Children’s Catechism Resources for Home, Homeschool & Church
Looking for a simple way to teach the Children’s Catechism (which is based on the Westminster Shorter Catechism but made easier for kids about ages 2 to 10) at home, in homeschool, or at church?
Start here for the complete Reformed Mama curriculum, or browse the free lessons, printables, books, and music I’ve shared over the years. You can read more about why I think we should use a catechism here.
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Want It All Planned for You?
Children’s Catechism Activity Guide, Volume 1
22 lessons · 145 pages · Questions 1–63 · Ages 4–10
The complete guide brings the catechism, Scripture, music, discussion, hands-on activities, review, and prayer together into ready-to-use lessons.
Use a lesson in one Morning Time or spread it across several days.
Best for parents, homeschoolers, and churches who want to teach the Children’s Catechism without piecing together lessons from scratch.
All you need is the guide and a Bible. Read all about the curriculum here.
Prefer the Free Resources?
They’re still here! Just keep going!
The original Reformed Mama Children’s Catechism lessons and printables will remain free. Use them to build your own plan, teach a particular question, or simply try the catechism with your children.
Free Questions & Answers Printable
Download a printable copy of all the questions from the 1840 Children’s Catechism.
Why Don’t the Question Numbers Always Match?
Children’s Catechism resources don’t all use the same wording and numbering. I make this distinction in a whole blog post here to explain the differences (between the 1840 Version, the GCP Version, and Songs for Saplings) so that you know how they tie to the different resources below as the questions differ in both their language and numbering.
Reformed Mama uses the 1840 Children’s Catechism, while resources such as Ask Me Whoo and Big Truths for Little Kids use Great Commission Publications numbering.
Using the Activity Guide? I’ve already matched the songs and book chapters to the correct lessons for you.
Favorite Books & Music
These are optional, but they are some of my favorite resources to use alongside the catechism:
Ask me Whooo songs - I wrote a whole post about these songs here.
Big Truths for Little Kids: Teaching Your Children to Live for God - I wrote a whole post about this book here. If you're just starting or looking for a survey of all the questions, this is a great resource.
First Bible Truths: Songs Based on the First Catechism - I wrote a whole post about these songs here.
Free Children’s Catechism Lessons & Activities on the Blog
Question 1: See this post (includes craft).
Question 2: See this post (includes activity).
Questions 3-4: See this post (includes craft and activity).
Question 5: See this post (includes craft).
Questions 6-8: See this post (includes printable).
Question 9-10: See this post (includes craft).
Questions 11-13: See this post (includes craft).
Questions 14-15: See this post (includes a printable).
Questions 16, 17, and 21: See this post (includes craft).
Questions 18-20: See this post (includes printable).
Questions 22-27, and 41-42: See this post (includes printable).
Questions 28-30: See this post (includes printable).
Questions 31-33: See this post (includes craft).
Questions 34-37: See this post (includes printable).
Questions 38-40: See this post (includes printable).
Questions 43-45: See this post (includes printable).
Questions 64-71: See this post (includes printable).
Questions 80-104: See this post (includes a printable matching game).
Questions 137-138: See this post (includes activities).
Want all of Questions 1–63 already organized into ready-to-teach lessons?
The free lessons above are where this project began. You can read a lot more about that here.
The complete Activity Guide fills in the gaps and brings everything together into 22 sequential, ready-to-teach lessons.
Children’s Catechism Activity Guide, Volume 1
Questions 1–63 · 145 pages · Ages 4–10
