Let the Games Begin!
$100,000 Pyramid
Apostle BINGO
Balloon Blast
Beat the Clock
Bloody Knuckles
Bombs Away
Breakfast Game
Breakfast Maze
Chase and Quiz
Concentration-Scripture Mastery
Cookie Chase
D&C Church History Picture Test
D&C Clues
D&C Music Clues
D&C Rhymes
Double Pictionary
Find the Answer
First Letters -memorization
Fly Swatter
Fruit Basket
General Conference Activity
Give Me Proof
Gotcha!
Great Train Race
Grab Bag!
Halloween Activities
High Noon
High Roller!
Hyperventilate
Jacob's Ladder
Jeopardy (D&C)
Master Mind
Memory
Mix It!
Mormon Money Auction
Pumpkin Hoops
Pumpkin Pass
Scripture Treating
$100,000 Pyramid
Variation of old $100,000 Pyramid TV game.
Advance preparation –
Draw (on 18x22 newsprint paper) large pyramids, 3 spaces at the bottom, 2 spaces in the middle, and 1 space at top. There are 2 pyramids (on separate sheets of paper) for each
category.
To play game Divide class into 2 teams. Arrange chairs so that 1 chair (of each team) faces front where the large pyramid drawings can be seen. Other chairs of team face away from pyramids
(so they can't see them). Team members take turns sitting in the one chair ("hot seat") facing the front.
Once students are sitting in the chairs correctly, the one student (from team #1 in the hot seat) watches while the teacher displays the first category pyramid #1. Rest of students on
team #1 listen as their team member describes words (without using the actual words) on the pyramid. Words must be guessed in order starting with the bottom row left to right. If team gets
stuck on a word/phrase, must remain there until guessed or until time limit is over. Time limit is 2 minutes for each pyramid.
Scoring is 10 points for each word correctly guessed on the bottom row, 20 points per word on middle row, and 30 points for the tip of the pyramid row.
Student from team #2 faces front in hot seat as teacher displays first category pyramid #2. Rest of team guesses and scores, as mentioned above.
Repeat with each category until game is over. Each team has a chance at each category, although with different words/phrases. Student in "hot seat" changes each time as team
takes turn.
Total scores.
Examples of categories and words/phrases from Unit 5 Review (Sections 88-106):
PEOPLE, Pyramid #1,
Bottom row: Joseph Smith, Jesus Christ, Lucifer Middle row: John the Baptist, Martin Van Buren Top row: Missourians
PEOPLE, Pyramid #2,
Bottom row: Pres. Hinckley, Heavenly Father, Brigham Young Middle row: Parley P. Pratt, Sidney Rigdon Top row: "lively" member
Other categories with 2 pyramids each: PLACES; EVENTS; DOCTRINE; THINGS; SCRIPTURE MASTERY
Apostle Bingo
Here's a game my kids (19 so far!) have enjoyed:
I copied off a 5x5 Bingo grid - titled "APOSTLE BINGO" - each student wrote 25 names of the current 12 Apostles and Latter-Day Prophets . . . obviously, not all will fit - they
have to choose who to put on their Bingo cards.
They all have little pieces of sunshine (I copied off lots of little sun faces and cut them into squares for markers - they keep their own sunshines in snack baggies in their binders)
and we begin to play - but instead of the usual questions, I pull out the 8-1/2x11 pictures of the current Apostles and Latter-Day Prophets (The Prophets came out of the Gospel Art Picture Kit
and the Apostles are ordered as a set from Distribution (about $4.50 for the set) (Our library had all this already - I just checked it out for use in Sem.)
This way, they get to put a face with a name. They are getting better (although they think every Prophet with a beard is Lorenzo Snow!?!?) The Prophet pictures don't have the
names on the front, which is good - but the Apostles all have the names at the bottom, so hold the pictures with your fingers over the names.
Depending on time, go for a Line Bingo or a blackout. This also works great for SCRIPTURE BINGO - they list their 25 references in each box - I read the scripture/clue. Line
Bingo works best on this - everyone will get blackout!
Hope your class enjoys this idea. (I gave everyone a plastic sleeve to keep all these games in. You can adapt this a lot of ways - with questions for Church History questions, facts
about Prophets, etc.)
