1.1.2 God Creates the World

Example Curriculum Plan

Not this example is based on the following principles

Alternate time between old and new testament so that the promise of Jesus is equally mixed with the experience of Jesus.
The plan averages 40 Lessons made up of 4 x 10 week school terms. The plan does not make up to the 40 lessons which allows for separate lessons to be added eg Christmas (play), Easter, Mother's Day, Father's Day etc. Holiday programs differ (example movie, fair) giving teachers the opportunity to sit in church.
The last lesson is a New Testament lesson (Christmas). Therefore, the first lesson the following year is the Old Testament Lesson.
Identify when your last Christmas and Easter lesson should finish. Then count back the number of lessons for these. Once you have done this you know when to finish the lesson of the last course. For example you may only have 4 lessons for Easter and you have 7 lessons on the course before this but you can only fit in 10 lessons before the last day of Easter. Therefore only do 6 lessons, the 4 Easter lessons, then return to the last lesson of the previous course in the first week of the following term.
Though this is a six year plan, the Christmas and Easter courses are undertaken several times. Each of these have a variety of stories and craft etc.

Testament	Curriculum	Course	# of Lessons
NEW	2. Jesus' 1st Year	2.1 Jesus' Preparation	4
OLD	1. Beginnings	1.1 Beginning of the Human Race	7
NEW	5. Last Rescue	5.1 Jesus' Last Week (* Easter)	5
OLD	1. Beginnings	1.2 Beginning of the Hebrew Race - Abraham/Isaac	5
NEW	2. Jesus' 1st Year	2.2 Beginning of Ministry	4
OLD	1. Beginnings	1.3 Beginning of the Hebrew Race - Jacob	4
NEW	2. Jesus' 1st Year	2.3 Early Ministry	7
OLD	1. Beginnings	1.4 Beginning of the Hebrew Race - Joseph	5
NEW	1. Good News	1.1 Jesus' Birth (*Christmas)	4

Testament	Curriculum	Course	# of Lessons
NEW	3. Jesus' 2nd Year	3.1 Sermon on the Mount	6
OLD	2. The First Rescue	2.1 Freedom	4
NEW	5. Last Rescue	5.2 Jesus' Last Day (*Easter)	5
OLD	2. The First Rescue	2.2 Mount Sinai	4
NEW	3. Jesus' 2nd Year	3.2 Faith & Forgiveness	2
OLD	2. The First Rescue	2.3 Wandering the Desert	6
NEW	3. Jesus' 2nd Year	3.3 Kingdom Parables	5
OLD	3. Promised Land	3.1 Joshua	4
NEW	3. Jesus' 2nd Year	3.4 Jesus Power, giving Authority & John's Death	5
OLD	3. Promised Land	3.2 Time of Judges	4
NEW	1. Good News	1.2 Jesus' Early Years (*Christmas)	3

Testament	Curriculum	Course	# of Lessons
NEW	4. Jesus' 3rd Year	4.1 Popularity to Opposition	6
OLD	4. United Kingdom	4.1 Samuel, Saul, David	7
NEW	5. Last Rescue	5.3 Jesus' Last Hours (*Easter)	3
OLD	4. United Kingdom	4.2 King David	4
NEW	4. Jesus' 3rd Year	4.2 Last Months	3
OLD	4. United Kingdom	4.3 King Solomon	4
NEW	4. Jesus' 3rd Year	4.3 Jesus Last Weeks (Heading to Jerusalem)	8
OLD	5. Divided Kingdom	5.1 Judah	5
OLD	5. Divided Kingdom	5.2 Israel	3
NEW	1. Good News	1.1 Jesus' Birth (*Christmas)	4