Wading River Congregational Church

Sunday School Curriculum

Sunday School for children infant-12th Grade runs from 10:15a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Sundays, restarting on September 9, 2007.

Infants and toddlers may if desired be brought to the Nursery in the West Wing just before 10:15 am; otherwise they and older children go first into the Sanctuary for the first 20 minutes of the Worship Service. Many of the children come forward after the second hymn for the Children's Sermon, following which all grades are dismissed.

The Sunday School is in the eigth year of using the Workshop Rotation structure. Children in grades K- 6 are grouped into three groups (K-1-2, 3-4, 5-6), each of which has one or more "shepherds." Each Sunday each group participates in one of the three "workshops" (story-telling, drama, video/music, crafts/cooking) and "rotates" between all three over a three-week period; the fourth week is devoted to combined activities (videos, games). This month-long "unit" is devoted to teaching a single biblical topic, so that the children hear (for example) the story of Abraham four times in four weeks, each in a different way as it is interpreted through drama, crafts, video, etc. Volunteer teachers typically change from one unit to the next, so that no teacher has to commit to a year-long role, but they are accompanied each week by a member of the Sunday School Curriculum Team.

The provisional schedule for the 2007-2008 year is printed below.

[SS Curriculum Team, staff and volunteers meet regularly to develop curriculum and lesson plans for the “rotation units.”:
Next SS Curriculum Team Meeting: ]

The 7th, 8th and 9th grades have individual classroom teachers, and study the Bible with a “life application” emphasis. 7th and 8^th graders use the NIV New Adventure Bible and the Serendipity Student Bible. 9^th graders, who are preparing for their Confirmation, use a series of Bible studies and also attend a Sunday evening series taught by the Pastor.

High Schoolers who have been Confirmed, as young adult members of the church, further their Christian education through service in the Sunday School as Shepherds, Teachers, Nursery Aides, and also serve as Readers, Ushers and Musicians in the Worship Services.

Questions about the program may be directed to Sunday School Superintendents Vaughan Bogucki and Laurie Remington, Children's Ministries Coordinator Kathy Rowehl, or the Church Office (929-8849).

Rotation Groups, Grades K-6^thgr:

Sunday School Schedule for 2007-2008

Dates Topic

September 9^th (Kick off Sunday: singing in church) Exodus

September 16^th

September 23^th

September 30^th

October 7th The Ten Commandments

October 14^th

October 21^nd (Crop Walk)

October 28^th (Thanksgiving food drive begins)

November 4th Solomon's Temple and Wisdom

November 11^th

November 18^th (Begin giving tree)

November 25^th (Thanksgiving weekend and Hanging of Greens)

December 2^nd Parts, Costuming and Practice for Indoor and Outdoor Pageants

Evening: Outdoor Pageant

December 9^th Filler- Video for all on Jesus’ Birth

December 15^th (Sat) Dress Rehearsal

December 16^th Indoor Pageant

December 23^th Lessons and Carols

(Video for younger children)

December 30^th Video for younger children

January 6^th ,2008 The Bible

January 13^th (New Year’s Brunch)

January 20^th

January 27^th

February 3^rd (Souper Bowl) Esther

February10^th (Valentine’s Brunch)

February 17^th Ruth

February 24^th

March 2^nd Easter Video (all)

March 9^th Pageant rehearsal

March 16^th Easter Pageant

March 23^rd EASTER program for younger children

March 30^th Ascension and Pentecost

April 6^th

April 13^th

April 20^th The Early Church Spring break starts

April 27^th

May 4^th

May 11^th Paul's Journeys Mothers' Day

May 18^th

May 25^th Memorial Day Weekend

June 1^st Pins and Awards

June 8^th Summer Sunday School begins - 9:30am Service

Vacation Bible School summer 2008 July 21-25