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YEAR ONE - WITNESS TO GOD’S PRESENCE (full year $1100)

The theme, Witness to God’s Presence, starts with Genesis and ends with the Church.  The Bible is full of characters that witness the very existence of God in their lives and pass that experience on to future generations.  The acknowledgment that God exists and is present in our lives is a primary cornerstone of our Judeo-Christian faith.  To know, feel, sense and experience God in our own personal and corporate lives is a continuing witness to that existence. We are called to share that witness because our God is an awesome God.

Creation Unit (full unit $165/single lesson $15)

Creation: Bedouin Encampment: Hear the story of Creation and have the opportunity to say it in your own words using “creation day bags.” $15 order form

Creation: Bible @ Your Fingertips: View animated story of Creation and do other activities. Learn ways to be good stewards. Make a slide show presentation. Software included. $15 order form

Creation: Bible Improv: Become the Board of Directors in heaven and help God create the last piece of creation – humans. $15 order form

Creation: Created by the Spirit: Make stationery that will be sold to raise money to support the environmental agency selected by the Faith Today workshop.  Use recycled materials to reinforce the idea of good stewardship.  *This workshop is shared with Faith Today as a combined purchase. $15 order form

Creation: Eat Your Way through the Bible: Experience many different wonders of Creation through the food that we eat. Hear the story of Creation, look at a variety of seeds, and make and share muffins and fruit salad. $15 order form

Creation: Faith Today: Share the story, Brother Eagle, Sister Sky by Susan Jeffers, as an avenue to explore stewardship of the earth. Research and select one environmental agency to support. *This workshop is shared with Created by the Spirit as a combined purchase. $15 order form

Creation: Mary & Martha’s Bed & Breakfast: Hear the Creation story from both Genesis and Psalm 8.  Write letters to God, create a mural, or create a nature basket centerpiece. $15 order form

Creation: Moved by the Spirit: Hear the story of Creation and work in small groups to make a creation scene using a wide variety of props (ribbon sticks, fabric, hula-hoops, Body Sox™, etc.) $15 order form

Creation: Puppetry: Hear the story of Creation through the words of Old Turtle, using the book entitled Old Turtle by Douglas Wood.  Create a puppet play based on this book. $15 order form

Creation: Video Live!: Videotape original Public Service Announcements for each day of Creation and share them with the congregation. $15 order form

Creation: Where in the World Is?: Learn about the incredible diversity and interrelatedness of Creation and discover ways to be stewards of the earth. $15 order form

Plagues and Passover Unit (full unit $165/single lesson $15)

Plagues and Passover: Bedouin Encampment: Using lots of props, participate in the telling of the story using a rhyming script. Very fun! $15 order form

Plagues and Passover: Bible @ Your Fingertips: View animated story of Moses and Pharaoh. Learn about the heroines of the Exodus story. Make your own Haggadah. Software included. $15 order form

Plagues and Passover: Bible Improv: Assembled in the Boardroom of Heaven are God and the Heavenly Host.   Ponder how they respond to the groans of the Hebrew people in slavery in Egypt. Eventually, the Board will decide to call on Moses, send the plagues and initiate the Passover event. $15 order form

Plagues and Passover: Created by the Spirit: Learn about the Exodus story from the point of a view of an apprentice Egyptian scribe.  Use clay tablets to practice hieroglyphic writing. $15 order form

Plagues and Passover: Eat Your Way through the Bible: A simple Seder meal will be prepared and shared by the class. $15 order form

Plagues and Passover: Faith Today: Watch a movie clip about how individual courage emerged to counteract the Holocaust and discuss how God uses us as the instruments of peace and salvation. $15 order form

Plagues and Passover: Mary & Martha’s Bed & Breakfast: (SLAVE QUARTERS): Two storytellers, Shiphrah and Puah, tell their story of the genocide of the Hebrew baby boys, their relationship with God and the salvation of Moses.  Make a basket to remember both the salvation of Moses and the people of Israel. $15 order form

Plagues and Passover: Moved by the Spirit: Playing games like Plaguescotch, Pharaoh May I, and Leapfrog (Passover), learn about how God convinced Pharaoh to free the Hebrew slaves.   Create a reenactment of the crossing of the Red Sea. $15 order form

Plagues and Passover: Puppetry: Hear the story of the Exodus from a picture book and then choreograph a puppet show to the song “Pharaoh, Pharaoh.” $15 order form

Plagues and Passover: Video Live!: Prepare several elements of the Seder meal for a videotaped cooking demonstration. $15 order form

Plagues and Passover: Where in the World Is?: Participate in a mock archeological dig to uncover Egypt’s past and its connection to the Exodus story. $15 order form

Wandering in the Wilderness Unit (full unit $165/single lesson $15)

Wandering in the Wilderness: Bedouin Encampment: In the Jewish tradition, make a Sukkoth shelter and enact the story of God’s salvation in the Wilderness.  Weave the curtains that enfold the Ark of the Covenant. $15 order form

Wandering in the Wilderness: Bible @ Your Fingertips: Watch an animated story.  Use interactive map to trace the route to the Promised Land.  Create a “Wandering-in-the-Wilderness maze.” Software included. $15 order form

Wandering in the Wilderness: Bible Improv: In the Boardroom of Heaven, God ponders with the Cherubim how the Hebrews will recognize God’s presence. Build a life size Ark of the Covenant and a mercy seat, the sanctuary where Yahweh would dwell. $15 order form

Wandering in the Wilderness: Created by the Spirit: Explore the story of the Wilderness Experience by writing postcards back to the people who stayed in Egypt. $15 order form

Wandering in the Wilderness: Eat Your Way through the Bible: Welcome to the Wander Inn, a progressive meal on a journey of discovery about the Wilderness Experience. $15 order form

Wandering in the Wilderness: Faith Today: Compare architecture of the Tabernacle with Solomon’s Temple and today’s churches. $15 order form

Wandering in the Wilderness: Mary & Martha’s Bed & Breakfast: Miriam, Moses’ sister, or Aaron, Moses’ brother, will tell the Wilderness story.  Make a miniature version of the Ark of the Covenant as a personal remembrance of God’s presence in our lives. $15 order form

Wandering in the Wilderness: Moved by the Spirit: A variety of group games will reinforce the concept that the Ark of the Covenant went before the Hebrews at all times. $15 order form

Wandering in the Wilderness: Puppetry: Create a puppet show to the song “Thy Word Is a Lamp Unto My Feet” using flashlights and props. $15 order form

Wandering in the Wilderness: Video Live!: Make a short “animated” video using puppets or other characters to portray Moses and the Hebrew people. $15 order form

Wandering in the Wilderness: Where in the World Is?: Associate different items on a map of the Sinai to mark the path that Moses and the Hebrews might have taken through the desert. $15 order form

The Incarnation Unit (full unit $165/single lesson $15)

Incarnation: Bedouin Encampment: Hear the story of The Other Wise Man, by Van Dyck.  Make star ornaments as a reminder that God is always present in our lives. $15 order form

Incarnation: Bible @ Your Fingertips: Watch an animated story. View multi-cultural masterpieces of art. Learn about the “Visitors from the East” who brought gifts to Jesus. Software included. $15 order form

Incarnation: Bible Improv: Using pantomime, ponder what Mary said to Elizabeth when they met, as well as the conversation between Zechariah and Joseph.  How did they understand the presence of God in their lives through the announcements about their sons’ lives? $15 order form

Incarnation: Created by the Spirit: Make candles to explore how Jesus is the Light of the World. $15 order form

Incarnation: Eat Your Way through the Bible: Make stuffing with each ingredient having a different symbolic meaning. *This workshop shares half its time with Mary & Martha’s Bed & Breakfast. $15 for both lessons.order form

Incarnation: Faith Today: Alternative approaches to gift giving and mission will be explored in this workshop. $15 order form

Incarnation: Mary & Martha’s Bed & Breakfast: The Innkeeper tells the story of Jesus’ birth.  *This workshop shares half its time with Eat Your Way through the Bible. $15 for both lessons. order form

Incarnation: Moved by the Spirit: Create a human bicycle wheel to represent the way we are connected to the Incarnate God. $15 order form

Incarnation: Puppetry: Using the classic story/song The Friendly Beasts, the class will become all the animals at the manger. The prayer of St. Francis of Assisi will also be shared. $15 order form

Incarnation: Video Live!: Stage a talk show to explore the various eyewitness accounts of the Christmas event. $15 order form

Incarnation: Where in the World Is?: An exploration of crèches from around the world will help the class learn about the presence of God as experienced by other cultures. $15 order form

Feeding of the 5,000 Unit (full unit $165/single lesson $15)

Feeding the 5,000: Bedouin Encampment: The boy who shared his food has grown up and shares his reflections on the day he met Jesus. Create gospel memory books. $15 order form

Feeding the 5,000: Bible @ Your Fingertips: Watch the Miracle of the Loaves and Fish animated story, do map exercises, and view multi-cultural masterpieces of art and the shrine of this miracle. Software included. $15 order form

Feeding the 5,000: Bible Improv: How do you feed a crowd on $2.00 a day? A contemporary version of the Feeding of the 5,000 will be created by your own thespians. $15 order form

Feeding the 5,000: Created by the Spirit: Gyotaku, a Japanese printing process using fish, will be used to explore the story of the five loaves and two fish. $15 order form

Feeding the 5,000: Eat Your Way through the Bible: A simple fish chowder and bread will be prepared as the class learns about this miracle. This food will be shared with members of the congregation or others in need. $15 order form

Feeding the 5,000: Faith Today: By exploring issues of hunger and justice, learn that the story of the Feeding of the 5,000 can be a model for our own actions. Participation in a program such as Heifer Project International will be encouraged, as they strive not only to feed the hungry but empower those who are hungry to be self-sufficient. $15 order form

Feeding the 5,000: Mary & Martha’s Bed & Breakfast: “I was hungry and you fed me.”  The storyteller is a woman who encountered Jesus on the hill in Galilee. She shares how her life was changed forever. Make clay fish or bread to remember this miracle. $15 order form

Feeding the 5,000: Moved by the Spirit: Fun picnic activities will get to the heart of the story – how did Jesus (and how do we) view hunger in our midst? Relay races, Frisbees and piñatas are just a few of the many possibilities. $15 order form

Feeding the 5,000: Puppetry: Picnic basket, fish and bread puppets tell the story of this miracle through a fun and creative puppet activity. $15 order form

Feeding the 5,000: Video Live!: Create an on-location broadcast from the hillside in Galilee. Conduct interviews with those present at the Feeding of the 5,000. $15 order form

Feeding the 5,000: Where in the World Is?: Experience a variety of activities that build awareness of the uneven distribution of resources in the world and how this contributes to world hunger.  One of the best lessons you’ll ever do. $15 order form

