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A five-week Advent Sunday school curriculum for kids. Sunday school lessons that follow the Advent candles to Jesus, the Savior God promised. Advent means "coming." Weeks 1 to 4 follow the four Advent candles, hope, peace, joy and love, through Isaiah's promise, Jesus' words to Nicodemus, Zechariah's song at the birth of John, and the night Jesus was born. Week 5 lights the Christ candle, as wise men from far away follow the star to worship Him. Teach Week 1 on the fourth Sunday before Christmas and Week 5 on the Sunday on or just after Christmas Day. It works with your church's Advent wreath or with none, and no real candle is ever lit in class. Two editions, written separately: Kids (ages 6 to 12) and Preschool (ages 3 to 5). Both rooms learn the same Bible story each week, each told for its age. Each edition is its own download. Teaching both rooms? The All-Access Pass includes both.
Which edition fits your room?
Kids edition · ages 6 to 12
A 15-minute Bible story in short spoken lines, with a game and an object lesson before it and "Candle Talk" discussion and prayer after, a coloring page and a puzzle page in two levels, and a 10 to 15 minute craft every week.
Free Kids sample lesson (PDF) →Preschool edition · ages 3 to 5
A 10 to 12 minute Bible story in simple, repeatable lines with prayer built in, arrival play and a whole-body game, a coloring page and activity sheet, and an 8 to 10 minute craft made for little hands.
Free Preschool sample lesson (PDF) →One room with a wide age range? Start with the Kids edition. Every game works for the whole room with no reading needed, and every craft comes with a tracing page for younger writers. The Preschool edition is written for 3 to 5 year olds, so it will likely feel too young for kids 8 and up.
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Look inside
Week 1 from each edition. These pages are in the free sample lessons above.
A full-color picture for every Bible story, drawn for each edition. Both rooms learn the same story each week.
A coloring page for every Bible story, in both editions.
A different puzzle each week for Kids, in two levels with answer keys: connect the dots, crossword, color by code, find the differences and a maze. Activity sheets for Preschool: tracing, find-and-circle, matching, counting and story order.
A craft every week in each edition, from simple classroom supplies. Each craft page shows a photo of the finished craft.
The 5 weeks
💡 Big Idea: God kept His promise and sent Jesus.
📖 Memory Verse: "For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life." (John 3:16) BSB
✝️ Gospel Connection: Long ago God promised to send a Savior, and at Christmas He kept His promise. Jesus, God's one and only Son, was born in Bethlehem. He grew up, died on the cross for our sins and rose again. Everyone who trusts Him has peace with God and life with Him forever.
Both editions teach these five stories. The Preschool edition tells each one more simply.
Week 1, Hope candle: Jesus is the promised Savior (Isaiah's Promise, Isaiah 9)
- Bible Story: The Promise of a Great Light (Isaiah 9:2–7)
- Key Discovery: God promised a Child who would bring light to people in darkness, and God keeps His promises.
- Takeaway: I can hope in God, because He always keeps His promises.
Week 2, Peace candle: Jesus brings peace with God (Jesus and Nicodemus, John 3)
- Bible Story: Jesus and Nicodemus (John 3:1–17)
- Key Discovery: God sent His Son to save the world, so everyone who trusts Him has peace with God.
- Takeaway: I can trust Jesus, who came to bring me peace with God.
Week 3, Joy candle: God keeps His promises, and His people rejoice (Zechariah and Baby John, Luke 1)
- Bible Story: Zechariah Sings for Joy (Luke 1:57–79)
- Key Discovery: God kept His promise to Zechariah and sent John to get His people ready for the Savior.
- Takeaway: I can praise God for sending the Savior He promised.
Week 4, Love candle: Christmas is God's greatest gift of love (The Birth of Jesus, Luke 2)
- Bible Story: Jesus Is Born (Luke 2:1–16)
- Key Discovery: God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, born as the Savior in Bethlehem.
- Takeaway: I can thank God for His gift of love, Jesus.
Week 5, the Christ candle: Jesus is the Light for all nations (The Wise Men, Matthew 2)
- Bible Story: The Wise Men Worship Jesus (Matthew 2:1–12)
- Key Discovery: Jesus is the true King and the Light for all nations, and He is worth our worship.
- Takeaway: I can worship Jesus, the King who came for all people.
What's included in your download (everything, ready to print)
Each edition is its own download with everything below, written for its age.
- 🧭 A one-page Start Here guide that shows two ways to print: week by week, or all five weeks at once
- 📄 5 complete weekly lessons + series Overview, each as a print-ready PDF. Each week comes as two files: the Teacher Edition (19 to 20 pages in the Kids edition, 14 in the Preschool edition) and that week's Student Handouts
- 🖨️ Print All Teacher Edition, the entire series in one file (104 pages in the Kids edition, 76 in the Preschool edition)
- 📎 Print All Student Handouts, every page you need one-per-child for all five weeks in one file (25 pages in the Kids edition, 15 in the Preschool edition), so you send ONE file to the printer with no paging through your lesson plan
- 🎨 A color teaching picture and a Bible story coloring page every week, in both editions
- 🧩 A puzzle page in two levels every week in the Kids edition, with an answer key, and a printable activity sheet every week in the Preschool edition
- ✂️ A craft every week in both editions, from simple classroom supplies, with a photo of the finished craft. The Kids edition adds a tracing page for younger writers
- 📖 Memory verse poster, John 3:16 in BSB and KJV, plus a "Quick Ways to Practice" page
- 🏠 Parent Take-Home page every week, with a question and a prayer for the week, so the lesson goes home
- 📋 Week-by-week supply lists with "Before Class" prep steps
- 🙏 "Prepare Your Heart", a short devotion for the teacher in the Overview and every week
- 🖼️ The series title graphic, for a slide or your bulletin
- ⬇️ Instant download. Files never expire. Print as many copies as your ministry needs.
Kids and Preschool, side by side
| Kids edition (ages 6 to 12) |
Preschool edition (ages 3 to 5) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Bible story | 15 minutes, told in short spoken lines with the Bible text read aloud | 10 to 12 minutes, in simple, repeatable lines with prayer built in |
| Before the story | A 5-minute whole-room game and a 5-minute object lesson with an everyday object | Arrival play and a 5-minute whole-body group game |
| After the story | "Candle Talk" discussion and prayer, 5 to 10 minutes | Prayer closes the story. Then the craft and the activity sheet |
| Printables | A coloring page and a puzzle page in two levels every week | A coloring page and an activity sheet every week |
| Crafts | 10 to 15 minutes. Kids write a few words, with a tracing page for younger writers | 8 to 10 minutes, made for little hands |
| Mixed-age help | Games need no reading and work with one child or a full room. Two puzzle levels let each child pick the right one | Every activity is written with the youngest child in mind |
| Teacher Edition | 19 to 20 pages a week | 14 pages a week |
See for yourself. Try a free sample lesson from each edition:
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