of the wise men and practice ways to share the light of Christ with others. 3 4: Third- and fourth-graders will join the magi in worship of the newborn king and reflect on the gifts they might offer to Jesus. Tweens: Tweens will follow the journey of the magi and, with them, worship Christ, the light of the world. (K)1 2: Children will hear the story of Jesus baptism and discover that they are beloved children of God. 3 4: Third- and fourth-graders will hear God's loving affirmation of Jesus and grow in trust that they also are God s beloved. Tweens: Tweens will grow in their understanding of how, like Jesus, they are God s beloved children and explore practices that cultivate intimacy with God. (K)1 2: Children will name and celebrate the diverse gifts of the Spirit described in Paul s letter to the Corinthians. 3 4: Third- and fourth-graders will consider the gifts of the Spirit listed by Paul and imagine how they can use them for the common good. Tweens: Tweens will rejoice in the gifts that the Spirit gives to each member of their group and plan ways to use them for the common good.

6 Session 9 January 27, after Epiphany Nehemiah 8:1 3, 5 6, 8 10 Session 10 February 3, after Epiphany Jeremiah 1:4 10 Session 11 February 10, after Epiphany Luke 5:1 11 (K)1 2: Children will encounter the story of Ezra reading the law and offer thanks for those who help them understand God s teachings. 3 4: Third- and fourth-graders will take joy with God's people in hearing God's word and discern how God sends people to help them understand it. Tweens: Tweens will identify who helped the Israelites understand God s law and give thanks for the people God sends to help them understand God s will and ways. (K)1 2: Children will meet young Jeremiah and consider ways that they, too, can speak words of God s good news. 3 4: Third- and fourth-graders will hear about Jeremiah's call and identify with him as they express their own questions about serving God. Tweens: Tweens will empathize with Jeremiah, who did not feel ready to be a prophet, and be encouraged and equipped to proclaim God s word. (K)1 2: Children will enjoy the story of the fishermen s amazing catch and discuss how they might tell others about Jesus. 3 4: Third- and fourth-graders will enact the story of the miraculous catch of fish and practice telling what they know about Jesus. Tweens: Tweens will find themselves in the story of Peter s call, and explore how they are called to follow Jesus daily.

7 Session 12 February 17, after Epiphany Luke 6:17 26 (K)1 2: Children will listen as Jesus blesses the crowd and celebrate God s love and care for all. 3 4: Third-and fourth-graders will examine Jesus words to the crowd and celebrate the surprising ways that God brings blessing to the world. Tweens: Tweens will compare kingdom values with our culture s values and consider what Jesus words about blessing and curse mean today. Session 13 February 24, after Epiphany Luke 6:27 38 (K)1 2: Children will listen to Jesus talk about how to treat others and imagine how they might follow God s loving and forgiving ways in their relationships with family and friends. 3 4: After examining Jesus words about loving and forgiving others, third- and fourth-graders will explore ways to follow this teaching in their relationships each day. Tweens: Tweens will imagine God s abundant grace described in the Sermon on the Plain, and consider the challenge of extending grace to others.

8 Spring 2019 Session 1 March 3, 2019 Transfiguration Luke 9:28 36 (37 43) (K)1 2: Following God s command in the story of the Transfiguration, children will practice listening to Jesus words. 3 4: Third- and fourth-graders will hear God's declaration of Jesus as God's Son and suggest ways they can listen to him. Tweens: Tweens will place themselves in the story of the Transfiguration and contemplate what it means to listen to Jesus today. Session 2 March 10, 2019 Lent 1 Luke 4:1 13 Session 3 March 17, 2019 Lent 2 Luke 13:31 35 Session 4 March 24, 2019 Lent 3 Isaiah 55:1 9 (K)1 2: Children will learn about a time when Jesus relied on God and be assured that God also cares for them. 3 4: Third- and fourth-graders will hear that Jesus was tempted and develop faithful strategies for responding when they are tempted. Tweens: Tweens will study Jesus three temptations and express how Christ strengthens them when they face temptation. (K)1 2: Children will be reminded that even when people turned away from Jesus, he never stopped loving them and never stops loving us. 3 4: Third- and fourth-graders will hear Jesus' longing to bring God's people together and affirm people who work for that today. Tweens: Tweens will hear Jesus lament over Jerusalem and explore what it means to be drawn to God, who loves them passionately. (K)1 2: Children will feast on God s great gifts and praise God for giving them what they need. 3 4: Third- and fourth-graders will savor God s promise of abundant life in Isaiah and invite others to the feast. Tweens: Tweens will dig into Isaiah s words and describe the nature of our generous God.