Balloon Blast
The balloon idea is a lot of fun for the kids. Have a certain color assigned for each team. Each set of balloons contains clues for the 26 scripture masteries. You don't have to use
25 balloons and clues. Put the balloons scattered all over the floor in one area by you. When you say "GO" one member of each team runs to get their color of balloon and takes it back to their
team where someone has to blow up, tie, and pop the balloon by sitting on it. (No fair cheating) After they pop the balloon they get out the clue and chase for the scripture. Have a sheet of
paper for them to write it down on. Then, and only then, can another member go get another balloon and begin the process again. Make sure that no one is going for balloons before they have
the answer written down! When the allotted time is up you can see who has the most correct answers or you can play till one team finishes first. My kids loved this game! Be warned, it can
get noisy and wild. Of course that's why they liked it. This game can be played with any questions, not just scripture mastery.
Beat the Clock
I made 10 index cards with a different number on each, starting with 1 and ending with 10. I then placed them in reverse order. For the chase I called out the key word or key phrase and then
said go. I then waited 1 second and removed the 10 card, another second the 9 card was removed, this went on until I was out of cards or everyone had found the scripture. As soon as the kids
found the scripture they would look to see what number I was holding and that was their score. We would do at least 5 scriptures, more if we had time for them. At the end of the chase the
kids added up their score and I gave them that much seminary money. They loved it
because everyone won, and I loved it because everyone participated.
Bloody Knuckles
Bloody knuckles is an easy, but rowdy, game. I divide my class into 2 teams--I only have 12 kids. You could do more teams for more kids. Just have 3 or 4 chairs and
chalkboard divided into 3 or 4 sections.....
We set up 2 chairs at one end of the room and a chalk board (not white board) at the other with a line drawn vertically down the middle and 2 pieces of chalk in the tray. (My
classroom is pretty full of chairs and tables, so we do it in the cultural hall and use a rolling chalkboard.)
It's a relay race. Each person has their own D&C. One person from each team sits in a chair. I give a clue and they search. As soon as the person sitting in the chair has a book
turned to the right page, they hold the book and run to the other end of the room and write an X on the chalk board. (If one of their team members finds the scripture first, they can give their
book to the chair-sitter--that takes some of the pressure off kids that don't know them so well. )
It's called Bloody Knuckles because when they try to grab the chalk and make the X fast they scrape knuckles on the board. There's no physical contact between kids--just
between kids and blackboard....
The team that makes the X first gets 1 point. I also have them recite, or read, the scripture to the group. The kids come back to the team and the next person on the team sits on the
chair.
VARIATION:
Divide class into 2 teams. Each team is equi-distant from chalkboard. Each team is given answers (same answers given to both teams) to the questions being asked by teacher, but
beware - some answers are wrong. (All the right answers are there, plus a few wrong ones to give them choices.) I put the answers on cardstock so they can better withstand hurried, frantic
grabs and races to the chalkboard.
Bloody Knuckles - Continued
Chalkboard is divided by a vertical line (one section per team). Piece of chalk on chalktray for each team.
Teacher asks question. Teams find correct answer. Team "runner" (one chosen student from team) runs to chalkboard, makes an X in team's section, then shows answer to teacher
to see if it's the correct answer.
Scoring - Each team with correct answer gets 1 point. Team with X first gets extra speed point, BUT if the lines of the X don't cross, it doesn't count and speed point is lost.
Sample questions for Unit 1 and the correct answer (which is one of the answers teams can choose from) in parentheses:
1)
Religious reformers corrected what they thought was wrong. The restoration of the gospel brought back that which had been what? (lost)
2)
What NT scripture inspired Joseph Smith to pray for wisdom about which church to join? (James 1:5)
3)
During the first vision, what overcame Satan's power that was binding Joseph? (Arrival of Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ)
4)
When Martin Harris lost the 116 translated pages of the BOM, what did Joseph learn? (Follow the Lord's counsel)
5)
What is the greatest of all God's gifts? (eternal life)
6)
Revelation can come to us in different ways. What are the most common ways? (feelings that something's right and ideas/thoughts)
When we had this review about 2 weeks ago, I had two unexpected guests (1 was a branch president; the other a bishopric counselor) slip in to observe for a little while.
