Grade 5 · Christian · NGSS/CCSS-aligned
The letters and the wisdom books, and then the whole Bible seen at once.
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Nine weeks in Paul's mail. How a letter got written, carried and read aloud, then Romans, both Corinthian letters, Galatians, Ephesians and Philippians, each week starting from the problem the letter was answering.
Read, narrate and discuss “Letters somebody actually mailed” (Acts 9:1-19), and say Acts 9:4 (part) by heart.
Read, narrate and discuss “Romans: the same problem, all the way down” (Romans 3:19-26), and say Romans 3:23 by heart.
Read, narrate and discuss “Romans: nothing gets between” (Romans 8:28-39), and say Romans 8:31 (part) by heart.
Read, narrate and discuss “1 Corinthians: a church that picked teams” (1 Corinthians 1:10-17 and 3:1-9), and say 1 Corinthians 3:6 by heart.
Read, narrate and discuss “1 Corinthians: love is a list of verbs” (1 Corinthians 13), and say 1 Corinthians 13:13 by heart.
Read, narrate and discuss “2 Corinthians: the thorn” (2 Corinthians 12:1-10), and say 2 Corinthians 12:9 (part) by heart.
Read, narrate and discuss “Galatians: free, and not to waste it” (Galatians 5:1-15), and say Galatians 5:13 (part) by heart.
Read, narrate and discuss “Ephesians: one new people” (Ephesians 2:11-22), and say Ephesians 2:14 (part) by heart.
Read, narrate and discuss “Philippians: joy from a jail cell” (Philippians 1:12-21 and 4:4-13), and say Philippians 4:11 (part) by heart.
Two more letters to churches, Colossians and 1 Thessalonians, then letters written to individuals and to Christians scattered across an empire: 1 and 2 Timothy, Philemon, Hebrews, James, 1 Peter, 1 John and Jude.
Read, narrate and discuss “Colossians: bigger than you thought” (Colossians 1:15-20 and 3:12-17), and say Colossians 1:17 by heart.
Read, narrate and discuss “1 Thessalonians: people who were waiting” (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 and 5:9-11), and say 1 Thessalonians 4:13 (part) by heart.
Read, narrate and discuss “1 and 2 Timothy: a letter to a young man” (1 Timothy 4:11-16 and 2 Timothy 3:14-17), and say 1 Timothy 4:12 (part) by heart.
Read, narrate and discuss “Philemon: one letter, one man” (Philemon 1:8-21), and say Philemon 1:16 (part) by heart.
Read, narrate and discuss “Hebrews: he knows what this is like” (Hebrews 4:14-16 and 2:14-18), and say Hebrews 4:16 (part) by heart.
Read, narrate and discuss “Hebrews: a room full of witnesses” (Hebrews 11:1-16 and 11:32-40 and 12:1-2), and say Hebrews 11:1 by heart.
Read, narrate and discuss “James: faith you can watch happen” (James 1:22-27 and 2:14-18 and 3:2-10), and say James 1:22 by heart.
Read, narrate and discuss “1 Peter: hope when it hurts” (1 Peter 1:3-9 and 5:6-11), and say 1 Peter 5:7 by heart.
Read, narrate and discuss “1 John, and Jude at the door” (1 John 4:7-16 and Jude 1:20-25), and say 1 John 4:11 by heart.
Four weeks in Proverbs on words, work, money and friendship; two weeks in Job on suffering that is never explained; two weeks in the Psalms on praying when you are calm and praying when you are furious; one week in Ecclesiastes on how short everything is.
Read, narrate and discuss “Wisdom is a skill, not a score” (Proverbs 1:1-7 and 2:1-11), and say Proverbs 1:7 by heart.
Read, narrate and discuss “Words that heal and words that cut” (Proverbs 15:1-4 and 18:19-21), and say Proverbs 15:1 by heart.
Read, narrate and discuss “Work, money and the ant” (Proverbs 6:6-11 and 13:11 and 21:5), and say Proverbs 6:6 (part) by heart.
Read, narrate and discuss “Friends” (Proverbs 17:17 and 18:24 and 27:5-6 and 27:17), and say Proverbs 17:17 by heart.
Read, narrate and discuss “Job: the man who lost everything” (Job 1:13-22 and 2:11-13), and say Job 1:21 (part) by heart.
Read, narrate and discuss “Job: God answers with questions” (Job 38:1-18 and 42:1-6), and say Job 38:4 (part) by heart.
Read, narrate and discuss “Psalm 23: a prayer you can carry” (Psalm 23), and say Psalm 23:1 by heart.
Read, narrate and discuss “Praying when you are angry” (Psalm 13 and Psalm 22:1-11), and say Psalm 13:1 (part) by heart.
Read, narrate and discuss “Ecclesiastes: honest about how life feels” (Ecclesiastes 1:1-11 and 3:1-8 and 12:9-14), and say Ecclesiastes 3:1 (part) by heart.
Nine weeks laying out the whole library: how sixty-six books were written and collected, then the shape of the story from creation and the first promise, through the exodus, the kings and the prophets, to Jesus, the church, and a city with open gates.
Read, narrate and discuss “Sixty-six books, one shelf” (2 Timothy 3:14-17 and Psalm 119:97-105), and say Psalm 119:105 by heart.
Read, narrate and discuss “Where the story starts” (Genesis 1:1-2:3 and Psalm 19:1-6), and say Psalm 19:1 by heart.
Read, narrate and discuss “The break, and the first promise” (Genesis 3:1-13 and 12:1-3), and say Genesis 12:3 (part) by heart.
Read, narrate and discuss “A rescue, and then a law” (Exodus 14:5-31 and 20:1-17), and say Exodus 14:14 by heart.
Read, narrate and discuss “Kings, prophets and a long wait” (1 Samuel 8:4-9 and Isaiah 9:2-7), and say Isaiah 9:6 (part) by heart.
Read, narrate and discuss “The middle of the story” (John 1:1-18), and say John 1:14 (part) by heart.
Read, narrate and discuss “The church spreads out” (Acts 1:6-11 and 2:1-12 and 2:42-47), and say Acts 1:8 (part) by heart.
Read, narrate and discuss “How the story ends” (Revelation 21:1-7 and 22:1-5), and say Revelation 21:4 (part) by heart.
Read, narrate and discuss “Your place in it” (Micah 6:6-8 and Romans 12:1-2), and say Micah 6:8 (part) by heart.
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The letters and the wisdom books, and then the whole Bible seen at once.
Unit 1 · what to expect
Nine weeks in Paul's mail. How a letter got written, carried and read aloud, then Romans, both Corinthian letters, Galatians, Ephesians and Philippians, each week starting from the problem the letter was answering.
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