Building Blocks: A teacher’s planning resource for Science, Social Studies and Health topics
These topic guides can be used to support your existing curriculum, or used to construct a whole-school God-centred curriculum. An example of a whole-school God-centred curriculum constructed from the Building Blocks topics can be found here.
Three key questions for teachers to ask when planning:
1. How can we get to know more about God through a study of this topic?
2. Which Bible verses and stories are relevant to the attributes of God being studied through the topic?
3. How can an understanding of God through this learning experience help students to grow in Christian character?
 | Topic outlines for primary teachers – Over 80 science/social studies/history/geography topics. Use in conjunction with Themes for Christian Studies (See Primary Bible Lessons on this website) |
The Building Blocks Topic Bank is a collection of unit plans for teachers. This resource consists of a multitude of topic outlines, in the areas of Science, Social Studies and health. Each unit plan contains a list of Outcomes, Activities and Assessment Tasks. It also explains how each topic can be seen from a Biblical perspective. Each topic is supported by a wealth of student resources. For these resources go to: Science and Social Studies Student Activities and Science & Social Studies Research Cards on the Primary page.
Download Building Blocks Topic Bank
Why Building Blocks? You can pick and choose topics, using the unit plans to design and construct your own God-centred curriculum. See examples of God-centred curriculum below:
Examples of a whole-school God-centred curriculum:
1. Whole school curriculum table Yrs 1 – 6 pdf Whole-school curriculum table Yrs 1 – 6 Word doc
2. God-centred curriculum for Beacon Media schools, Fiji – This is a detailed curriculum currently in use in Fiji
Additional Planning Guides:
Building Blocks Scripture Bank – a comprehensive bank of Scripture references that relate to the character and nature of God. This is an essential tool for designing a God-centred curriculum.
Building Blocks teacher’s notes
Teacher’s guide to planning God-centred topics
Sample Units