Our aim is to inspire kids to pursue personal relationships with God through age-appropriate, theologically sound lessons.
At Wonder Ink, one of our top priorities is in our name: Wonder. We want to share God’s wonder with kids, helping them explore who God is and who He created each of them to be.
We believe that children’s church lessons—including the materials we use to teach Bible stories and faith concepts while fostering spiritual growth—should support this. Our aim is to inspire kids to pursue personal relationships with God through age-appropriate, theologically sound lessons.
Let’s work together to spark curiosity and help kids fall in love with Jesus!
Wonder Ink’s 3-year, 52-week children’s ministry curriculum offers kids space to fully find their place in God’s Big Story. Children discover they are Known by God, Loved by Jesus, and Led by the Holy Spirit.
Overview of Children’s Church Lessons from Wonder Ink
Wonder Ink is a customizable digital curriculum and toolkit for engaging kids of all ages in God’s Word. With age group options for Early Childhood (ages 3-5 with a Toddler Time track) and Elementary kids (kindergarten through Grade 5), our children’s Bible lessons meet kids of all ages, developmental stages, and learning abilities.
Our full curriculum is built on a 3-year, 52-week child discipleship plan that’s broken down as follows:
- Annually: Our curriculum explores the entire Bible in three years, encompassing over 150 major Bible stories into themed series lasting 4-8 weeks each. It also includes special series for Easter and Christmas.
- Weekly: Kids dive into one lesson each week, which is divided into four steps:
- Curiosity: A multi-sensory object lesson, STEM experiment, or group activity that sparks curiosity, encourages exploration, and gets kids thinking about the wonder of God.
- Belief: A deep and interactive dive into Scripture that guides kids into knowing God more deeply, exploring His Big Story, and marveling at His wonder.
- Faith: An intentional conversation that helps kids see the wonder of God’s Story and how it connects to their own, emboldening their faith, and fostering a deeper understanding of their place in God’s kingdom.
- Identity: An interactive response activity that ushers kids into worship and creates space for Him to remind them of these core truths: I am known by God, I am loved by Jesus, I am led by the Holy Spirit, and my life can tell of God’s wonder.
- Plus, resources are available for supporting families all week long.
Simple, singular pricing is available for our Early Childhood, Elementary, and Full subscriptions. This means no additional license or media fees and full access to our digital platform. Use our calculator to see what lessons you’ll get with your annual subscription.
Not ready to subscribe yet? That’s okay! We’ve compiled the following free samples of our children’s church lessons so you can see how Wonder Ink fits into your ministry.
Wonder Ink’s Free Bible Lessons for Kids
Early Childhood and Elementary Sample Lesson: Known, Loved, Led
Lesson at a Glance: Known, Loved, Led
- Wonder Truth: My Life Can Tell of God’s Wonder!
- Scripture: 1 Corinthians 8; 15
- God’s Big Story: God has always known, loved, and led His people. Though we haven’t always followed faithfully, God has a plan to call us to Himself.
- Word of Wonder: But whoever loves God is known by God. — 1 Corinthians 8:3 (NIrV)
4 Lesson Steps
- Curiosity: An object lesson, experiment, and several options for hands-on activities to spark curiosity
- Belief: A prayer of invitation and a deep dive into the lesson’s Scripture
- Faith: An intentional and interactive discussion to help kids see the wonder of God’s story and how it connects to their own
- Identity: A worship response activity that reminds kids of these core truths:
- I am known
- I am loved
- I am led
- My life can tell of God’s wonder
Foundation Building Blocks for Leaders
- After meeting the risen Jesus, Paul became an apostle with a special mission to Gentiles (Gal 2:9). Paul, a Pharisee skilled in the interpretation of Israel’s Scripture, teaches that God welcomes Jews and Gentiles alike—all who have faith.
- Paul first established the church in Corinth (modern-day Greece), and his letters show that he exchanged correspondence with them and planned future visits (1 Cor 5:9; 16:5–9).
- The Corinthian church was founded during Paul’s missionary travels (Acts 18:1, 11). Paul probably died in Rome before 65 AD, which makes 1 Corinthians likely to have been composed in the 50s.
- Paul has a complex response to a social dilemma for Gentiles, whether Christians should avoid eating meat offered to idols in pagan ceremonies. Paul agrees that idols have no real existence (1 Cor 8:4), but he cares about any potential for misunderstanding.
Paul saw the many difficulties within the Corinthian church, but he hoped their faith would be a testimony of God’s covenant faithfulness. We know that the same God made a covenant with Abraham, came to earth as Jesus, and leads through the Holy Spirit. The one and only God had a plan all along!
Seasonal Children’s Church Lessons: Waiting for the King
Lesson at a Glance: Elizabeth And Zechariah
- Wonder Truth: God Prepares the Way for Jesus
- Scripture: Luke 1
- God’s Big Story: After centuries of waiting for the King God had promised, Zechariah and Elizabeth have a son who is filled with God’s Spirit from a young age and prepares the hearts of God’s people for Jesus.
- Word of Wonder: A child will be born to us. A son will be given to us. He will rule over us. And he will be called Wonderful Adviser and Mighty God. He will also be called Father Who Lives Forever and Prince Who Brings Peace. — Isaiah 9:6
4 Lesson Steps
- Curiosity: An object lesson, experiment, or hands-on activity to spark curiosity
- Belief: A prayer of invitation and a deep dive into the lesson’s Scripture
- Faith: An intentional discussion to help kids see the wonder of God’s story and how it connects to their own
- Identity: A worship response activity that reminds kids of these core truths:
- I am known
- I am loved
- I am led
- My life can tell of God’s wonder
Foundation Building Blocks for Leaders
- Zechariah was a descendant of Aaron and a priest of the division of Abijah. Zechariah’s wife, Elizabeth, was also a descendant of Aaron, the first high priest and brother of Moses.
- Zechariah and Elizabeth lived somewhere in the hill country of Judea. The angel appeared to Zechariah in God’s temple in Jerusalem.
- This story takes place during Herod’s reign in Judea, close to the end of his rule in 4 BC.
- The angel Gabriel appeared to Zechariah in the temple to tell him his wife Elizabeth would bear a son, despite her old age. They were to name him John. John would be filled with the Holy Spirit and prepare God’s people for the coming Lord.
Through the birth of John the Baptist, God was preparing the way for Jesus, the everlasting King. John spent his days spiritually preparing people for the appearance of Jesus, who then proclaimed the kingdom of God and defeated the powers of darkness.
