Perfecting the Saints — One Lesson at a Time
Provide each student with an enlarged copy of the grid (see links below) Students may draw the following symbols in the squares of their choice on their game grid: 1 scripture man=100 points 1 scripture woman=100 points 1 temptation man=Lose 25 points 3 smiling faces= 20 points squares without a drawing=5 points You need to have your SM cards handy and a pencil. Let any student choose the first square…
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Each student is given a sheet of paper and a pencil. There is to be absolutely no talking (or else they start giving clues to each other about what they will write) and no looking at a neighbors paper. Explain to the students that you will give a SM reference and they are to write down any 5 words from that scripture. No using scriptures or cards or bookmarks, etc….
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Divide into teams. One student comes up and teacher hands him a SM card. He must draw a picture to represent that SM while his team guesses the reference. (Can be timed if needed.) Cannot draw words or numbers, no making sounds or hand gestures. If you want to take this to a new level, then have the student roll a dice and do accordingly: #1 or #4 Draw the…
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Teams bid for the right to name the scripture, (lowest bid wins). The captain of team #1 says “I can name that scripture in ____words.” Other teams can bid lower or say “Name that Scripture.” The teacher then reads the number of words bid. The words can be at the beginning of the scripture (or the teacher may choose to pick a spot in the middle of the verse and…
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Pass out 3X5 cards and have the students prepare clues for quizzes. Quiz ideas: Have each student choose three important words from the scripture they own. Mix up the cards and teacher reads off the clues while students write the references. SM shapes. Each student writes out the entire scripture they own on a card. Then they cut their card into a shape. Number the backs of the cards and…
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Tape a piece of paper with the key words onto the ceiling. Give a treat to the first student to notice it and a treat to the first student who shouts out the reference. (or finds it in their scriptures).
Print out the SM (in 90 pts, landscape), then cut and tape into one long line. (Roll it up.) (Or have the students write out the SM on a piece of adding machine tapewhich you can buy at Walmart.) Do this 3 more times so you have 4 copies. Divide the room into 4 squares (with masking tape) and place a SM roll into each section. Divide the students into…
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Divide the class into teams of 3 students. Each team has two dice, a pie tin, a set of scriptures, a pencil and paper. Open scriptures to the SM. When teacher says go, the first student on each team begins to read the scripture while the second student writes down exactly what the first student is reading. At the same time, the third student is rolling the dice into the…
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One student stands and reads (or quotes) one of the scriptures. The object is for the reading student to finish reciting the SM before all the others can locate and find the reference in their own scriptures.
Prepare by making two copies of several quizzes on the SM or SMs you are focusing on. These quizzes can be fill in the blanks match key words to references unscramble the phrases first letter only (write the scripture with only the first letter of each word given as a clue) etc. Divide the class into teams (5-6 on a team works good) (The teams must be equal, so I…
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Prep: Divide the SM scripture into short phrases and write each phrase onto a popsicle stick. (Let the students help you prepare the sticks.) Youll need two sets of sticks for each scripture if you want to race teams against each other. (You could use a different color ultra-fine Sharpie marker for each set. Make sure the SM is being divided the same way for both teams.) To play: Pick…
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All team members are given a few minutes to review the scripture. Each person is given a piece of paper and when the teacher says go they must write the scripture down on a piece of paper. The trick comes when the teacher tells them to switch papers. All persons in their team must switch what they have written with each other and correct that paper, then continue writing the…
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