Then go to your CD’s webpage and scroll down to the “Doc Box” on each CD’s webpage for available guides, lesson plans, tip sheets and sets.
If you do NOT know what software to use, but know your story…Consult our OLD TESTAMENT and NEW TESTAMENT cross references.
If you are looking for software for a special time of the Church year…The following Bible stories organized by Church Season have their own webpages for lesson suggestions and software recommendations:
► Advent/Birth of Jesus lesson and resources
► Lent & Holy Week lesson ideas and resources
► Pentecost
► Summer/VBS resources
In addition to my Old and New Testament Lesson↔Software cross reference, click here to follow our link to a treasure trove of computer lab lesson plans posted at another website: www.rotation.org.
Additionally, look at the rotating menu of “Lesson Sets” Menu Below…It shows you all our SPECIAL LESSON SETS and special lesson topic pages. These sets are also linked on specific CD pages and in our OT/NT cross references.
You can also search by keyword.Just click the search icon on the top-right corner of any page.
If you need personal help, email your topic/scripture/software to Neil@sundaysoftware.com
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 […]
Four lessons introducing Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy the story “after Egypt & Sinai” through Art, Computer, Game, & Video activities for grades 2 thru 8 from Neil MacQueen, Sunday Software Why these books are important to teach… Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy complete the Exodus story. They move from “the giving of the Law,” to “choosing to […]
Concepts, Techniques, Lesson Planning, Room design By Neil MacQueen Related Links: Buy What’s in the Bible? DVDs at https://sundaysoftware.com/site/whatsinthebible/ Buy Nest Animated Bible DVDs at https://sundaysoftware.com/site/nest-animated-bible-videos/ See my collection of free Bible Movie Outlines for teachers Teaching with Video Concepts, How-to, Techniques, Lesson Plan Ideas, Room design Most people know me for my work with computers in Christian […]
“Neil the software guy” has been teaching with “videos” since they came on film(!) And as any teacher knows, it is always a CHALLENGE to FIND a VIDEO THAT FITS YOUR STORY. Sometimes the video is too long. Sometimes the video is too short. Sometimes the video covers ‘extra’ content that’s not exactly part of […]
5 Great Lesson Ideas The “stewardship topic” comes up every year in church, and thus, I’ve taught it several ways in my computer labs. This page contains 3 Great Ideas for Teaching about Stewardship using our software. It also has a list of suggested Stewardship Bible Verses. And at the bottom of this page is my […]
This article is my contribution to all the other prayer resources out there. It addresses some key issues and shares some unique lesson techniques and for teaching about prayer in a Sunday School classroom. This article also includes references to three of my software programs that have content “about prayer” or can be used to generate […]
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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 […]
I have written teaching guides for each of the DVDs in the What’s in the Bible? series. These guides are free if you purchased the DVD from Sunday Software. Each guide has notes specific to the particular DVD (there are differences from DVD to DVD). Each guide has a detailed outline of what’s in each […]
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 […]
Computer Software Lesson for Psalm 23 by Neil MacQueen Importantly: These lesson ideas also works for other memorable psalms, such as Ps 8 and 51. Point of View: Psalm 23, has been called “The Gospel in Miniature” and “The Most Beloved Psalm.” Hands-down, it has to also be the most MEMORIZED Psalm –and for good […]
Below are TWO software lesson sketches you can use to study Philippians 2:5-11, (or any long section of scripture) with any age. Use them for two different classes, or fit them together into one class if you have plenty of time. (1) Lesson 1 below, “How Few Can You Do,” uses Sunday Software’s Let’s Talk CD software. (2) Lesson 2 below […]
The following is a lesson sketch and set of resources for teaching our famous “Pentecost Pirates” and/or “Pentecost Surfers” lessons using the “talk aloud” found in either the Kid Pix 4 or Let’s Talk software. 1. Define the Good News Write down in 3 or 4 sentences what the “Gospel” is. Here are two starter […]
PAUL RESOURCES here at our site: Life of Paul software ! …including a student worksheet. My free four lesson set: “Paul and the Bright Light“ 2 Nest Video Paul DVDs What’s in the Bible DVD #11 about Paul Pentecost Ideas: Book of Acts, Paul, Fruits of the Spirit, related lessons. Acts 16, Paul in the Philippi Jail […]
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 […]
Here’s THE LINK to my 10 page PDF Outline of the wonderful “Joseph” DVD. I wrote this guide for my own class use. It details each episode and each chapter in each episode, including KEY DIALOG you’ll want discuss with your students, and what sections you will want to skip. It’s a 10 page PDF, which […]
