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Best homeschool Bible curriculum for preschool and kindergarten

Preschool and kindergarten Bible should be stories, songs and simple activities with a parent. These programs cover those ages.

Updated September 2026 · 21 programs compared · rankings from our published scoring rules

Every child is different. Add your child's grade, your Christian tradition and what you want to study for a personal ranking.

Try it with preschool and kindergarten selected

What matters for preschool and kindergarten

Keep it short. A few stories a week and a simple verse are plenty.

Let them tag along. Many young children happily join an older sibling's Bible time.

Start with the stories. Pictures, motions and songs matter more than worksheets at this age.

Our top 4 for preschool and kindergarten

  1. Positive Action for Christ Bible Curriculum

    Grade-by-grade, Scripture-heavy Bible course with scripted teacher manuals and character focus, PreK-12

    • Covers all your grades (PreK–12th)
    • Daily teacher-led sessions, 35 weekly lessons
    • Watch for: parent-led throughout; not a self-study course
    Grades PreK–12thScripted daily lessons: Bible reading, discussion, workbook pages, memory verse, hymns and weekly quizzesCost: $76: Grade 4 teacher's manual ($54.95) plus student manual ($20.95)

  2. Abeka Bible

    Scripted Bible class built on illustrated Flash-a-Card stories, songs, KJV memory work and doctrinal drill

    • Covers all your grades (PreK–12th)
    • Each lesson is an illustrated Flash-a-Card Bible story
    • Watch for: strongly baptist, premillennial, arminian view
    Grades PreK–12thParent tells illustrated card stories, then oral review, songs, KJV memory verses and doctrinal questions; periodic testsCost: $176: Grade 3 Bible homeschool kit, 170 lesson plans plus 13 Flash-a-Card sets and songs CD (list $195)

  3. Grapevine Studies

    Stick-figure drawing method that walks the whole Old or New Testament in order; one teacher book, many ages

    • Covers all your grades (PreK–8th (Grades 1–8 core, teen and adult versions))
    • Chronological narrative told and drawn scene by scene
    • Watch for: teaches the narrative; you add the application and doctrine
    Grades PreK–8th (Grades 1–8 core, teen and adult versions)Parent reads Scripture and teaches a timeline while kids draw simple stick figures, then review questionsCost: $100: Old or New Testament Overview teacher print book ($64.95 sale) plus student print book ($34.95); eBooks cheaper

  4. Bible Study Guide for All Ages

    Four-year, read-the-Bible-itself course where every age studies one lesson together at its own level

    • Covers all your grades (PreK–12th)
    • Watch for: ordering is confusing: guide, student pages, timeline and cd are all separate
    Grades PreK–12thTeacher-led lessons from the Bible text itself, with leveled student pages, drills, memory work and timelinesCost: $59: Unit 1 teacher guide ($42.95, about 2 years) plus two Intermediate student page sets ($7.95 each) for one child

Questions parents ask

Does a kindergartener need a Bible curriculum?

Not strictly. A good children's Bible read aloud is enough for many families, and a program adds a plan if you want one.

How much Bible should a young child do?

Two or three short story times a week is plenty.

Can my kindergartener join an older sibling's Bible?

Often, yes. Family-style programs are written for it.

How this list is made: each program is scored against the needs above using features documented in parent reviews and publisher materials (sources are listed in each program's profile). It's a starting point, not medical or educational advice.