Afterwards one commented - "The other class is milling around, but your class is very focused." Competition will do that! :-)
PS This game idea came from this list; it's not original with me. But it is a good way to review without putting extra pressure on any one student. And I made a Bloody Knuckles
game of Pioneer Trivia - most of the answers they wouldn't know easily; they can have fun guessing and learning at the same time. We played this game near the end of Unit 7.
Bombs Away
Played like Battle Ship.
Get a map of some kind that would be of interest to your class. Make a 10 X 10 grid over the map and put one of the scripture references for each of the sections both accross and
down. At the beginning of the year I use the same scriptures for both so that we work on only 10 scriptures at a time. Have copies of this grid made and give one to each student. Make one
copy on an overhead to use in class. Each student takes their grid and hides 10 people (stick figures) in each of 10 seperate grids.
The game begins by having one person call out the key word for the grid space across and the key word for the grid space down that they wish to blow up. All the kids mark off
that space and you mark it on the overhead. Continue like this until only one student has people left on their map or until time is up. From time to time you can give someone a "Super Bomb"
which blows up the space you call out and all the touching spaces. You can decide how to reward the winner.
Adaptation
This is a great way to use the idea of key words. I really like it. I just wonder about an adaptation since the concept of destroying people might not fit into our seminary goals.
Maybe this is too cheesy but I think this is how I'll do it. I'd call it "Finding those Souls" (See D/C 18:10, 15-16) or "Sharing the Gospel" or "I Want to Be a Missionary" and use the Primary
song. So, instead of blowing people up, you share the gospel with them. You could even suggest that the kids use real names of REAL friends with whom they might think about trying to
share the gospel. Then, others in the class will also know these same people and maybe this will spark a real interest in singling out their special friends so they can shower love on them and
maybe get to a point of really sharing the gospel with them.
Breakfast Game
I do this game when I prepare to serve hot chocolate. Students earn items they need for their hot chocolate, cup, spoon, packet of mix, hot water.
I read part of the scripture, call out "search" and as the students find the SM they raise their hand and I point to them and call out a number in order (1, 2, 3, etc). When everyone
has found the SM I pull a numbered ball out of a bag and the student who has that number earns the cup (or whatever he hasn't earned yet). I like this game because it doesn't matter if you find
the SM first. I have always received full participation when I use this activity even if it's just to earn a point.
This could be used for pancakes (plate, fork, pancake, butter, syrup) or egg burritos (tortilla, eggs, tomatoes, cheese, napkin) etc.
Breakfast Maze
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Prepare breakfast for your class.
Mark off a maze in the Cultural Hall with tape.
Set up a table with breakfast laid out at the end of the maze.
At 6 or more different stations in the maze place a small table with a sign or object representing some aspect of morning preparations, like a toothbrush and toothpaste, or clothes, or soap
and wash cloth, prayer, bedding, etc.
Also have a chase clue posted at each station.
Tell the students that they have to go through the maze and complete all the tasks before they can get their breakfast. (they don't really have to do anything, except chase)
Hand out a card listing each station and space for them to write down the correct scripture that corresponds with that clue.
Then they go through the maze and search for each scripture and write down the answer.
To make sure they actually look up the scriptures, require they additionally write down the page number.
Check their answers at the end and hand them a plate if they get them all right.
Chase and Quiz
I have a method for keeping the speed demons from getting all the glory. I usually have the class divided into two or three groups of 4 or 5 students each. The team that gets the scripture the
fastest doesn't get a point until they answer a question correctly. I generally take the questions from the unit tests or the pre/post tests. If they answer incorrectly the next team has a chance to
answer and score the point.
TIP: Tell the class at the beginning that you will never repeat the question for the second team, and stick to that rule. They will learn quickly to be at least quiet enough to hear the question.
Cookie Chase
PREPARATION:
Bake cookies (5 per number of students in class; i.e. 10 students = 50 cookies).
Type 3x5 cards, each with one clue (meaning, or application, or historical setting, or partial quote, etc.) on it. Do 5 clue cards per scripture = 125 cards. Number (1-125) the clues,
so they can be matched with answers later.
Prepare list of answers on colored 3x5 cards (takes about 4 cards to list all 125 answers). These are used by each zone leader (for example, 4 zones = 4 sets answer cards) to check
zone members' answers.
