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Here is a fun game for middle school aged children called “Steal the Bacon”. Use as an icebreaker game to start or a game to end a teaching session.
http://www.greatgroupgames.com/steal-the-bacon.htm
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Use this drawing game to reinforce the lesson you are teaching. This is a thinking game for kids best used during the lesson time and not before.
http://www.greatgroupgames.com/christmas-pictionary.htm
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Construct a simple backboard for the balloons by covering a piece of plywood or particleboard with a layer or two of cardboard and colored paper. You could also use cork board. Write out varying point values on pieces of paper and stuff them inside the balloons. Cover the backing board with the inflated balloons. Divide class into teams. Ask questions. Award 100 points for correctly answering question. Then the person who answers correctly has three chances to throw a dart at the board to pop a balloon. If a balloon is popped, the team will receive the number of points written on the paper inside the balloon.
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Here is a link to several christmas craft nativity ornaments kids will enjoy to make.
https://feltmagnet.com/crafts/how-to-make-christmas-nativity-crafts
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Supplies: A cardboard box with three or four 5-inch holes cut in the bottom and some golf or tennis balls. Place the cardboard box bottom-up. Mark a line with masking tape five feet from the box. Divide the class up into two teams. When a team player answers a review question correctly, he or she has the chance to score points by putting a ball at the box to try to score a “hole-in-one.” The player has two chances to get the ball into a hole. Five points are awarded if the ball goes in on either attempt. The team with the most points wins. Variation: The holes in the box can be varied in size and marked with point values, so that some holes are worth more than others.
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Divide class into two teams (usually best boys vs. girls). Assign a spokesperson for each team who sit in chairs opposite each other. Toss a coin to see who starts first. Draw a tic tac toe square on the black board. Winner of coin toss gets first question. If the spokesperson with the assistance of his team mates correctly answer the question then they get their X or O placed on their desired square. If the question is not correctly answered, the opposite team has the same question posed to them – if they answer correctly, they choose which square they want and they continue with their own turn. You only get two turns in a row when you steal from the opposing team.
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Cut 30 squares out of construction paper or Bristol board. Write the questions on half of them and the answers on the other half. Lay the answer cards face-up in a line across the front of the room. Hold the question cards in your hand. Pick 2 children who can read and give each of them a question (make sure that it is approximately the same degree of difficulty. On your command, have them race to the front of the class from the back and they must find the correct answer to the question they have been given. The first one to pick the correct answer is the winner. The teacher reviews the answer they have chosen and if incorrect sends them back to look for the right answer. Award points to the team who gets the right answers first.
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This lesson review game is similar to the T. V. game show “Wheel of Fortune”. The goal of the game is to be the first team to guess the phrase. Make transparencies or draw lines on the black board to represent the letters and the words of the secret phrase. Divide class into two teams. Alternate asking questions to each team. When the member of the team correctly answers a question, their team gets 100 points and that person may choose a letter of the alphabet. If that letter is present in the secret message, the teacher takes a black marker or chalk and writes the letter on the appropriate line or lines. Award 50 bonus points each time the letter of the alphabet that they pick appears in the phrase. Only on their turn, a team may decide to guess the secret message rather than receive a question. If they guess correctly, their team earns 300 bonus points. If their answer is incorrect their team loses 200 points. Team at the end with the most points wins.
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Have three teachers come out dressed up as various secular or Children’s Church celebrities. Teachers can also use puppets as their character. Children are divided into two teams. Flip a coin to see which team starts first. The child chooses the celebrity that the question is to be directed to. The question is asked to the celebrity and the celebrity can either answer truthfully, or can try to trick the child with a false answer. The child must decide if the celebrity is telling the truth or not telling the truth. If the child decides correctly their team earns 100 points. Team at the end with the most points wins.
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This is a great game to keep the kids attention during your lesson teaching.
Prior to class, prepare some tickets by cutting them in half (there should be identical numbers at both ends of the ticket). In a larger class you would want 4 bags with 10 tickets each to be handed out during the teaching of the lesson. Pick a Code word and announce it before the lesson teaching. During your sermon whenever you say the code word the first child in each section, which stands up and says “Amen” gets a ticket. At the end of the program make sure everyone has a ticket or two. You will want to prepare these tickets ahead of time. Draw some tickets for a few prizes. We give larger candy prizes. This keeps the kids at the edge of their seats during lesson time.
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