The Lord’s Prayer Unit (full unit $165/single lesson $15)

Lord's Prayer: Bedouin Encampment: “Hallowed be thy name…” Explore the idea of a holy time and space for prayer in our everyday lives. $15 order form

Lord's Prayer: Bible @ Your Fingertips: Learn about the Lord’s Prayer using interactive lesson with animated story, maps and other hands-on activities. Software included. $15 order form

Lord's Prayer: Bible Improv: “Thy will be done…” What does it mean to do God’s will and how do we hear what God’s will is for us? Create a contemporary skit to illustrate a way of discerning God’s will. $15 order form

Lord's Prayer: Created by the Spirit: “Thy kingdom come…” A metal or paper punch activity will help explore the idea of God’s Kingdom. $15 order form

Lord's Prayer: Eat Your Way through the Bible: How does “daily bread” translate into our general nutritional needs? Understand how God provides for us by sampling food from the food pyramid. $15 order form

Lord's Prayer: Faith Today: “Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors.”Consider fences and bridges as symbols of separation and connection to God and one another. Watercolors and Shrinky Dink™ ornaments will reinforce this symbol. $15 order form

Lord's Prayer: Mary & Martha’s Bed & Breakfast: Corrie Ten Boom, a survivor of the Holocaust, will tell her powerful story of forgiveness. Make a book of prayers. $15 order form

Lord's Prayer: Moved by the Spirit: Explore physical attitudes of prayer as well as experience some musical interpretations of the Lord's Prayer. $15 order form

Lord's Prayer: Puppetry: “Lead us not into temptation…” Create a puppet show to explore the temptations that are all around us and how our faith helps us to resist temptations. $15 order form

Lord's Prayer: Video Live!: What happens when you pray? A dialogue between God and a prayer group will be taped in this workshop.  This is a great presentation before the congregation. $15 order form

Lord's Prayer: Where in the World Is?: How has the Lord’s Prayer spread around the world?  How is the Lord’s Prayer spoken around the world? The prayer will be shared in many different languages. $15 order form

The Last Supper Unit (full unit $165/single lesson $15)

Last Supper: Bedouin Encampment: The traditions of communion will be explored through song, movement and hymnody. $15 order form

Last Supper: Bible @ Your Fingertips: Watch an animated story, do map exercises, and view multi-cultural masterpieces of art. Learn about traditional Passover foods.  Software included. $15 order form

Last Supper: Bible Improv: “Readers Theater” activities will take the class through the story of the Last Supper.  $15 order form

Last Supper: Created by the Spirit: Simple “stained glass” window decorations of the chalice and bread will be created to help the children remember the Last Supper. $15 order form

Last Supper: Eat Your Way through the Bible: Make connections between the Seder meal and the Last Supper and explore the references Jesus made about being the “Bread of Life.” $15 order form

Last Supper: Faith Today: Communion traditions and doctrine of your congregation will be the focus of this workshop. $15 order form

Last Supper: Mary & Martha’s Bed & Breakfast: While celebrating the Seder one year after the death of Jesus, the disciples share with each other why almost all of them abandoned Jesus and then look into the future to see what happened to them.  Very simple script cards provided. Great lesson to use during Holy Week for a cross-generational event. $15 order form

Last Supper: Moved by the Spirit: Study the body language conveyed in Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper as a way to understand the dynamics of that night. Recreate the painting using the participants as Jesus and the disciples. Other classical artwork may also be “recreated.”An excellent cross-generational event. $15 order form

Last Supper: Puppetry: Shadow puppets will be used to learn about Holy Week and the Last Supper. $15 order form

Last Supper: Video Live!: Holy Week from a mouse’s perspective (aka An American Tail) will be the focus of this fun video production that the class will create. Full scripts and stage directions are provided. $15 order form

Last Supper: Where in the World Is?: Create travel brochures that invite people to follow in Jesus’ footsteps during Holy Week. $15 order form

Walk To Emmaus Unit (full unit $165/single lesson $15)

Walk to Emmaus: Bedouin Encampment: Explore the Christian perspective on death by studying what Jesus and Paul say about resurrection.  Make sympathy cards for those who were mourning the death of Jesus. $15 order form

Walk to Emmaus: Bible @ Your Fingertips: View animated story, do map activity and explore the prophecies of Jesus’ death and resurrection. Software included. $15 order form

Walk to Emmaus: Bible Improv: Create a drama that enacts the Bible story from the empty tomb to the appearance of Jesus in Jerusalem. $15 order form

Walk to Emmaus: Created by the Spirit: The children will create the sign of the name of "JESUS" that can only be identified from a distance, thus connecting with the Luke 24 passage, "then their eyes were opened, and they recognized him". $15 order form

Walk to Emmaus: Eat Your Way through the Bible: Make meringue while learning about life and death, the symbolism of the egg, and the resurrection of Jesus Christ. $15 order form

Walk to Emmaus: Faith Today: Starting with the walk to Emmaus, discover how the gospel message was spread, via word of mouth, letters, a printed Bible, and those who live a life of faith. $15 order form

Walk to Emmaus: Mary & Martha’s Bed & Breakfast: A first person story will be told about the walk to Emmaus, making the connections with many of the bread passages of the Bible (The Exodus/Seder Meal, manna in the Wilderness, Feeding of the 5000, Lord’s Prayer, Last Supper). $15 order form

Walk to Emmaus: Moved by the Spirit: Experiment with optical illusions to experience the passage from Luke 24, “then their eyes were opened, and they recognized him”. $15 order form

Walk to Emmaus: Puppetry: Recreate the Bible story from the Crucifixion to the Resurrection to the Ascension. $15 order form

Walk to Emmaus: Video Live!: “Geraldo Rivieria” goes on an expedition to discover the tomb of Jesus, only to find it empty.  His encounter with Mary Magdalene and “the gardener” help him to understand the resurrection. Full script provided.  Great fun! $15 order form

Walk to Emmaus: Where in the World Is?: Starting with the walk to Emmaus, learn how Christianity views death and life after death. They will then explore how various faiths view that same issue. $15 order form

Paul on the Road Unit (full unit $165/single lesson $15)

Paul on the Road: Bedouin Encampment: Paul will tell his own story of what actually happened one day on the road to Damascus then make a mobile to highlight his three missionary journeys. $15 order form

Paul on the Road: Bible @ Your Fingertips: Watch an animated story of Paul’s conversion and do other activities. Use interactive map to trace Paul’s journeys. Software included. $15 order form

Paul on the Road: Bible Improv: Paul came to know Jesus in a very dramatic way,  directing the focus for the rest of Paul’s life. Through creative drama activities, explore how our own lives are directed by our knowledge of Jesus. $15 order form

Paul on the Road: Created by the Spirit: Through the use of “Sunprints” and “Scratchboards”, learn about conversions and transformations. $15 order form

Paul on the Road: Eat Your Way through the Bible: Foods that transform before our eyes can be symbols of our own potential for transformation. Cut out cookies will serve as reminders that we can be like Paul and continually witness the presence of God. $15 order form

Paul on the Road: Faith Today: Ananias’ act of kindness towards Saul helped to change Saul’s life. When do we experience similar acts of kindness?  Do we always know the outcome of our acts of kindness?  What can we do today to make our world a better place? $15 order form

Paul on the Road: Mary & Martha’s Bed & Breakfast: Meet Ananias, a follower of Jesus, who answered God’s call and went to care for Saul. Share a simple meal with Ananias. $15 order form

Paul on the Road: Moved by the Spirit: The song “They’ll Know We Are Christians by Our Love” will be used to explore the story of Paul’s conversion.  Musical, physical, and meditative activities will allow participants to know what they can do to be a witness to God’s continued presence. $15 order form

Paul on the Road: Puppetry: Enact a puppet show about the day that Paul fell off his horse, using a Bryan Sirchio song by the same name. $15 order form

Paul on the Road: Video Live!: In an on-the-spot newscast, get the latest scoop about Paul’s surprising conversion. $15 order form

Paul on the Road: Where in the World Is?: Explore the world of Paul.  Discover the places of Paul’s travels and ministry. $15 order form

Witnesses Today Unit (full unit $165/single lesson $15)

Witnesses Today: Bedouin Encampment: The teacher will tell contemporary stories of faith. Members of the congregation may be invited into the class to witness their faith stories. The class will recall Biblical stories they have learned throughout the year. $15 order form

Witnesses Today: Bible @ Your Fingertips: Review the stories from the past year using an interactive Biblical time line. Create a digital collage. Software included. $15 order form

Witnesses Today: Bible Improv: Play charades or “Pictionary” to review the stories of the year. $15 order form

Witnesses Today: Created by the Spirit: Hear the scripture from Matthew 25:34-40 as well as contemporary stories that exemplify how individual people have made a difference in the lives of others, even in very small ways. Reflect on how they have helped others.  Draw a self-portrait as an expression of how they individually are God’s presence on earth. $15 order form

Witnesses Today: Eat Your Way through the Bible: Taste chocolate chip cookies that are made with equal amounts of all the ingredients. Then make the correct recipe, learning that even a small amount of some ingredients (gifts or talents) is enough to flavor the whole batch of cookies. $15 order form

Witnesses Today: Faith Today: Hear stories about people whose faith has led them to be God’s presence on earth … or who experienced God’s presence in the form of someone else helping them. Make a photograph essay to symbolize how we all function as the body of Christ. $15 order form

Witnesses Today: Mary & Martha’s Bed & Breakfast: Share a synopsis of the stories from the past year using various candies as prompts. Very fun! Make a “rebus” or picture story for several of the stories. $15 order form

Witnesses Today: Moved by the Spirit: Select several games to play as a review of favorite stories of the year. Hear the story “The Bible in a Deck of Cards.” $15 order form

Witnesses Today: Puppetry: Create a puppet show to the story The Great Stone Face by Nathaniel Hawthorne. $15 order form

Witnesses Today: Video Live!: Hear the story of Mother Teresa and view segments from the movie, Mother Teresa: In the Name of God's Poor.  Videotape what each child wishes to do with their lives “in the name of God.” $15 order form

Witnesses Today: Where in the World Is?: Select and prepare a “Missionary Bear” to send to another church in the community or in another state, making connections with the broader church. $15 order form

YEAR TWO - THE COVENANT (full year $1100)

The theme of the Covenant is woven throughout the scriptures.  Starting with Noah and Abraham, we witness a special relationship between God and all of humankind. The descendants will be known as God’s people, receiving the Ten Commandments as the laws of the Covenant. Jesus comes to live among humankind to be the fulfilled Covenant in our midst. He lives out the demands of the Covenant, to love the Lord God with all one’s heart, soul, and strength. The Covenant is now between individuals and God. We are called to live up to the demands of the Covenant and remember that we are God’s people.

