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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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Jennifer Smith
August 10, 2012
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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Jennifer Smith
August 10, 2012
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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Jennifer Smith
August 10, 2012
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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Jennifer Smith
August 10, 2012
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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Jennifer Smith
August 10, 2012
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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