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          Jennifer Smith
          August 8, 2012
        
        
          
          
Submitted by: Kelly Miller Added: September 23, 2008 Duration: 10 to 30 minutes Divide the class into two teams. Give each team a fly swatter. Have Scripture Mastery flash cards stuck up all around the room. Teacher calls out a SM clue. Kids take turns using the fly swatter to smack the correct SM flash card. The person who hits the correct SM picture first scores a point for their…
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          Jennifer Smith
          August 8, 2012
        
        
          
          
Submitted by: Kelly Miller Added: September 23, 2008 Duration: 10 to 30 minutes Class is divided into two teams. Each team gets a deck of SM cards, which are divided among its members. Team 1 selects a clue of any five consecutive words to give to Team 2. Time starts after the clue is given. Time ends when ALL of Team 2?s members have found the correct reference. Then Team…
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          Jennifer Smith
          August 8, 2012
        
        
          
          
Submitted by: Kelly Miller Added: September 23, 2008 Duration: 10 to 30 minutes Divide the class into two teams. Chairs are lined up one behind the other, one line for each team. The teacher, using two SM decks, hands the same card to the first person in each line. When the first person finds the reference, he hands the card back to the next person. First team to complete the…
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          Jennifer Smith
          August 8, 2012
        
        
          
          
Submitted by: Kelly Miller Added: September 23, 2008 Duration: 5-10 minutes Give scripture clue. Say, “those wearing sandals!” OR: “Juniors!” “Girls!” “Those wearing shorts!” “Those wearing jewelry!” Etc?. Those called are the ones who chase the key word, clue, or key phrase.
           
         
        
            
        
        
          Jennifer Smith
          August 8, 2012
        
        
          
          
Submitted by: Kelly Miller Added: September 23, 2008 Duration: 5-10 minutes Announce a time limit (such as 20 seconds). Time starts after the clue is read. All who get the SM within the time limit get a candy (such as the Brachs? pound candy).
           
         
        
            
        
        
          Jennifer Smith
          August 8, 2012
        
        
          
          
I have a Shock Ball that I bought at Amazon.com for around $20. It’s a small plastic ball with metal discs around the outside that emit a small electric pulse at random. Set a timer for 1-3 minutes. Allow students to look over a scripture mastery passage until the buzzer sounds. Students sit in a circle with their scriptures open to the scripture mastery lying on the ground in front…
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          Jennifer Smith
          August 8, 2012
        
        
          
          
Submitted by: Kelly Miller Added: September 23, 2008 Duration: 5-10 minutes The teacher picks a student to start off. The teacher says a SM clue or shows a SM flash card. The student has to say the correct scripture reference. A student rolls the die. Whatever number comes, you count people to the right of the first student picked. For example, if the roll of the die comes up 4,…
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          Jennifer Smith
          August 8, 2012
        
        
          
          
Submitted by: Kelly Miller Added: September 23, 2008 Duration: 5-10 minutes Using an overhead projector, have students apply as many SM as possible to what is displayed. (For example, display a picture of candle, temple, or a seed. ~Jenny) http://home.earthlink.net/~colby.kipp/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderfile….
           
         
        
            
        
        
          Jennifer Smith
          August 8, 2012
        
        
          
          
Submitted by: Kelly Miller Added: September 23, 2008 Duration: 5-10 minutes Announce a time limit. Give a key word, and chase. http://home.earthlink.net/~colby.kipp/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderfile…
           
         
        
            
        
        
          Jennifer Smith
          August 8, 2012
        
        
          
          
Submitted by: Kelly Miller Added: September 23, 2008 Duration: 5-10 minutes It is played with straws. NO HANDS can touch the scriptures or they’re disqualified. Everyone has to “blow” the pages or “suck on the straw” to get to the correct page. Be careful! Sometimes scriptures can get wet! http://home.earthlink.net/~colby.kipp/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderfile…
           
         
        
            
        
        
          Jennifer Smith
          August 8, 2012
        
        
          
          
Submitted by: Kelly Miller Added: September 23, 2008 Duration: 5-10 minutes Have students turn to a hymn that you have directed them to. Have them tell you which scripture mastery verse(s) match and why. For example: Lead, Kindly Light [Hymn # 97] could go with Matt. 5:14-16 Choose the Right [Hymn #239] could go with Matt. 6:24 We’re Not Ashamed to Own Our Lord [Hymn #57] could go with Romans…
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          Jennifer Smith
          August 8, 2012
        
        
          
          
Submitted by: Kelly Miller Added: September 23, 2008 Duration: 5-10 minutes Write the first letter of each word of a mastery reference on the board. Have students identify the reference. Use it to recite the reference as a class, first with their books open, and then again with their books closed. http://home.earthlink.net/~colby.kipp/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderfile…