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High Voltage Kids Ministry Curriculum Pack 12

Discovering God's Path Curriculum

Kidology offers Deena Stirling's Discovering God's Path curriculum FREE to Kidology Premium Members, released on a rotating quarterly basis in the Kidology Zones.

Discovering God's Path These easy-to-use, reproducible lessons are ideal for your weekend or midweek programs for kids in grades 2-5. If your curriculum budget has shrunk and you are seeking affordable alternatives, let your Kidology Membership come to the rescue! Where else can you get a sequenced curriculum for just the yearly cost of membership?

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Each lesson features the following:

Lesson Plan
Showcasing opener options, prayer, and stories

Inventory Needs
Detailed list of the needs for the lesson

Activity
Overview of suggested activities for both younger and older kids

Snack Idea
Edible ideas to support the lesson

Memory Verse
Biblical text and passages for children to remember

Coloring Sheet
Visually reinforce the teaching

Parent Page
Insights to each story that parents can discuss with their kids each week

This visually-appealing curriculum series is executable with the resources you already have, thus saving you both time and money. Spend less time on curriculum planning and more time helping kids experience God in a practical and fun way!

Download a Sample: New Testament
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Download a Sample: Old Testament
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FREE via Online Release Schedule
This 3-year curriculum is released via the Kidology Zones on a rolling, quarterly basis FREE to Kidology Premium Members. For example, a typical Curriculum Rotation window will feature 3 months of lessons available for planning, download, and usage. Your walk through the Discovering God's Path curriculum continues on this rotational basis with a new release of lessons every quarter thereafter (with the previous lessons rotated out), starting first with the New Testament and shifting to the Old Testament, eventually comprising all 135 lessons over a period of 3 years. (Due to licensing, a quarterly release window is required for Kidology to make these lessons available to Premium Members.)

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Lesson Sequence & Downloads

Discovering God's Path is a 3-year curriculum that Kidology is releasing on a quarterly rotation schedule. Here is a suggested teaching schedule provided by the authors, which balances both Old Testament and New Testament themes. In addition, the lessons covering Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas are reused from year-to-year.

The currently available Curriculum Rotation Lessons are denoted in red. Click these lessons for more information about the specific lesson and to download the PDF.

March/April/May
Curriculum Rotation

New Testament

1 - The Expensive Gift (3/7/10)
2 - Into Jerusalem (3/14/10)
3 - The Cross (3/21/10)
4 - He is Risen (3/28/10)
5 - Miracle of the Fish (4/4/10)
6 - Power (4/10/10)
7 - Liar Liar (4/17/10)
8 - Stephen's Story (4/27/10)
9 - Blinded by the Light (5/2/10)
10 - Tabitha Arise (5/11/10)
11 - Double Vision (5/16/10)
12 - Struck by an Angel (5/23/10)
13 - We are Not Gods (5/30/10)

June/July/August
Curriculum Rotation

14 - The Fortune Teller (6/6/10)
15 - The Unknown God (6/13/10)
16 - Riot in Ephesus (6/20/10)
17 - Open Window (6/27/10)
18 - Paul's Escape (7/4/10)
19 - Paul's Defense (7/11/10)
20 - Shipwrecked (7/18/10)
21 - Salt and Light (7/25/10)
22 - What Would Jesus Do? (8/1/10)
23 - Run the Race (8/8/10)
24 - Gifts of the Spirit (8/15/10)
25 - An Act of Worship (8/22/10)
26 - Rich Fool (8/29/10)

September/October/November
Curriculum Rotation

27 - Prayer (9/5/10)
28 - Sin (9/12/10)
29 - Repentance (9/19/10)
30 - Salvation (9/26/10)
31 - Baptism (10/3/10)
32 - God's Will (10/10/10)
33 - Joy (10/17/10)
34 - Who's the Holy Spirit (10/24/10)
35 - Fruit of the Holy Spirit (10/31/10)
36 - The Bible (11/7/10)
37 - Heaven (11/14/10)
38 - Thanksgiving (11/21/10)
39 - Visit by an Angel (11/28/10)

December/January/February
Curriculum Rotation

40 - Songs of New Birth (12/5/10)
41 - Messiah is Born (12/12/10)
42 - Visit of the Magi (12/19/10)
43 - Dedication (12/26/10)

Old Testament

67 - Creation (1/1/11)
68 - In The Garden (1/8/11)
69 - Cain and Abel (1/15/11)
70 - Noah's Ark (1/22/11)
71 - Tower of Babel (1/29/11)
72 - Father Abraham (2/5/11)
73 - Rescue and Blessings (2/12/11)
74 - The Promise Kept (2/19/11)
75 - A Pillar of Salt (2/26/11)

March/April/May
Curriculum Rotation

76 - The Lord Will Provide (3/5/11)
77 - A Bride for Isaac (3/12/11)
78 - Twins and Trickery (3/19/11)

Easter

1 - The Expensive Gift (3/27/11)
2 - Into Jerusalem (4/3/11)
3 - The Cross (4/10/11)
4 - He is Risen (10/17/11)
5 - Miracle of the Fish (4/24/11)

