Frequently Asked Questions
I have several young children, all under the age of seven. Are they too young for me to be able to use this curriculum?
We have six children, ages 12, 9, 7, 5, 3, and baby. My older and younger children definitely learn and remember differently as we read through the Bible daily, but they are all learning. Even my 3-year-old has learned to say some of the memory verses and books of the Bible. We have been reading like this for several years now, and I would say that it is possibly never too young to start.How is the Bible studied chronologically? Is it arranged in the order that it happened in history?
We study the Bible chronologically, especially in the Old Testament, in the order that it happened in history. However, it's done loosely. We went basically in order of the books of the Bible until the kings of Israel, when we jumped around in Kings and Chronicles. The prophecies of Christ the Messiah come before the books of Esther, Ezra, and Nehemiah. Oh, and Job was studied between Genesis and Exodus. So it's a very loose arrangement.
In the New Testament, each Gospel is read one at a time, so that the gospel stories are presented four times over the year, with the year ending in Acts. The third year, we look at the Epistles one at a time, with many references back to Acts for context.
Help your children establish the habit of daily Bible reading. |
Will we read ALL of the Bible together over the three-year period?When reading aloud, only the story sections of the Old Testament are read. Some chapters are skipped over, and only selected portions of the poetry and prophecy books are read aloud. Schedules are provided for older children to read individually straight through the entire Old Testament, in the order it is presented in the Bible. The entire New Testament is read aloud. |
Do coloring pages and worksheets come with the curriculum?
No, we simply schedule coloring pages that are produced by a ministry based in California. Coloring pages mentioned in the curriculum are available online and must be printed yourself.
NOTE: The website address given in the curriculum has been updated by Calvary Chapel. Please update your links to this new address: http://children.calvarychapel.com/site/curriculum.htm
Are activities and discussion questions scheduled for every day of the curriculum?
No. Toward the beginning of each year, you'll find many more suggestions for discussion and activities than you will toward the end of each year. Why is this? We are wanting to teach you as a mother how to direct the conversation to fit the needs of your unique family. We feel that the Holy Spirit will be your teacher and bring things to mind that you should discuss or study further. We advise you to write ideas down in your book so that you'll remember them in future years.
What version of the Bible is used in this curriculum?
We have based the curriculum on the King James Version of the Bible, although you are free to use a different version if you prefer. Memory verses are all from the KJV. The Calvary Chapel worksheets use the NKJV.
Does the curriculum come with maps?
No. We use maps freely available online (see optional materials), and we often ask the students to make their own maps based on these online sources.
What payment methods do you accept?
You may pay with Paypal, as well as any credit or debit card.
What is your return policy?
We highly value your satisfaction, but... Because we use contractors to publish our books for us (currclick for our ebooks and lulu for our hardback books), we have to abide by their return policies... which basically means there isn't one.
We've tried to solve this problem by offering substantial sample copies that will take you through four weeks of our curriculum. We hope that this will give you a good chance to try our product out and see if it fits your family.
