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Group Project - Book of Acts

Started by Mike Skinner. Last reply by Jesse Hake Feb 19, 2012. 1 Reply 0 Likes

I'm working on creating & designing a group project [4-5 students] that requires the students to master & present a significant theme/event in the Book of Acts.Anybody have a tried &…Continue

Elementary School Bible Curriculum

Started by Michael Patrick Forth. Last reply by Michael Patrick Forth Feb 18, 2012. 5 Replies 0 Likes

My school is looking to overhaul the Bible curriculum at the lower school (elementary), and I am curious what people are using. Do you use a bought curriculum, or does someone write it in-house?Continue

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Comment by Mike Skinner on February 17, 2012 at 11:16pm: Jacob, I'm teaching through the Gospels right now w/ 9th graders. This is my first time to do so and I am writing the curriculum as I go.

Here's how I have done it: We have gone with a four-fold witness approach [trying not to harmonize or synthesize] and staggered the topics throughout the Gospels. So, for each Gospel we have done the basic facts [authorship, date, audience, etc], some distinctives, structure, etc.

And then [we started with Mark], we laid out some basics about Jesus' ministry in Galilee while studying Mark [looking at the Kingdom-announcement, preaching vs. healing, etc] as well as the concept of discipleship.

In Matthew we looked at Jesus' teaching & ethics as well as Matthew's presentation of Jesus as the fulfillment of Israel.

In Luke, we looked at Jesus' journey to & actions in Jerusalem [focusing on crucifixion] - as well as Jesus' parables.

And in John, we will [we start Monday] look at the concept of Jesus' divinity and also examine the resurrection.

This was/is a roughly 4/5 week unit. It has seemingly gone well so far - and my kids have been impressing me with their learning on many levels. They are extremely engaged, as well [particularly with our ethics stuff - lots of debate & discussion there].