Trick or Truth 5-Week Children's Ministry Curriculum

Name: Preschool 3-5 Years Old Trick or Truth 5-Week Children's Ministry Curriculum
SKU: trick-or-truth-prek
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Age Group Kids 6-12 Years Old Preschool 3-5 Years Old

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A five-week series for kids on spotting a trick and trusting the truth. Sunday school lessons on the Bible's most famous tricks, and the God who always tells the truth. Kids hear lies every day, about God and about who they are, from screens, from crowds, from friends. Over five weeks they learn to ask "What did God say?" before they believe a story: the serpent's sweet lie in the garden (Genesis 3); the Gibeonites' moldy-bread trick and the leaders who forgot to ask God first (Joshua 9); Absalom stealing hearts at the city gate while God's true king walked out barefoot (2 Samuel 15); Simon trying to buy the Holy Spirit with a bag of money (Acts 8); and Paul's picture of the armor of God, truth first (Ephesians 6). 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.

Halloween and this curriculum: This series borrows the trick-or-treat world (candy, costumes, a knock at the door) to teach one thing: God's truth helps us spot a trick. It never asks your church to celebrate Halloween, and nothing in it is spooky. If candy-and-costume talk is welcome in your rooms, it works the week of a harvest festival, a trunk-or-treat, or nothing at all.

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Which edition fits your room?

Kids edition · ages 6 to 12

A 15-minute Bible story in short spoken lines, discussion and prayer, a coloring page and word search, 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, arrival play and a whole-body game, a coloring page and activity sheet, and an 8 to 10 minute craft for little hands.

Free Preschool sample lesson (PDF) →

One room with a wide age range? Start with the Kids edition. It's written for mixed rooms and gives you ways to include younger children. 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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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.

Word searches for Kids, with answer keys, and hands-on activity sheets for Preschool.

A craft every week from simple household supplies, with a photo of the finished craft. Tap any picture to see it full size.

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The 5 weeks

💡 Big Idea: God always tells the truth. His truth helps us spot every trick.

📖 Memory Verse: "Jesus answered, 'I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.'" (John 14:6) BSB

🎵 Memory Verse Song: Sing John 14:6 with your kids every week. Watch the Trick or Truth lyric video, free on YouTube →

✝️ Gospel Connection: Every trick in the Bible is a copy of the first one: a lie about God. Jesus is different. He didn't just tell the truth; He said, "I am the truth." He died for the lies we've believed and the ones we've told, He rose again, and everyone who trusts Him belongs to God forever. Trick or truth? Jesus is the truth.

Both editions teach these five stories. The Preschool edition tells each one more simply.

Week 1: God's Word Is True, Even When a Lie Sounds Sweet (Adam and Eve, Genesis 3)

Bible Story: The First Lie (Genesis 3:1–24)
Key Discovery: God's word is always true. Adam and Eve believed a lie instead, and God still came looking for them and promised a Rescuer.
Takeaway: When a lie sounds sweet, I can trust what God said.

Week 2: God Knows the Truth. Ask Him First (the Gibeonites, Joshua 9)

Bible Story: The Gibeonites' Trick (Joshua 9:3–27)
Key Discovery: God knows the truth about every story, and He wants His people to ask Him before they decide.
Takeaway: Before I believe a story, I can ask God first.

Week 3: Popular Isn't Always Right. God's True King Is (Absalom and David, 2 Samuel 15)

Bible Story: Absalom Steals the Kingdom (2 Samuel 15:1–14, 30)
Key Discovery: God chooses the true King, even when the crowd picks someone else, and Jesus is the King God chose.
Takeaway: I can follow God's true King, even when the crowd picks someone else.

Week 4: God's Gift Can't Be Bought. He Gives It Free (Simon, Acts 8)

Bible Story: Simon Tries to Buy God's Gift (Acts 8:9–25)
Key Discovery: God's gift, His Spirit and His forgiveness, can't be bought or earned. He gives it free to anyone who asks Him. It cost Jesus everything. It costs you nothing.
Takeaway: God's gift can't be bought or faked. He gives it free to anyone who asks.

Week 5: God's Truth Protects Me Every Day (the Armor of God, Ephesians 6)

Bible Story: The Armor of God (Ephesians 6:10–18)
Key Discovery: God gives His people His own armor, truth first, because the devil's tricks are real and God is stronger.
Takeaway: God's truth protects me every day.

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What's included in your download (everything, ready to print)

Each edition is its own download with everything below, written for its age.

📄 5 complete weekly lessons + series Overview, each as a print-ready PDF and an editable Word doc
🖨️ Print All teacher edition, the entire series in one file (92 pages in the Kids edition, 77 in the Preschool edition)
📎 Student Handouts packet, every page you need one-per-child (coloring pages, word searches, preschool activity sheets, parent pages), pre-collated so you send ONE file to the printer with no standing at the copier paging through your lesson plan
📖 Memory verse posters, John 14:6 in BSB and KJV, plus an editable Word poster template for your preferred translation
🗣️ "Quick Ways to Practice" memory verse page, no-prep verse activities that work in any room
✂️ A craft every week in both editions, from simple household supplies, plus a printable activity sheet every week in Preschool
🍬 Bonus: a Trick or Truth station page for your fall festival or trunk-or-treat, a one-page game where kids shout TRICK or TRUTH and everybody gets a treat
🏠 Parent Take-Home page every week, so the lesson goes home
📋 Week-by-week supply lists, simple household + classroom supplies; printables are included in the download
⬇️ Instant download. Files never expire. Print as many copies as your ministry needs.

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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 kids can follow	10 to 12 minutes, in simple, repeatable lines with prayer built in
After the story	Discussion and prayer	Arrival play and a whole-body group game
Printables	A coloring page and a word search every week	A coloring page and an activity sheet every week
Crafts	10 to 15 minutes, simple household supplies	8 to 10 minutes, made for little hands
Mixed-age help	Bigger game jobs for older kids every week, and tips for helping non-writers and younger children with the crafts	A job for a five-year-old in every group game, and every activity written with the youngest child in mind
Teacher edition	92 pages	77 pages

See for yourself. Try a free sample lesson from each edition:

Free Kids sample lesson (PDF) →Free Preschool sample lesson (PDF) →

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