This page has software lessons and ideas with special room “themes” for those special times of the Sunday School year. Spring and Summer are a little more “loose” in many Sunday Schools. Attendance is down, and you’re looking for something more “pizzazzy” or a little more “theme-y” or fun. To that end, I’ve been collecting […]
This page lists the FORTY LESSONS in Life of Christ CD. The Life of Christ CD webpage is at https://sundaysoftware.com/site/life-of-christ-2/ Each lesson presentation includes graphics, animation, sound, narration, bible text and a discussion question. The list below gives you the discussion question. Presentations can last between 6 and 8 minutes in length. The lessons can […]
Software Lesson Plan for Teaching About Deborah from Neil MacQueen, www.sundaysoftware.com I originally wrote this for the volunteer “writing team” I belong to at rotation.org. This lesson demonstrates a favorite Bible study game I like to use with long passages. I call it “How Few Can You Do”. It can be used for a LOT […]
3 Lesson Plans for Teaching the Story of Cain & Abel Genesis 4 from Neil MacQueen, Sunday Software, www.sundaysoftware.com I wrote this as an 3-week “anti-bully-ing” lesson set for grades 1-6. It deals with anger/jealousy, and ends with a neat art lesson and applying the “Mark of Abel” to our students (a cross as a […]
7 week Unit on “The First First Family” The stories of Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Jacob and Esau …from Neil MacQueen’s lesson files at www.sundaysoftware.com Below are the lesson notes and outlines for teaching a unit about Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Jacob & Esau. It was part of my email newsletter to our customers in May 2012 and […]
A Computer Workshop Lesson about Zaccheus from Neil MacQueen. www.sundaysoftware.com Luke 19:1-10 This lesson is for use with the Zaccheus story found in Awesome Bible Stories CD. ► Related Resource: Print our page of screenshots showing the narrated study notes found in the Zaccheus story. I love teaching Zaccheus because: a) He is short like […]
RUTH A lesson from Neil and Sunday Software, www.sundaysoftware.com Ruth 1:1-22 “Whither thou goest I will go.” This is a great memory verse to learn using Cal & Marty’s Scripture Memory CD, Though you will read chapter 1 of Ruth in the translation of your choice, I’m strongly suggesting that we teach VERSE 16 in the […]
ISAIAH 6: SEND ME! Computer, Music and a “Sensory/Science” Demonstration a lesson sketch from Neil MacQueen, www.sundaysoftware.com A friend recently ask me how I would teach Isaiah 6 in her computer lab, and I responded with this suggestion: The “Here I am Send Me” passage is autobiographical for most clergy, don’t you think? I’ve often […]
CREATION STORY COMPUTER WORKSHOP LESSON by Neil MacQueen Using the Creation Story in Awesome Bible Stories CD Comments: The Genesis 1 story of Creation is one of the most beloved and quoted scriptures in the world. It is majestic and poetic. It is way beyond science, and attempting to interpret it or defend it as […]
A free lesson set from Neil MacQueen, Sunday Software Click the CREATE PDF link at the bottom of this page to save this lesson as a PDF. Overview of the Four Workshops on this page: The four lessons on this page each feature a different teaching method and media, and are to be used 3 to […]
Software & Lesson Suggestions for Pentecost & Paul Plus Pentecost Children’s Sermons and more In 2018 Pentecost is on May 20th. In 2019 Pentecost is on June 9th. Related Links: Advent | Holy Week Scroll down and open toggles to see everything, or choose the Print Page as PDF option on the right of this page. Pentecost Resources […]
New on this page in 2018: “Famous Rocks of Holy Week” and “Jesus the April Fool” children’s sermons Key Holy Dates in 2018 Ash Wednesday is Feb 14. Palm Sunday is March 25th. Easter is April 1st Pentecost is May 20th. More Lent & Holy Week Ideas & Resources (in no particular order…we just keep adding and updating) […]
ESTHER CLOCK-MAKING LESSON IDEA from Neil MacQueen, www.sundaysoftware.com Don’t forget to investigate the Story of Esther found on our Awesome Bible Stories CD! Recently I was responding to a teacher who was looking for a “Science Workshop” lesson idea for teaching Esther, and I thought of Mordecai’s key line: “Perhaps you have been put here […]
Important Locations in the Story of Jesus’ Last Days in Jerusalem For use with the interactive map found in the Life of Christ CD. 1. Go to the Professor’s Bookshelf in the Life of Christ CD and click the “Practice” book. Click on the “Tour…Passion Week in Jerusalem.” This is a narrated map of Jerusalem […]
Here’s a “Jesus and Peter Walk on Water” lesson plan that uses Life of Christ CD, and Cal and Marty’s Scripture Memory CD together. It has a great interactive demonstration after the use of Life of Christ CD, a “visual prayer” at the end, and demonstrates how to work with the question posed at the […]
