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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
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
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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Jennifer Smith
August 10, 2012
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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Jennifer Smith
August 10, 2012
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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Jennifer Smith
August 10, 2012
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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Jennifer Smith
August 10, 2012
Submitted by: Chuck Kipp Added: March 5, 2008 Duration: >30 minutes Goal: Be the first team to spell a word by finding the scripture mastery references in your scriptures as quickly as you can Needed: ? Scripture Mastery Cards ? Use the cards on Bro. Kipp?s Seminary Place or use the cards provided by CES ? Chalkboard or whiteboard for keeping score Scoring: – The first team to spell the…
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Jennifer Smith
August 9, 2012
Submitted by: Chuck Kipp Added: March 5, 2008 Duration: 10 to 30 minutes Goal: Find the scripture mastery scripture as fast as possible with your eyes closed, receiving ?flipper? clues from your partner. Needed: ? Scriptures ? Chalkboard or whiteboard for keeping score Scoring: – Score one point for each partnership that finds the scripture mastery verse(s) within a certain time limit OR – Score one point for the first…
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Jennifer Smith
August 9, 2012
Submitted by: Chuck Kipp Added: September 7, 2007 Duration: 10 to 30 minutes Goal: Score the most points by guessing which scripture mastery card the teacher is holding by using the number clues given. Needed: ? Scripture Mastery Cards ? Use the cards on Bro. Kipp?s Seminary Place or use the cards provided by CES ? Chalkboard or whiteboard for keeping score Scoring: ? 1 point is awarded to the…
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Jennifer Smith
August 9, 2012
Submitted by: Chuck Kipp Added: September 7, 2007 Duration: 10 to 30 minutes Goal: Be the first team to have one of your teammates write the correct answer on a piece of paper, wad it up, and MAKE a basket Needed: ? Wastebasket, bucket, etc ? Many small pieces of paper ? Pencils ? 1 for each person ? Chalkboard or whiteboard for score tally Scoring: ? The team that…
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Jennifer Smith
August 9, 2012
Submitted by: Chuck Kipp Added: September 7, 2007 Duration: 10 to 30 minutes Goal: Collect the most scripture mastery cards by slapping them before your opponent. Needed: ? Scripture Mastery Cards ? Use the cards on Bro. Kipp?s Seminary Place (http://home.earthlink.net/~cccckipp/index.htm) or use the cards provided by CES – laminated cards are best Scoring: ? The team that collects the most cards wins that round. How To Play: 1. Set…
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