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Each student gets a bowling score sheet and keeps track of their own score. Call out a SM clue. Start counting (slowly) as your students determine which SM it is and then look it up. The first student to locate the scripture gets a strike, then the teacher starts counting down from 9 to 1 and then gutter. When they have located the scripture, they write down the number you…
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Digital Camera

Divide into teams and give each a digital camera (or use student cell phone cameras ~Jenny). They are to take a picture to represent their SM. They may use themselves or find other props to photograph. You could have fabric (for costumes), or other items lying around to help them out. Or let them wander to find things on their own.

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Missionaries and Messages

Give each student three 3X5 cards. Have them write a question on each card that an investigator might ask. The questions should require the use of a SM to answer. (They can look at the missionary application on the back of their SM cards to help them come up with these questions.) Divide the class into two groups. One group is the Investigators. Give each investigator three mini bags of…
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Hold-up

(Sorry, no guns involved). Students spread out their SM cards in front of them. Teacher gives a clue and when they find the corresponding card, they raise it in the air. First one in air gets the points. Variation. Have one set of cards spread out for every two players. They stand on opposite sides of the table and the first one from each pair to locate and hold up…
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Taboo

Give each student a 3X5 card and have them write the reference to the SM they own (have chosen ahead of time to teach the class) at the top. Now they each choose 5 important words from their scripture to be come the forbidden words and write these below the reference. Teacher gathers the cards and places them in a pile face down. Divide into teams. One player from team…
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Collage

Have the students make a collage (from old Ensigns and church magazines) representing their SM.

SPIT (S-PIT)

Prep: Choose as many SMs as there are students in the class. Divide each SM scripture into 8 parts, writing each phrase part onto a different card (you can use blank 3X5s turned vertical). Let the students help make the cards, each taking a different SM and writing pieces of it onto 8 cards. At the top, right corner of each card, place a key word to represent that SM….
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Scripture Man

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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What Were you Thinking?

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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Brains and Brawn

Place two stacks of scratch paper on the floor next to each other. Place a garbage can about 10 feet away. One player from each team comes forward and stands by a paper stack. You read the clue (or start reading the actual scripture) and the first person (of the two) to answer correctly (or chase for the scripture) gets a point for their team. (This is the BRAINS part.)…
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Reference Ball

Obtain a ball (a childs smooth, bouncy, ball ~8-10 in diameterlike the ones you buy from the tall bins at discount stores). Write all 25 SM references randomly on the ball with a permanent marker. Begin by tossing the ball to a student. He catches the ball and then looks to see which references his thumbs are touching. He must then give the key words of the SM scripture (or…
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Sock ’em

Here’s what you need: Pieces of paper each with a scripture mastery reference (students can prepare these). Tape A pair of rolled socks (or soft Nerf ball) (I used dry splash balls) (or sponge balls) Here’s how to prepare: Remove all breakable items from your classroom Tape the scripture mastery references around the room (students can help) Set chairs up for the number of…
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