will help the kids in your classroom develop Bible study skills and understand the big picture of God s plan in His Word.

will help the kids in your classroom develop Bible study skills and understand the big picture of God s plan in His Word. This CD resource provides time line cards, fun handouts to help kids learn, and simpliﬁed black & white game and activities to help kids time line, keep what they learn about the Bible. color time line, Bible chronology is important because it helps kids understand that God planned for their salvation. The Bible is not a book of isolated stories about people who followed God. It is the history of the nation of Jesus, and it tells the history of how God brought salvation to people. Use this Bible Tools for Kids resource to help kids understand God s plan for them His plan to prepare, send, and offer salvation to people. Minimum System Requirements Windows 2000 or higher Pentium 350mhz or higher 96mb RAM 800 x 600 screen resolution or higher 16-bit color depth or higher 8x CD-Rom drive Adobe Acrobat Reader Microsoft Word MacIntosh Power PC Mac OS10.x or higher 96mb RAM 800 x 600 screen resolution or higher 16-bit color depth or higher 8x CD-Rom drive Adobe Acrobat Reader Microsoft Word 2006 by Standard Publishing. All rights reserved. Printed in the USA. Permission is given to the original purchaser to print and use these resources for ministry purposes only not for resale. These resources may not be electronically CHURCH & MINISTRY / transferred to or duplicated by other non-purchasing MINISTRY RESOURCES / people or organizations. CHILDREN S MINISTRY 0-7847-1868-7 EAN ISBN 9 780784 718681 42302 65048 Cover Wrap.indd 1 Ages 6-12 4/7/06 9:55:16 AM

Copyright 2006 by Standard Publishing, Cincinnati, Ohio. A division of Standex International Corporation. Printed in the United States of America. Editorial team: Lu Ann J. Nickelson, editor; Ruth Frederick, editorial director, children & youth church resources; Kristi Walter, writer; Carol Jackson, syllabus development; Elaine Walter, time line design; Ed Koehler, illustrations; Steve Clark, design and production. Cover design: Grannan Graphic Design, Inc. This material is a revision of Kids Can Explore the Bible 1997. Scripture taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION. NIV. Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved. Permission is given to the original purchaser to print and use these resources for ministry purposes only not for resale. These resources may not be electronically transferred to or duplicated by other non-purchasing people or organizations. Any unauthorized reproduction of this material or incorporation into a new work is a direct violation of U.S. copyright laws. ISBN 0-7847-1868-7

How to Use This Material Bible Tools for Kids: Time Line & Activities can be used in lots of ways to help elementary kids gain an overview and understanding of God s Word. Time Line & Activities divides the Bible into three stages of God s plan for our salvation and into eight eras of Bible history. Time Line & Activities helps kids examine the people and events of the eight eras of Bible history. Time Line & Activities also helps kids learn the promises God kept during each of the eight eras of Bible history. You can use Time Line & Activities as a supplement to the HeartShaper Curriculum for Early Elementary, Middle Elementary, and PreTeen kids. as a supplement to other curriculums for elementary kids. to help you lead classes for kids on exploring God s Word. You can also use Bible Tools for Kids: Maps & Charts and Bible Tools for Kids: Dictionary & Bible Skills Activities. Teacher Notes are provided for each session. These notes include ideas for activities that correlate with the Bible Chronology Handouts. Teacher Notes can be adapted to fit your available time. The Time Line is central to the information and activities presented. The time line can be covered with clear adhesive covering for added durability. You can print and use the full-color time line and/or the black & white time line. To use the full-color time line, print each file, trim the inside borders, and tape the two sections together. Then you can tape all the sections together to form a complete time line. There is also a one-page color time line for each era. To use the black & white time line, print the file and tape the sections together to form a complete time line. Bible Chronology Handouts give basic information about eras of Bible history, people and events, and promises. These handouts can be copied for classroom use or for take-home review. Games and Activities are provided to help make learning Bible chronology fun for kids! Use them as suggested in the Teacher Notes for each session. Explorer Cards are central to the information and activities presented. Print the Explorer Cards and the Game Card Backs (if desired). You can copy just the game cards or copy the game cards and backs, back-to-back. Cover the cards with clear adhesive covering for added durability. Cut the cards apart on the solid lines. Use them as suggested in the Teacher Notes for each session. HeartShaper Curriculum samples are provided so that you can see some of the the exciting curriculum and supplementary products available from Standard Publishing to help shape young hearts with God s Word. Bible Tools for Kids 2006 HeartShaper. All rights reserved.