CLASSROOM PROCEDURE:
Ask students how many cookies they want to earn/how many scriptures they want to try to identify, up to 5 maximum. Each student takes that many clue cards (cards have been
shuffled so SM are mixed; a student may get more than one card for the same SM), finds the correct reference, puts clue card in scrips by the SM reference, and waits to have answers checked.
This is done on an individual basis; no helping each other. No scripture card sets. No bookmarks. But they can use index, etc. if want to. Teacher checks zone leader's answers, who in turn
checks answers of those in zone. For each correct answer, each students gets 1 cookie (they enjoy homemade so much more than store-bought). takes about 15 minutes.
Concentration - Scripture Mastery
Doctrine and Covenants 82:10 "I, the Lord, am bound when ye do what I say; but when ye do not what I say, ye have no promise.
This scripture mastery concentration game helps students learn Doctrine and Covenants 82:10. This would also be a fun game to play in conjunction with a family home evening
lesson on obedience. Instructions are as follows:
Preparation:
1.Print the picture clues (right) for each word found in D&C 82:10. You should have 28 clue pictures when you are finished.
2.Gather 14 additional pictures that you would like to use for the matching part of the game. Photocopy them so that you have two of each. In our game we photocopied pictures
of the general authorities. You could also use 14 different mastery scriptures and their keywords (i.e.. students must match the verse with keyword).
3.Gather 28 sheets of blank paper. Label each one with a number from 1-28.
4.Arrange the printed picture clues, face up and in order, in a 7X4 arrangement on the wall.
5.Cover the clues with the additional 28 pictures you gathered earlier, also face up.
Concentration - Scripture Mastery - Continued
6.Cover each picture with a number.
"I" - Print 3
"the"
"Lord"
"am"
"bound"
"when" - Print 2
"ye" - Print 3
"do" - Print 2
"what" - Print 2
"say" - Print 2
"but"
"not"
"have"
"no"
"promise"
"."
";"
"," - Print 3
Play!
Divide into teams. Each team gets a chance to pick two of the numbered squares. When they get a match, the pieces are removed from the wall to reveal the puzzle clue hidden beneath. The
first team to guess the scripture are the winners.
D&C Church History Picture Test
Lay out the pictures (just the regular LDS Distribution variety), each labeled with a number (could use stick-it note paper) and 4 questions (below). You could use white correction
tape to cover the information identifying the picture (in parentheses) and then enlarge the questions below on the copy machine. Tape the questions to the table or below the pictures laid out
on banquet size tables around the room.)
Some of the questions are no-brainers, some are difficult. Students may use their scriptures. Remind them to answer the easy questions first and then go back to the harder ones.
Leave enough time to discuss the correct answers. You might want to cut back on the number of pictures used--I haven't tried it yet, so I don't know how long this will take. It might be better
to have your students work in groups of two.
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40. Does this temple still stand today?
D&C Church History Picture Test
Picture #11 (Restoration of Aaronic Phd)
Picture #1 (Joseph Smith)
41. Who is the angel?
1. Why do you think this man is a prophet?
42. Who are the two men?
2. What section of the D&C pays tribute to this great man and his brother?
43. What is the name of the river in the background? What happened there?
3. What do you feel his most significant contribution was?
44. What section of the D&C has the words the angel spoke to these two men?
4. How old was he when he died as a martyr? (Remember the tall monument at his
Picture #12 (Gordon B. Hinkley)
Vermont birthplace?)
45. What was one of the main messages this man delivered in our most recent General
Picture #2 (Mary Fielding crossing the plains)
Conference.
5. Widow Mary Fielding Smith is the woman of courage in this picture. Who was her
46. How old is he? (Hint: born June 23, 1910 in Salt Lake City)
husband?
47. Where did he serve his mission?
6. What is the name of their future prophet son who was 5 1/2 when his father was
48. What do you feel when you hear him speak?
murdered?
Picture #13 (Angel Moroni at bedside of Joseph)
7. Here, the boy is 9 years old. What is the captain on the horse thinking?
49. How old is the boy? (Hint: Three years after his "First Vision")
8. What D&C section gives the "rules" for the "Camp of Israel" as it moved west.
50. Who is the Angel? How many times did he visit that night and the next day?
Picture #3 (Martin Handcart Company)
51. What did the Angel tell the boy?
9. About how many miles did the handcart saints walk from Iowa City to the Salt Lake
52. A replica of this log cabin where the Angel appeared was just reconstructed (1998).
Valley?
