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Best Sunday School Curriculum (2026)
Four weekly kids curricula compared: one free and three paid by the year. We looked at cost and free trials, the ages covered, videos and teacher help, and whether lessons are dated for 2026-27.
Updated October 2026
·4 Sunday school curricula compared
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Best free curriculum
LifeKids (Life.Church Open Network)
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#1
LK
LifeKids (Life.Church Open Network)
Free · Life.Church
96/100
Winner · Free, with video lessons
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SH
Sparkhouse Digital
$199-$1,749/yr by kids · Sparkhouse
83/100
#2 · Spark, Whirl and Holy Moly in one plan
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GP
The Gospel Project for Kids
From $663/yr or $65/mo · Lifeway
75/100
#3 · The Bible in order, Genesis to Revelation
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WI
Wonder Ink
From $497/yr · David C Cook
75/100
#4 · Pick a 30, 60 or 75 minute lesson
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| Price | ||||
| Smallest church | Freefree account to download | $199/yr1-25 kids; $399 with student leaflets | $663/yr1-50 kids, or $65 a month | $497/yr1-25 kids, K-5; $697 with preschool |
| Biggest church | Free | $749/yr101+ kids; $1,749 Deluxe | $3,213/yr401+ kids | $1,997/yr501+ kids, K-5 |
| Free to try | All free | 30-day free trial | 3 free sessions | Free triallength not stated |
| What you get | ||||
| Ages | Age 2 to 6th grade | Through grade 6birth-5 is a separate plan from $69/yr | Ages 6-12preschool is a separate plan | K-5preschool in the $697 plan |
| Kids lesson videos | ✓ | ✓stream or download | ✓Bible story videos | ✓in every lesson |
| Leader training | ✓training videos | ✓lesson prep videos | ✓leader audio training | ✓volunteer training |
| Lesson length | 60 minelementary and preteen | ? | 1 hourPlus plan adds a 2nd hour | 30, 60 or 75 min |
| Take-home help for parents | ✓ | ✓at-home faith activities | ✓family worship at home | ✓Wonder@Home |
| How it works | ||||
| How you get it | Download | Websitedownload or stream | Ministry Grid websitecomputer, tablet or phone | Websitecast, stream, download or print |
| Online planning tool | ✗a weekly schedule to follow | ✓put lessons on dates | ✓move or skip sessions | ✓edit slides, videos, games |
| Dated for 2026-27 | ✓schedule to Jan 2027 | ✓Fall 2026 and Spring 2027 | ✓Fall 2026 is Volume 9 | ✗rolling 3-year plan, no dates shown |
| Tradition (as the maker says) | Evangelical Covenant Church | Many denominationsleaders from several help write it | Southern Baptist ConventionLifeway is an SBC entity | No denomination namedDavid C Cook statement of faith |
| Try it | Try now | Try now | Try now | Try now |
Independent ranking. Every app here is scored the same way. Nobody can pay to rank higher. Free matters. If the best parts are locked behind a paywall, the score goes down. Every fact comes from the maker's own website, checked 9 October 2026. Prices are US dollars per church and go up with the number of kids. A question mark means the maker did not say.
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