Sunday School Teaching Tools for Teachers

Our goal is to create one of the best resources for sunday school teaching tools available on the web today. Use this page to find videos, podcasts, downloadable print-outs, and links to materials like music, posters, booklets and reference books that are available on this website, or that can be purchased from the Christian Science Publishing Society.

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Resources for Teaching Students The Bible Basics

The Ten Commandments

9 part Podcast and Bibliography
Animated video series - with historic background by a bible scholar
Diving into the 10 Commandments - Laws to Live By - a Roundtable Chat and workshop
Board Book
Accordian-fold-out card
November 6, 2006 Sentinel Article, The Ten Commandments

Related to all of the First Lessons

My Little Book About God - a board book
Printout: First Lessons Passport

The Lord's Prayer

Podcast and Bibliography
Board Book
Children's Book: Big with Blessings - includes Lord's Prayer, as well as poems and prayers by Mary Baker Eddy. Available in English and Spanish.
Poster
Poster: Big with Blessings - includes the Lord's Prayer with its Spiritual Interpretation by Mary Baker Eddy
Print-out: Lord's Prayer Poster
January 1, 2007 Sentinel Article, The Lord's Prayer
My Little Book About Prayer - a board book

The Sermon on the Mount can be taught to children of any age

The Sermon on the Mount - The Beatitudes

Podcast and Bibliography: The Beatitudes
Board Book
Handout
3 part Podcast: Sermon on the Mount
Worksheet: "The Beatitudes Song"
Accordian-fold-out card
December 4, 2006 Sentinel Article, The Beatitudes

Other Sunday School Teaching Tools

Bible Stories and Citations

A Whale of a Tale, and the script
Paul Sees the Light, and the script
Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego: A musical retelling of the three Hebrew boys, and the script
Daniel and the Lion's Den - an audio retelling by the Christian Science Board of Directors
Parable of the Sower - a Bible Lesson video
Parable of the Leaven - a Bible Lesson video
Christmas Light
Meet the Master part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5
Bible Alive - Jeremiah part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4
Psalm 23 - a board book
Psalm 139 - a board book
23rd Psalm - a poster

Books by and about Mary Baker Eddy

Music: Books and Videos

Words Only Hymnal
Mary Baker Eddy's Poems
Teaching the Little Children - song book
Somewhere to Begin by Andrew James
Three Steps and a Bounce with Susan Mack and The Solo Committee
"G"is for God

Sunday School Discussions

Roundtable Chats - hosted by Susie Jostyn, these live chats focus on a variety of topics for Sunday School teachers and Superintendents
Students' share their favorite parts of Sunday School in part 1, part 2, and part 3
Teaching Sunday School with Questions and Answers - a video
What's happening in Sunday School, an audio series:
Sunday School Resource Media

Sunday School Reference Books, Articles, and Websites

Bible Reference

Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, by Mary Baker Eddy
The Holy Bible
King James Bible - lightweight paperback edition
King James Bible Large Print
New Revised Standard Version of the Bible
The New Testament in Modern English by J.B. Phillips
HarperCollins Bible Pronunciation Guide
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Strongs Expanded Dictionary of Bible Words
The Essential Evangelical Parallel Bible
The Reforming Power of the Scriptures: A Biography of the English Bible

Language Reference

J. I. Rodale's Synonym Finder
The American Dictionary of the English Language Noah Webster 1828

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Articles from Christian Science Magazines

Building on prayer in Alaska- 8/5/09 Sentinel: teen strives to appreciate his relationship with God on a building project
Water polo and the 'big G'- 2/22/10 Sentinel: College student and water polo player is healed of shoulder pain.
God has touched my life- 4/6/09 Sentinel: Indian student sees healing results when she starts loving her friends.
'Gems' on the tennis court- 6/29/09 Sentinel: Nervous before try-outs, teen prays and finds help in her tennis bag.
Free to dance- 10/5/09 Sentinel: A Sunday School student from France shares a healing.
Putting a stop to stress- 1/11/10 Sentinel: Stressed by school, teen finds new energy through reliance on God.
Sharing Christian Science in the Philippines- 1/18/10 Sentinel:This writer isn't shy about loving Christian Science.
When I needed a best friend- 8/24/09 Sentinel: teen shares big discoveries about friendship.

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