Resource Guide

ABOUT

Wisdom! offers church school lessons and materials based on Scripture readings throughout the year. The materials provided can be adapted for a variety of different age groups. Each lesson begins with a simple video that presents the Scripture reading and a lesson on its relation to the present feast or commemoration, along with icons and a seasonal hymn. Discussion Questions help reinforce students' understanding of the lesson, then activities (like word searches, crosswords, or coloring pages) and crafts will make the lesson memorable. 

Lessons that are planned for the year are listed below by time of year, scripture, and themes. New lessons will be hyperlinked when they become available. At this time, I plan to add two lessons per month, one month in advance. Subscribe with the link above to be alerted when new materials are added, and please feel free to submit corrections or suggestions to Laura Wilson.

 BY TIME OF YEAR

September

• "The Lord is in this place": OT Reading for feasts of the Theotokos
• "O Lord Save Thy People": OT Reading for feasts of the Cross

October

• "Ears to Hear" the Parable of the Sower: Gospel Reading for Sunday of the Holy Fathers of the 7th Ecumenical Council
• "Glory to Christ who Loves You!": Epistle Reading of the raising of St. Tabitha

November

• "Holy, Holy, Holy": OT Reading for the Synaxis of the Holy Archangels
• "The Glory of the Lord Enters In": OT Reading for the Presentation of the Theotokos

December

• The Good Shepherd: Orthros Gospel for the Feast of St. Nicholas
• The Fiery Furnace: A story for the Forefeast of the Nativity

January

February

March 

April

May

BY SCRIPTURE

Old Testament Readings

• Genesis 28:10-17: "O Lord Save Thy People," Bitter Waters Made Sweet
• Exodus 15:22-16:1: "The Lord is in this place," Jacob's Ladder
• Exodus 40: The Glory of the Lord Enters the Tabernacle: OT Reading for the Presentation of the Theotokos
• Joshua 5:13-15: Joshua meets and Angel: OT Reading for the Synaxis of the Holy Archangels
• Daniel 3: The Fiery Furnace: A story for the Fore-feast of the Nativity

New Testament Readings

• Luke 8:5-15: "Ears to Hear," Parable of the Sower
• John 10:1-9: The Good Shepherd and His Sheep: Orthros Gospel for the Feast of St. Nicholas
• Acts 9: "Glory to Christ who Loves You!": Epistle Reading of the raising of St. Tabitha

BY THEMES

Feasts of the Cross

• "O Lord Save Thy People": OT Reading for feasts of the Cross

Feasts of the Theotokos

• "The Lord is in this place": OT Reading for feasts of the Theotokos
• "The Glory of the Lord Enters In": OT Reading for the Presentation of the Theotokos

Parables of Christ

• Ears to Hear" the Parable of the Sower: Gospel Reading
• The Good Shepherd and His Sheep: Orthros Gospel for the Feast of St. Nicholas

Saints and Angels

• "Glory to Christ who Loves You!": Epistle Reading of the raising of St. Tabitha
• The Good Shepherd and His Sheep: Orthros Gospel for the Feast of St. Nicholas
• Joshua meets and Angel: OT Reading for the Synaxis of the Holy Archangels

Incarnation

• The Fiery Furnace: A story for the Fore-feast of the Nativity

Baptism

• "O Lord Save Thy People": OT Reading for feasts of the Cross

Eucharist