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Spark Classroom

Explore key Bible stories

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Why choose Spark Classroom?

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    Bible-centered approach

    Kids interact with the Bible in every lesson.

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    Age-appropriate materials

    Lessons in five age brackets for kids age 2 to grade 6.

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    Leader-friendly tools

    Leader guides and lesson prep videos help leaders feel confident and prepared in no time.

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    Proven performance

    Our most established Sunday school option, widely used and celebrated by congregations.

How it works

A two-year curriculum that explores key Bible stories. Every lesson has four parts: Gather, Open the Bible, Activate Faith, and Send. Kids can bring their Spark Bibles to class, or you can purchase a set to keep in the classroom.

Printed lesson materials are sold for fall, winter, and spring, and you can access leader content with a Sparkhouse Digital subscription.

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Spark Bibles

Help kids encounter the Bible with the colorful Spark Story Bible and the kid-friendly Spark Bible NRSV. Spark children’s Bibles are the foundation of every lesson.

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Scope and sequence

Spark Classroom is a two-year curriculum featuring key Bible stories. Download the full scope and sequence.

1. Creation
Genesis 1:1—2:4a
2. Noah’s Ark
Genesis 6—9
3. Abram’s Call
Genesis 12:1-9
4. Abraham and Sarah’s Visitors
Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16; 18:1-15; 21:1-7
5. Isaac’s Blessing
Genesis 25:19-34; 27:1-40
6. Free from Slavery
Exodus 5:1—6:13
7. The Red Sea
Exodus 14:1-30
8. The Ten Commandments
Exodus 20:1-17
9. The Battle of Jericho
Joshua 6:1-20
10. Naomi and Ruth
Ruth 1:1-22
11. David and Goliath
1 Samuel 17:4-11, 32-50
12. Elijah and the Widow
1 Kings 17:8-16
13. Jonah and the Big Fish
Jonah 1—4
1. A Child Called Immanuel
Isaiah 7:10-17
2. Angels Visit
Matthew 1:18-25
3. Jesus Is Born
Luke 2:1-20
4. Wise Men
Matthew 2:1-12
5. Jesus’ Baptism
Matthew 3:13-17
6. The Disciples
Matthew 4:12-23;
9:9-13; 10:1-4
7. The Lord’s Prayer
Matthew 6:5-15
8. Woman at the Well
John 4:5-42
9. A Storm
Matthew 8:23-27
10. The Centurion’s Servant
Matthew 8:5-13
11. Jesus Blesses the Children
Mark 10:13-16
12. Jesus Heals Two Blind Men
Matthew 20:29-34
13. The Sower
Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23
1. The Wedding Banquet
Matthew 22:1-14
2. Jesus Feeds 5,000
John 6:1-14
3. The Transfiguration
Matthew 17:1-13
4. The Greatest Commandment
Matthew 22:34-46
5. Holy Week
Matthew 21:1-11; 26:17-30
6. The Empty Tomb
Matthew 28:1-10
7. The Great Commission
Matthew 28:16-20
8. Doubting Thomas
John 20:19-31
9. The Ascension
Acts 1:6-14
10. The Holy Spirit
Acts 2:1-21, 36-42
11. Philip and the Ethiopian
Acts 8:26-40
12. Saul to Paul
Acts 9:1-20
13. An Angel Frees Peter
Acts 12:1-19
14. Paul’s Letters
Romans 1:1-17
1. Adam and Eve
Genesis 2:4-25
2. The First Sin
Genesis 3:1-24
3. Joseph and His Brothers
Genesis 37:1-28
4. Joseph Helps His Family
Genesis 45:1-15; 50:15-21
5. Baby Moses
Exodus 2:1-10
6. The Burning Bush
Exodus 3:1-15
7. Manna, Quail, and Water
Exodus 16:1-18; 17:1-7
8. Deborah
Judges 4:1—5:31
9. God Calls Samuel
1 Samuel 3:1-20
10. David Is Chosen
1 Samuel 16:1-13
11. Solomon Builds the Temple
1 Kings 6
12. Naaman Is Healed
2 Kings 5:1-19
13. Queen Esther
Esther 2:5-18; 3:1-6; 8:1-17
14. Daniel and the Lions
Daniel 6:1-28
1. A Ruler from Bethlehem
Micah 5:2-5
2. Angels Visit
Luke 1:26-38
3. Mary Visits Elizabeth
Luke 1:39-58
4. Jesus Is Born
Luke 2:1-20
5. Simeon and Anna
Luke 2:22-40
6. The Boy at the Temple
Luke 2:41-52
7. John the Baptist
Luke 3:1-18
8. Jesus Goes to Nazareth
Luke 4:14-30
9. The Disciples
Luke 5:1-11; 8:1-3
10. Four Friends
Luke 5:17-26
11. Ten Men Healed
Luke 17:11-19
12. The Good Samaritan
Luke 10:25-37
13. The Lost Sheep and Lost Coin
Luke 15:1-10
1. The Prodigal Son
Luke 15:1-3, 11-32
2. Mary and Martha
Luke 10:38-42
3. Zacchaeus
Luke 19:1-10
4. The Last Supper
John 13:1-20
5. Holy Week
Luke 19:28-40; 22:14—23:56
6. The Empty Tomb
Luke 24:1-12
7. The Road to Emmaus
Luke 24:13-35
8. The Holy Spirit
Acts 2:1-4, 36-42
9. Early Believers
Acts 2:43-47; 4:32-37
10. Peter Heals
Acts 3:1-16
11. Lydia
Acts 16:9-15
12. Paul and Silas
Acts 16:16-40
13. Paul and the Philippians
Philippians 1:1-14
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