Overview of Contents Introduction How to Use This Material Overview of Contents Teacher Notes Session 1: Session 2: Session 3: Session 4: Session 5: Session 6: Session 7: Session 8: Session 9: God Planned for Everyone to Be Saved God Prepared for Salvation Through Jesus God Sent Salvation Through Jesus God Offers Salvation Through Jesus Creation & Fall: God Created People and People Sinned Patriarchs: God Began a Nation Exodus & Conquest: God Gave a Home to the Nation Judges: God Gave Leaders to Deliver the Nation Kings & Prophets: God Began a Royal Family Within the Nation Session 10: Exile & Return: God Sent the Nation Into Exile and Guided Their Return Session 11: Jesus Life: God Sent Jesus Session 12: Early Church: God Began Jesus Church Session 13: The Promises of God s Plan Bible Time Line Time Line (black & white) Time Line (full-color): Creation & Fall, Patriarchs Exodus & Conquest, Judges Kings & Prophets Exile & Return Jesus Life Early Church Time Line Cards (black & white) Bible Chronology Handouts Handout 1: God Planned for Everyone to Be Saved Handout 1a: Bible Chronology Chart Handout 2: God Prepared for Salvation Through Jesus Handout 3: God Sent Salvation Through Jesus Handout 4: God Offers Salvation Through Jesus Handout 4a: Let s Review 1

Overview of Contents continued Handout 5: Creation & Fall: God Created People and People Sinned Handout 6: Patriarchs: God Began a Nation Handout 7: Exodus & Conquest: God Gave a Home to the Nation Handout 8: Judges: God Gave Leaders to Deliver the Nation Handout 9: Kings & Prophets: God Began a Royal Family Within the Nation Handout 10: Exile & Return: God Sent the Nation Into Exile and Guided Their Return Handout 11: Jesus Life: God Sent Jesus Handout 12: Early Church: God Began Jesus Church Handout 13: The Promises of God s Plan Handout 13a: The Eight Promises Handout 13b: Let s Review Games & Activities Games Explorer Games Explorer Game Cards (color) Explorer Game Cards (black & white) Explorer Game Card Backs (color) Explorer Game Card Backs (black & white) Tic-Tac-Toe Bible Chronology Games Activities Era Rhyme & Motions Promise Rhyme & Motions Make Your Own Time Line Food Activities Era Activities Promise Feast Promise Cards The Plan of Salvation World History and Biblical Events World History Cards HeartShaper Curriculum Samples Early Elementary HeartShaper Lesson Middle Elementary HeartShaper Lesson PreTeen HeartShaper Lesson 2

Overview of Contents continued Sample Coloring Pages: Thru-the-Bible Coloring Book Ages 6 8 Bible Stories to Color & Tell Ages 6 8 Favorite Bible Stories to Color Ages 6 10 Sample Craft: Bible Crafts & More Ages 6 8 Sample Puzzles: Bible Puzzles for Kids Ages 6 8 Bible Puzzles for Kids Ages 8 10 Sample Activities: Basic Bible Skills The Do-It-Yourself Children s Ministry Handbook Bible Tools for Kids 2006 HeartShaper. All rights reserved. 3

1 God Planned for Everybody to Be Saved God wants everyone to be saved. God worked a plan in order to bring salvation to us. The Bible tells us about God s plan. The Bible is one book, one history, one story. It tells the history of how God brought salvation to us. Every book, event, person, and promise in the Bible had a part in God s plan for our salvation. When we understand how the books, events, people, and promises of the Bible carried out God s plan for our salvation, then we understand how much God wants us to be saved. God s plan for our salvation happened in three stages. The Bible tells us about all three stages. 1. God prepared for salvation through Jesus. 2. God sent salvation through Jesus. 3. God offers salvation through Jesus. Every Bible book, event, person, and promise helped bring salvation to us during one of these three stages. The Old Testament tells how God prepared for salvation through Jesus. God worked through one nation to prepare for salvation through Jesus. The story of the people of this nation and how God prepared them is told in the Old Testament. The story of this nation can be divided into six eras of Bible history. 1. Creation & Fall 2. Patriarchs 3. Exodus & Conquest 4. Judges 5. Kings & Prophets 6. Exile & Return Knowing that God worked a plan for our salvation helps us understand how much God wants us to be saved. Bible Tools for Kids 2006 HeartShaper. All rights reserved. 1

God Planned for Everybody to Be Saved continued The New Testament tells how God sent salvation through Jesus. When God s preparation work was complete, He was ready to send salvation. He was ready to send Jesus. Jesus came to earth. He died for our sins, and He rose from the dead. Jesus was God s instrument of salvation. The story of Jesus life is the seventh era of Bible history. 7. Jesus Life The New Testament also tells about God s offer of salvation through Jesus. After Jesus returned to Heaven, He established His church. The church s job is to tell the world about God s offer of salvation through Jesus. The story of the early church is the eighth era of Bible history. 8. Early Church This is good, and pleases God our Savior, who wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all men (1 Timothy 2:3-6). Bible Tools for Kids 2006 HeartShaper. All rights reserved. 2