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Curriculum

Curriculum Plan (Scope & Sequence)
Detailed information about the Scope & Sequence may be found at StrongCurriculum.com/plan.

We realized that covering the exact same lesson in every age group would severely limit what the students would learn through our curriculum cycle. So we designed the scope and sequence to allow each age group to emphasize different parts of the Bible and different truths while staying on about the same course through the Bible. That means each age group is learning on their level while maintaining a seamless through-the-Bible curriculum.
Alternative Curriculum Plan
We highly recommend not deviating from the Curriculum Plan as it is designed for optimal growth. However, we do understand that some ministries may not have enough students to warrant all five Strong Kids departments. Only to that end, we suggest these options. All of these options will work, but not without flaws.

Option I

Follow the existing scope & sequence for 2s & 3s and Pre-Primary. Include kids in grade 3 with Primary and grade 4 with Junior. For purposes of clarity, we’ll call these combined departments younger and older elementary.  Follow this sequence:

Year Younger Elementary Older Elementary
Year 1 Primary Year 1 Middler Year 1
Year 2 Primary Year 2 Junior Year 2
Year 3 Middler Year 1 Junior Year 1
Year 4 Primary Year 2 Middler Year 2
Year 5 Primary Year 1 Junior Year 1
Year 6 Middler Year 2 Junior Year 2

  • No matter how you work it out, some children will end up repeating a year’s worth of the same departments—but never back-to-back.
  • Since departments are age-appropriate, you will find some things in the student book or take-home papers may be a stretch. In the Middler department, for instance, there are at-home devotionals. First graders will not yet have reading comprehension to do this on their own so parents will need to assist the child. Alternatively, sixth graders may feel like the Middler stories don’t relate to them.

Option II

Follow the existing scope & sequence for 2s & 3s and Pre-Primary. Include kids in grade 3 with Primary and grade 4 with Junior. For purposes of clarity, we’ll call these combined departments younger and older elementary.  For every other 2-year cycle, break from the scope & sequence and both classes do Middler at the same time. Follow this sequence:

Year Younger Elementary Older Elementary
Year 1 Primary Year 1 Junior Year 1
Year 2 Primary Year 2 Junior Year 2
Year 3 Middler Year 1 Middler Year 1
Year 4 Middler Year 2 Middler Year 2

  • Not all kids will cover the departments in order.
  • Because departments may be out of order, the age-appropriateness may be askew. Some parts of the student book or take-home papers may be a stretch. In the Middler department, for instance, there are at-home devotionals. First graders will not yet have reading comprehension to do this on their own so parents will need to assist the child. Alternatively, sixth graders may feel like the Middler stories don’t relate to them now that they’re older.

Option III

Follow the existing scope & sequence using all of the Strong Kids departments except for Middler. Include kids in grade 3 with Primary and grade 4 with Junior.

  • No matter the rotation, kids will always repeat one of the two years in each department.
  • While kids will still have gone through the Bible chronologically in other departments, kids will miss out on covering the Bible timeline from Genesis to Revelation.
  • Since departments are age-appropriate, you will find some things in the student book or take-home papers may be a stretch. For instance, a third grader may feel they’ve outgrown some of the stories in Primary while a fourth grader may need additional assistance from parents with the at-home devotionals.
Bible Instruction
For a complete view of how comprehensive and sequential the Bible instruction is, please consult our detailed Scope & Sequence.

