Bible
Spin-The-Bottle
Players
spin the bottle to determine who answers a Bible trivia question.
BIBLE BUSTER RELAYS
Bible Busters was sent in by Suzanne Mossman, another contributor to the Sunday
School Teacher's Network! In this fun and lively action game, kids will learn
the books of the Bible...and have fun doing it! Awesome! That's what this site
is all about! Thanks for sharing, Suzanne!
Who Am I?
In order to play, "Who Am I?" you divide the class into teams or
allow each child to compete against one another. To begin, you describe a person
from the Old or New Testament. For example: "I baptized Jesus. Who am
I?" (John the Baptist-Matthew 3:13) Or, "I was anointed king by
Samuel. Who am I?" (King David-1 Samuel 16:13) This idea was sent in by Pat
Rogers, a regular contributor to the Sunday School Teacher's Network. Pat says,
"We played another version of this game whereby there were multiple clues
with variant points for each clue. 5 points for the first & hardest clue,
then downward from there."
SEEING GOD IN
EVERYTHING
"The Heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his
hands." (Psalm 19:1) In this game, the players will begin to train
themselves to see God in all things. Thanks goes to Yulonda Smith of
'Living Holy Family Worship Center in Greensboro, NC. for this great game idea!
Click the title for the directions.
3 Great Games from A-Z Requires
NO preparation, NO supplies and NO set-up. They are easy, quick
"fill-in" activities for those last few minutes in class.
Bible 4-Square
Where kids learn to be four square on God's Word!
Evangelism
Tag
Players
race to tell other's that Jesus loves them!
Bible Boggle
Pick a Bible category. Example: "Books of the Bible", "Kings of
the Bible", "Women or Men of the Bible", "Psalms 23"
(or any chapter that the kids have studied), "Beatitudes",
"Spiritual Gifts", "Books beginning with a certain letter of the
alphabet", etc. Give the players one minute to list as many items as they
can think of dealing with that category. After one minute, the kids take turns
reading their list. If two or more players have the same item, they must cross
it off. Players get one point for each item that remains on the list. (The
teacher is the judge - and makes the decision of what is allowed for a point.)
Do as many categories that you have time for and the one with the most points
wins. Another great game idea contributed by Deb High.
BIBLE BOOK NAME GAME
(For Grades 3-6) In this noisy and rambunctious game, children will learn the books of the Bible
and where to find them. This game was sent in by Dr. Phil, one of the
subscribers to the Sunday School Teacher's Network (SSTN). If you're not signed
up for the free network, you're missing out on a wonderful resource for your
classes! (Click the title to get the 'Bible Book Name Game' directions.)
Bible-Guess-A-Mees
Four-line riddles that ask "who am I" or "what am I"?
BODY OF CHRIST
(1
Corinthians 12:12-26) Players learn that the body of Christ is many parts, and that they must work
together to accomplish their goal.
Sticky
Stereotypes
What do you think other people think of you? In Sticky Stereotypes you'll be challenged to consider how God thinks of you!
A good game for teens.
GUARDIAN
OF THE TREASURE
Jo Ellen Nakles developed the 'Guardian' game for her Sunday school class. She
writes, "I used this with my pre-teen group, and it was a big hit. It is a
very physically active game, and the kids loved getting down and crawling around
on the floor, trying to steal each other's treasures! Players will learn, how to
set their sights not on earthly things, but on things above." (Click the
title to get the directions.)
BIBLE BINGO
Assemble Bible pictures onto Bingo-size playing cards. (For example, Adam and Eve
in the Garden, Noah and the Ark, Jesus Feeds The Multitudes). Mix pictures in
different order for each card. You can reference the pictures to their
corresponding Bible verses too. Call out the Bible picture, or verse and have
the players mark their cards with playing chips. First to get all the pictures
in a horizontal, vertical or diagonal row wins! This was sent in by Angie
Reveles. Thanks for sharing Angie!
BELIEVERS-BOWLING
(Matthew 28:18-20, Acts 8:1-8 and 26-40) Players use their abilities to help the 'blind' player. Emphasizing being a
witness for Christ.
GOD IS OUR REFUGE
(Psalm
46:1, Colossians 3:3)
Players make dice to play this game, then unscramble the words to win!
ARE YOU SATISFIED?
"Are You Satisfied?" teaches children to be content with their
circumstances. (Editor's note: Paul tells us in Philippians 4:11-12,"...for
I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances..." An important
lesson for young and old!) Sent in by Deb High.
BIBLE TIC-TAC-TOE
For Two Players or
Two Teams. You will need a pack of Bible trivia questions to play this game. You
can write your own questions, or purchase them. If playing in a class, divide
class into two teams, "X's" and "O's". Draw a large Tic-Tac-Toe
grid on the chalk board and number the squares 1-9. Players/teams take turns
answering the Bible trivia questions called out by the teacher. Players may
confer with their teammates to give an answer. If a correct answer is given,
that player or team scores an "X" or "O" in one of the
numbered positions of their own choosing on the grid. If a player/team is unable
to answer a question, the opposing team may have an opportunity to answer it and
score an "X" or "O". If no one is able to answer the
question, the grid space remains blank and play continues as before. First
player or team to get three in a row wins!