Where is it located?
10. What are the women and children gathering for fires?
Picture #14 (The First Vision)
11. What is the name of the River the handcart pioneers are following in this picture?
53. Which is the Father and which is the son?
12. In what D&C section do we learn about why bad things happen to good people?
54. How old was Joseph?
(Hint: Liberty Jail)
55. Where did this event take place?
Picture #4 (Saving Important Papers)
56. What did Joseph learn for himself?
13. Whose house is in the background?
Picture #15 (Emma Hale Smith)
14. What are the papers the girls have?
57. What is this woman's name? Who was her husband?
15. In what city and state do the mean men live?
58. She gave birth to 9 children, six of whom died very young. What scripture mastery
16. What is the metal contraption by the corner of the house?
verse tells us about the glory these six spirits inherit?
Picture #5 (Exodus from Illinois)
59. What section of the D&C is a revelation given to her?
17. From what city are the Saints leaving?
60. She once served as a scribe for her husband. She also compiled what book for the
18. What month and year is it?
church?
19. What ship full of Saints left New York the same day the exodus from Illinois began?
Picture #16 (Salt Lake Temple)
20. Name 2 other cities from which the saints had been forced to leave.
61. How many years did it take to complete this building?
Picture #6 (3 Young Rescuers)
62. Which prophet dedicated this temple?
21. The Sweetwater River, near Devil's Gate, is in what present-day state?
63. What city is built around this structure?
22. This crossing took place on 3 November 1856. How deep is the water? Guess how
64. How do you feel about entering holy temples?
wide the river is?
Picture #17 (Handcart Company at Bitter Creek, Wyoming)
23. How old are the three young men from the rescue party? How many did they carry
65. Of the 576 people in this company, about how many died?
across?
66. Winter came early to the Rockies in 1856, with 400 miles still to travel. What were 2
24. What was the name of this Handcart Company?
other reasons so many in this company died?
Picture #7 (Miracle of the Sea Gulls)
67. When did the Martin Handcart company finally arrive in the Valley? October or
25. For three weeks in 1848 the Utah Saints fought the crickets. Name 3 methods they
November 1856?
tried?
68. What does the phrase "Faith in Every Footstep" mean to you?
26. How did the state of Utah honor the "California Sea Gull"?
Picture #18 (Latter-day Prophets)
27. What did the sea gulls do with all the crickets they had eaten?
69. One woman was the wife of one prophet and the mother of another prophet. Which
28. What caused the great shadow covering the fields in the picture?
two prophets were they?
Picture #8 (Zion's Camp at Fishing River)
70. What are your feelings as you look at these 15 faces?
29. 200 men marched 1000 miles from Kirtland to Missiouri in the spring of 1834.
71. Who among these men do you look at as a hero?
What was the name of this group?
72. Write about one story from one of their lives that impressed you.
30. "God is in this storm," said Joseph Smith. What did he mean?
Picture #19 (Restoration of the Melchizedek Priesthood)
31. The Fishing River raised from ankle deep to forty feet and prevented what?
73. Who is the man holding the hat?
32. Which two D&C sections were given to the Prophet about this group and their
74. Who are the three angels ?
journey?
75. What are they restoring?
Picture #9 (Kirtland Temple)
76. This event happened somewhere between Harmony and Colesville in what state?
33. Which temple is this?
Picture #20 (Moroni giving plates to Joseph )
34. Which section of the D&C contains the dedicatory prayer for this temple?
77. How old is the Prophet Joseph in this picture?
35. What 4 very important visitors came here on April 3, 1836?
78. What eventually happened to the gold plates?
36. Who was with Joseph when he received important keys in this temple?
79. What else was in the stone box beside the plates?
Picture #10 (Nauvoo Temple)
80. What is the name of the hill where the plates were located? Near what village?
37. In which city and state did this temple stand?
BONUS--If you finish early, try and put all the pictures in
38. What is the name of the river that this temple overlooks?
CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER by number
39. Before going west, Brigham Young worked day and night so that 5615 Saints
received what in this temple?
Here are some quick suggestions:
1. I had two parents keeping written track. They kept a record of the item, the price it sold for. and to whom. Helps for mix-ups..and for a record for the next year.. of
what was sold.
