Overview

The Reformation Press curriculum, derived from the popular Bible-in-Life series, is designed to pass on the Reformed heritage to Toddler through High School with materials that are biblically sound, easy-to-teach, and put Bible truths to work every day.

This Reformed heritage includes certain essential teachings found in Scripture. These Reformed "essentials" are the lovely coat that comes from weaving the threads of Scripture together. When we look closely at all the wonderful truths that comprise this "coat,” we may see it as a robe—a royal robe that adorns our Lord and King.

Key Reformation Press distinctives:

• From These Roots traces the nine essentials “threads” of the Reformed faith
• Lessons are Bible-based
• God-honoring biblical values covered for Toddler through Adult
• Church/Home connection throughout Four-Step Lesson Plan
• Centrist theological stance (presents the essentials of the historical Christian faith and allows churches to incorporate denominational doctrines)
• Systematic Bible coverage in 2- to 3-year cycle (Toddler through High school), 6 to 8-year cycle (Adult)

Engage Your Students With the Four-Step Learning Plan

Teachers love the Four-Step Learning Plan because it's designed to mirror the compelling approach that Jesus often used in the Scriptures:

• Jesus started where His students were.
• Jesus shared life-changing truth.
• Jesus explained how His truth applied.
• Jesus called for action.

The Four-Step Learning Plan follows a similar pattern:

Step 1: Motivate
Connects your students' life experiences (work, home, school, etc.) to the Lesson Focus and gets them interested in the topic.

Step 2: Learn the Facts
Presents the Bible story and gets students into Scripture.

Step 3: Practice
Provides a variety of opportunities for students to practice the information they've just acquired.

Step 4: Apply
Encourages students to apply what they've learned to their everyday experiences.

Reformation Press Supplement

The online Reformation Press supplement From These Roots provides tools for teacher, student, and family growth in the Reformed faith. Each supplement is fully reproducible and comes at no extra charge to the curriculum. Included are:

• The nine Golden Threads of the Reformed faith
• An article on the quarterly topic
• A page on applying the topic in both the teachers' lives and the classroom
• Important dates for the quarter

Ideas for Using the Reformation Press Supplement

Here are some ways to get the most out of this resource:

• At the beginning of each quarter, meet with your leaders. Go over From These Roots together and review the Important Dates section.
• Use your quarterly meetings to plan out the use of the article and application. This is a good time to think about supplies or other advanced preparation (like asking clergy to visit) and to "tweak" the ideas for your setting.