Noah’s Ark Unit (full unit $165/single lesson $15)

Noah's Ark: Bedouin Encampment: Hear the story of the Great Flood from Noah’s perspective. Build an altar to the Lord and decorate a stone to take home as a reminder that we are all descendents of Noah and part of the Covenant people. $15 order form

Noah's Ark: Bible @ Your Fingertips: Use Wordy or Cal & Marty’s Scripture Memory Game to explore scripture and then investigate issues of bio-diversity and extinction. Make a Noah’s ABC book. Software not included. $15 order form

Noah's Ark: Bible Improv: Stand up comedy is the focus of this lesson.  After hearing the story of Noah and the Ark, listen to Bill Cosby’s Noah skits. Learn the basic elements of comedy and tell some jokes about Noah’s Ark. $15 order form

Noah's Ark: Created by the Spirit: Experiment with water, light and prisms.  There are two options in this lesson: create watercolor rainbow pictures or create a wall mural of a rainbow of hands. $15 order form

Noah's Ark: Eat Your Way through the Bible: Explore the different kinds and amounts of food that must have been on the Ark.  Make the Ark and animals in gingerbread. The Ark and cookies can be raffled at the end of the rotation with the proceeds going toward a mission project of your choice. $15 order form

Noah's Ark: Faith Today: Learn about covenants in ancient times and look at contemporary legal contracts. Write a personal covenant based on Micah 6:8 and seal it with official wax. $15 order form

Noah's Ark: Mary & Martha’s Bed & Breakfast: Meet Mrs. Noah and hear her story.  Interspersed throughout the lesson Mrs. Noah will do needlework with the help of the class. $15 order form

Noah's Ark: Moved by the Spirit: Perform a variety of team-building, cooperative activities as an expression of the covenant that God extends to us. $15 order form

Noah's Ark: Puppetry: Create a puppet show about the experience of Noah on the Ark, including three Bill Cosby routines related to Noah. $15 order form

Noah's Ark: Video Live!: Create a news broadcast of the events surrounding Noah’s experience. $15 order form

Noah's Ark: Where in the World Is?: Explore the story of Noah’s Ark through the study of historical floods. Re-create a flood to see the effect of human intervention in nature. $15 order form

Abraham Unit (full unit $165/single lesson $15)

Abraham: Bedouin Encampment: Abraham will use a sand map to tell his story of travel and encounters with God.  Create a banner using sand art to reinforce our connection with Abraham. $15 order form

Abraham: Bible @ Your Fingertips: Use various Bible software to learn about the story. Make comic strips to reflect the characters and the relationship with God. Software not included. $15 order form

Abraham: Bible Improv: Hear the story of Abraham, Sarah and Hagar and improvise dilemmas that require some kind of reaction or intervention, whether from human or divine sources. $15 order form

Abraham: Created by the Spirit: Hear the story of the visit of the three strangers to the Oaks of Mamre. Choosing a scripture verse that reminds each child of the Covenant promise, create a decoupage reminder of our own connection to the Covenant. $15 order form

Abraham: Eat Your Way through the Bible: After hearing the story of the visit of the three strangers at the encampment of Abraham and Sarah, create a meal (or a portion of one) that might have been served to the three strangers. $15 order form

Abraham: Faith Today: By placing picture cards in sequence as a brief history of the region, see the difficult relationships between people of the Middle East. *The class will share the hour with Where in the World Is? as a combined purchase. $15 for both lessons.order form

Abraham: Mary & Martha’s Bed & Breakfast: Hear the story of the Covenant as told by Sarah and Hagar. Eat pancakes and honey as they remember the hospitality shown to the three strangers who visit Abraham and Sarah.  Make a benevolent sewing project for abandoned children to remember that we are all children of God. $15 order form

Abraham: Moved by the Spirit: Experience the nomadic lifestyle of Abraham and Sarah as they erect and dismantle the campsite with each new phase of the story. Great lesson in learning to hear God’s voice and responding to it. $15 order form

Abraham: Puppetry: Perform the story of Abraham, Sarah and Hagar using a “promise” song. $15 order form

Abraham: Video Live!: Design and “script” a promotional video for a trip that follows in Abraham’s footsteps. $15 order form

Abraham: Where in the World Is?: Overlay a map of the Holy Land in the time of Abraham with a present day political map. See where these current boundaries divide up the land of the Covenant and are a source of tensions in the region. *The class will share the hour with Faith Today. $15 for both lessons. order form

The Ten Commandments Unit (full unit $165/single lesson $15)

Ten Commandments: Bedouin Encampment: Hear Moses tell the story of the Ten Commandments. Make beaded bracelets that can serve as reminders of our own relationship to this Covenant. $15 order form

Ten Commandments: Bible @ Your Fingertips: Make the connection between the rules of a game and the Ten Commandments. Create a calendar with each month expressing a commandment. Software not included. $15 order form

Ten Commandments: Bible Improv: By creating contemporary dramas or pantomimes, the class will explore the Ten Commandments. The game of Charades is an added bonus and may be the format for younger children. $15 order form

Ten Commandments: Created by the Spirit: Compare the Ten Commandments to Micah 6:8 and explore how to be in right relationship with God.  Make a fabric heart creation that includes the scripture. $15 order form

Ten Commandments: Eat Your Way through the Bible: Hear the story of the Ten Commandments and make either heart shaped cookies or a jelly roll cake that will remind them of the words of Jeremiah: “I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts.” $15 order form

Ten Commandments: Faith Today: Presented with scenarios that involve a choice of ethics and faithful behavior, decide how to respond to them in relation to the Ten Commandments. $15 order form

Ten Commandments: Mary & Martha’s Bed & Breakfast (AKA The Dear Abby Column at the Sinai Word): Become the staff of “Dear Abby”, responding to the dilemmas of the readers in light of the Ten Commandments. $15 order form

Ten Commandments: Moved by the Spirit: Create a sequence of body movements to respond to the Ten Commandments.  Possible teachers include a dance instructor, an aerobics instructor, a PE teacher who teaches creative movement, a rhythmic gymnast, a break-dancer, a liturgical dancer, or a person well acquainted with sign language. $15 order form

Ten Commandments: Puppetry: Create a puppet show of the Ten Commandments using the song, “The Perfect Ten.” $15 order form

Ten Commandments: Video Live!: Watch a clip from deMille’s movie, The Ten Commandments.  Compare the scripture to the script of the movie. Create a dialogue between Moses and God for the scene where the Ten Commandments are being etched. $15 order form

Ten Commandments: Where in the World Is?: Explore how the Ten Commandments were interpreted by various prophets and make a mezuzah to remind them of God’s presence in our lives. $15 order form

Messengers of the Covenant Unit (full unit $165/single lesson $15)

Messengers of the Covenant: Bedouin Encampment: Meet one of the shepherds who heard the angels’ message and went to see Jesus on the night of his birth. Make wool or sheep ornaments. $15 order form

Messengers of the Covenant: Bible @ Your Fingertips: Study the Christmas story with Bible software and then create a newspaper, The Messenger, telling about the details and items of interest. Software not included. $15 order form

Messengers of the Covenant: Bible Improv: Hear the Christmas story and ponder the future life of Jesus Christ.  Using the story or song, “Mary, Did You Know?”, create a slide show for each of the scenes in the song to be shown sometime during Lent. $15 order form

Messengers of the Covenant: Created by the Spirit: Hear the Christmas story and then consider how all the different people in the story spread the news of Jesus’ birth.  Create a banner or altar cloth with symbols of these messengers on them.  $15 order form

Messengers of the Covenant: Eat Your Way through the Bible: Hear Matthew 2:1-12 and make a fruitcake to remind them of the jewels in the crowns of the three kings. $15 order form

Messengers of the Covenant: Faith Today: Use Bible skills to learn about angels who announced the birth of Jesus.  View a clip from It’s a Wonderful Life to open discussion about the mission of angels. $15 order form

Messengers of the Covenant: Mary & Martha’s Bed & Breakfast: Hear Gabriel’s story of the Annunciation. Explore the concept of angels via a bible study on (a) how other people confirmed the Annunciation to Mary or (b) how angels appeared to other people, proclaiming the birth of the Son of God. Make angel ornaments decorated with sealing wax as a sign of the covenant. $15 order form

Messengers of the Covenant: Moved by the Spirit: Explore and enact masterpieces of art that depict the various scenes of the Christmas story. $15 order form

Messengers of the Covenant: Puppetry: Create a puppet show to the song “We Three Kings”, making puppets and props. $15 order form

Messengers of the Covenant: Video Live!: Design an ad campaign commissioned by God for the announcement of the birth of Jesus.  The ads may be print, video or computer-generated. $15 order form

Messengers of the Covenant: Where in the World Is?: Learn about the three magi: who they were, from where they came, what gifts they brought, and what legends emerged about their lives.  Explore the astronomy of the Star of Bethlehem and make the connection with the night skies used in the Underground Railroad. $15 order form

The Good Samaritan Unit (full unit $165/single lesson $15)

Good Samaritan: Bedouin Encampment: Meet the Levite, the man who chose pass by the victim because he believed that he would be breaking Jewish law.  As the class shares food around the table, the Levite shares his personal conflict regarding the situation and asks the class to help him discover options. $15 order form

Good Samaritan: Bible @ Your Fingertips: After doing extensive Bible study create a rebus story or chain of love. Software not included. $15 order form

Good Samaritan: Bible Improv: Ponder who might be the different characters in the story in today’s world. Act out contemporary versions of this story as they understand it. $15 order form

Good Samaritan: Created by the Spirit: Answer the question:  “Who are you when no one is looking?”   Make masks as the class ponders their individual identity and whether it is revealed or hidden. $15 order form

Good Samaritan: Eat Your Way through the Bible: Learn about the many herbs that appear in the Bible.  Use herbs in a cooking or craft project, connecting common herbs with Jesus’ command to show mercy to others. $15 order form

Good Samaritan: Faith Today: Hear the story of the Good Samaritan and work on providing teddy bears to children in crisis. $15 order form

Good Samaritan: Mary & Martha’s Bed & Breakfast: A teacher living at the time of Jesus will tell the class about rules and regulations for living a life that is right with God.  Within that context, they will determine what the priest and the Levite could have done within the law as they hear the story of the Good Samaritan.  Make a WWJD (What Would Jesus Do?) or friendship bracelet and learn the song, “They Will Know We Are Christians by Our Love.” $15 order form

Good Samaritan: Moved by the Spirit: There are options based on the expertise of the teacher that might instruct the class on first-aid basics, physical therapy and/or how healing ministries can facilitate new spirits. $15 order form

