Whether you are educating children, teens, or adults, you will find
that Standard Publishing Curriculum is true to the Bible—a promise we
have kept for more than a century.
Our curriculum includes proven resources for teachers and students in
lessons that engage students with age-appropriate Bible teaching,
activities, and discussions.
What makes Standard Publishing Curriculum unique?
For over 150 years, Standard Publishing has served Christian churches
worldwide—most widely recognized as a leader in children’s and adult
resources. From the beginning Standard has been serving the Christian
community with products that have but one purpose: bringing the Bible to
life!
We want to serve you as you serve your communities. Our core curriculum brands include:
HeartShaper® Children’s Curriculum
Encounter™ Youth Curriculum
Standard Lesson Quarterly® Adult Curriculum
Standard Lesson Commentary®
Biblical Choices Christian School Curriculum
About HeartShaper
Designed to help toddlers through preteens discover God through His
Word—HeartShaper Children’s Curriculum takes kids on a journey through
the Bible like no other. By the time kids reach 6th grade, they’ve gone
through the Bible 5 times!
No matter where your students go or what they do, the lessons you’ve
taught them in Sunday school will be with them for a lifetime. Come
along on the journey—shape hearts and change lives!
Age levels include:
Toddlers & 2s
Preschool
Pre-K & K
Early Elementary
Middle Elementary
Preteen
What makes HeartShaper unique?
Built on age-appropriate spiritual development principles for toddlers—preteens
Integrates Bible skills into each lesson, building on each other from one age level to the next
Kids learn how to explore God’s Word and the direction it gives them
Teaches more than just values—kids dig into questions, such as “What
does this teach me about God?” and “Why is this story important to me?”
Provides more than just fun and entertainment—kids open their
Bibles, participate in interactive Bible learning, and grow spiritually
2+ hours of correlated curriculum for all 3 early childhood levels
With 1 focus per lesson, our unique Quick Steps™, and our many teacher resources, teaching is easy—and learning is fun
Doesn’t stop with head knowledge—kids discover how Scripture applies to their lives
Offers family connections to extend the learning beyond the classroom
Individual/group service project ideas—helping kids live out the lessons they’ve learned
Reach kids with special needs and make a difference—in a child’s
future, in a family’s church experience, and in your church and
community. HeartShaper gives the resources you need to train teachers
and adapt lesson activities so you can include kids with special needs
in your Sunday school.
Our special-needs-friendly tips and activity adaptations are easy for teachers to identify and use!
Special Needs Friendly symbols in each lesson highlight activities that will work well with all kids
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The only Sunday school curriculum that is designed to
promote biblical literacy by leading kids through the Bible five times
by the time they reach 6th grade.
With age-appropriate lessons, teaching is easy and learning is fun!
Toddlers & 2s— Explore, Discover & Move
Teaching children the way God made them, toddlers and 2s sing, play, and talk—giving them time to smile, laugh, and wonder.
Scope and Sequence
One-year scope and sequence for children ages 1 and 2. Children explore one Bible concept or story each month.
CD with reproducible music and printable files, including Family Together Time take-home family resource
Colorful visuals, including three card stock booklets
Weekly encounters with Teddy the bear, the toddlers and 2s puppet friend
2+ hours of materials including interactive Bible Time that uses songs and multi-sensory visuals-
Options for babies and bonus units for older children
Special-needs-friendly activities identified in each lesson
Online bonus materials for teachers and families.
Preschoolers- Multisensory Learning
Preschoolers are introduced to Bible stories, will repeat simple Bible
words, and will know that God made them, loves them, and cares for them.
Scope and Sequence
Two-year
scope and sequence for children ages 3 and 4. Children go through the
Bible one time in two years, learning basic Bible stories. Shared scope
and sequence with pre-K and K age level.