  • Strong Kids has a two-year through-the-Bible scope and sequence from Pre-Primary through Juniors.
    • In the Pre-Primary and Primary age groups, we break up the Old Testament sequences with lessons on Jesus to coincide with Christmas and Easter and to emphasize the gospel.
    • The Pre-Primary through Juniors scope and sequences all end their first and second years at the same point in the Bible. So, for example, a second grader who goes through the first year of Primary this fall will pick up the second year of Middler next fall where the first year of Primary ended. For the most part, students will have a seamless transition from one age group to the next.
  • Strong Kids spends quite a bit of time in Paul’s writings, especially in Strong Kids for Juniors. We also spend time in books like Job, Psalms, and Proverbs. We cover some of the Minor Prophets.
  • The Strong Adults curriculum is very comprehensive. For instance, we actually have two 13-week courses on the Minor Prophets, covering each of them in detail.
  • Regular Baptist Press, the publisher of Strong Curriculum, was founded to produce distinctively Baptist Sunday School curriculum based on the entire “counsel of God.” Biblical integrity and doctrinal soundness have remained our hallmarks since 1952.
Departments (Recommended Ages)
  • 2s & 3s (Ages 2 and 3)
  • Pre-Primary (Ages 4 and 5)*
  • Primary (Grades 1 and 2)
  • Middler (Grades 3 and 4)
  • Junior (Grades 5 and 6)
  • Middle School (Grades 6 through 8)**
  • High School (Grades 9 through 12)
  • Adult

*Essentially this is Pre-K and K. Some students might spend three years in this department if they go to kindergarten late.
**Grade distribution varies by school district. Follow the distribution that best mirrors how students are divided in your local district. If grade 6 is part of elementary school, consider placing those students in the Junior Department. If grade 9 is part of junior high, consider keeping those students in the Middle School Department.

Doctrinal Statement
The doctrinal basis of Strong Curriculum is the RBP Doctrinal Statement.
Emphasis
With Strong Curriculum, you are going to get the Bible through expository teaching that points people to Christ with real life application. You don’t have to choose just one emphasis over another because you will get it all—the full scope and impact of God’s Word and the application that comes with it.

  • RBP designed Strong Curriculum material to be comprehensive. It is gospel-oriented, apologetic, and chronological. We don’t think a customer should have to choose between those emphases. All of them are important.
    • The Pre-Primary and Primary age groups spend extra time on Christ and His mission. We realize the students in those age groups need a clear understanding of the gospel so they might be challenged to respond to it.
    • The chronological emphasis is especially prevalent in the Middler age group. We have timeline cards, timeline posters, and timeline sticker charts to reinforce the Bible’s story.
    • The apologetic emphasis is more apparent in the Junior material. The Junior take-home paper has a Big Question section that tackles topics that are at times apologetic in nature.
  • We realized that covering the exact same lesson in every age group would severely limit what the students would learn through our curriculum cycle. So we designed the scope and sequence to allow each age group to emphasize different parts of the Bible and different truths while staying on about the same course through the Bible. That means each age group is learning on their level while maintaining a seamless through-the-Bible curriculum.

Strong Curriculum is a Sunday school curriculum you can recommend with confidence.

Foreign Languages
Strong Curriculum is not currently available in any foreign languages. RBP does carry a limited amount of adult Sunday School curriculum in Spanish as well as other Spanish resources.
Gospel Presentation
  • The gospel is presented regularly.
  • We also have specific quarters that cover the gospel even more thoroughly.
    • For example, Strong Kids for Juniors has a full quarter (Year 2 Quarter 2) on the gospel of John to emphasize the person and work of Jesus.
  • We also encourage students to be active witnesses for Christ.
Jr Church

Jr Church is included in the Strong Kids for 2s & 3s and Pre-Primaries curriculum Teacher Kits. The Jr Church resources are not stand-alone as they are intended to be an extension of the curriculum.  They are dependent on the lessons taught during Sunday School.

RBP offers a separate three-year through-the-Bible Jr Church program for Grades 1–6. It’s Grow Time Jr Church. It offers younger, older, and combined-group options to fit your church.

Planting/Growing Faith
RBP produces a number of children’s ministry curriculum, including Lil’ Sprouts Club Nursery and It’s Grow Time Jr. Church.

In 2018, RBP launched the brand new Strong Kids—part of the Strong Curriculum line—which has replaced RBP’s Planting Faith and Growing Faith curriculum. These old lines are no longer available:

  • Planting Faith
  • Growing Faith
    • God’s Explorers
    • Truth Travelers
    • Faith Detectives

Permission will not be granted to make copies of these old lines. See copyright information for further details.

The scope and sequence of Strong Kids differs from Planting Faith and Growing Faith. They are not interchangeable.