Good Samaritan: Puppetry: Discuss the cultural bias of the story.   Create a Bunraku puppetry show where the students stand behind and move life-size puppets. $15 order form

Good Samaritan: Video Live!: The scene is a 1950 detective's office. The detective receives a call about an interesting happening along the road to Jericho. Personal interviews with a Priest, a Levite and the Innkeeper help piece together an unbelievable story about kindness to a stranger. $15 order form

Good Samaritan: Where in the World Is?: Examine the history of the difficult relationship between Jews and Samaritans at the time of Jesus.  Make connections to those who are “invisible” in today’s society and how we, as Christians, should respond. $15 order form

The Prodigal Son Unit (full unit $165/single lesson $15)

Prodigal Son: Bedouin Encampment: The Prodigal Son tells his story of selfishness, exploration, defeat and repentance.  Watch a clip from the movie, Amazing Grace with Bill Moyers, and learn the song.  Ponder the actions that separate us from God, write them on a paper and burn them in a bowl as a sign of repentance and grace. A great activity for Ash Wednesday. $15 order form

Prodigal Son: Bible @ Your Fingertips: Study the story using Bible software and then create handbills advertising the reunion of the family. Software not included. $15 order form

Prodigal Son: Bible Improv: Hear the scripture and then have the opportunity to consider contemporary settings for the story. Finish the story from the two brothers’ perspectives. $15 order form

Prodigal Son: Created by the Spirit: Hear the story of the Prodigal Son and make wire sculptures to interpret the emotions and interactions of the father, the Prodigal Son and the elder son. $15 order form

Prodigal Son: Eat Your Way through the Bible: Become the servants of the Prodigal Son’s family, preparing the feast. As they cook or bake, they will be encouraged to voice the opinions of the various family members about this event. $15 order form

Prodigal Son: Faith Today: Look at issues of inheritance, comparing biblical times and the present. Reflect on the value of God’s unending love as you write a simple will $15 order form.

Prodigal Son: Mary & Martha’s Bed & Breakfast: The father of the Prodigal Son will share his story and encourage journaling/drawing about similar situations in the participant’s lives. $15 order form

Prodigal Son: Moved by the Spirit: Hear the parable of the Prodigal Son, enacting it using spatial metaphors.  Build a wall and a bridge to symbolize our relationship with God. $15 order form

Prodigal Son: Puppetry: Learn the story of the Prodigal Son and create a puppet show using a contemporary parable of God’s love, The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown. $15 order form

Prodigal Son: Video Live!: Many of the inanimate objects that the Prodigal Son encountered on his journey will become animated in this video and will tell of their experiences and impressions. $15 order form

Prodigal Son: Where in the World Is?: Develop the connection between the family issues in the parable of the Prodigal Son and the issues that cause national/international conflicts.   Hear the story of Sadako and the 1000 Paper Cranes, make origami cranes and pick a project that will connect them to world peace. $15 order form

Woman with the Alabaster Jar Unit (full unit $165/single lesson $15)

Woman with Alabaster Jar: Bedouin Encampment: Meet the woman who anointed Jesus.  She will share ways she remains mindful to the demands of the Covenant. $15 order form

Woman with Alabaster Jar: Bible @ Your Fingertips: Use Wordy and Life of Christ CD to discover the story and prepare for Holy Week. Software not included. $15 order form

Woman with Alabaster Jar: Bible Improv: Enact each of the four Gospel versions of the story, discovering their similarities and differences. Create a contemporary version of the story. $15 order form

Woman with Alabaster Jar: Created by the Spirit: Create an “alabaster jar” as a commemoration of the extraordinary act of devotion on the part of the woman. $15 order form

Woman with Alabaster Jar: Eat Your Way through the Bible: Hear the story of the Woman with the Alabaster Jar.  Make taffy, experiencing the struggle between spiritual renewal and social action for justice. $15 order form

Woman with Alabaster Jar: Faith Today: Hear the story from the book of Luke. Consider different ways that they can be like the woman and pour out their love for Jesus in our world. Create a marbleized picture frame that will help them remember this story. $15 order form

Woman with Alabaster Jar: Mary & Martha’s Bed & Breakfast: The storyteller will tell the story of the Woman with the Alabaster Jar. Study the scripture associated with the fruits of the spirit: Galatians 5:22-23a.  Decorate stones, printing on them the fruits of the spirit words. $15 order form

Woman with Alabaster Jar: Moved by the Spirit: Pattern games, dominos and “Simon Says” are the key games for this lesson.  Learn about the Bible story and the things they can do to help others know that Jesus includes everyone in his kingdom. $15 order form

Woman with Alabaster Jar: Puppetry: Using basic signs from American Sign Language, create a puppet show to tell the story. $15 order form

Woman with Alabaster Jar: Video Live!: Hear the story as told in Luke and then brainstorm contemporary characters and setting. Develop a simple dialogue and record a videotape of their present day story. $15 order form

Woman with Alabaster Jar: Where in the World Is?: Experiment with scales and create collages to understand the balance that is required between their spiritual life and our social justice life.  Find evidence in their own church of how the congregation honors God and fulfills its covenant to serve the poor. $15 order form

Crucifixion and Resurrection Unit (full unit $165/single lesson $15)

Crucifixion: Bedouin Encampment: Hear Andrew’s story and then create pysanky-style eggs as a reminder of the sacrifice of Jesus and the further ministry of Andrew. $15 order form

Crucifixion: Bible @ Your Fingertips: Use the Life of Christ CD to take a tour through Jerusalem during Holy Week. With a drawing program, create a representation of the empty tomb experience. Software not included. $15 order form

Crucifixion: Bible Improv: Discover the differences between the Old Covenant and the New Covenant.  Create a variety of ads to publicize the “New and Improved” version of The Covenant. $15 order form

Crucifixion: Created by the Spirit: Make paper that is embedded with seeds as a reminder of Jesus’ death and resurrection, the Old and New Covenants, and how we are each a seedling that God nurtures into our fullest potential. $15 order form

Crucifixion: Eat Your Way through the Bible: Make Empty Tomb Buns to reinforce the Easter story.  Make multi-colored cookies in the shape of the cross and a rainbow to communicate the message of the New Covenant. $15 order form

Crucifixion: Faith Today: Discover the history behind a variety of crosses. Each member will design and make a cross that expresses a personal understanding of the covenant. $15 order form

Crucifixion: Mary & Martha’s Bed & Breakfast: Joanna will share how the blood of Christ forged a new covenant between God and humankind. Individual banners will be created symbolizing the connection between the blood shed by Jesus and the wine used in the Eucharist. $15 order form

Crucifixion: Moved by the Spirit: Through the creation of different “musical” and movement activities, come to a deeper understanding of the development of God’s Covenant with Israel and the establishment of the New Covenant through Jesus. $15 order form

Crucifixion: Puppetry: Enact the story of The Tale of Three Trees, making the props, rehearsing and performing the story.  This makes a great presentation in a Holy Week worship service. $15 order form

Crucifixion: Video Live!: Using a “split screen” technique, classes will see the common elements of the Passion story of Jesus’ last week and the life of the church today. $15 order form

Crucifixion: Where in the World Is?: Focus on one or two of the biblical covenants and create an audio/visual display about the geographical location associated with each particular covenant. $15 order form

The Early Church as the Body of Christ Unit (full unit $165/single lesson $15)

Early Church as Body of Christ: Bedouin Encampment: While involving the class in setting up a tent,  Paul will tell about setting up the church in Corinth. Share an Agape meal (also known as a Love Feast) that involves personal witness, hymn singing, prayer, scripture and sharing of food. $15 order form

Early Church as Body of Christ: Bible @ Your Fingertips: Learn about Paul and the church in Corinth. Discuss the spiritual gifts that people have. Using the computer, create personal "Gift Boxes." $15 order form

Early Church as Body of Christ: Bible Improv: After several warm-up exercises, enact a church’s attempt to start a Christmas program.  Discover that many talents are needed to create this program, just as many talents are needed within the church. $15 order form

Early Church as Body of Christ: Created by the Spirit: Hear 1 Corinthians 12:21-31 and then create mosaic projects to come to a better understanding of what Paul meant about the Body of Christ. $15 order form

Early Church as Body of Christ: Eat Your Way through the Bible: Make “Impossible Pie” and dump cake and then engage in some Bible study to compare the elements of the church to the ingredients just used. $15 order form

Early Church as Body of Christ: Faith Today: Learn about the concept of the Body of Christ in relation to the church.  Design a float or some sort of participation in an annual parade in your town.  Both the process and the design will illustrate how your church is the Body of Christ. $15 order form

Early Church as Body of Christ: Mary & Martha’s Bed & Breakfast: Meet Priscilla, a friend of Paul’s who also made tents.   Share her experience of founding and nurturing the church in Corinth. Make a leather craft to connect tent making and the Body of Christ. $15 order form

Early Church as Body of Christ: Moved by the Spirit: Experience the inter-relatedness and value of each part of the Body of Christ through challenging and cooperative activities. $15 order form

Early Church as Body of Christ: Puppetry: Explore how the human body works as an analogy to Paul’s reference to the Body of Christ. Produce a puppet show to portray this scripture. $15 order form

Early Church as Body of Christ: Video Live!: Look at a car engine to discover how all of the parts work together to make the car run.  Read the scripture to discover how all of the people of a church work together to make the church run. Make a video of the scripture using the car engine analogy. $15 order form

Early Church as Body of Christ: Where in the World Is?: Study church architecture as a metaphor for the Body of Christ, particularly focusing on Notre Dame Cathedral and your own church. Videos, puzzles, books and computer games are used for visuals. $15 order form

The Kingdom Parables(full unit $165/single lesson $15)

Kingdom Parables: Bedouin Encampment: The storyteller is someone in the crowd who heard Jesus tell the parable of the Great Feast.  Create invitations to your church for either worship or a particular event. $15 order form

Kingdom Parables: Bible @ Your Fingertips: Do a scripture scramble using Wordy or Cal & Marty’s Scripture Memory Game. Create a jigsaw puzzle of a favorite parable. Software not included. $15 order form

Kingdom Parables: Bible Improv: Contemporize the parable of the Great Feast, particularly focusing on excuses we make in our everyday lives that keep us from living a Christian life. $15 order form

Kingdom Parables: Created by the Spirit: Create a slide show of contemporary parables that point to a new vision of the Kingdom of God. $15 order form

Kingdom Parables: Eat Your Way through the Bible: Progressively prepare a celebration meal over four weeks, to be shared with another local Sunday School, Meals on Wheels, Seniors group or homebound family in your congregation. $15 order form

