The Beginner's Gospel Story Curriculum for Toddlers and Preschoolers

Introduce children ages 2–5 to the wonderful promises of Scripture with The Beginners Gospel Story Curriculum for Toddlers and Preschoolers.

Kids know the value of a promise. A parent’s commitment to go out for ice cream inspires hope, but disappointment reigns when the shop closes early. Broken promises can bring tears. Yet unlike human parents, our good and all-powerful God always keeps his word. His fulfillment is better than anyone could have imagined!

The Beginners Gospel Story Curriculum for Toddlers and Preschoolers. highlights God’s perfect promises through the stories of the Old and New Testament. Designed for children ages 2–5, each lesson centers around one of the stories from The Beginner’s Gospel Story Bible. Each story’s theme is integrated throughout so that the songs, crafts, interactive questions, and games reinforce the story. With a total of 52 lessons, this Sunday school curriculum can be completed in one year and repeated with each new class of toddlers or preschoolers. 

• Curriculum package includes 52 lessons and copies of The Beginner’s Gospel Story Bible and Big Thoughts for Tiny Tots, which provide the Bible story text and Bible doctrine questions for each lesson.
• Bold, colorful illustrations by Trish Mahoney capture and hold young children’s attention. Each week’s coloring pages correspond with the illustrations from The Beginner’s Gospel Story Bible.
• Christmas and Easter lessons can be arranged to fit with the church calendar.   
• Could also be used as preschool Bible curriculum for homeschooling families.
• Download PDFs to share with teachers using QR code included in the book.

Jared Kennedy (ThM, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary), serves as managing editor for books and curriculum for The Gospel Coalition (TGC). Before TGC, he served for many years as a children’s minister and family pastor in local churches. Jared is also the co-founder and principal of Gospel-Centered Family, a ministry that helps churches and families share Jesus with the next generation. He is the author of books and curricula like The Beginner's Gospel Story Bible, The Beginner’s Gospel Story Bible Curriculum for Toddlers and Preschoolers, Keeping Your Children’s Ministry on Mission, Jesus Rose for Me, Jesus Came for Me, God Made Me for Worship, and The Story of Martin Luther. He has also helped to develop two VBS programs, Proof Pirates and Clap Your Hands, Stomp Your Feet. He and his wife, Megan, live with their three daughters in Louisville, Kentucky, where they are a part of Sojourn Church Midtown.

Trish Mahoney is a graphic designer and illustrator who lives in the Pacific Northwest, where she runs The Mahoney Studio with her husband, Patrick. She is the illustrator of the God Made Me series, The Beginner's Gospel Story Bible, The Beginner's Gospel Story Curriculum for Toddlers and Preschoolers, and Big Thoughts for Tiny Tots. Together, she and her husband have two grown children who are pursuing their own artistic paths.