Here's a plan that covers the major themes of the Bible in smaller readings of about 10 to 15 verses. Young children can do at least one reading daily. Older children may read several throughout the day. Adults unfamiliar with the Bible can use the plan to more quickly learn the major themes.
The readings alternate through the New and Old Testaments, with Psalms and Proverbs mixed throughout. As an sample, the table below shows the first 135 readings of the 700+ total included in the attached file. Print out the file and let your children use it as a daily checklist – it will help them develop a lifelong habit of daily scripture reading.
| Matthew 28:20 | Proverbs 11:1-16 | Proverbs 13:1-12 |
| Matthew 3:1-12 | Matthew 12:1-14 | Matthew 19:1-15 |
| Matthew 3:13-4:7 | Matthew 12:15-21 | Matthew 19:16-30 |
| Matthew 4:8-25 | Psalms 98:1-9 | Matthew 20:1-16 |
| Psalms 100:1-5 | Matthew 12:46-50 | Matthew 20:20-34 |
| Proverbs 10:1-1 | Matthew 13:1-9,18-23 | Matthew 22:1-14 |
| Psalms 91:1-16 | Matthew 13:24-33 | Matthew 22:15-22 |
| Matthew 5:1-12 | Matthew 13:44-58 | Matthew 22:34-40 |
| Matthew 5:13-26 | Matthew 14:1-12 | Psalms 119:1-8 |
| Matthew 5:33-48 | Matthew 14:13-33 | Matthew 24:1-14 |
| Matthew 6:1-13 | Matthew 15:21-28 | Matthew 24:29-44 |
| Matthew 6:10-21 | Matthew 16:13-26 | Matthew 25:1-13 |
| Matthew 6:24-34 | Matthew 17:1-9 | Matthew 25:14-30 |
| Matthew 7:1-11 | Matthew 17:14-27 | Matthew 25:31-46 |
| Matthew 7:12-29 | Matthew 18:1-5 | Proverbs 13:13-25 |
| Psalms 99:1-5 | Matthew 18:10-14 | Psalms 113 |
| Proverbs 10:17-32 | Matthew 18:19-35 | 1 Samuel 16:1-13 |
| Philippians 1:1-11 | Psalms 27:1-6 | 1 Samuel 16:14-23 |
| Philippians 1:12-30 | James 1:19-25 | 1 Samuel 17:1-11 |
| Philippians 2:1-11 | James 2:1-4 | 1 Samuel 17:12-25 |
| Philippians 2:12-24 | James 2:14-17 | 1 Samuel 17:26-40 |
| Psalms 118:1-14 | James 3:2-12 | 1 Samuel 17:41-58 |
| Psalms 118:15-29 | Proverbs 11:17-31 | 1 Samuel 18:1-16 |
| Philippians 2:25-30 | Psalms 1:1-6 | 1 Samuel 19:1-18 |
| Philippians 3:12-16 | 1 Samuel 1:1-11 | 1 Samuel 20:1-8 |
| Philippians 4:1-13 | 1 Samuel 1:12-28 | 1 Samuel 20:9-23 |
| Philippians 4:14-20 | 1 Samuel 2:1-8 | 1 Samuel 20:24-21:1 |
| Psalms 111:1-10 | 1 Samuel 2:18-21.26 | Proverbs 14:1-17 |
| Psalms 105:1-2,16-24 | 1 Samuel 3:1-14 | 1 Samuel 23:14-28 |
| Proverbs 1:7-9 | 1 Samuel 3:15-21 | 1 Samuel 24:1-16 |
| Proverbs 3:1-8 | Proverbs 12:1-14 | 1 Samuel 24:17-23 |
| Proverbs 3:27-30 | 1 Samuel 8:1-9 | 2 Samuel 1:1-4,11-12 |
| Proverbs 4:18-27 | 1 Samuel 8:10-22 | 2 Samuel 5:1-12 |
| Proverbs 9:7-12 | 1 Samuel 9:1-17 | Psalms 148 |
| Matthew 8:1-13 | 1 Samuel 9:18-27 2 | Samuel 6:1-5,14-16 |
| Matthew 8:14-22 | 1 Samuel 10:1-9 2 | Samuel 7:1-16 |
| Matthew 8:23-34 | 1 Samuel 10:17-27 | 2 Samuel 7:17-29 |
| Matthew 9:1-13 | Proverbs 12:15-28 | Proverbs 14:18-35 |
| Matthew 9:18-34 | 1 Samuel 12:1-5 | 2 Samuel 11:1-13 |
| Psalms 103:1-13 | 1 Samuel 12:20-25 | 2 Samuel 11:14-27 |
| Matthew 9:35-38 | 1 Samuel 13:1-14 | 2 Samuel 12:1-12 |
| Matthew 10:1-10 | Psalms 72:1-19 | 2 Samuel 12:13-25 |
| Matthew 10:16-33 | 1 Samuel 15:10-23 | 2 Samuel 15:1-12 |
| Matthew 11:1-6 | 1 Samuel 15:24-31 | 2 Samuel 15:13-16 |
| Matthew 11:25-30 | Psalms 119:113-120 | 2 Samuel 18:1-8 |