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INFLUENCE THE FAITH AND FUTURE OF KIDS & PRETEENS.

As a children’s ministry leader, you want your kids to grow up making wiser
choices, building stronger relationships, and developing a deeper faith.

252 Kids curriculum combines child development and theology to create a
comprehensive children’s ministry curriculum and strategy.






DISCIPLE
EACH KID

We combine child development and theology to create a more engaging experience
for elementary kids and preteens. Inspire deeper faith and help each kid apply
God's truth to their lives.


ENGAGE
EVERY PARENT

What happens at home is more important than what happens at church. Discover
powerful resources to help parents and guardians to continue the faith
conversation at home.
More About Parent Strategy


ELEVATE
YOUR VOLUNTEERS

Your volunteers are the most valuable resource to help kids see and know God.
Invest and develop your small group leaders each week with world-class support
and training.


DEVELOP YOUR
INNER LEADER

Win with curriculum and in ministry with a certified ministry coach. You'll
build a stronger ministry strategy, and get your time back with one
comprehensive curriculum and unmatched support.
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SCOPE & CYCLE




ANNUAL TEACHING PLAN

Align your weekly teaching with the rhythms of a family’s life from the start of
school through the fun of summer! The scope & cycle helps you communicate a
cohesive vision to your parents, small group leaders, and senior leadership.
Guide your children’s ministry, sunday school, or weekly gathering with one
powerful plan for the year. 

Discover the monthly big ideas, themes, virtues, and bottom lines for your
ministry.

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View Preteen Scope & Cycle
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FEBRUARY

February
Made
Discover Who You’re Meant to Be
Identity


MARCH

March
Cast and Crew
Everyone Has a Part to Play
Community


APRIL

April
The Big Picture
Keep Hope Alive
Faith


MAY

May
Eye Spy
Get a Clue About to do
Restoration


AUGUST

August
Dive Deep
There’s Always More to Explore
Truth


SEPTEMBER

September
Live Bright
Shine Jesus’ Light
Compassion


OCTOBER

October
Game Show
The Choice is Yours
Transformation


NOVEMBER

November
Special Delivery
No Postage Required
Restoration


DECEMBER

December
Christmas Playlist
Let Heaven and Nature Sing
Connection


JANUARY

January
Rain or Shine
Trusting God in Every Season
Transformation


FEBRUARY

February
Made
Discover Who You’re Meant to Be
Identity


MARCH

March
Cast and Crew
Everyone Has a Part to Play
Community


APRIL

April
The Big Picture
Keep Hope Alive
Faith


MAY

May
Eye Spy
Get a Clue About to do
Restoration


AUGUST

August
Dive Deep
There’s Always More to Explore
Truth


SEPTEMBER

September
Live Bright
Shine Jesus’ Light
Compassion


OCTOBER

October
Game Show
The Choice is Yours
Transformation


NOVEMBER

November
Special Delivery
No Postage Required
Restoration




WHAT'S INCLUDED




EVERYTHING YOU NEED FOR YOUR WEEKLY PROGRAMMING

Teaching Materials

Small Group Plans

Parent & Home Resources

Family Experience Event Materials

Social Media & Email

Child Devotionals

Volunteer Resources

Production Files

Monthly Planning and Decoration

Small Church Starter Curriculum



TEACHING MATERIALS

Large Group teaching materials to allow you to communicate God’s Truths to your
unique age group in an engaging way.

 * Bible Story Teaching
 * Scripts & Outlines
 * Image Files
 * Music & Audio Files


SMALL GROUP PLANS

Build on a child’s experience of community by creating opportunities for
life-change through Small Groups. Support a safe environment with consistent
leaders and customizable small group plans that teach kids to live out God’s
story.

 * Small-Group Plans
 * Activity Pages
 * Special Needs Curriculum & Adaptations


PARENT & HOME RESOURCES

The impact will be greater when the church and family partner with a shared
strategy to influence their children’s hearts. Use the home resources to
continue the conversation throughout the week with parents and kids.

 * Parent Cue App
 * Parent Cue Cards for conversation at home: summarizes the Bible story, memory
   verse, and bottom line and provides parents with a question to spark a
   conversation about the week’s lesson.
 * Email Communication: HTML file templates that can be loaded into an email
   management system like MailChimp or Constant Contact.


FAMILY EXPERIENCE EVENT MATERIALS

Engaging live event where families experience music, laughter, and fun teaching
about the character of God together.
 * Scripts & Outlines
 * Image & Sounds Files
 * Tech and Planning Documents


SOCIAL MEDIA & EMAIL

Connecting with families digitally just got easier with a complete social media
plan. The plan includes a step-by-step posting guide, graphics, video, and
captions. This takes the stress out of planning and designing your digital
content strategy by providing 3-4 engaging posts weekly while still allowing
flexibility for you to post additional content unique to your ministry.

 * Social Media Guide including images & captions posts
 * Email and Communication Plan


CHILD DEVOTIONALS

Provide kids with a weekly or monthly take-home devotional card that includes
reading Scripture, a short activity to promote thought and application, and a
prayer.
 * Customizable and printable card


VOLUNTEER RESOURCES

Complete volunteer development plan to help you recruit, train, and retain
leaders.

 * Volunteer Training Curriculum
 * Volunteer Appreciation Materials
 * Monthly Vision Casting Plan


PRODUCTION FILES

Support your tech and production team with full presentation files and graphics.

 * Powerpoint and Propresentor Files
 * Screen graphic slides
 * Audio SFX and music files
 * Tech sheets


MONTHLY PLANNING AND DECORATION

Resources to help you prepare and decorate for each month ahead.

