Teacher Materials
The Preschool A materials contain 52 weeks of materials for four days per week, plus one bonus lesson per quarter. Each daily lesson includes four sections that provide materials to use throughout the day.
Purchase materials separately or save money with our quarterly shipment program.
A must-have for early childhood program directors! Includes resources for developing a nurturing Christian early childhood program and explains how to use the One in Christ materials. Also provides learning standards.
Preschool A: Teacher Guides
There is one Teacher Guide for each monthly unit. Each Teacher Guide features:
- Overview of the week
- Ideas for Jesus time lessons
- Monthly theme ideas for circle time and play center
- Activities to make faith connections and extend Bible learning
Unit Themes
Spark life-application discussions with your students about situations they might encounter in everyday life. There are six themes with eight photos or illustrations per theme. Themes include: church, home, family, school, play/recreation, and holidays/celebrations. Each card measures 8-3/8" x 10-7/8". 48 photos total.
Finger Puppet Sets
Make Bible story time come to life with fun finger puppets. Each puppet fits at the tip of your finger to help you share Bible stories with the children in your classroom.
Including 12 figures—Jesus, Peter, Joseph, Mary, Noah, a boy, a shepherd, a young disciple, an older disciple, an angel, a lamb, and a donkey—this Bible character figures set engages little hands as they learn stories from the Bible.
Capture student imaginations with Zippy! Each lesson includes skits for this friendly hand puppet.
Teach children about God’s love through music! Including voice recordings and separate instrument-only recordings, the 3 CD-set includes 45 songs for children to sing along to with joy and enthusiasm. The CD set and songbook are sold separately.
This 10" x 10" book introduces children to words and phrases they’ll hear in church. Pictures and words are arranged by themes, including church, music, worship, fellowship, holidays, and more.
Big Books
Share Bible stories through simple language and big, colorful pictures with Big Books! Great for classroom use or in chapel. Each book measures 15" x 18".
Student Materials
Provide families with activity suggestions that coordinate with the themes their preschoolers are learning. Each letter includes a bright Bible story picture, the weekly theme, a simple telling of the Bible story, Bible words to learn, and family activity suggestions. Order one per child or family. Units 1–9 and Units 10–12 are sold separately.
Continue Bible Learning at Home
This beautifully illustrated Bible contains a collection of Old and New Testament Bible stories plus discussion questions, learning activities, prayers, and more to engage parents and children in Bible learning at home.
- Hardback: 130 stories
- Paperback: 99 stories
Make Jesus time part of your child’s bedtime routine with this book that offers 105 short devotions and prayers.
Classroom Extras
Build your classroom library with titles from two of our most popular children’s books series!
Encourage children to speak openly to their heavenly Father when they feel tempted or troubled. Through child-friendly text and entertaining illustrations, each book helps children think about their behavior and understand that Jesus forgives our sins. Subjects include:
- School
- Cheating
- Bullying
- Homework
- Paying Attention
- Hurting Others
- Sharing
- Bad Manners
- Stealing
- Vandalism
- Lying
- My Bad Temper
- Bad Words
- Whining
- Greed
- Disrespect
- Being a Bad Sport
- Laziness
- Bedtime
- Video Games
- Healthy Eating
- Talking Back
- Feeling Sad
- My Parents
Share God’s love with His children through rhymes and engaging pictures. Arch® Books reinforce many of the stories that are included in the preschool and kindergarten levels. Visit cph.org/archbooks to see all 130 books, plus 40 Spanish titles!
- Jesus Blesses the Children
- Very First Lord’s Supper
- What’s for Lunch?
- Noah’s 2-by-2 Adventure
- Jonah and the Very Big Fish
- Twelve Who Followed Jesus
- Moses’ Dry Feet
- Down through the Roof
- Jericho’s Tumbling Walls
- Jesus Washes Peter’s Feet
- Tiny Baby Moses
- The Story of Creation
- The Fiery Furnace
- The Lord’s Prayer
- Baby Jesus Is Born
- Jesus Calms the Storm
- The Ten Commandments
- Jesus Walks on Water
Week 3: The Flood
Week 23: Jesus Blesses the Children
Week 40: The Good Shepherd
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