Fall of Jericho CD Related: View Jericho’s description and resources Several versions of Fall of Jericho have been a staple in our catalog and customer computers labs for nearly two decades. The current version of Jericho, released a number of years ago, works in all current versions of Windows, up to 10. But as with […]
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Blast from the Past: Software we have carried
A history of all the various software we have offered over the past 20 years. 20 years in the software business has to be something of a record. We’ve certainly seen them come and go from 1996 to 2016. Below is a list of all the software we have ever carried. In their day, they […]
Scripture Memory Game Software
Scripture memory game software with a verse editor! …presented by none other than John Calvin, Marty Luther, and Sunday Software The only scripture memory game software featuring: A VERSE EDITOR so easy to use -even the teacher can figure it out. (put in your own verses) The ability to Add Comments and a 3 Question Quiz […]
Fall of Jericho Video Test Post
View a short video montage overview of Fall of Jericho in action: (no sound) Download article as PDF
Do not uninstall Quicktime. Here’s why…
Do not uninstall Quicktime. In 2017, several chickens started running around with their tech-heads cut off about Quicktime. Quicktime has sinced fixed its security problem. You need Quicktime installed on your PC to run software programs that were made to use it, like many of ours! But just in case you’ve been reading out-of-date warnings […]
Sunday Software Sales
Did you miss our last sale? Subscribe to our email newsletter so you don’t miss our next big sale! Download a Free Copy of the book, “Teaching with Computers in CE” -the 2017 edition. No purchase required. Download article as PDF
Son of God Movie Outline
Download Neil’s Son of God movie teaching outline This free guide outlines all 36 scenes in the Son of God movie (2014) and includes discussion questions for each scene. The “scenes” correspond to those in the DVD’s scene menu. Neil is a Presbyterian minister (PCUSA) who specializes in creating Sunday School teaching materials, most notably, interactive […]
Jesus Calls Us to Be Fishers of People
Jesus Calls Peter, James, John and Us to become Fishers of People Luke 5:1-11 A lesson from Neil MacQueen using Life of Christ CD and Let’s Talk CD Warm Up Write the word YES and NO on opposite ends of the classroom. Tell your kids to move to the answer that matches their response to […]
Elijah and Jonah v 1.2 Upgrade
Elijah and Jonah CD version 1.2 Upgrade Installation Instructions for Windows: This program is now only available for download at https://www.rotation.org/forum/free-bible-software-for-children-and-youth Download article as PDF
Printable Posters of our Software
Here are links to printable color posters for the following software: Bongo Loves the Bible Galilee Flyer Elijah & Jonah Good Sam Awesome Bible Stories Abraham & Sarah Smart Fish Swim in Sunday Schools Click any link above to see the image in your browser. Then right-click the image and ‘save as’ or ‘print.’ Display them in […]
The Life Benefits of Going to Church
Update: Since posting this article in the early 2000’s, I’ve updated it a few times. Originally written for my own church, after posting it on the web, it was picked up by various publications and church newsletters, and you are welcome to do so too. Googling “benefits of church attendance statistics” will pull up a […]
Quicktime Download, Quicktime keeps asking to install
Quicktime UN-install, RE-install Problem Solved! The problem: When you go to install or run one of our CDs, like the Ten Commandments or Abraham and Sarah CD, “Quicktime” keeps asking to install itself from the CD. (Quicktime is an Apple program for Windows that runs videos and menus). Important Related Post: Do not uninstall […]
The View from the Top of Mt Sinai
Here’s a short video clip demonstrating the view from atop Mt Sinai, and the embedded activities found in the top photobubble on our Ten Commandments CD. In the software, the user turns around in the 360 “photobubble” using their mouse. As they move their mouse, they find ‘hidden’ doors to interactive activities at the top (also shown in […]
Teaching Paul to Children