Kingdom Parables: Faith Today: Participate in some role playing about inclusive/exclusive situations.  Respond to the role-playing through a choice of art, journal writing or poetry. $15 order form

Kingdom Parables: Mary & Martha’s Bed & Breakfast: Hear the story of the Great Feast from the perspective of the host and create invitations to the Feast.  Connect this parable to the parable of the Landowner and the Vineyard through pantomime. $15 order form

Kingdom Parables: Moved by the Spirit: Explore the story of the Great Feast in scripture and play several games to express the different elements and ideas of this parable. $15 order form

Kingdom Parables: Puppetry: Facilitate a discussion about heaven by enacting a puppet show based on the book, The Next Place. $15 order form

Kingdom Parables: Video Live!: Create a video or radio advertisement for a new line of snack foods developed by the “Parable Products Company”. $15 order form

Kingdom Parables: Where in the World Is?: Connect the Kingdom Parables to the efforts of Habitat for Humanity to create housing for everyone on earth.  Make Peace Houses as a reminder that even in their own homes, they can create the Kingdom of God with a peaceful attitude. $15 order form

YEAR THREE - THE MESSIAH (full year $1100)

The Messiah is Jesus Christ. From the time of the early prophets, the people of Israel placed their hope on the arrival of a deliverer. King David became the reference point for those prophets, promising a return to the throne of someone who would institute a New Kingdom. This deliverer, the Anointed One of God, the Messiah, would bring salvation from earthly oppression. Jesus’ birth, baptism, crucifixion and resurrection fulfilled those prophecies.  Whether explored in Handel’s Messiah, Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel, or contemporary multi-cultural representations, Jesus Christ as the Messiah is the central figure of the Christian faith.

David Unit (full unit $165/single lesson $15)

David: Bedouin Encampment: David will tell his own story of courage, leadership and how God is in the midst of our life choices. Make a ten-foot Goliath. $15 order form

David: Bible @ Your Fingertips: Using Pathways through Jerusalem explore Israel with King David. Play a scripture scrambler game as a way to discover the association between King David and the concept of a messiah.  Create an illustration of a psalm. Software not included. $15 order form

David: Bible Improv: Enact the scenes of David being anointed t by Samuel, his slaying of Goliath, his adoption of a crippled boy (Mephiboseth) and his reproach by Nathan. $15 order form

David: Created by the Spirit: Create an illumination or calligraphic rendering of a portion of a Psalm. $15 order form

David: Eat Your Way through the Bible: Create the many maps of Israel using pizza ingredients to define the political and topographical configurations of each map. $15 order form

David: Faith Today: Compare the courage of David as he met Goliath with that of Sojourner Truth in her role against slavery.  Create murals of Giant Problems in the world and what courage might be needed. $15 order form

David: Mary & Martha’s Bed & Breakfast: The prophet, Nathan, will share how he was the spiritual adviser for David, guiding him in how to be God-centered. Use labyrinths to explore an avenue of personal faith journey. (If you can find a room-sized labyrinth, this is an incredible lesson for an intergenerational event.) $15 order form

David: Moved by the Spirit: Slay Goliath! Play a variety of games that use a “home base”, exploring how the Kingdom of David became the foundation for the future hopes of Israel. $15 order form

David: Puppetry: Create a puppet show of David’s encounter with Goliath. $15 order form

David: Video Live!: You are David’s public relations firm.  Create a video that will engender the good will of the people of Israel, highlighting his accomplishments, and showing how God uses all of us, even when we are not perfect. $15 order form

David: Where in the World Is?: Dig into the history of Jerusalem, the city of David.  As you unearth artifacts, discover the rich heritage of this holy city. $15 order form

Isaiah Unit (full unit $165/single lesson $15)

Isaiah: Bedouin Encampment: Learn about Isaiah’s vision of the Lord. Make a miniature throne and crown to symbolize the promise of a messiah. $15 order form

Isaiah: Bible @ Your Fingertips: After reviewing the messianic prophesies of Isaiah through Bible study and computer programs, create a Prophet Box with scriptures from Isaiah and illustrations from clip art. Software not included. $15 order form

Isaiah: Bible Improv: Recite verses from Isaiah that point to the Messiah and work with dowel rods to experience the scripture through movement.  Play the improv game, Countdown, with these scriptures. $15 order form

Isaiah: Created by the Spirit: Create dioramas to illustrate Isaiah’s visions of the Lord. $15 order form

Isaiah: Eat Your Way through the Bible: Discuss how Israel struggled to act as a faithful community in a foreign land.  Experiment with foods that they may have never eaten. Make s’mores to symbolize the promises of God sandwiched between the past and future of Israel. $15 order form

Isaiah: Faith Today: Learn about prophets, the call of Isaiah and the issues of his time.  Compare these with contemporary issues and make headline collages that could be found in both Isaiah's time and ours. $15 order form.

Isaiah: Mary & Martha’s Bed & Breakfast: Hear the story of a woman who lived during Isaiah's life. Create kaleidoscopes as symbols of the way people viewed the Exile and the Messiah. $15 order form

Isaiah: Moved by the Spirit: Play a game to simulate the history of the Divided Kingdom. Create and play carnival games for the messianic scriptures of Isaiah. $15 order form

Isaiah: Puppetry: Discuss the concept of behaviors and their consequences while learning about Isaiah.  Create a puppet show to the song “Flying (by the seat of your pants).” $15 order form

Isaiah: Video Live!: View the opening scene of Disney’s The Lion King, as if it were the dream of Isaiah holding up the long-awaited  Messiah to the nation of Israel. Learn some of the prophecies of Isaiah about a messiah and create a movie trailer for the feature film: The Messiah. $15 order form

Isaiah: Where in the World Is?: Create a map to illustrate the physical geography of the history of Israel from King David through the return from exile. $15 order form

23^rd Psalm Unit (full unit $165/single lesson $15)

23rd Psalm: Bedouin Encampment: A shepherd will tell about his everyday life and adventures. Review the 23^rd Psalm and create woven headbands using drinking straws and yarn. $15 order form

23rd Psalm: Bible @ Your Fingertips: Introduce the 23^rd Psalm on the computers with a scripture scrambler game or a crossword program. Find the 23^rd Psalm on a software Bible and create a book of illustrations for each line of the psalm, using a choice of graphic design software. Software not included. $15 order form

23rd Psalm: Bible Improv: Enact a script between some readers and God about the 23^rd Psalm and focus a discussion on the phrase: “Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I fear no evil.” Using Scratch-Art™ make signs saying “I fear no evil. $15 order form

23rd Psalm: Created by the Spirit: Create a 3-D rendering of Psalm 23:4. $15 order form

23rd Psalm: Eat Your Way through the Bible: Discuss “preparing a table with your enemy” and reconciliation. Make lemonade from scratch (turning sour into sweet) and form breadsticks into shepherd’s crooks. $15 order form

23rd Psalm: Faith Today: Sequence footsteps that have the scripture of the 23^rdPsalm written on them and consider the imagery of the 23^rdPsalm in the light of the culture in which it was written.  Write a new version of the 23^rdPsalm, reflecting images that translate into today’s world. $15 order form

23rd Psalm: Mary & Martha’s Bed & Breakfast: Recite the lines of the 23^rd Psalm, line by line, while experiencing it through their senses.  Make a booklet of the 23^rd Psalm. $15 order form

23rd Psalm: Moved by the Spirit: Recite the 23^rd Psalm, work on memory activities and play three games that highlight different sections of the Psalm. $15 order form

23rd Psalm: Puppetry: This lesson is based on Brian Sirchio’s song, “Table of Friendship and Love.” They will discuss the connection between preparing a table amidst enemies and the song and create a puppet show that both recites the 23^rd Psalm and enacts the song. $15 order form

23rd Psalm: Video Live!: Discuss imagery in the 23^rdPsalm and select pictures for each verse. Videotape the pictures while the class recites the Psalm. $15 order form

23rd Psalm: Where in the World Is?: Compare and contrast passages about shepherds in both Ezekiel and the 23^rd Psalm. Learn about geography in the Holy Lands and create a job description for a shepherd. Using wood burning or paint, create a personal shepherd’s staff. $15 order form

Jesus as the Fulfillment of the Prophecies Unit (full unit $165/single lesson $15)

Jesus as Fulfillment: Bedouin Encampment: Hear the story of Zechariah and Elizabeth and briefly experiment with magnifying glasses or microscopes to make a connection with Mary’s song, The Magnificat.  Make pinecone angels as a reminder of the angels who delivered the news from God or raffia wreaths to remind them of the eternal presence of God through Jesus Christ. $15 order form

Jesus as Fulfillment: Bible @ Your Fingertips: Find key verses in the Bible that explore the relationship between the Old Testament prophecies and their fulfillment in the New Testament.  Use the Bible Dictionary software to explore the word messiah. Create Christmas Cards with scriptures from Isaiah, Luke and Matthew and illustrations from clip art. Software not included. $15 order form

Jesus as Fulfillment: Bible Improv: Enact the story, They Followed a Bright Star, which follows the shepherds as they meet people along their journey to Bethlehem.  Each person points toward the ministry of Jesus.  Great for a Children’s Christmas Program! $15 order form

Jesus as Fulfillment: Created by the Spirit: Study the Bible for scriptures about light as a symbol of Christ’s presence in our world. Create silhouettes as a way to convey the light of Jesus Christ amidst the darkness of the world into which he came. $15 order form

Jesus as Fulfillment: Eat Your Way through the Bible: Make ice cream sundaes or baklava as an expression of the many layers of prophecy that preceded the birth of Jesus. $15 order form

Jesus as Fulfillment: Faith Today: Ponder how your family is "wrapped up" in Christmas. Choose from many options: handmade gift wrap, posters depicting Christmas symbols, cartoons sharing the richness of our Christmas decorations, or wrapping gifts for people during the Church school. $15 order form

Jesus as Fulfillment: Mary & Martha’s Bed & Breakfast: Hear Anna’s story and create votive holders as reminders that we celebrate the Light of the World during the Christmas season. $15 order form

Jesus as Fulfillment: Moved by the Spirit: Using a large yarn web, discover the story of the first Christmas and connect sections of it to Old Testament Scriptures. Play Pottsie (a game similar to hopscotch) to reinforce elements of the story. $15 order form

Jesus as Fulfillment: Puppetry: Enact the Christmas story from the Gospels of Matthew and Luke and sing Away in the Manger as a conclusion to the puppet show. $15 order form

Jesus as Fulfillment: Video Live!: Study the characters who surrounded the Holy Family at the birth of Jesus and video the party that might have occurred after the naming ceremony in the Temple. $15 order form

