BJU Press Bible Truths Curriculum for grades 1 - 6

Religious_studiesGrades 1–6

About This Curriculum

A comprehensive biblical worldview curriculum built around 147 foundational Bible Truths taught through catechism-style question-and-answer statements, Bible stories, and practical application activities.

What makes it unique: Structured around 147 systematic Bible Truths presented as catechism questions and answers, integrating Creation-Fall-Redemption framework throughout all grade levels

BJU Press Bible Truths: Fundamentalist Biblical Worldview Curriculum

A comprehensive religious studies curriculum for grades 1-6 that teaches 147 foundational Bible truths through catechism-style questions, biblical chronology, and doctrinal instruction. The curriculum combines storytelling, memory work, and practical activities with a strongly conservative Protestant fundamentalist theological perspective.

Best for

Homeschool families or Christian schools seeking systematic fundamentalist Protestant biblical instruction with strong doctrinal emphasis for elementary grades

Evaluation Criteria

3 strengths · 3 neutral

Direct InstructionStrength

Requires direct teacher instruction through structured combination of storytelling, discussion, and guided activities with comprehensive teacher materials.

Review states 'These courses must be presented by the teacher with a combination of storytelling, instruction, discussion, and reading' and notes courses are 'dependent upon the teacher's editions'

Historical ContextStrength

Provides biblical chronological framework and historical context through structured progression from Old to New Testament across grade levels.

Level 2 'follows a biblical chronology, beginning with Genesis and continuing through Exodus, Jonah, Joshua, Judges, and 1 Samuel' and Level 4 'follows a biblical chronology to some extent, beginning in the Old Testament, working through selected portions up into the New Testament'

Theological KnowledgeStrength

Strong systematic theological knowledge building through 147 foundational Bible truths, catechism questions, and explicit doctrinal instruction across grade levels.

Curriculum is 'built around 147 foundational Bible Truths taught through catechism-style question-and-answer statements' and includes systematic coverage of 'doctrines of God, man, the Bible, salvation, the church, angels and Satan, and End Times'

Teacher TrainingNeutral

Provides comprehensive teacher editions with instructional guidance, though formal professional development materials are not mentioned in the review.

Curriculum includes 'spiral-bound binder teacher edition' with detailed lesson plans and 'Teacher's Toolkit CD-ROM' with visual aids and reproducibles

Vocabulary BuildingNeutral

Includes religious vocabulary through catechism questions and doctrinal instruction, though specific vocabulary development strategies are not detailed in the review.

Curriculum uses 'catechism questions and answers' and covers systematic doctrine including specialized theological concepts across grade levels

Primary Text EngagementNeutral

The curriculum includes Bible reading and memory verses as components, but relies heavily on teacher storytelling and retelling of biblical narratives rather than direct student engagement with primary texts.

Review mentions 'Bible reading, memory verses' as activities, but notes that 'teacher reads or retells many Bible stories' rather than students reading texts directly

Sources: cathyduffyreviews.com