 * Supply list spreadsheets
 * Environmental Decor Ideas


SMALL CHURCH STARTER CURRICULUM

 * Have under 15 kids in your elementary ministry, and you combine all your kids
   for both Large Group and Small Group time?
 * Need programming or Sunday school curriculum that can be lead with a limited
   amount of volunteers?
 * Need an easy and structured “step by step” format that you can pull off with
   limited time, resources, and budget?

The starter curriculum contains all you need to ensure you have an incredible
program.

Teaching Materials


TEACHING MATERIALS

Take a look at the weekly Large Group teaching materials to allow you to
communicate God’s Truth in an Engaging Way.

 * Bible Story Teaching
 * Scripts & Outlines
 * Image Files
 * Music & Audio Files

Small Group Plans


SMALL GROUP PLANS

Build on a child’s experience of community by creating opportunities for
life-change through Small Groups. Support a safe environment with consistent
leaders and customizable small group plans that teach kids to live out God’s
story.

 * Small-Group Plans
 * Activity Pages
 * Virtual Small Group Plans

Parent & Home Resources


PARENT & HOME RESOURCES

The impact will be greater when the church and family partner with a shared
strategy to influence their children’s hearts. Use the home resources to
continue the conversation throughout the week with parents and kids.

 * Parent Cue App
 * Parent Cue Cards for conversation at home: summarizes the Bible story, memory
   verse, and bottom line and provides parents with a question to spark a
   conversation about the week’s lesson.
 * Email Communication: HTML file templates that can be loaded into an email
   management system like MailChimp or Constant Contact.

Family Experience Event Materials


FAMILY EXPERIENCE EVENT MATERIALS

Engaging live event where families experience music, laughter, and fun teaching
about the character of God together.

 * Scripts & Outlines
 * Image & Sounds Files
 * Tech and Planning Documents

Social Media & Email


SOCIAL MEDIA & EMAIL

Connecting with families digitally just got easier with a complete social media
plan. The plan includes a step-by-step posting guide, graphics, video, and
captions. This takes the stress out of planning and designing your digital
content strategy by providing 3-4 engaging posts weekly while still allowing
flexibility for you to post additional content unique to your ministry.

 * Social Media Plan w/ images & captions
 * Email and Communication Plan

Child Devotionals


CHILD DEVOTIONALS

Provide kids with a weekly or monthly take-home devotional card that includes
reading Scripture, a short activity to promote thought and application, and a
prayer.

 * Customizable and printable card

Volunteer Resources


VOLUNTEER RESOURCES

Complete volunteer development plan to help you recruit, train, and retain
leaders.

 * Volunteer Training Curriculum
 * Seasonal Volunteer Appreciation Materials
 * Monthly Vision Casting Plan

Production Files


PRODUCTION FILES

Support your tech and production team with full presentation files and graphics.

 * Powerpoint and Propresentor Files
 * Screen graphic slides
 * Audio SFX and music files
 * Tech sheets

Monthly Planning and Decoration


MONTHLY PLANNING AND DECORATION

Resources to help you prepare and decorate for each month ahead.

 * Supply list spreadsheets
 * Environmental Decor Ideas

Small Church Starter Curriculum


SMALL CHURCH STARTER CURRICULUM

 * Have under 15 kids in your elementary ministry, and you combine all your kids
   for both Large Group and Small Group time?
 * Need programming that can be lead with a limited amount of volunteers?
 * Need an easy and structured “step by step” format that you can pull off with
   limited time, resources, and budget?

The starter curriculum contains all you need to ensure you have an incredible
program.


BUILD A STRONGER STRATEGY—TRY A MONTH OF CURRICULUM FOR FREE.

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MEDIA PACKAGE




INNOVATIVE MEDIA VIDEOS FOR MORE ENGAGED KIDS

Dive into the add-on media package to accompany your sunday curriculum. It
includes a one-size-fits-all video solution to present the weekly Bible story
and more. 

Bible Story Video


STORY LAB (K-3)

Bible Story Video


SO & SO SHOW (4TH-5TH)

Supplementary Video


ONE THING

Supplementary Video


LIVE LOUD

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ORANGE SPECIALISTS


NO ONE SHOULD DO MINISTRY ALONE.
GET PERSONALIZED COACHING EVERY STEP OF THE WAY.

252 Kids curriculum includes access to weekly support through your very own
Orange Specialist—a certified ministry coach dedicated to help you win with your
kids ministry curriculum and lead your ministry all year long.

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THE PROGRAMMING RESOURCES ARE INNOVATIVE & WORLD CLASS AND HELP US TEACH KIDS
ABOUT GOD AND HIS LOVE FOR US!

John J Lawless Jr
Jody Shelton
"I can’t imagine doing ministry without Orange as a partner! They allow us to
minister to families and kids and take care of all the details and make us shine
each week! I love the monthly themes and the flexibility you have with how you
share the gospel any week!"
Susan Bishara
"I am coming from a public school teacher turned kid ministry perspective and
the Orange curriculum is engaging, current, and interactive! Our kids love it."
Sue Miller
“I’ve consulted with churches across the country about how to improve the
effectiveness of their children’s ministry. Let me tell you, the Orange strategy
works.”


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ORANGE OFFERS CURRICULUM FOR EVERY STAGE OF KIDS’ DEVELOPMENT, FROM PRESCHOOL TO
GRADUATION.

Preschool
First Look Curriculum
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Elementary
252 Kids Curriculum
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Middle School
XP3 Middle School Curriculum
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High School
XP3 High School Curriculum
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