2. Everyone had a "card" to hold up with a number on it, just like the big auctions.
D&C Church History Picture Test - Continued
3. I mixed it up... started with a 1/2 way decent item, went to a silly item.. I did NOT let them know that I was letting them direct me.. but I did listen very carefully to
what they wanted to see go up next, and then judged accordingly. Don't save the best (or what you determine is the Best) stuff till the end, because it's better to
intersperse it. The Gift certificates, no matter how small an amount, went VERY WELL.. especially the Gap.
4. Take pictures.
5. Have a ball.. the kids love it.
6. My homemade cookies, and food items, are a big hit, so I made a couple of plates of things.. JUST IN CASE I HAD TO USE THEM.. to fill in the blanks.. or
something.. The kids were more excited about the stupidest things. They laughed and bid on and old College Term Paper from a Dad... and that type of thing. Go for it..
it's fun
D&C Clues
How many of the following scriptures can you identify from only a few quoted words? HINT: No section is represented more than once below. For example, Section 130 has 3 SM selections,
but only 1 is used.
1.
"all children who die" (answer: D&C 137:7-10)
11. "even hidden treasures" (89:18-21)
2.
"And why are they not chosen?" (121:34-36)
12. "the worlds are and were created" (76:22-24)
3.
"By this ye may know if a man repenteth" (58:42-43)
13. "escape the hands of the servants of Satan" (10:5)
4.
"he who sins against the greater light" (82:3)
14. "I have spoken" (1:37-38)
5.
"greatest of all the gifts" (14:7)
15. "they must suffer even as I" (19:16-19)
6.
"standing above me in the air" (JSH 1:15-20)
16. "magnifying their calling" (84:33-39)
7.
"joy will be great with one soul" (18:10, 15-16)
17. "he that forgiveth not his brother" (64:9-11)
8.
"advantage in the world to come" (130:18-19)
18. "impart one to another as the gospel requires" (88:123-124)
9.
"pay thy devotions" (59:9-10)
19. "my soul delighteth in the song" (25:12)
10. "but that is the end of his kingdom" (131:1-4)
20. "Moses brought the children of Israel" (8:2-3)
D&C Rhymes
Here are the SM rhymes for Doctrine and Covenants. These come from a 1991 symposium teaching fair handout.
1. D&C 1:37-38
Search commandments everyone
14. D&C 82:3
Requires much of you
2. D&C 8:2-3
Revelation is great
15. D&C 82:10
He's bound when you do
3. D&C 10:5
Prayer conquers Satan
16. D&C 84:33-39
Priesthood oath is sure
4. D&C 14:7
Eternal life through enduring
17. D&C 88:123-124 Don't sleep late
5. D&C 18:10, 15-16 Converts awaiting
18. D&C 89:18-21
What blessing are mine
6. D&C 19:16-19
Christ's suffering
19. D&C 121:34-36
Be a chosen one
7. D&C 25:12
Sing spiritually alive
20. D&C 130:18-19
There are three--Knowledge, laws, and Diety
8. D&C 58:26-27
Free agents don't wait
21. D&C 130:20-21
There are three--Knowledge, laws, and Diety
9. D&C 58:42-43
Confess and forsake
22. D&C 130:22-23
There are three--Knowledge, laws, and Diety
10. D&C 59:9-10
Sunday is divine
23. D&C 131:14
Three heavens, not one
11. D&C 64:9-11
Forgive more
24. D&C 137:7-10
Dead gain heaven
12. D&C 64:23
Tithe or burn for sure
25. JS History 1:15-20 This is my Son
13. D&C 76:22-24
Their testimony sticks
The section numbers are what rhyme with the words, so you must just leave off the verse number when reciting
D&C Music Clues
These clues (already mixed up) quote hymns - and some stretch a little. If you can do better, fine! Perhaps these will give you ideas for your own list.
1.
"Oh how lovely was the morning." (JSH 1:15-20, hymn #26)
15. "When I lay this mortal by, Father, Mother, may I meet you In your royal courts on
2.
"He died! The great Redeemer died, and Israel's daughters wept around." (D&C
high?" [eternal life] (D&C 14:7, #292)
19:16-19, hymn #192)
16. "Have I done any good in the world today? Have I helped anyone in need?"