Jesus as Fulfillment: Where in the World Is?: Discover the many roads that were traveled to reach the Christ child by the shepherds, magi, Mary and Joseph. $15 order form

Handel’s Messiah Unit (full unit $165/single lesson $15)

Handel's Messiah: Bedouin Encampment: Meet with one of the shepherds from Jesus’ day and hear how Handel interpreted these ancient experiences into timeless works of musical art.  Create paper sheep and larger-than-life angels to decorate the storytelling room. $15 order form

Handel's Messiah: Bible @ Your Fingertips: Become familiar with George Handel and his culture.  Using a computer-based encyclopedia, compare aspects of fine art, architecture, furniture, music, dance, and fashion between the turn of the 18^th C. and the turn of the third millennium. Software not included. $15 order form

Handel's Messiah: Bible Improv: Be the Messiah experts on a talk show, sharing your knowledge of its performance history. $15 order form

Handel's Messiah: Created by the Spirit: Explore how Handel’s Messiah was interpreted by Timothy Botts’ calligraphy. Create your own calligraphy expression of a musical passage of Messiah. $15 order form

Handel's Messiah: Eat Your Way through the Bible: Interpret the texture, sound, atmosphere and movement of notes with arrangements of candy. You won’t believe how effective this is in relation to listening to music. This is a wonderful cross-generational event! $15 order form

Handel's Messiah: Faith Today: Learn about the recent history in South Africa and discover the inspiration that Mandela and Tutu draw from their own experience with Jesus Christ.  Discover the efforts of Craig Kielburger as he attempts to liberate children who are enslaved. In light of this information, envision a way to respond to a current issue of their choice. $15 order form

Handel's Messiah: Mary & Martha’s Bed & Breakfast: Handel tells his story and the class briefly explores the arts of the Baroque Period of the 17^th and 18^th century.  Listen to various excerpts from Messiah and learn about the instrumentation used in the piece. At the end of the lesson Handel himself will direct the class in “singing” Behold the Lamb of God so that they can experience how the four choral voices work together in relation to the score. $15 order form

Handel's Messiah: Moved by the Spirit: Express a variety of Messiah pieces with movement and props. $15 order form

Handel's Messiah: Puppetry: Read the scriptures and the text of the chorus, "For the Glory of the Lord." After listening to the music, break into groups based on the different sections of the music. There are different puppets for each section. Practice and perform! $15 order form

Handel's Messiah: Video Live!: Explore the scriptures in Revelation that provide the text for the "Hallelujah chorus," listen to the music, and look at the score. Make a “teaching video” using word signs raised whenever that word is sung.  High energy!  $15 order form

Handel's Messiah: Where in the World Is?: Learn about the culture at the turn of the 18^th century in relation to the turn of the millennium. Aspects of fine art, architecture, furniture, music, dance, and fashion will be compared. $15 order form

Jesus’ Baptism Unit (full unit $165/single lesson $15)

Jesus' Baptism: Bedouin Encampment: John the Baptist speaks about his ministry. Use the baptism liturgy from your own church to enact the baptism of a doll or review the liturgy for the baptism of an adult. Use science experiments to ponder the meaning of baptism and how God forgives us of our sins. $15 order form

Jesus' Baptism: Bible @ Your Fingertips: After doing Bible study using biblical software, illustrate the story in Storybook Weaver. Software not included. $15 order form

Jesus' Baptism: Bible Improv: Enact the stories of Jesus’ baptism and temptations.   Create contemporary temptation stories that reflect the will of God. $15 order form

Jesus' Baptism: Created by the Spirit: Create personal baptism banners with a dove motif. $15 order form

Jesus' Baptism: Eat Your Way through the Bible: Read the scriptures of Jesus’ baptism and temptations in relation to feeding the hungry.  Share the story of stone soup. Make heart shaped biscuits and soup for a local Senior Meal Program or a family in the church. $15 order form

Jesus' Baptism: Faith Today: Read the four different accounts of Jesus’ baptism in the scriptures as well as the Great Commission (Matthew 28:16-20). Hear a brief historical overview of baptism in church history and then consider local church celebrations. Draw a bulletin cover, baptismal cards or do a journal activity. $15 order form

Jesus' Baptism: Mary & Martha’s Bed & Breakfast: Meet Martha as she remembers Jesus’ baptism and then play a matching game with scriptures and road signs that are appropriate to reveal the way that Jesus communicated the Kingdom.  Great fun! $15 order form

Jesus' Baptism: Moved by the Spirit: Use string figures to tell the story of Jesus Christ. Do a guided imagery to ponder the scripture, “You are my own Son, the Beloved, with whom I am well pleased.” Create a giant ICHTHUS (Fish Symbol of Jesus Christ). $15 order form

Jesus' Baptism: Puppetry: Create a puppet show about John’s message based on the song “Bugs for Lunch” by Brian Sirchio. $15 order form

Jesus' Baptism: Video Live!: Create a newscast about the events, concepts and history of Jesus’ baptism. $15 order form

Jesus' Baptism: Where in the World Is?: Examine the culture of Jesus’ time in relation to our contemporary society. Make a 3-D BIG Book entitled The Land of Jesus: Then and Now. $15 order form

Jesus Washes the Disciples’ Feet Unit (full unit $165/single lesson $15)

Jesus Washes Disciples' Feet: Bedouin Encampment: Listen to the story of Peter as he sits in the courtyard of the High Priest, Caiaphas. Create a picture of the scene that includes the individual student.  Make a miniature framed mirror to ponder how we reflect our relationship with Jesus. $15 order form

Jesus Washes Disciples' Feet: Bible @ Your Fingertips: Learn the story of Holy Week and write letters to God about questions the class has. Using the computer, create a new crossword puzzle or fill in an existing puzzle about Holy Week. Software not included. $15 order form

Jesus Washes Disciples' Feet: Bible Improv: Find John 13 in Bibles and associate the various scenes of the event with pictures. Create a photo series of those scenes, including Jesus’ washing the feet of the disciples. $15 order form

Jesus Washes Disciples' Feet: Created by the Spirit: Fill in a Bible study crossword puzzle to discover the concepts of lamb of God and good shepherd. Create a hanging acetate picture of the faces of the participants as if they were standing at the foot of the cross. $15 order form

Jesus Washes Disciples' Feet: Eat Your Way through the Bible: Make several kinds of cookies to symbolize the different events of Holy Week. $15 order form

Jesus Washes Disciples' Feet: Faith Today: Learn the story of the foot washing within the context of Holy Week and hear a contemporary story of foot washing. Invite members of the congregation to share their experiences with missions/nursing homes and brainstorm ways in which the class can “tend my sheep” (as Jesus commanded to Peter). $15 order form

Jesus Washes Disciples' Feet: Mary & Martha’s Bed & Breakfast: Martha shares the story of Jesus’ last meal and participants create a clay foot as a remembrance of their visit with Martha. $15 order form

Jesus Washes Disciples' Feet: Moved by the Spirit: Discover some of the rich scripture related to Jesus’ last instructions to his disciples before he was arrested. Make a miniature golf course/game using the symbols that Jesus used to explain his instructions. This is a terrific lesson! $15 order form

Jesus Washes Disciples' Feet: Puppetry: Learn about Holy Week and enact a puppet show to illustrate the book Little Rose of Sharon by Nan Gurley.  This can be a valuable presentation in worship during Holy Week. $15 order form

Jesus Washes Disciples' Feet: Video Live!: Play the game show What Did Your Expect?, a game to explore what people expected the Messiah to be and how Jesus actually acted as the Messiah. $15 order form

Jesus Washes Disciples' Feet: Where in the World Is?: Learn about the physical geography of Holy Week.  Place either symbols or buildings on the map as they work through the story. Create small booklets as a reminder of their “Journey to Jerusalem.” $15 order form

Appearances of the Holy Spirit Unit (full unit $165/single lesson $15)

Appearances of Holy Spirit: Bedouin Encampment: Peter shares his post-resurrection experience with Jesus. Activity options: learn how to fish or create a paper stained-glass window of the ichthus, the fish symbol which symbolizes the phrase, Jesus Christ, God’s Son, Savior. $15 order form

Appearances of Holy Spirit: Bible @ Your Fingertips: Create a web site homepage for the story of Jesus’ post resurrection appearance by the Sea of Galilee. Software not included. $15 order form

Appearances of Holy Spirit: Bible Improv: Enact both the Bible story of Jesus’ appearance at the Sea of Galilee and some contemporary ramifications of this story. $15 order form

Appearances of Holy Spirit: Created by the Spirit: Listen to the story of Jesus’ resurrection appearance to Peter and some of the disciples while they were fishing. Study a variety of crosses to envision their symbolism. Make crosses, choosing from ceramic, seashell or eggshell. $15 order form

Appearances of Holy Spirit: Eat Your Way through the Bible: Make grilled cheese sandwiches, grilled fish or fish sticks, root beer floats, and gorp as they learn about the story of Jesus’ appearance by the Sea of Galilee. $15 order form

Appearances of Holy Spirit: Faith Today: Ponder the mystery of faith by watching select clips from the movie Phenomenon, watching some magic tricks and discussing what is magic and what is faith.  The resurrection was not magic; we don’t know how it happened but our faith tells us so. $15 order form

Appearances of Holy Spirit: Mary & Martha’s Bed & Breakfast: Meet with the Beloved Disciple as he prepares a portion of a “trunk letter”.  Decorate your own “trunk” and add a letter to be sent to another Sunday School. $15 order form

Appearances of Holy Spirit: Moved by the Spirit: Play simple games (relays, etc.) to recreate the different events of this story.  A reflective activity is provided to help internalize the story. $15 order form

Appearances of Holy Spirit: Puppetry: Hear the story of Peter and his encounter with Jesus while fishing. Create part of the script in relation to getting caught by the spirit and following Jesus.  Make fish puppets. $15 order form

Appearances of Holy Spirit: Video Live!: Watch a clip of It’s a Wonderful Life to envision how each of us has a purpose. Compare the experience of George Bailey in the movie to Peter. Create a video of Peter’s life that illustrates how he influenced the lives of others. $15 order form

Appearances of Holy Spirit: Where in the World Is?: Discuss the concept of resurrection and discover the many times and places that Jesus appeared to the disciples after the resurrection. Create flip-books of the resurrection appearances of Jesus. $15 order form

Images of Jesus in the Arts Unit (full unit $165/single lesson $15)

Images of Jesus in Art: Bedouin Encampment: Meet John of Damascus and learn about icons. Create a drawing of the Messiah in the style of an icon. $15 order form

Images of Jesus in Art: Bible @ Your Fingertips: Explore images of Jesus over the centuries using art history software and encyclopedias. Create a linguistic expression of the Messiah. Software not included. $15 order form

