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Scripture Mastery Games
Jennifer Smith
March 31, 2014
Because our class is large, I had to make up a game that let all of my 6 zones compete against each other for points, but keep a basketball theme and keep everyone interested and participating. This game was fun and successful in my Seminary class, and I am certain the kids would love to play it again. Preparation Determine the number of teams and rounds. For me, it was…
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Jennifer Smith
November 12, 2013
Shared by Kellee B on the LDS Seminary Teachers Facebook Group: So you get 25 3×5 cards and make sure they are all the same color of card (because these days they are in colors and not just white) and you want to cut them in half and write the keys words on one card and the reference on the other. I lay these all out on a table and…
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Jennifer Smith
November 12, 2013
From Sharra D on the LDS Seminary Teachers Facebook Group: My class did the Toilet Paper game last week and LOVED it. I got the idea from some ‘minute to win it’ post. I had two rolls of toilet paper hanging on a straight [horizontal] pole at the front of the class. I had about two feet of the tissue hanging down from each roll with a jingle bell attached…
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Jennifer Smith
November 12, 2013
This super fun game was written by a Seminary student for his class. Here are some notes on how to play it: We had a student plan an amazing week of scripture mastery activities. Yesterday it was hunger games themed on Mosiah 4:30. Their battles were rocks, paper, scissors. The person who lost had a dramatic death scene. One was victorious. Here is how it was set up. Each person…
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Jennifer Smith
January 29, 2013
Here is how we do Scripture Chasing: I call out “Books Up” and students close their books and place their books out in front of them with the spine down and their hands on the front and back covers. No fingers touching the pages. I call out a clue, key word, or state ask a question that can be answered in a specific scripture, then I say GO. The first…
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Jennifer Smith
January 29, 2013
This great idea comes from Shauna at http://seminaryatsixam.blogspot.com/ As students arrive, each seat has 2-3 post-it notes with a word, number, or punctuation mark. When I tell them to go, they must work as a group to get their words in order to make a scripture mastery scripture. Until they see who has the name of the book and some of the numbers, they generally have no idea which scripture…
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Jennifer Smith
August 10, 2012
This Scripture Mastery game is to help students recall the references from key words(but just a few at a time); so dont let students tell each other the references. To play, divide students evenly into rows (no more than 5 in a row). Then each row is given a stack of 25 cards with a Scripture Mastery Reference written on each (you can also use a regular stack of Scripture…
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Jennifer Smith
August 10, 2012
Click on the [link below] to download the instructions for the Spin the Dreidel Scripture Mastery Game. This being December, we are approaching the Hanukkah season which has its ties to the Old and New Testament. Your class has learned how the Tabernacle, and other ancient temples, had a large candlestick Menorah which was to be constantly burning (Exodus 25:31-37). In the 400 years between the Old and New Testament,…
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Jennifer Smith
August 10, 2012
Word strip activities can help your students become very familiar with, and memorize, the scripture mastery scriptures. Usually it is best to use word strips with the longer scripture masteries scriptures that they may have gone over already. To save you a ton of time in your preparations, I [John Bushman] have placed the text of the Old Testament scripture masteries BELOW IN THIS WORD DOCUMENT. That way you can…
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Jennifer Smith
August 10, 2012
Divide the class into two teams. For each round, a team will need a Hucker (thrower) and a Shucker (rebounder). Team One will start by yelling out a Scripture Mastery clue to the other team. As soon as the clue is given the Hucker from team one throws Lucky (the name of the stuffed animal) into the basket or garbage can across the room. If he misses it is rebounded…
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Jennifer Smith
August 10, 2012
Before you can have effective scripture chasing, they first need to learn the references to the key words or clues. This game sharpens that skill. It will also help you see who is your fastest. There are many versions of this game. How I do it is I set a long row of tables and seat students on each side facing each other. All students things (including scriptures) need to…
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Jennifer Smith
August 10, 2012
Scripture Samurai is one of my favorite Scripture Mastery Games ever. It is especially good for students to learn the key words associated with each scripture mastery. To play you need to get a pool noodle and cut it in half. That will be your Samurai sword. Arrange the tables to face each other in whatever shape, according to how many students you have. If you have a small class,…
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