3.
"We give thee but thine own, Whate'er the gift may be. For all we have is thine
(D&C 58:26-27, #223)
alone, A trust, O Lord, from thee." (D&C 64:23, #218)
17. "Ere you left your room this morning, Did you think to pray?" (D&C 10:5, #140)
4.
"That our children may live long and be beautiful and strong, Tea and coffee and
18. "Savior, may I learn to love thee, Walk the path thou hast shown." [righteous
tobacco they despise." (D&C 89:18-21, #307)
living] (D&C 88:123-124, #219)
5.
"Families can be together forever Thru Heavenly father's plan." (D&C 131:1-4,
19. "Called to know the richness of his blessing - Sons and daughters, children of a
#300)
King - God our strength will be; press forward, Called to serve our King." [worth
6.
"Keep the commandments; keep the commandments! In this there is safety; in this
of souls] (D&C 18:10, 15-16)
there is peace. He will send blessings; He will send blessings. Words of a
20. "I am a child of God. Rich blessings are in store; if I but learn to do His will I'll
prophet." (D&C 82:10, #303)
live with Him once more." [heirs of Celestial Kingdom] (D&C 137:7-10, #301)
7.
"There are sins that need confessing." (D&C 58:42-43, #224)
21. "God of power, God of right, Guide us with thy priesthood's might. Forge our souls
8.
"Choose the right when a choice is placed before you. In the right the Holy Spirit
in living fire; shape them to thy great desire." [priesthood power] (D&C 121:34-36,
guides." (D&C 130:20-21, #239)
#20)
9.
"As I search the holy scriptures." (D&C 1:37-38, #277)
22. "Let those refuse to SING Who never knew our God." (D&C 25:12, #119)
10. "Train thy warm impulsive soul. Do not its emotions smother, But let WISDOM's
23. "Rise up, O men of God! Have done with lesser things. Give heart and soul and
voice control." [wisdom leads to knowledge] (D&C 130:18-19, #336)
mind and strength To serve the King of Kings." [oath & covenant] (D&C 84:3311. "Because I have been given much, I too must give." (D&C 82:3, #219)
39, #324)
12. "Let the Holy Spirit guide; Let him teach us what is true." (D&C 8:2-3, #143)
24. "Welcome, welcome, Sabbath morning; Now we rest from every care." (D&C
13. "I know my Father lives and loves me too." (D&C 130:22-23, #302)
59:9-10, #280)
14. "I know that my Redeemer lives. What comfort this sweet sentence gives." (D&C
25. "Should you feel inclined to censure Faults you may in others view, Ask your own
76:22-24, #136)
heart, ere you venture, If you have not failings too." [forgive everyone] (D&C
64:9-11, #235)
Double Pictionary
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Have two teams.
2.
Each team sends one member up for each round.
3.
Give contestants the same scripture.
4.
Call out "GO."
5.
They try and get their team to name the correct scripture by drawing a picture on the chalkboard.
6.
The first team to guess it wins that round. It gets them really thinking at the same time we laugh alot too. It shows how many points can be brought out in the same scripture.
Variation:
The team that wins gets a chance to answer one question in relation to the D&C. If they can't answer question, any other group team may try to Answer. Once the question has been answered
then we say "come on down" And they get to choose one of three boxes in the front of the room. May Have a booby prize, they can be funny. I get these items from the salvation Army and
one box will have a goody to eat or mechanical pencils or Something for seminary to mark scriptures.
Fruit Basket
Here is a favorite and lively SM game that has been a favorite in past classes:
Divide into two teams. Arrange the chairs facing each other on opposite sides of the room, one or two rows each.
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Assign numbers to the chairs, i.e. 1-8 per team. Students sit in the chairs with their scriptures. Cards showing only the SM reference are distributed among each team. Therefore,
if there are 8 students per team and all 25 SM verses are being reviewed, each team member would get 3 cards with one person getting 4.
To play:
1)
The teacher calls out a clue, i.e. word clues, situational clues, parts of the scriptures, whatever.
2)
The student on each team with that particular SM verse races to be the first to find the scripture and stand.
3)
Assign points to the winning team.