Images of Jesus in Art: Bible Improv: Play two improv games to explore the concepts of the Messiah. $15 order form

Images of Jesus in Art: Created by the Spirit: Create chrismons to explore Christian symbolism. $15 order form

Images of Jesus in Art: Eat Your Way through the Bible: Study the imagery in stained-glass windows and then create edible versions. $15 order form

Images of Jesus in Art: Faith Today: Explore contemporary Christian music as a vehicle that keeps the image of Jesus fresh in our minds. $15 order form

Images of Jesus in Art: Mary & Martha’s Bed & Breakfast: Meet Michelangelo and participate in painting a portion of the Sistine Chapel. $15 order form

Images of Jesus in Art: Moved by the Spirit: Create a giant floor mosaic of an early Christian masterpiece or art. $15 order form

Images of Jesus in Art: Puppetry: For centuries Passion Plays have told the story of Jesus’ life, death and resurrection.  Learn about the Passion Play in Oberammergau.  Perform portions of a Passion Play using puppets. $15 order form

Images of Jesus in Art: Video Live!: View a variety of Hollywood productions to analyze how Jesus is portrayed in the movies. $15 order form

Images of Jesus in Art: Where in the World Is?: Discover how various cultures, races, and ethnic groups portray Jesus. $15 order form

Prince of Peace Unit (full unit $165/single lesson $15)

Prince of Peace: Bedouin Encampment: Meet St. Francis of Assisi and learn his prayer about being an instrument of peace.  Make a peace ribbon which expresses a personal understanding of peace. $15 order form

Prince of Peace: Bible @ Your Fingertips: Use Cal & Marty’s Scripture Memory Game and Life of Christ to discover the scripture relating to Jesus as the Prince of Peace. Use Storybook Weaver to create a story about personal times of confrontation and reconciliation. Software not included. $15 order form

Prince of Peace: Bible Improv: Learn techniques for conflict resolution using improvisations to explore everyday life. $15 order form

Prince of Peace: Created by the Spirit: Design prototypes of peaceful toys and toys that promote peace. $15 order form

Prince of Peace: Eat Your Way through the Bible: Discover how food was a path for reconciliation in the Bible. Make crystal gardens to remember that peace is fragile and needs to be nurtured. $15 order form

Prince of Peace: Faith Today: Learn about Nobel Prize winners.  Make truss bridges with gumdrops and toothpicks to understand the elements of peace and reconciliation. This is a very cool lesson! $15 order form

Prince of Peace: Mary & Martha’s Bed & Breakfast: Explore the concept of the biblical Prince of Peace using a Ven diagram. Hear the story of Craig Keilburger and his organization, Free the Children, as an illustration of how Jesus wants us to be princes of peace. $15 order form

Prince of Peace: Moved by the Spirit: Play team-building activities to understand some of the attitudes needed for peaceful living in community.  Spell out the word PEACE, making the letter shapes with body language. $15 order form

Prince of Peace: Puppetry: Prepare and perform brief “picked-on puppets” vignettes about how to deal with bullies in peaceful ways. $15 order form

Prince of Peace: Video Live!: Invite parishioners into the classroom to participate in some peace scripture activities and then to create a videotaped interview. $15 order form

Prince of Peace: Where in the World Is?: Share a variety of peace stories and then create a litany of peace. $15 order form

YEAR FOUR - QUEST FOR IDENTITY (full year $1100)

People of faith travel a path that includes a struggle between everyday experience and their relationship with God.  In a quest for an identity, group dynamics can form a sense of inclusion or exclusion in the community. Jacob and Esau battled within the realm of sibling rivalry.  Joseph and his brothers fought the same battle, only to find a place of reconciliation. Jesus Christ calls us to be a community of inclusion, highlighted in this year with the stories of The Samaritan Woman at the Well , Zacchaeus and Mary Magdalene.  We forge our identities as we build community; both Paul and Martin Luther addressed the issues of living in a Christian community. Each culture responds to the faith story in relation to their own history and customs; this year will explore how various cultures communicate the biblical stories within their own context. 

Jacob and Esau Unit (full unit $165/single lesson $15)

Jacob and Esau: Bedouin Encampment: Hear the story of Jacob and Esau via the soap opera parody “As the Desert Burns”. Create dioramas. $15 order form

Jacob and Esau: Bible @ Your Fingertips: Using a matching game, review Jacob’s life.  Create an acrostic or nametag with the participant’s own name, recalling how Jacob grew into the identity of Israel. Software not included. $15 order form

Jacob and Esau: Bible Improv: Through the story of Jacob’s deception, explore the consequences of lying versus telling the truth. $15 order form

Jacob and Esau: Created by the Spirit: Hear the story of the reconciliation between Jacob and Esau.  Make baskets to understand how the lives of the twins were woven together; just as they were drawn to compete as children, they were drawn to make peace as adults. $15 order form

Jacob and Esau: Eat Your Way through the Bible: Enter into the story of Jacob and Esau by trading M&M’s.  Continue to explore the story through the sharing of a lentil soup recipe and bread. $15 order form

Jacob and Esau: Faith Today: Exploring the good and bad news in the newspaper, enter into a discussion about our need to be bearers of the Good News in our world.  The Carter Center is used as an example of a group of people working for peace and reconciliation in the world today. $15 order form

Jacob and Esau: Mary & Martha’s Bed & Breakfast: Rebekah, the mother, serves biblical foods while telling the story of her twin boys from their birth through her role in the passing of the blessing to Jacob.  Make a friendship bracelet to understand how the lives of Jacob and Esau were interwoven, calling for reconciliation in the future. $15 order form

Jacob and Esau: Moved by the Spirit: Experience the scope of the Jacob and Esau story in a variety of both competitive and cooperative games: relay races, Tug of War and Tug of Peace, and walk across a bridge.  Active learning at its best. $15 order form

Jacob and Esau: Puppetry: Compare Jacob’s struggle to understand who he was supposed to be with the ancient Japanese story of the Stonecutter. The puppet activities will be based on the Stonecutter’s story. $15 order form

Jacob and Esau: Video Live!: Today’s lesson takes place at a wrestling event.  A “musical group” reviews Jacob’s life and then he wrestles with “Mystery.” During the match, his name is changed to Israel. $15 order form

Jacob and Esau: Where in the World Is?: Learn how the story of Jacob and Esau was a mirror to the story of the history of Israel. Find where the places from the story exist in today’s world.  Discover the deep-seated issues of the Middle East peace process that act as a parallel to the story. $15 order form

Joseph and His Brothers Unit (full unit $165/single lesson $15)

Joseph and His Brothers: Bedouin Encampment: Hear Joseph tell his story in his own words and make dream catchers. $15 order form

Joseph and His Brothers: Bible @ Your Fingertips: Do a Bible study of Joseph and create “Where’s Joseph” pictures (aka “Where’s Waldo”) of the major scenes of the story. Software not included. $15 order form

Joseph and His Brothers: Bible Improv: Try on Joseph’s coat and see how it changes you? How does it empower you to make the world a better place? $15 order form

Joseph and His Brothers: Created by the Spirit: Make tie-dyed T-shirts to remember that each of us is a favorite in the eyes of God. $15 order form

Joseph and His Brothers: Eat Your Way through the Bible: Make the family tree of Abraham/Isaac/Jacob using gingerbread people. Learn the power of the promise of the covenant. $15 order form

Joseph and His Brothers: Faith Today: Create a multi-colored coat made of individual expressions of identity while exploring the power of fashion statements in today’s culture. $15 order form

Joseph and His Brothers: Mary & Martha’s Bed & Breakfast: Hear Leah tell her tale of woe about her blended family and the favoritism shown to Joseph.  Make worry dolls (from South America) to be passed on to those who need to remember God’s presence in the valleys of our lives. $15 order form

Joseph and His Brothers: Moved by the Spirit: Play charades to enact the two dreams of Joseph and the four other dreams he interpreted in Egypt.  Discuss the role of dreams, particularly as Joseph saw them as revelations from God. $15 order form

Joseph and His Brothers: Puppetry: Compare the story of Joseph to the children’s classic by Judy Blume, The Pain and the Great One. Enact scenarios from real life about sibling rivalry and discover avenues for reconciliation. $15 order form

Joseph and His Brothers: Video Live!: After watching a video of the story of Joseph, recreate the scene of the brothers on the night that they tell their father that Joseph has been killed by a wild animal. $15 order form

Joseph and His Brothers: Where in the World Is?: While learning the story of Joseph, discover the culture-shock that he encountered while moving from a Bedouin existence in Canaan to the established order of Egypt.  Try on the different clothes of the two cultures and even apply make-up to look like an Egyptian. $15 order form

Joseph in Egypt Unit (full unit $165/single lesson $15)

Joseph in Egypt: Bedouin Encampment: Hear Joseph tell his story of reconciliation with his brothers and his understanding of how God worked through his life.  Play Jeopardy to reinforce the lesson. $15 order form

Joseph in Egypt: Bible @ Your Fingertips: Study the Joseph story in relation to repentance. Make a reconciliation card to express an apology, an act of forgiveness or a request for God’s presence. Software not included. $15 order form

Joseph in Egypt: Bible Improv: Enact the story of Joseph and his brothers through open-ended scenarios that, at first, might not parallel the Bible. Then enact them with the understanding of God’s hand in opening hearts to repentance. $15 order form

Joseph in Egypt: Created by the Spirit: Create an Egyptian wall mural or relief plaques to depict the scenes of Joseph’s life in Egypt. $15 order form

Joseph in Egypt: Eat Your Way through the Bible: Make Twelve Tribe Trail Mix, learning how these twelve separate brothers became united as the Twelve Tribes of Israel.  Learn about Jacob’s blessing and discuss the role of blessings in our lives.  Great lesson! $15 order form

Joseph in Egypt: Faith Today: Understand the role of the famine in the Joseph story. Discover some current methods of sustainable agriculture in relation to the famines of today. $15 order form

Joseph in Egypt: Mary & Martha’s Bed & Breakfast: Meet Benjamin, the youngest of the twelve brothers, who almost spent a lifetime in prison.  Create a “Tri-Ball”, a ball made of twenty circles, to remember how we are all united in the covenant. $15 order form

Joseph in Egypt: Moved by the Spirit: Play adapted versions of Simon Says, Four Square and Battleship to move your way into the story of Joseph and the quest for identity of his family. $15 order form

Joseph in Egypt: Puppetry: Create puppet shows to visualize the dreams of Joseph’s cellmates and the Pharaoh.  Contemplate the role of BIG dreams of vision; hear Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s I Have A Dream speech and then portray personal visions of a better world. $15 order form