Relevancy
Strong Curriculum is grounded in God’s Word and focused on life application. Now more than ever, it’s time to be strong.

  • We intentionally emphasize student application. The material is built on seven teaching aims that Jesus modeled when He was on earth. They are as follows:
    • Believe the gospel
    • Understand Biblical ethics
    • Internalize godliness
    • Learn doctrine
    • Develop life skills
    • Uplift others
    • Prepare to serve
  • Every lesson is identified with one of these overall aims. Each lesson also has specific measurable outcomes that guide the teacher in building spiritually strong people—hence our name! The aims above are an acrostic. The first letter in each aim spells BuildUP. (Ephesians 4:12-14)
  • The take-home papers for Pre-Primary through Juniors have a Measuring Growth section that gives parents a synopsis of the lesson and a description of what living out the lesson would look like in their children’s lives.
  • The Middler and Junior age groups have devotionals for the students to do at home. The devotions walk the students through either the passage for the lesson or a related passage. The devotionals challenge the students to live out the lessons they learned in Sunday School.
  • The Junior material in particular is sensitive to what is happening in our culture. For example, it includes a lesson on God’s definition of marriage, emphasizing the truth without getting into the perversions prevalent in current culture.
Samples
We’re thrilled that you are interested in Strong Curriculum! We recommend connecting with our curriculum specialist to discuss how Strong Curriculum can help build your church and grow lives.

If you would like to try a sample of our curriculum, you may download everything you need for one lesson (teacher book, student book, kit contents, etc.) on our free trial page. If you would like a physical sample, we recommend purchasing a kit for review. (Per our return policy, opened kits are non-returnable.)

Scripture Usage
RBP firmly believes God’s Word is living and powerful and more effective than any idea or philosophy man could ever dream up. The Bible is Spirit empowered, so it cannot fail to strengthen kids who interact with its truths. Believing this, we purposefully built Strong Curriculum on Bible bedrock. We know the curriculum’s solid Biblical foundation will make it transformational.

Strong Kids is thoroughly Bible-based. Especially in Middler and Junior, the lessons call for reading of Scripture throughout the lessons.

Teacher Training

We conduct workshops at churches and Christian Education conferences throughout the country. To request a teacher training seminar to be held at your church or to inquire about upcoming seminars in your area, please contact us today!

Translation
The Strong Sunday School Curriculum is available in ESV, NKJV, and always in KJV.
Who produces Strong Curriculum?
Strong Curriculum is exclusively produced by Regular Baptist Press, the publishing ministry of the Regular Baptist Churches.
This is great! I'd like to talk it through with a curriculum specialist?
We’re thrilled that you are interested in Strong Curriculum! We recommend connecting with our curriculum specialist to discuss how Strong Curriculum can help build your church and grow lives.
Is the curriculum available in a PDF or digital format?

While each Strong Curriculum kit comes with a Resource CD and download code to access select digital files, teacher and student books are not currently available in PDF or any digital format.

Teacher Kits

Contents

For complete details, view each Teacher Kit listing on the Strong Kids page or see our current curriculum catalog.

Strong Kids

All of the Strong Kids departments have a Teacher Kit available for purchase.

Each teacher kit includes a teacher guide, teaching pictures or picture book, a student book, a set of take-home materials, a DVD with supplemental videos, a resource CD, and an online download code. Additional materials such as Jr Church teacher guides, flannelgraph figures, and posters come in some of the kits, depending on age or grade level.

Each Teacher Kit includes either one attendance chart and stickers or one sheet of recognition stickers, depending on department. While they are sold separately in sets for five children, the Teacher Kits contain only one set as there is enough of those particular materials in the kit for one child.

Strong Students

All of the Strong Students departments have a Teacher Kit available for purchase.

Each teacher kit includes a teacher guide, a student book, posters, a DVD with supplemental videos, a resource CD, and an online download code. The CD and download code include worksheets, Home Connection Tool, and additional teacher resources.

Chart & Stickers / Recognition Stickers

Each Strong Kids Teacher Kit includes either one attendance chart and stickers or one sheet of recognition stickers, depending on the department. While they are sold separately in sets for five children, the Teacher Kits contain only one set. There is enough of these particular materials in the kit for one child.

