Perfecting the Saints — One Lesson at a Time
This activity will only work if you have a gym with polished wood floors and some old blankets you dont mind wearing out a bit more (a few gunny sacks could also work). The game is simple. Divide your class into 2 or 3 teams. Give a clue to the teams and as soon as everyone has it on the team (teacher has to give the go ahead), then they…
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The idea is pretty simple. Have one less chair than students in a circle. When you give the clue, they walk around the chairs while chasing to the place in their scriptures. When they have found it, they can sit down. The student who is last to find it and sit down wont have a chair so they are out. Then you take out another chair after each round. Fun….
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Put Stuff in small brown paper bags1 item per bag, one bag per student plus 1 extra bag. Items can be small things like a pencil, chap stick, a pkg. of Kool-aid or hot chocolate, a scented candle, a comb, a bookmark, a piece of candy, a highlighter, anything from good to ridiculous. I always just used stuff from around my house. Like a roll of TP, a granola bar
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Make up one set of 3 by 5 cards for each group. Cards are best made from poster board or colored 3 by 5 cards. Half of the cards should have a scripture mastery reference written on them and the other half, the key words. You may want to make each set from cards from a different color of poster board or colored 3 by 5 cards. Divide the class…
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Divide the chalkboard into as many sections as you have zones/groups competing (2 to 4 groups works well). If you have a small chalkboard, have one zone representative at a time go to the board. Have a representative from the first one draw a picture of the scripture mastery selected by the zone without using any numbers, letters, or words. The first person in the class to identify and locate…
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Here is an easy one. Each student should draw hangman gallows on a blank piece of paper. Give a clue and let the students chase against the clock for ten to fifteen seconds. If they fail to find the scripture, they add a part of the body to the gallows. Be sure that the parts of the body they add before a student is hung are predetermined, such as head,…
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Submitted by: Kelly Miller Added: September 26, 2008 Duration: >30 minutes Divide class into groups of 2-4. Each group gets a scissors, stapler, 15-20 5.5 X 8.5 sheets of paper, and a copy of the day?s newspaper. Students cut out any article, headline, word, picture, comic, etc?, staple it to a sheet of paper, and write which mastery reference applies and why. With 15 minutes left in class, ask each…
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Submitted by: Kelly Miller Added: September 26, 2008 Duration: >30 minutes Students can work individually, in pairs, or larger teams. Have students number from 1- 25 on a piece of paper. From a box, teacher places on a table an object that serves as a clue for a mastery reference. A new object is placed on the table every 30 seconds. Students write the object and the reference on their…
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Submitted by: Kelly Miller Added: September 26, 2008 Duration: >30 minutes Divide group into 3-4 teams (Teacher assigns them and make sure to mix boys and girls, quiet and loud, younger and older students). Each team gets a grab bag of props ( have some easy-to-use props and some that would take some creativity ? such as household items, kid’s toys, kitchen utensils, hats, etc.), and a SM scripture. Give…
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Submitted by: Kelly Miller Added: September 26, 2008 Duration: >30 minutes This is a relay type game. Divide the class into 2 teams. Each team is sitting in a row of chairs, facing a chalkboard with 2 pieces of chalk and 2 erasers. On either side of the chalkboard is a small table. On each table is a set of scripture mastery cards, spread out, and a container of play…
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Submitted by: Kelly Miller Added: September 26, 2008 Duration: >30 minutes Class is divided into two teams, one on each side of the classroom. Set a time limit, such as 25 seconds, for each clue chased. Teacher gives the key word, and time starts. At the end of the appointed time (such as 25 seconds), teacher yells STOP! One point is awarded to a team for each of its members…
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Submitted by: Chuck Kipp Added: June 22, 2008 Duration: >30 minutes Needed: 2 buckets or 2 garbage cans 4 chairs to use as part of the game 2 Wadded up paper balls or nerf balls or bean bags Scripture Mastery Cards ? Use the cards on Bro. Kipp?s Seminary Place or use the cards provided by CES (http://home.earthlink.net/~cccckipp/index.htm) Chalkboard or Whiteboard for Keeping Score Scoring: Try to accumulate the most…
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