| Some teachers don't have any idea of the | | | | the music stops, the person that's holding |
| importance of Sunday school games! Using | | | | the toy needs to state one of the |
| games in order to teach lessons is always | | | | commandments. If they cannot think of one, |
| effective! Kids enjoy winning and as a | | | | they're out. This game is short and simple |
| result, they'll pay attention. Therefore, | | | | but it helps the kids to memorize the Ten |
| using information about Christianity as a | | | | Commandments! |
| token to win the game is an A+ way to get the | | | | |
| info across to your students! | | | | "Word Builder" is a Sunday school game that |
| | | | helps with keywords from the Bible. You'll |
| Along with learning information about the | | | | divide the class into two teams. Each team |
| Bible, religious school is also for learning | | | | must have a different colored piece of chalk. |
| about other people and learning to love | | | | Begin by writing one word that's relevant to |
| everyone for who they are. "The Colors of | | | | the Bible on the chalkboard. The 1st team |
| Life" is a perfect activity to do on the 1st | | | | must make another word using the original |
| day of class. You'll need a bag of M&M's. | | | | word in the same fashion that they would in a |
| Each kid will take a handful. Once everyone | | | | game of Scrabble. However, all of the words |
| has some, you'll assign a different meaning | | | | must be related to Christianity. The game |
| for each color. For example, blue=family, | | | | goes on until one of the teams cannot think |
| green=activities, yellow=friends, red=school, | | | | of any more words. The team with the most |
| and brown=random facts. Whatever number of | | | | words wins. |
| each color the kids have is the amount of | | | | |
| facts about each subject that they must share | | | | "Bible Win, Lose or Draw" is a Sunday school |
| with the class. After they share their | | | | game that's fun for everybody. Divide the |
| personal facts, they must give an example of | | | | group into two teams. You'll have one person |
| from the Bible. For example, if a student | | | | from each team come up at a time. They'll |
| has a blue and they say they have a brother, | | | | pick a Bible story out of a bowl and then |
| they must give an example of a | | | | draw it for their team. The team has one |
| brother-brother or brother-sister | | | | minute to guess what story is being drawn. |
| relationship from the Bible. After each kid | | | | If the team doesn't guess, then the other |
| shares a fact, allow them to eat the M&M of | | | | team has 10 seconds to collaborate and then |
| that color! | | | | announce 1 guess. The group that answers |
| | | | correctly (if any) gets 10 points. Anyone |
| A short Sunday School game called "Hot | | | | that can tell where the story came from gets |
| Bricks" deals with the Ten Commandments. | | | | an additional 5 points for their team. |
| This game is sort of like "Hot Potato" but | | | | "Bible Win, Lose or Draw" is endlessly |
| you'll use a toy brick. Play music. When | | | | entertaining. |