Make-n-Share activity pages, Preschool/Pre-K & K Teaching Pictures, and Heart Tugs take-home family resource
Large colorful visuals
2+ hours of materials, including interactive Bible Discovery time
Weekly encounters with Scamper, the preschoolers’ squirrel puppet friend
Activity suggestions for 2-year-olds
Special-needs-friendly activities identified in each lesson
Online bonus materials for teachers and families
—Preschoolers are introduced to
Bible stories, will repeat simple Bible words, and will know that God
made them, loves them, and cares for them.
Pre-K & K
Interactive Bible Learning Kids Love!
Pre-K & K children will give thanks and praise to God, interact with
Bible stories, begin to read simple Bible words, and desire to do
simple tasks to show love for God, Jesus, and others.
Scope and Sequence
Two-year
scope and sequence for children ages 5 and 6. Children continue to
learn basic Bible stories and go through the Bible one time in two
years. Shared scope and sequence with preschool age level.
Make-n-Share activity pages, Preschool/Pre-K & K Teaching Pictures, and Heart Tugs take-home family resource
Large colorful visuals
2+ hours of materials, including interactive Bible Discovery time
Weekly encounters with Scout, the pre-K and K sheepdog puppet friend
Activity suggestions for 4-year-olds
Special-needs-friendly activities identified in each lesson
Online bonus materials for teachers and families
HeartShaper® Early Elementary
Discovering Why God’s Word Is Important to Them!
Children find and read for themselves verses and stories from the
Bible. You will add details to key Bible stories, introduce new Bible
stories and Bible skills, and engage kids in doing what God asks them to
do.
Scope and Sequence
Two-year scope and sequence for children in grades 1 and 2. Children
take an age-appropriate trip through the Bible one time in two years.
Quick Steps™ activity options, interactive visuals, teaching pictures, fun student pages, and take-home leaflets
CD with audio tracks and printable files
Beginning reading and writing skills are included in each lesson, along with beginning Bible skills
Special-needs-friendly activities identified in each lesson
Online bonus materials for teachers and families
HeartShaper® Middle Elementary
Learning How They Fit into God’s Plan!
Kids have fun while they’re learning important truths! Actively
engage kids as they further develop Bible skills, explore Bible
chronology, and learn how they fit into God’s plan.
Scope and Sequence
Two-year scope and sequence for kids in grades 3 and 4. Kids take two
chronological journeys through the Bible, as they learn how God planned
for, sent, and offers to everyone the hope of eternal life.
Quick Steps™ activity options, Bible time lines
and posters, service project ideas, fun and challenging student
activity leaflets, and take-home magazine
CD with audio tracks and printable files
Special-needs-friendly activities identified in each lesson
Online bonus materials for teachers and families
HeartShaper® Pre-Teen
Going Beyond Right and Wrong Answers!
Help tweens go beyond right and wrong answers, engaging them in
meaningful discussion and encouraging them in their commitment to
Christ.
Scope and Sequence
Two-year scope and sequence for kids in grades 5 and 6. Students use their Bible knowledge and skills to explore tween issues.
Quick Steps™ activity options, Bible Memory and application posters, service project ideas, student leaflets, and take-home magazine
CD with audio tracks and printable files
Special-needs-friendly activities identified in each lesson
Online bonus materials for teachers and families
Young Teen & High School
About Encounter
Teens need to experience God actively, firsthand—in a way that
relates to their lifestyle and how they communicate. Encounter brings
teens the message of the Bible and relates spiritual truths to the world
around them.
Every week, Encounter challenges students with an engaging Bible
study that helps them understand God, the Bible, doctrine, or a biblical
worldview. Your students experience lessons in ways that fit their
learning styles.
Students are challenged with an engaging Bible study that helps them understand God, the Bible, or a biblical worldview
Lessons fit multiple learning styles
Packed with resources—visual aids, games, student activities, and discussion
Simple 4-step plan for each lesson—setting the stage, searching the Word, making it real, and living it out
Multiple activity options to choose from within each step, along with the materials and time it takes to complete the activity
Flexibility to be 45-90 minutes
Suggested teacher script is provided in every lesson for easy prep
Teens interact with Scripture and relate it to everyday life
Encounter: Young Teen
ENCOUNTER™ brings young teens the message of the Bible and relates spiritual truths to the world around them.
