Every Teach Them Jesus lesson is one Bible story written five ways: a Teacher Guide for the adult, and versions for Preschool, Kindergarten–2nd, 3rd–4th, and 5th–6th grade. Each age version comes with a printable activity sheet and a take-home page, so you can teach one age or a whole children’s ministry from the same passage.
- Pick a lesson. Browse the lesson library by series, Bible book, principle, or passage, or follow the year plan in order.
- Choose an age. Every lesson has a Teacher Guide and versions for Preschool, K–2nd, 3rd–4th, and 5th–6th grade, all on the same passage and big idea.
- Print what you need. Download the Teacher Guide and the PDF for your age group, or just the two-page student handout to copy for each child. On the monthly plan, one download unlocks everything in that lesson.
- Teach. Follow the 45-minute class plan, or split the lesson across a few days at home.
What’s in every lesson
Teacher Guide
Background, the Christ Connection, a prep checklist, a timed class plan, pronunciation help, an object lesson, a skit, a review game, a snack idea, and a note for parents.
Four age versions
An opening hook, the Bible story written for that age, discussion questions with answer help, activities, real-life connections, songs and chants, Live It, and a prayer.
Extras kids love
Dasch the dog’s “Did you know?” facts, Bible Times boxes about life back then, maps, size charts, and words to know, placed right where they fit in the story.
Activity sheets
A one-page activity sheet for each age, with puzzles like word searches, crosswords, mazes, secret codes and story order, plus the memory verse. Preschool gets a coloring page. The back is a take-home page for families with questions to ask and a cut-out verse card.
Hidden in Plain Sight
One detail in the Bible text that most readers miss and that changes how you see the story. It’s the “I never noticed that!” moment, written for each age, and it always lands on God, not on a moral.
Ellie, Theo and Dasch
Three characters guide kids through each lesson. Ellie asks the “think it through” questions, Theo connects the story to real life at school and at home, and Dasch the dog digs up surprising facts.
Built on three things
Every lesson is built on a Bible story, a memory verse, and a Godly principle such as trust, humility or faithfulness, grounded in who God is. Every lesson that isn’t directly about Jesus has a Christ Connection showing how the story points to Him, and every lesson is placed in the Bible’s big story: Creation, Fall, Redemption and Restoration.
A typical 45-minute class
| Welcome and opening hook | 5 min |
| Bible story | 10 min |
| Talk about it | 8 min |
| Activity or skit | 12 min |
| Review game | 5 min |
| Live It and prayer | 5 min |
Every lesson includes its own plan with times. Shorter class? Skip the review game and choose one activity.
For homeschool families
- Teach siblings together. Tell the story once, then give each child the version for their age.
- Spread it out. Story and questions on Monday, activity on Wednesday, review and memory verse on Friday.
- Keep the verse card. Each take-home page has a cut-out memory verse card for the fridge.
- More about homeschooling with Teach Them Jesus: Homeschool Bible curriculum.
For churches and Bible class teachers
- Everyone on the same page. Every class from preschool to 6th grade studies the same passage, so families can talk about it on the way home.
- Volunteer-friendly. The Teacher Guide assumes no seminary training, with background notes and pronunciation help.
- Cheap supplies. Paper, crayons, tape and things already in the supply closet.
- Several teachers? Church licenses with multiple teacher logins are coming soon. More on using Teach Them Jesus at church.
Printing tips
- Everything is US Letter and prints well in black and white.
- Print the two-page student handout double-sided so the take-home page is on the back of the activity sheet.
- Members may make copies for their own class or family. See Copying and sharing.