Joseph in Egypt: Video Live!: Create a clay-animation video of the Joseph story. $15 order form

Joseph in Egypt: Where in the World Is?: Understand the Joseph story within the context of the Nile River, Egypt and Africa. $15 order form

Christmas around the World Unit (full unit $165/single lesson $15)

Christmas around the World: Bedouin Encampment lesson: Listen to a storyteller (Joseph in first person) tell his story of the Nativity. Script provided with lesson. Participants will enact the Appalachian folk song, "The Cherry Tree", a carol that expresses Joseph’s conflict and resolution about the birth of our Savior. Fun, easy to prepare activity. Price $15 order form

Christmas around the World: Bible @ Your Fingertips lesson: Explore the story found in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke using computer activities. Options include an evaluation of Christmas cards for Biblical integrity, creation of a book of traditions as practiced by the families in your church or creation of mock web pages that illustrate a Biblical portrayal of the Christmas story. Software suggestions included with lesson. Price $15 order form

Christmas around the World: Bible Improv lesson: How do we share our faith through our celebration of the Christmas story? In this drama activity participants will explore the differences between a secular and religious celebration of Christmas in America. Price $15 order form

Christmas around the World: Created by the Spirit lesson: Learn about how Christmas is celebrated in Germany. Make a variety of ornaments that are based on a German tradition. Price $15 order form

Christmas around the World: Eat Your Way through the Bible lesson: Participate in a Moravian Love Feast as an ethnic expression of telling the Christmas story. Recipe and simple worship activity included with lesson. Price $15 order form

Christmas around the World: Faith Today lesson: One of the names for Jesus is Immanuel, which means God with Us. Learn how the organization, SERVV, is an expression of God’s presence among us in the person of Jesus Christ. Price $15 order form

Christmas around the World: Mary and Martha’s Bed and Breakfast lesson: Explore and enact Christmas Carols from the western world, including Good King Wenceslas, Silent Night Holy Night, The Twelve Days of Christmas, and African-American Spirituals. Price $15 order form

Christmas around the World: Moved by the Spirit lesson: Participate in a Posada, the celebration of Christmas in Mexico. Engaging, festive activity for all ages. Price $15 order form

Christmas around the World: Puppetry lesson: Create a puppet show for the story of La Befana, an Italian tradition of one who finds the Christ Child in all children. Script provided along with suggestions for puppets and props. Price $15 order form

Christmas around the World: Video Live! lesson: Discover how cultures of the Western World celebrate Christmas, including an enactment of a presipio in Italy, St. Lucia in Sweden, Santa Claus in America and a hand bell choir performing "O Come all Ye Faithful." Participants will make their own video using one or more of the suggested options. Price $15 order form

Christmas around the World: Where in the World Is? lesson: Discover how the cultures of the non-Western world celebrate Christmas, including Ethiopia, Brazil and the Philippines. Price $15 order form

Samaritan Woman at the Well Unit (full unit $165/single lesson $15)

Samaritan Woman at Well: Bedouin Encampment: Hear the story from the perspective of the disciples. Do a project to reflect on who we are on the outside and who we are on the inside. $15 order form

Samaritan Woman at Well: Bible @ Your Fingertips: Explore the story using Bible skills and then create a picture book using Storybook Weaver or Writing Blaster. Software not included. $15 order form

Samaritan Woman at Well: Bible Improv: After enacting the story, create vignettes based on real-life experiences of inclusion and exclusion.  Ponder how Jesus would react to the situation and how that guides our own behaviors. $15 order form

Samaritan Woman at Well: Created by the Spirit: Make Mardi Gras masks while learning how this celebration is really an anticipation of Lent, the time when Christians contemplate their relationship with Jesus Christ.  Enacting the story with these masks, understand how this is a metaphor for the transformation of the Woman at the Well. $15 order form

Samaritan Woman at Well: Eat Your Way through the Bible: Make strawberry shortcake to understand how the Woman at the Well was transformed by the love of Jesus Christ. $15 order form

Samaritan Woman at Well: Faith Today: Share a contemporary story of a Mayan woman who was transformed by the love of Jesus. Create heart-shaped frames for love scriptures. $15 order form

Samaritan Woman at Well: Mary & Martha’s Bed & Breakfast: Hear the Samaritan Woman at the Well tell her story; perform science experiments about transformation. $15 order form

Samaritan Woman at Well: Moved by the Spirit: Using physical movements, learn about the enmity between Samaritans and Jews. Encased in Body Sox™, identify with the feelings of the Woman at the Well throughout her encounter with Jesus Christ. $15 order form

Samaritan Woman at Well: Puppetry: Anticipate barriers that prevent us from treating each other as whole human beings; using puppets, role-play how those barriers can be broken down. How would Jesus deal with the situation, embracing every single person with God’s love? $15 order form

Samaritan Woman at Well: Video Live!: Create a newscast of the encounter between the Samaritan Woman at the Well and Jesus. For non-readers, the option of watching a clip from the movie, Babe, is included. Ponder the issue of the development of identity when the world wants to treat you in a different manner than you believe is true to yourself. $15 order form

Samaritan Woman at Well: Where in the World Is?: Equate the enmity between the Samaritans and the Jews with our current world: Northern Ireland/England, Israel/The Arab World.  Learn about programs of reconciliation and design your own. $15 order form

Zacchaeus Unit (full unit $165/single lesson $15)

Zacchaeus: Bedouin Encampment: Play some tricks with money to understand how the people of Jericho felt cheated by Zacchaeus and then hear James tell the story of Zacchaeus’ redemption. $15 order form

Zacchaeus: Bible @ Your Fingertips: Explore the story using the software The Life of Christ and then create a story about how Jesus would “save” someone who was seen as beyond redemption. Software not included. $15 order form

Zacchaeus: Bible Improv: Enact the story, The Empty Pot, a Chinese fable about a boy who is in a contest to win the throne of a kingdom by growing flowers; when his flowers do not grow, he presents the king with an empty pot.  The boy is surprised when the King accepts his gift.  Why?  Zacchaeus certainly felt that he had an empty pot when he first encountered Jesus. $15 order form

Zacchaeus: Created by the Spirit: Create a tree mobile to reflect on the hopes and fears of Zacchaeus as he tried to see Jesus. $15 order form

Zacchaeus: Eat Your Way through the Bible: Make fig cookies using biblical references to identify the ingredients.  Learn the story in relation to those cookies. $15 order form

Zacchaeus: Faith Today: Create a puzzle to understand how we all have many pieces of our own puzzle that come together to bring us to wholeness and peace. The relationship with Jesus Christ was the part of the puzzle that Zacchaeus was missing.  The class will then create their own jigsaw puzzles. $15 order form

Zacchaeus: Mary & Martha’s Bed & Breakfast: Hear Zacchaeus tell his own story.  Make “trans-formatics”, fans that when viewed from one direction show how Zacchaeus was before his encounter with Jesus and from the other direction shows his changed character. $15 order form

Zacchaeus: Moved by the Spirit: Discuss how our accumulation of “stuff” can get in the way of a full relationship with God. Play a variety of games in relation to scripture about wealth. $15 order form

Zacchaeus: Puppetry: Make pop-up puppets to symbolize how Zacchaeus grew in stature upon meeting Jesus.  Create a rhythmic rendition of the story and perform it with the puppets. $15 order form

Zacchaeus: Video Live!: Create a video similar to “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous,” featuring Robbing Leach and Zacchaeus. You’ll even catch his transformation on the videotape. $15 order form

Zacchaeus: Where in the World Is?: Simulate an archaeological dig to discover the many treasures that might have been in Zacchaeus’ home.  Learn how he made his wealth and create contemporary scenarios of how the lost are found by Jesus. $15 order form

Mary Magdalene Unit (full unit $165/single lesson $15)

Mary Magdalene: Bedouin Encampment: Hear Joseph of Arimathea tell his story of providing the tomb for Jesus.  Make stoles with Easter symbols for the pastor. $15 order form

Mary Magdalene: Bible @ Your Fingertips: Explore Holy Week in the software Pathways through Jerusalem. Software not included. $15 order form

Mary Magdalene: Bible Improv: Along the lines of the Christmas carol "The Friendly Beasts," create an improvisation about the animals’ perspectives throughout Holy Week. $15 order form

Mary Magdalene: Created by the Spirit: Create an Empty Tomb sculpture out of papier-mâché as a reminder of the Resurrection to display at home. $15 order form

Mary Magdalene: Eat Your Way through the Bible: Make a Women at the Empty Tomb cake decorated with jelly beans that symbolize the events of Holy Week. $15 order form

Mary Magdalene: Faith Today: Explore the rituals and traditions of your local community in the way that it deals with death, funerals, memorial services and grief. $15 order form

Mary Magdalene: Mary & Martha’s Bed & Breakfast: Hear Mary Magdalene tell her story. View masterpieces of art about Holy Week and write haiku poetry.  Create tableaus of the artwork while reading the corresponding haiku. $15 order form

Mary Magdalene: Moved by the Spirit: Play a human-scale board game to understand the events of Holy Week.  Then, clothed in Body Sox™ , work through a guided imagery of the Resurrection as each participant identifies with the feelings of the tomb, the stone, the linens, etc. in relation to the Risen Christ. $15 order form

Mary Magdalene: Puppetry: Relate the biblical story of Holy Week to the book Badger’s Parting Gifts, a story about how Badger prepares his friends for his own death. Prepare and perform a puppet play of the story. $15 order form

Mary Magdalene: Video Live!: Stage and video the game show, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, by creating questions about Holy Week.  You can include the pastor as the call-a-friend lifeline. $15 order form

Mary Magdalene: Where in the World Is?: Learn about the role of women in Jesus’ time. Make giant pop-up and pull-tab cards that express how Jesus changed the role of women in his time. $15 order form

Easter around the World Unit (full unit $165/single lesson $15)

Easter around the World: Bedouin Encampment: Investigate the symbolism behind a wide variety of flowers and horticulture in relation to the Easter message of the Resurrection and new life. $15 order form

Easter around the World: Bible @ Your Fingertips: Explore the Holy Sepulchre (the site of Jesus' crucifixion and entombment) in the software Pathways through Jerusalem. Make doorknob hangers that celebrate the resurrection. Software not included. $15 order form

Easter around the World: Bible Improv: Explore the differences between the biblical Easter story and how it is represented by the commercial world in America. $15 order form

Easter around the World: Created by the Spirit: Learn how Bermuda celebrates the Resurrection by flying kites.  Make a kite and bring it home to fly with the family on Easter morning. $15 order form

Easter around the World: Eat Your Way through the Bible: Make kolaches, raspberry lemonade and kielbasa while learning how Slavic people celebrate Easter. $15