In truth, I need all the help I can get.
Catholic - Faith and Life.
The didache for older kids
Read.
What a nice idea. Seeing as the age is 2 I would recommend no commercial product or program. There must be some significant (to you) lessons you would like to convey. If I had a grandchild I would pick topics like the prodigal son or the pearl of great price, talking about the Good Shepherd, and then look for resources or coloring books etc about that topic. Make it fit your grandchild and be about what you feel are the most important lessons to share. When our daughter was little I made her a cloth and cardboard cut out of the Good Shepherd passages. A green fabric circle for the pasture, cardoard gates, a black fabric piece for the hole, some sheep and a shepherd. She cherished it and loved telling the story to others and move the pieces around to tell the story. When they get older there are lots of material out there. Just my humble 2 cents.
Aren’t there Bible lessons used by home schoolers that would work for Sunday School?
Are you telling/showing them stories online, in other words, you are in N.Y. and they are in Alaska?
Momwithhope has good ideas.
Use what the apostles refer to as a “sound pattern of words.”
The Ten Commandments
The Apostles Creed
The Lord’s Prayer
Never should the Church be an innovator to deliver what caters to feelings. Christ delivers the benefits of His righteousness on our behalf with a Cross and the simple means of Word plus Water and Supper.
It is a Sunday School, so there are disciples who fall under discipline, which reverts back to a sound pattern of words. The patterns referenced above invite further exploration and pondering.
It is all good, because God is in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and He has committed to you the word of reconciliation.
Here are some Sunday School lessons for kids and adults of all ages, where the TV show is a discussion-starter for moral lessons:
www.barneyfife.com
That's normal. There's so much, you don't know where to begin. But that's a pedagogical problem, not a theological one. The solution is to give up the exhaustive Summa Sunday Program. Become aware of what appears on the front burner.
Perhaps you can check with your Pastor as to what he would recommend for his own “Children’s Church” or better yet, the materials for “Vacation Bible School”.
Concordia and Augsburg (both Lutheran Publishers) have graded VBS materials that are not so much “denominational” as they are just Bible Stories that emphasize Jesus. VBS was designed as a community outreach during the summer, and have coloring, art projects, and activities that help children understand the Bible stories.
It’s very possible that your own denomination publishes its own VBS and Sunday School Materials. Your Pastor should be able to steer you in the right direction.
Personally, I liked the Concordia Materials the best. The artwork was good, the teaching was solid, and the teacher’s guide was clear and helpful.
My experience with VBS was over 35 years ago so there may have been changes over the years.
Anyway, just my two cents.
You are doing a lovely thing.
David and Goliath
Multiple teaching series from many denominations, from young to adult.
Regarding doctrine, here are the 9 "Primary Content Themes" concerning media they purchase:
9 PRIMARY CONTENT THEMES OF RIGHTNOW MEDIA:
Our American culture immerses itself in consumerism and me-ism, BUT we can choose daily to live generously with our time, money and skills.
The idea of a missionary is often associated with a foreign country, BUT Christ has called His people to live on mission every day in whatever location He has placed each of us.
Pastors and church leaders feel tempted to do the “lion’s share” of the ministry in their community, BUT the biblical leader will personally model a gospel-centered life AND unleash others for the sake of the gospel.
Believers feel tempted to outsource their faith to the “professional Christians” (pastors) in their churches, BUT we each have a God-given responsibility to diligently pursue God through Scripture, prayer, fellowship and service.
Small groups at church provide a great place to build relationships and care for each other, BUT we must find ways to transform small groups from holy huddles into launching pads that transform the community.
Volunteer leaders and pastors can feel over-burdened and under-qualified, BUT ongoing training and inspiration equips leaders to confidently carry out their God-given role as shepherds.
Churches provide a lot of good programs to develop faith, BUT families must seek to live intentionally in order to grow their faith within their homes.
Many people spend most of their time at work and neglect to see how it intersects with faith, BUT we reject a divide between the sacred and secular because we believe working with our God-given skills should serve as an act of worship.
Many people see the world as a hopeless and dark place, BUT Scripture teaches us to hate injustice and provide the hope found in Jesus.
I admire what you’re doing, so I searched and looked at a few sites. This one looks interesting:
https://www.kidssundayschool.com/gradeschool/lessons
Some lessons are free, some require membership. If nothing else, the main page offers a nice outline of subjects and topics to get you started.
I just read Bible stories to our son - got a more advanced Bible when he got older (Dorling Kinderslee has a great Bible stories with explanations and pix of what they are talking about).. What’s more important to teach than that? I bet the ‘lessons’ are measured at an hour’s length to fill up the time.
7/8 was the age I started memorizing the books of the bible.
Seton home schooling
If you have a Lifeway Bookstore they have kits by age with videos, songs crafts etc
Try this site for a few ideas. Might be wise to do a search for Children’s Sunday School Lessons to check what may be found.
INSPIRATIONAL PRAYERS:
https://www.inspirational-prayers.com/power-kids.html
Try these sites:
https://disciplr.com/49-best-sunday-school-games
https://ministry-to-children.com/sunday-school-lessons/
https://trainbibleteachers.com/music.htm
https://childrensministry.com/creative-music-ideas/
https://trainbibleteachers.com/music.htm
https://www.kidssundayschool.com/teaching-aids/resources-links
God Bless!
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