Tag: activities
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Who’s Holding the Bag? Game
Today I had fun making a “how to” video for playing a review or application game for Bible class. Two girls allowed me to video them explaining how to make a home-made rice bag that can be used for a variety of games in Bible classes. Spending this fun morning with them reminded me again that…
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Post-it In Your Heart Memory Tool
I can still recite some memory verses I learned as a child. I know for a fact I am remembering them from childhood because they come back to me in the King James Version even though I have not used that version for many years! So I remember from my childhood “Thy word have I hid in mine heart,…
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Pass the Parcel Game for Bible Class
Have you ever played the “Pass the Parcel” game at a birthday party? It is a favourite here in New Zealand. Every child I know loves this game so I have adapted it to Bible Class. Here’s how it works. A wrapped gift is passed from child to child until the music stops. Sometimes I just sing instead of…
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Draw and Tell: Children Make their own Visual Aid
All you need for this visual aid is a bible, 1 piece of paper and a pen or pencil for each child. Before teaching your class you will read over the Bible story and divide it into main points. I suggest you draw these yourself as practice so you know it will work! Provide each student…
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Review Game: True or False Toss
In this activity children determine whether a statement is true or false and then toss an object into a container to score a point. In the example above I used two of my big white plastic bowls from the kitchen for the containers and I rolled up a pair of socks to have something soft to…