Which items are available separately?

To fully use the curriculum, you must purchase a Teacher Kit, which includes everything you need to teach. Not all items in the Teacher Kits are available for purchase separate from the kit. Here is the comprehensive list of items that you can purchase if you need additional copies:

  • Teacher Guides
  • Jr. Church Teacher Guides (for 2s & 3s and Pre-Primary)
  • Student Books
  • Take-Home Cards (2s & 3s)
  • Strong Kids at Home (Take-Home Papers)
  • Attendance Charts and Stickers (Pkg. of 5)
  • Recognition Stickers (Pkg. of 5)

Also, the following items are not included in the kit and are available as a onetime purchase:

All items may be purchased at RBPstore.org.

Download Codes

Download codes are found on the back flap of the Resource CD sleeve. In limited cases, they may alternatively be on the kit box.

How to use Bible Story DVDs

We recommend showing our Bible Story DVDs via a projector or TV connected directly to a DVD player or a DVD-equipped computer. For a smaller class, consider showing on a laptop.

If your church wishes to instead use Proclaim, PowerPoint, or a portable device (e.g., tablet), you may need to complete additional steps. Here’s what Proclaim recommends: https://support.faithlife.com/hc/en-us/articles/360007374991-Does-Proclaim-support-DVD-playback-. While their recommendation specifically mentions Proclaim, it would apply to any presentation software. Please note that this does not give you permission to violate any copyright notices.

Onetime Purchases (Items not in kit)

The following items are not included in the Teacher Kit(s) and are available as a onetime purchase:

Excluding these items keeps the price of the kits down and avoids costly duplication of resources that you already have. If the Doll Board Set were included in every 2s & 3s kit, you would have 32 board dolls at the end of one two-year cycle.

Downloads

How do I obtain a download code?
Download codes can only be obtained with the purchase of the corresponding department’s teacher kit. They are not available separate from the kit.
I purchased a kit. Where can I find the download code?

Download codes are found on the back flap of the Resource CD sleeve.

In limited cases, they may alternatively be on the kit box.

What if I've lost my code?
Be sure to store your code(s) in a safe and memorable location as the download codes are not sold separate from their teacher kit. If you need to replace a lost or misplaced code, you will need to purchase another teacher kit.
I have a code, but how do I redeem it?

Using the download codes are easy! Simply sign up for a free account at downloads.StrongCurriculum.com and enter the codes there.  Video tutorials are available on the home page.

I have a code, but why is it not working?

Codes may only be redeemed by one user account, but multiple codes may be entered per account.

If your code is not working, please complete these steps in the following order:

  1. Try re-entering the 14-digit alphanumeric code.
  2. Check to make sure that you have not already entered the code into your user account.
  3. Check with your church and fellow teachers to make sure the code has not already been entered into a different user account.
  4. Only if the code is not working after exhausting all above steps, please use the contact form at the bottom of the Downloads home page.
What types of files are available to download?
All of the files from the Resource CD are available for download.  These include PDF files, image files (jpg and png), and zip files.  Files may be downloaded individually or in groups (zip files).  Click on the title of the download to access the individual files.
How long are the downloads available?

Download files expire after one year from activating the code. You will have access to the files for one year from the date you entered that particular code.

Orders

Payment Options
We accept Visa, Mastercard, Discover, and American Express for credit card payments.

  • Individuals must prepay unless billing a church. If you have permission to bill a church account, please call 800.727.4440 to have a customer service representative link your account to the church.
  • A church or retailer with an established account can purchase products using either a credit card or invoice their RBP account number. Account payment terms are net 30 days from the date of invoice.
Order Methods

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Phone

Mail

Regular Baptist Press
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Arlington Heights, IL 60004 -7678

Fax

  • 847.843.3757
  • 519.457.6155 (Canada)

Email

Availability of Quarters
Because Strong Kids is dated curriculum, only the current and upcoming quarter will be available at any one time.

Strong Adults is undated curriculum. RBP will carry previous quarters, as available, of Strong Adult curriculum.

