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Materials needed: 3×5 cards (15 – for teacher use only) with 15 different game boards drawn on them. On each 3×5 card divide into 9 sections (like tic-tac-toe) 1. Fill in each game with the same points and words, just in different places on each game board. The teacher will use a different one for each round of play. 2. Use Axe in one, tur (first part of turkey) and…
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Box it in

Prepare a 5X5 grid, but erase each corner and place a small circle there instead: Divide into several teams and give each team a different color marker. You read the SM clue. The first to locate the scripture (or give the correct answer), comes to the board and draws (with their color marker) a star in any circle. Read the next clue and continue playing. If the drawn star completes…
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Four in a Row

Draw a 5X5 grid. Each team has a different color marker. You read a SM clue and the team to answer first gets to X out a square. Gravity counts (i.e. you must start at the bottom and work your way up; you can place your mark on top of another markjust no floating marks.) Read another clue and the first to answer places an X in one of the…
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Who wants to be a Millionaire?

Divide into two teams. Select a team to play round one, then alternate teams for each round. Select one player to represent the team. Each team receives three lifelines (chances for help) per round, to be used as desired. These lifelines are: 1. Ask a teammate, 2. Look in you scriptures, 3. Have your team vote. A team continues as long as questions are answered correctly. The team may choose…
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Out of Thin Air

(Game name comes from the fact that students have to rely upon their memories to play. No scriptures or reference pages are allowed. Give a sheet of paper to each team (works best with smaller teams of 3-4 students) and have them number their paper 1-25. Fold the paper in half the long way, forming two columns. Label the first column SM reference and the second column SM keywords. Give…
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Tic Tac Toe

*TIC TAC TOE. Divide into two teams. Sit away from the board and have each team lay out a set of SM reference cards. The teacher reads the SM clue, and both teams search for the correct reference card. The two students who grab the correct reference, race to the board. Who ever draws their team symbol (X or O) first gets to keep it on the board. Continue play…
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Fruit Basket Upset

(This is a favorite game!) Prepare cards that say things like: move 2 chair to the Right move 2 chair to the left move 4 chairs to the left move 3 chairs to the right chairs #1 and #4 switch places winner chooses any chair fruit basket upset (everyone switches places) Etc. Arrange the chairs in a circle and divide the circle in half (i.e. with masking tape on the…
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Football

Draw a football field on the board (with about 3 between each 5 yard line. Toss coin to see which team is first and place the ball on the 20 yard line. Ask the first team a question and if they answer correctly, they roll the two dice and move accordingly: #2 Touchdown6 points #3 Interceptionloose ball #4 50 yard pass #5 Quarterback sackloose 10 yards #6 30 yard gain…
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Riddles

Give each student 3X5 cards and have them compose riddles about the SM. Read the riddles and have students chase to find the reference. Example riddle: Christmas and birthdays are so much fun, Getting presents from everyone. Toys and trinkets give a temporary lift, But eternal life is Gods greatest gift. (answer is D&C 14:7)

Snake

Form two lines (snakes). Everyone needs a pencil and only the first person in each row can use their scriptures. Give a sheet of paper to the last person in each row that has a SM clue written on it (same clue for both snakes). When you say go the last student looks at the clue and writes down his guess for the SM reference. Then he passes it one…
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Battleship

Give each team a grid and label the columns 1,2,3,4,5. Label the rows A,B,C,D,E. Place the grids so that the teams can gather around their own grid, but can not see the other teams gameboard. Give each team two different colors of markers. With one color they can mark their own ships. Have them place a 4 square ship, a 3 square ship, a 2 square ship and a 1…
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What’s on my back?

(I like to use this game when Im teaching the Golden Rule or cooperation, etc. The students usually think this is a competitionsee who can find their matching partner firstbut when all is said and done, I only give the prize if everyone was able to find their partner before the timer dings. (Although, I dont tell them this at first). Because there is no talking allowed, this usually doesnt…
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