9 Session 5 March 31, 2019 Lent 4 Luke 15:1 3, 11b 32 Session 6 April 7, 2019 Lent 5 John 12:1 8 Session 7 April 14, 2019 Palm/Passion Luke 19:28 40/23:1 49 Session 8 April 21, 2019 Easter Luke 24:1 12 (K)1 2: Children will hear about the loving father and his sons and grow in remembering that God s love is with them wherever they are. 3 4: Third- and fourth-graders will dramatize the parable of the Prodigal Son and wrestle with the concept of forgiveness. Tweens: Tweens will be amazed by God s scandalous grace, as depicted in Jesus parable of the prodigal son and his brother, and grow in trust that this grace is for them. (K)1 2: Children will speak with their actions to show their love of Jesus, as Mary did. 3 4: Third- and fourth-graders will encounter the story of Mary anointing Jesus and discover the importance of loving Jesus right now. Tweens: Tweens will witness Mary s extravagant act of love for Jesus and reflect on the courage required to express faith. (K)1 2: Children will journey through the moving story of Jesus triumphal entry, suffering, and death, and discover that God is with them at happy and sad times. 3 4: Third- and fourth-graders will investigate the story of Jesus' Passion and prepare to observe Holy Week. Tweens: Tweens will explore the tension between Jesus triumphal entry and Jesus Passion, and prepare to enter Holy Week. (K)1 2: Children will celebrate with the women at the empty tomb and find surprises of Easter joy to tell others. 3 4: Third- and fourth-graders will receive the mystery of the empty tomb and create their own response to the resurrection. Tweens: Tweens will ponder the many ways people responded to the empty tomb and consider what the resurrection means in their lives.

10 Session 9 April 28, 2019 Easter 2 John 20:19 31 Session 10 May 5, 2019 Easter 3 Acts 9:1 20 Session 11 May 12, 2019 Easter 4 Psalm 23 Session 12 May 19, 2019 Easter 5 Revelation 21:1 6 (K)1 2: After hearing the story of the risen Jesus coming to the disciples, children will extend blessings of peace to one another and others. 3 4: Third- and fourth-graders will consider what it was like for the disciples to meet the risen Christ and discern how they experience Christ in their own lives. Tweens: Tweens will discern how the risen Christ helps his disciples believe, and express their own beliefs and doubts. (K)1 2: Children will hear the story of Jesus calling Saul to become his friend instead of his enemy, and tell the story to others. 3 4: Third- and fourth-graders will pause with Saul and consider how God works through the body of Christ in unexpected ways. Tweens: Tweens will recognize how God worked through Ananias to welcome Saul and imagine how God can work through them in unexpected ways. (K)1 2: Children will discover in Psalm 23 that God cares for them as a good shepherd cares for sheep and give thanks. 3 4: Third- and fourth-graders will follow the Shepherd into the future, remembering ways God has been with them in the past. Tweens: Tweens will imagine God as host and shepherd and give thanks for God s guidance and nurture throughout life. (K)1 2: Children will be comforted by God s promise of a day when there will be no more sadness or pain. 3 4: Third- and fourth-graders will reflect on God s promise to dwell with God s people and find hope in the ways God makes all things new. Tweens: Tweens will stand in awe of God s promised future and describe how God is already making things new.

11 Session 13 May 26, 2019 Easter 6 Acts 16:9 15 (K)1 2: Children will discover how God sent Paul to Lydia to tell her the good news of Jesus, and learn ways to tell this good news today. 3 4: Third- and fourth-graders will observe how God worked through Paul and Lydia to bring people together and consider how the Spirit prompts them in mission. Tweens: Tweens will learn how the Spirit worked through Paul and Lydia in the early days of the church and look for evidence of the Spirit s work in their own congregation.