Two lesson resources by Neil MacQueen, Sunday Software While you’re here, check out our list of interactive Christian software for home and church use. And print my free “Teaching with Video” teacher’s manual. Visit my complete list of Bible Movie Outlines, including, Son of God. I love good Bible movies, and these are two good ones I’ve […]
Teaching the story of the Boy Jesus in the Temple (Luke 2:40f) a lesson plan from Neil MacQueen, www.sundaysoftware.com Here’s the currently available software that teaches the story of the boy Jesus in the Temple: Older: Life of Christ CD, lesson #9. Younger: Play and Learn Children’s Bible CD, “Jesus teaches some teachers”. The following lesson demonstrates how to […]
This page is a menu to my free VBS and Summer lesson sets. All of these sets include software lessons, as well as, other types of media and activities, -but you don’t have to use the software lesson if you don’t want to (oy!). They also work as Workshop Rotation Model lesson sets (4 or 5 weeks […]
On this page: Notes on teaching with our Exodus Adventures CD adventure-lesson game. Exodus Game, Art, and Video lesson ideas for teaching about the Exodus with using, or without using the three lesson adventures in the Exodus Adventures CD. Example classroom schedules for using the CD’s three stories over a period of weeks or as a […]
from Neil MacQueen, www.sundaysoftware.com These Christmas story questions come right out of my own Sunday School. They can be used for a Christmas Gameshow, or typed into the Fall of Jericho Quiz Making Game’s question editor and turned into a Jericho quiz game for up to four teams. Below the questions is an answer key with […]
A 9 Week “Church Camp” -themed Sunday School 3 Weeks on each of these 3 stories: Good Samaritan Journeys of Paul Daniel and the Lion’s Den written by Neil MacQueen I originally wrote Camp Bible Wahoo! in the summer of 2000 for my church. We needed to resurrect our Summer Sunday School and Camp Bible […]
Click this link to view and print Bongo’s free “Read the Bible” Poster for your classroom. You can save the image to your computer, or ‘copy’ and paste into a document where you can resize it as needed. This poster was created as part of Bongo’s Bible School Curriculum, which is also free. This four […]
written by Neil MacQueen, Sunday Software Printed from www.sundaysoftware.com/site/bongo-bible-school-2 Be sure to see Bongo’s game guides and additional docs at www.sundaysoftware.com/bongo I have re-formatted and uploaded this entire set of lessons as a PDF over in the Lessons About the Bible forum at rotation.org. As well, you can also simply COPY whatever text you want […]
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 […]
Welcome to our FREE VBS/Summer Sunday School lesson set from Neil MacQueen that answers some very important questions and complaints kids have…. Why do I have go to church? Church is boring! Why do I have to go to worship? I don’t need church to be a Christian! The people are hypocrites! How do I […]
“At Home in God’s Kingdom” Lesson Plans for Teaching about the Kingdom of God from Neil MacQueen, Sunday Software This document is located at www.sundaysoftware.com/site/kingdom →You may also be interested in my single software lesson plan on the Kingdom Parables (seed, leaven, pearl, treasure) This is a collection of 4 software lessons, 4 video lessons, and […]
for use with Life of David CD Anointing of David Software Lesson Outline from Neil MacQueen Life of David CD has limited but useful amounts of “Anointing of David” content. (It has a lot more on David and Goliath.) You’ll be picking and choosing your way through that content with your students. Ages 6-12. Print […]
Updated every year with new suggestions and resources Scroll down to see all that this page has to offer. Jump down to the children’s sermons section Jump down to the New Year’s Ideas First, let’s talk about Fluffy CD… Years ago we didn’t have much Christmas software. That’s why I created Fluffy & God’s Amazing Christmas Adventure CD. This […]
Paul and the Bright Light SCRIPTURE: Acts 9:1-20, the story of Paul’s Conversion Lessons 1) Software 2) Video 3) Drama 4) Game These four free lessons are from Neil MacQueen, www.sundaysoftware.com. I wrote them for my church. We had a blast. You are welcome to copy and adapt them. MEMORY VERSE: Something Paul said in […]
Who is Neil MacQueen and Why Does He Have All These Lesson Resources?
I’m a Sunday School teacher, Christian education geek, and Presbyterian minister. I write lesson resources for our software, and I write for my own classes. I am also a lesson writer over at www.Rotation.org, -a website full of free resources and lessons.
Some lessons I’ve posted are fully formed, others are outlines or sketches. I believe all lesson plans are starting points, and would expect you to adapt and improve on what I’ve written.
In many cases, the software itself IS my lesson plan, and the written materials are merely guides with additional suggestions. Not all software is like that. Some need lesson plans wrapped around them. Read my descriptions and guides for help.
If you have lesson plan needs that you don’t see addressed at this site, or need help finding a resource here, don’t hesitate to email me. – Neil
