Adventures with God Curriculum
Adventures with God was first developed as El Pacto con Dios by the Evangelical Covenant Church. It has emerged as a significant international curriculum used extensively throughout the Spanish-speaking world. For the first time we are making this free children’s curriculum available to you in English.
Scope and Sequence
It is the first fully scoped and sequenced three-year curriculum to be offered for free: a curriculum that focuses on our relationship with God through the Word of God and explores the entire scope of God’s Story.
We have also provided a place for you to share your own adaptations at the bottom of each curriculum block download page. Ultimately Adventures with God will maintain its solid biblical core and yet become a curriculum resource shaped by you and others like you who have a passion for joining children on their spiritual journey with Christ.
We encourage you to share how you have adapted each session for your church. Our prayer is that this curriculum will be of help as you walk with children in their lifelong adventure with God.
Year 1 – Download
Year 2 – Download
Block A (ages 3-5) Years 1-3
Block A: Year 1
The goal of this session is to help children foster a relationship with God. They will learn that God created the world and all that is in the world and will understand how to take care of the wonderful world that God made. They’ll give thanks to God for all that he made in creation.
The goal of this session is to help children foster a relationship with God. They’ll explore the first years in Jesus’ life and how people responded to his arrival. They’ll also express thanks to God for their great friend Jesus.
The goal of this session is to help children foster a relationship with God. They will learn that God created the world and all that is in the world and will understand how to take care of the wonderful world that God made. They’ll give thanks to God for all that he made in creation.
Block A: Year 2
The goal of this session is to become true friends of God, as many of the children were in the Old Testament. We’ll also learn that God will help each of us live to be the great person he has made us.
The goal of this session is to learn different ways that they can show they are followers of Jesus: loving God above all things, loving others, giving, obeying, following God, etc.
The goal of this session is to help children foster a relationship with God. Children will learn that our lives are in the hands of God, who cares, protects, and comforts us in times of need. They will learn about the relationship we have with God and his love for us.
Block A: Year 3
The goal of this session is to learn that students can serve God with joy using the gifts and abilities he has them given. We’ll also learn practical ways in which they can serve others in the name of Christ the honor of God.
The goal of this session is to help children foster a relationship with God, and recognize that all gifts from God are a token of his love. We will help children understand that God loves us so much that he gave us the most precious gift, his Son, Jesus Christ.
The goal of this session is to encourage children to foster a relationship with God. Children will come to understand that God has been communicating with humans since the creation of the world through face to face interactions, and other forms. They will learn that today, one of the ways God communicates with us is through the Bible.
Block B (ages 6-8) Years 1-3
Block B: Year 1
The goal of this session is to help children foster a relationship with God. They will learn that God is faithful when we follow and obey him and learn how to follow God when God talks through the Bible. They’ll study the life of Noah, who demonstrated at all times his true faith in God and obeyed God.
The goal of this session is to help children foster a relationship with God. They’ll learn that Jesus is always with us, no matter where we are, how old we are, or the circumstances we find ourselves in. They’ll respond to God’s care with confidence and security.
The goal of this session is to help children foster a relationship with God. They’ll experience the love of God, manifest in their bodies, families, friends, church, and the Savior that God has given us. They will respond to God’s love and demonstrate it to others.
Block B: Year 2
In this session, children will grow closer to God, study the lives of people who chose to be followers of God in the Old Testament, learn to identify and assess ethical and moral qualities of brave followers of God to imitate those examples in their lives, and acknowledge that living with God and for God is not easy. We may struggle and become frustrated at times but assure children that God loves them and struggling is part of growing as one of God’s brave followers.
The goal of this session is to study Jesus’ teachings about the kingdom of God, as well as the love, forgiveness and will of the Father. Students will also learn that to obey these teachings brings us joy.
The goal of this session is to help children foster a relationship with God. They will learn about the beginning of the Christian church and the story of the first disciples. They will also feel a part of the local church and the global church – the body of Christ.
Block B: Year 3
In this session, children will learn about the important facets of Abraham’s life, including his faith and reputation as a friend of God. Based on the example of Abraham and Sarah’s life, children will learn to trust, believe and hope in the promises of God in their lives.
The goal of this session is to help children recognize some of the gifts they have received from God and learn to be thankful. They will learn to express their thanks verbally and in action.
The goal of this session is to learn about the life of Jesus Christ from Luke’s point of view. Children will discover the supernatural encounters that people experienced detailed in the book of Luke. Students will make personal decisions about following Jesus.
Block C (ages 9-11) Years 1-3
Block C: Year 1
The goal of this session is to help children foster a relationship with God. They will learn from the patience and care of God, even when the chosen people were not following in God’s ways. They’ll know the faithfulness of God in the lives of imperfect people. Decide to follow the perfect ways of God.
The goal of this session is to help children foster a relationship with God. They’ll learn that Jesus’ coming was part of God’s plan from the beginning. They’ll understand that God’s love is eternal and doesn’t change. God showed us love in a visible way in sending us his son.
The goal of this session is to help children foster a relationship with God. They’ll become familiar with the events that took place in Jesus’ first year of ministry and the different reactions that the people had. They will allow the Holy Spirit to work in their lives, making real the things that Jesus taught and did.
Block C: Year 2
In this session, children will learn to be faithful to God because throughout history God has been faithful to his people. They will learn that God promises love and care, even in the most difficult moments. They will learn that God will be faithful in your life and that God is a God of miracles.