Spirit Life Junior Teaching Guide / Winter 2024

Each quarterly guide includes 13 biblically accurate and thorough, age-appropriate lessons. Each lesson begins with a Focus activity to tune students’ hearts to welcome God’s Word. The Discover section presents the Bible story in a translation-neutral narrative with vocabulary suited to fifth and sixth grade listeners. Studies increasingly emphasize having Juniors use their Bibles to read the narrative or look up and discuss related passages Each lesson concludes with a Respond section, inviting students to respond to the Holy Spirit in applying the lesson to their own lives. Each section also includes Enrichment Ideas – alternative approaches to reach the lesson goals in ways that appeal to a variety of learners.