WorkshopCycles Single Units

Similar to the way that Stations of the Cross helps tell the story leading to Easter, our Stations of the Crèche (a French word meaning "crib" or "cradle") will help children understand the nativity story. Walk the story from Old Testament prophets to the birth of a king, and discover how this story affects our lives today.

WorkshopCycles unit that includes baptismal symbols and personal stories about the meaning of the sacrament.  It invites children to explore God's presence in wind and water -- and to appreciate the reality that God knows each of us by name.

Many of our children only know about judges what they've seen on TV, but this unit teaches them the stories of three important Israelite judges: Deborah, Gideon and Samson.  They will learn about consequences and making choices, as well as what it means to try to listen and obey God's voice.

This Advent cycle is about the birth of Jesus and the amazing ways in which that Gift changed everything for all of us. It is not just the retelling of the central Christmas story, but also helps us dig deeper and think about  the gift of "God with us".

In 2000, leaders from 190 countries met together and agreed on eight Millennium Developments Goals (MDGs) to be achieved by 2015 to eradicate extreme poverty, reduce child mortality rates and fight epidemic diseases such as AIDS and malaria. This unit helps us explore the MDGs and learn how WE can help!

In the stories of Samuel, David, Mary, Esther and others - we are reminded that God often has special tasks for young people - even children. In this cycle, we study the story of Jeremiah, a prophet who was called as a child and told to bring God's messages to the kingdom of Judah.

David is one of the most beloved and well-known Bible characters. From the shepherd boy who played his lyre and fought Goliath, to the mighty king who reestablished the Israelite nation and envisioned a temple to bring God's people together, David is a significant part of our religious heritage.  A shrewd political leader and a flawed human being, he was still called "a man after God's own heart".

This is a FREE sample unit from the WorkshopCycles Membership. In it you will learn about the miraculous things that Jesus did and the lives he touched. Use these workshops for Sunday School or VBS. A favorite activity for this cycle is making fish prints from real fish!

The Sermon on the Mount includes some of Jesus' most well-known teachings, including what we now think of as The Beatitudes.  This children's unit helps us look at how Jesus changed our understanding of what it means to be blessed and how we can recognize the beatitudes in our world today.

Children examine the life of Moses as the story for this cycle. Using everything from the well-known story of the baby in the bulrushes to clips from Dreamwork's popular Prince of Egypt movie, children will learn about how God called Moses and the encounters with Pharaoh, as well as the plagues, Exodus and Passover.

Children learn about communion: what it means, why it is important and how the tradition was given to us. A great cycle for Lent, it includes: baking eucharistic bread, making things needed for worship, the movie Jesus and a Last Supper "picnic."

What Makes My Church Special teaches children about their church in a hands-on way. Activities include: a tour of special places in the church and interacting with parish leaders. Children learn about your church's history, get to meet some its ministers (ordained and lay) and explore hospitality in the Christian community.