When is Strong Adults available?

Strong Adults begins Fall 2022.

Shipping

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We will pay shipping charges for orders over $250.00 when paying by credit card (shipped least expensive method). Free shipping applies only to orders received with full payment and a continental US ship-to address. A $2.00 handling fee will be charged on ALL orders. Free shipping is not available for retailer accounts or international orders.

Shipping Methods
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Tracking

Tracking
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Most of these numbers can be entered on the carrier’s Web site to determine more exactly where your order is and when it will arrive.

How do I locate the tracking number on my RBPstore.org profile?
To find the number on your profile:

  1. Navigate to https://cart.rbpstore.org/Profile and sign in (if necessary).
  2. Scroll down to the Order History section and select the “details” button.
  3. A button for the tracking number will be at the bottom of the order information.

Returns

What is your return policy?
If you purchased your materials through Regular Baptist Press, your purchases fall under RBP’s return policy.

If you purchased your materials through a retailer or distributor, please contact them directly.

May I return unused Strong Curriculum materials?

Yes, in compliance with our Return Policy. The materials must be unmarked and in salable condition. Kit boxes must not be opened. No returns will be accepted without prior authorization. Please read our Return Policy for complete details.

How do I get a return authorization (RA) number?
You need to know your invoice number(s), item or ISBN number(s) (your invoice or pick list has these numbers), and quantities to be returned. Please take a few moments to gather this information prior to requesting your RA reference number.

There are two ways to obtain an RA reference number:

  1. Contact Customer Service directly at 800-727-4440.
  2. Use our downloadable form and submit your request via e-mail or fax.
What is a return authorization?

An RA reference number is a required authorized number provided by RBP that links directly to your account to ensure credit is issued to your account as quickly as possible. By obtaining this RA reference number, your return is pre-approved for credit before we receive the product. This reference number is linked to your account and is set up to include the discounts at which the product was purchased and confirm product is returnable. By having the return pre-approved the process of issuing credit to your account is faster, more efficient and accurate.

Why do I need a return authorization?
The RA number is mandatory. Not all materials are returnable, and there are limits on how many items may be returned and how long you have to return them. You will not receive full credit for returned items that do not follow the return policy.
What is the deadline for returning Strong Curriculum materials?
Materials that are returned must be received by our warehouse by the end of the quarter for which they were printed.

  • Fall material must be returned by November 30.
  • Winter material must be returned by February 28.
  • Spring material must be returned by May 30.
  • Summer material must be returned by August 30.

Undated adult and senior high electives may be returned if the course is still in print.

What if I return materials after the deadline?

You will not receive any credit for those items.

How soon should I expect credit to my account?
  • Returns that follow these established guidelines will be processed within 2–4 weeks from the date received at RBP.
  • Please keep in mind our goal is to process every return as quickly as possible; however, during heavy volume and peak periods, slight delays may happen.
  • Once your return has been processed, RBP will mail you a copy of your credit memo.
  • It is important that you do not take deductions on future payments to RBP until you receive your credit memo. Taking deductions from your account before credit is issued may cause you to incur late charges on outstanding balances.
Do I need a return authorization for damaged product?
No, if the product is damaged or defective when shipped to you, please contact Customer Service immediately at 800.727.4440. The Customer Service representative handling the call may issue credit without having the physical product returned or may send you a replacement. If the product needs to be returned, the Customer Service representative will coordinate the return method of shipping.
What do I do if I received a product that I did not order?
  • If a product is shipped due to a Regular Baptist Press error, please contact Customer Service immediately at 800.727.4440. The Customer Service representative handling the call may issue credit and/or send the correct product to you at our expense. If the product needs to be returned, the Customer Service representative will coordinate the return method of shipping at our expense.
I have a return authorization. Where am I shipping the return?
All returns must be sent to:
RBP Returns
C/O Witt Management
680 Industrial Dr #1
Cary, IL 60013

Please remember that packages should be securely wrapped within a box or jet bag using packing materials so they are not damaged in transit.  The return authorization number must be displayed on outside of package, and printed on a copy of the original invoice or packing slip inside the package.