Tag Archive: LDS games

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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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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Cat and Mouse

Have each student tie a large pompom onto an 18 length of yarn (these are the mice). Grab a large sauce pan lid (this is the cat). Have the students sit in a circle on the floor with their mice in the center in a pile and the tails (yarn) trailing out in front of them (this looks like the hub of a wheel with spokes protruding from it). Each…
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LDS games, scripture mastery

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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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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I Have, Who Has?

(This is more of a cooperative class participation activity than a competition game). Preparation: Have all the students form a line and sit down side by side. Give each student a SM card (at random), a 3X5 card, and pencil. (The first person in line will not need a SM card). On the top half of their 3X5 card, have the students write down the SM reference of the SM…
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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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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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LDS games, LDS Seminary, scripture mastery

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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