Old Testament

79 - Jacob's Dream (5/1/11)
80 - Greedy Laban (5/8/11)
81 - Jacob Goes Home (5/15/11)
82 - Coat of Many Colors (5/22/11)
83 - Run Joseph Run (5/29/11)

June/July/August
Curriculum Rotation

84 - Interpreter of Dreams (6/5/11)
85 - Perfect Timing (6/12/11)
86 - His Name is Moses (6/19/11)
87 - The Burning Bush (6/26/11)
88 - Let My People Go (7/3/11)
89 - Parting the Red Sea (7/10/11)
90 - Manna From Heaven (7/17/11)
91 - Ten Commandments (7/24/11)
92 - The Golden Calf (7/31/11)
93 - Moses Shining Face (8/7/11)
94 - The Tabernacle (8/14/11)
95 - Be Holy as God is Holy (8/21/11)
96 - Twelve Spies (8/28/11)

September/October/November
Curriculum Rotation

97 - The Donkey Who Talked (9/4/11)
98 - Rahab (9/11/11)
99 - Into the Promiseland (9/18/11)
100 - Gideon (9/25/11)
101 - Samson (10/2/11)
102 - Ruth (10/9/11)
103 - Hannah's Cry (10/16/11)
104 - Samuel (10/23/11)
105 - Captured Ark (10/30/11)
106 - Saul Made Kings (11/6/11)
107 - God Chooses David (11/13/11)

Thanksgiving/Christmas

38 - Thanksgiving (11/20/11)
39 - Visit by an Angel (11/27/11)

December/January/February
Curriculum Rotation

40 - Songs of New Birth (12/4/11)
41 - Messiah is Born (12/11/11)
42 - Visit of the Magi (12/18/11)
43 - Dedication (12/25/11)

Old Testament

108 - David and Goliath (1/1/12)
109 - Jonathan and David (1/8/12)
110 - Hidden in a Cave (1/15/12)
111 - Crowning of King David (1/22/12)
112 - David's Sin (1/29/12)
113 - Solomon's Wish (2/5/12)
114 - Solomon's Temple (2/12/12)
115 - Divided Heart/Kingdom (2/19/12)
116 - Ravens & Oil (2/26/12)

March/April/May
Curriculum Rotation

117 - Fire & Rain From Heaven (3/4/12)

Easter

1 - The Expensive Gift (3/11/12)
2 - Into Jerusalem (3/18/12)
3 - The Cross (3/25/12)
4 - He is Risen (4/1/12)
5 - Miracle of the Fish (4/8/12)

Old Testament

118 - Elijah's Revelation (4/15/12)
119 - Naboth's Vineyard (4/22/12)
120 - The Chariot Of Fire (4/29/12)
121 - Elisha's Double Portion (5/6/12)
122 - Naaman (5/13/12)
123 - Surrounded (5/20/12)
124 - Loyal Priest & Boy King (5/27/12)

June/July/August
Curriculum Rotation

125 - Jonah (6/3/12)
126 - Isaiah (6/10/12)
127 - Good King Hezekiah (6/17/12)
128 - Josiah And God's Word (6/24/12)
129 - Jeremiah (7/1/12)
130 - Test Of A Prophet (7/8/12)
131 - Don't Rebel (7/15/12)
132 - The Fiery Furnace (7/22/12)
133 - Daniel & The Lion's Den (7/29/12)
134 - Queen Esther (8/5/12)
135 - The Walls Go Up (8/12/12)

New Testament

44 - Boy of the Temple (8/19/12)
45 - Bapist and the Baptism (8/26/12)

September/October/November
Curriculum Rotation

46 - The Temptation (9/2/12)
47 - Calling all Disciples (9/9/12)
48 - Water into Wine (9/16/12)
49 - The Centurion (9/23/12)
50 - The Healing at the Pool (9/30/12)
51 - Hem of His Garment (10/7/12)
52 - I Was Blind But Now I See (10/14/12)
53 - Lazarus Come Out! (10/21/12)
54 - Love Your Enemies (10/28/12)
55 - Secret Agent (11/4/12)
56 - Treasure In Heaven (11/11/12)

Thanksgiving/Christmas

38 - Thanksgiving (11/11/12)
39 - Visit by an Angel (11/25/12)

December/January/February
Curriculum Rotation

40 - Songs of New Birth (12/2/12)
41 - Messiah is Born (12/9/12)
42 - Visit of the Magi (12/16/12)
43 - Dedication (12/23/12)

136 - Nicodemus (12/20/12)

57 - No Judging! (1/6/13)
58 - The Narrow Gate (1/13/13)
59 - Woman At The Well (1/20/13)
60 - Lost and Found (1/27/13)
61 - Get Ready (2/3/13)
62 - Good Neighbor (2/10/13)
63 - Calm in the Storm (2/17/13)
64 - Through the Roof (2/24/13)

March/April/May
Curriculum Rotation

Easter

1 - The Expensive Gift (3/3/13)
2 - Into Jerusalem (3/10/13)
3 - The Cross (3/17/13)
4 - He is Risen (3/24/13)
5 - Miracle of the Fish (3/31/13)

65 - The Good Soil (4/7/13)
66 - Gone to the Pigs (4/14/13)

Creation

67 - Creation (4/21/13)
68 - In The Garden (4/28/13)