Encounter: High School
Bible-based, culturally relevant, and personally challenging teen Sunday school curriculum for jr. high and high school.
How can teens meet with God face-to-face? Teens need to experience
God actively, firsthand–in a way that relates to their lifestyle and how
they communicate. ENCOUNTER™ brings teens the message of the Bible and
relates spiritual truths to the world around them.
Encounter: ENCOUNTER™ The Magazine
Encourage students to take home a magazine that connects with every week’s lesson.
Encounter™—The Magazine provides articles, interviews, devotions,
quizzes, poetry, and art created for and by teens about issues they face
every day.
Adult Standard Lesson
The nation’s most trusted Bible commentary brand.
About Standard Lesson
Using the best-selling commentary—a Sunday school class or Bible
study group will be ready to explore the Scripture text in a way that
meets the needs of all kinds of learning styles. Available in both the
Standard Lesson Commentary ® (annual) and the Standard Lesson Quarterly®
(quarterly) formats.
The Standard Lesson line covers four 13-week topical studies each
year. These are built around themes created within the ISSL/Uniform
Series. The International Sunday School Lessons (ISSL)/Uniform Series is
a 6-year plan for reading and studying the entire Bible.
Designed to take students into every part of Scripture, the Uniform
Series pulls at least one lesson from nearly every book of the Bible
over the 6-year cycle, following 8 specific themes. This more holistic
study of the Bible helps students know the content of the Bible,
understand the message of the Bible, and know the God of the Bible.
The teacher guide (available in regular and large print) provides:
Printed Bible text for each lesson
Reliable verse-by-verse commentary on the text
Discussion questions with talking points
Verbal illustrations to bring the commentary to life
Lesson plans with learning activities
Daily Bible reading plan to prepare heart and mind for the upcoming lesson
Pronunciation guide for difficult words
Free reproducible student activity pages and other helpful resources for each lesson at StandardLesson.com
The student book (available in regular and large print) provides:
Printed Bible text for each lesson
Condensed commentary on the text—consistent with the teacher’s commentary
Learning activities that coincide with the lesson plans in the teacher guide
Daily Bible reading plan to prepare heart and mind for the upcoming lesson
Special feature articles that provide background information or inspiration to supplement the quarter’s theme
Standard Lesson Commentary®:
Printed Bible text for each lesson
Verse-by-verse commentary—with in-depth study of Scripture
Daily Bible reading plan
Discussion questions to encourage deeper thinking and application
Verbal illustrations to bring the commentary to life
Learning activities found within lesson plans
Pronunciation guide for difficult words
Free reproducible student activity pages and other helpful resources for each lesson at StandardLesson.com
Multiple formats—casebound, paperback, deluxe, and large print–also
available for iPad, Kindle, Logos Bible Software, and WORDsearch Basic
Editions available in the KJV, NIV®, and ESV®
Extra Resources Available:
Devotions®
Adult Resources packs with classroom resources
Seek® take-home magazine
Standard Lesson™ Adult Curriculum: Standard Lesson Quarterly®
Using either the KJV or the NIV
®, a class
utilizing the Standard Lesson Quarterly will be ready to explore the
Scripture text in a way that meets the needs of all kinds of learning
styles. Like the Standard Lesson Commentary, the Standard Lesson
Quarterly follows the ISSL/Uniform Series.
Standard Lesson™ Adult Curriculum: Standard Lesson Commentary®
The Standard Lesson Commentary
® is the
perfect resource for your adult Sunday school class, personal study, and
even sermon-preparation help. As the nation’s most popular annual Bible
commentary for more than two decades, the Standard Lesson Commentary
provides 52 weeks of study in one volume and can be used as a
supplemental resource for any curriculum that follows the International
Sunday School Lessons/Uniform Series.