Scripture selections, Lesson ideas, and Software suggestions from (Rev.) Neil MacQueen, www.sundaysoftware.com The life and teaching of the Apostle Paul often get scant attention in Sunday School curriculum, and it’s no secret why: TIME: Most Sunday Schools don’t get around to teaching something about Paul until late spring or summer, -after the resurrection, when attendance declines and […]
1 Corinthians, Acts, children, Early Church, lesson ideas for Sunday School., Paul, Romans, softwareCelebrating 25 Years of Teaching with Software in Sunday School
I’ve been teaching with software in Sunday School 25 years? Seems impossible! Here’s how it happened… I love teaching Sunday School. Started when I was 17, and it led me into the ministry. Then as a young youth minister, in 1990 I stepped into my first Sunday morning “computer lab.” Didn’t have a CLUE about […]
Bible Movie Outlines
Neil’s Bible Movie Guides & Outlines I love teaching with videos too, and often need a TEACHING OUTLINE of the movie for my own use or to give to a teacher. Thus, I occasionally create my own. Outlines help you lesson plan. They help set up the video with the kids, tell the teacher what to […]
Jesus in the Snow ~ Key
See Sunday Software’s Jesus in Space CD Go to Sunday Software’s Jesus in the Snow Printable PDF Download article as PDF
Road to Emmaus ~ Jesus in the Snow –A Children’s Sermon, Lesson
How do people “see” Jesus today? How do we help people see Jesus? Why don’t some people see the Jesus we see? Tucked into the last section of our interactive Road to Emmaus Bible study (found in Jesus in Space software –now available for free at Rotation.org) is our interactive version of the famous sermon/children’s […]
Tweaks, Tricks and Favorites
Top 3 Important Tweaks for Running Our Software in Windows 7, 8 and 10. 1. Always install the latest free version of Quicktime for Windows to run videos and menus. www.apple.com/quicktime 2. If using Windows 8, set Windows Media Player as the default video player so that windows media videos work in games. Instructions. Some versions […]
Exodus CD and Joseph CD Info
We took these two gigantic stories and turned them into adventure games that your students play through as Robin MacTavish, as a young teenage archaeologist and Bible student. Exodus Adventures features 3 different lesson-adventure games covering the Exodus story: 1. How the Hebrews came to Egypt, Enslavement, Plagues & Passover 2. Escape across the Sea and into […]
Discussion Techniques
The following comes from our January 2015 Email Newsletter. Subscribe! A Few Good Discussion Techniques for helping kids share in Sunday School from (Rev.) Neil MacQueen Discussion is not a lecture. Here are some techniques from my own “Bag O’ Tricks” that can help students participate more in discussion.☺Ask questions using an Open~Dig~Reflect strategy: Open: “Which […]
More Life of Christ CD content
The following slideshows show you many of the menu screens in Life of Christ CD. The CD has various types of content, which you can access through a number of different menu types. Why so many menus? LoC CD’s menus organize the CD’s content in several different ways. For example, to cherry-pick just the “Jesus’ […]
Zaccheus Lesson Notes & Graphics
The following notes and graphics are for use with the interactive Zaccheus story found in Sunday Software’s Awesome Bible Stories CD. Worksheet Idea: Make a student worksheet of the first set of screenshots. Have students write their answers to the study note questions as they progress through the story. To copy these graphics, Right Click […]
Quick & Inexpensive Sunday School Room Decor Ideas
Here are some great ideas to help kickstart your thinking about how to make your classroom even more welcoming to your kids. Let these ideas inspire your own! Beach Decor: $1 Noodles from the Dollar store. Hang them from the ceiling using fishing line and thumbtacks. Fisherman’s nets and sea critters from Oriental Trading […]
Parables of the Kingdom Lesson (Seed, Leaven, Pearl, Treasure)
A lesson plan by Neil MacQueen from sundaysoftware.com for use with Galilee Flyer CD. This is the original version of my Kingdom Parables lesson plan which later appeared in a slightly altered format at rotation.org’s website. → See another Lesson Set from Neil: At Home in God’s Kingdom (4 software lessons, 4 video lessons, and 4 skits/drama […]