4)
Every so often, i.e. every other turn or every three or whenever a timer goes off, the winner of the previous round chooses a Movement Card. These cards say such things as "Move 3
spaces to the right," or "Move 1 space to the left, " or "No. 1's and 4's switch places," or "Winner chooses a new chair," or "Fruitbasket" (meaning everyone must switch places including
moving from the winning to the losing team. You can't sit back in the chair you just got up from) All students on both teams do as indicated.
5)
SM Reference Cards remain at the originally assigned seat. Therefore, students move to new cards for which they are responsible.
6)
Play this game as quickly as possible so that there is frequent movement.
7)
The object is to finish the game on the winning team.
Variation: The object can also include attaining Chair #1 by allowing the winner of each round move one chair toward #1. Award a special prize to the student from the winning team finishing
in Chair #1.
Find the Answer
I made up 12 questions and their answers ( 1 for each person in my class). I laid them out in order question , answer so forth then I took the fisrt question and put it with the last answer. When
I got to class I gave each student a question and taped an answer on thier back I made sure I didn't go down the rows but gave out the questions randomly then I had them get up and find the
person who had the answer to their question taped on their back and stand behind him. When everyone had found the right question and answer the result was a circle. They then read their
question and the right answer so that everyone would hear all of the information. To use this circle for one more thing I had them sit in rows next to who they were in line by . It was a good
way to mix up the seating for a day. I will probably use this again for a review type game. Thanks to everyone for the great suggestions.
First Letters
Memorization Technique:
For short scriptures, write only the first letters of each word. For instance, BOM year, I made a bookmark showing King Benjamin teaching from his tower with the letters: A B; I T Y T T T Y
M L W; T Y M L T W Y A I T S O Y F B Y A O I T S O Y G. Mosiah 2:17. Students recited using bookmark.
Fly Swatter Game
Materials:
-Scripture Mastery references written one per page on 81/2x11sheets
-One fly swatter per team
Procedure:
Hang references up on a wall in the room.
Divide your class into teams of at least 3. The more teams there are the more action there is.
The teacher calls out a clue, the first one to run up and hit it with the fly swatter wins a point for their team.
Play for any amount of time.
General Conference Activity
With conference coming right around the corner.... I thought I'd share what I do every year that is a roaring success. I invite all my kids to come to every session. I give points
for attending (not including priesthood). Then using our scripture mastery cards and our bookmarks we listen for any reference to the principle or doctrine of the scripture mastery and they
write those down with the session number and speaker. We also listen for direct quotes. Any direct quotes are worth many more points. (my points are used for auction). I have found the
kids become familiar with the scripture mastery much faster this way then all the classroom techniques I've ever tried. They are familiar with all 25 by the end of the two days. I invite them to
bring a sack lunch for between sessions.
Give Me Proof
Preparation:
1.
Make up a list of questions from the scripture block. You could make 2 identical sets of questions (or more if you have a large group) of question strips from the scripture block.
(Number the questions, so the teams get the same questions to answer.) You could put the questions on transparencies for over-head projectors. Have answer sheets ready.
The Game:
1.
Divide the class into 2 (or more) teams.
2.
Read, hand out, or show (over-head transparency) and say "GO!" If you are using the strips, make two (or more) piles of the question strips. Have a team member from each team
draw a question from the top of the pile.
3.
Students race to find the answers in the scripture block. Write down reference; Raise hands to show that the answer has been found; The team that was first is called on to announce the
correct answer. The team gets the point for being first, correct, and helping their teammates find the correct answer.
4.
Everyone in the class must have the correct answer to the question before moving on to the next question. (This is the perfect time to mark their scriptures for future reference).
An afterthought: Once the class gets good at this and more familiar with the scriptures this could be used to "scripture chain." Instead of using specific scripture blocks just use the scriptures
and see how many different scriptures could answer a given question.
Gotcha!
1.
2.
Preparation:
Take a set of the scripture mastery cards and white out all of the references and verse numbers on the side where the scripture is written.
Take 3x5 cards and cut them down to the same size as the SM cards write the reference for all of the SM scriptures.
To play the game:
Take out all the cards for the scriptures we have worked on so far and their matching reference card.
Randomly place these all on a table, face up, in front of the kids.
Read a clue.
If the clue has words like "if a friend asked you to show".... or "light of the world" etc. then the kids try to find the SM card that has the reference (the one I made.) If the clue is a
reference then they pick up the card that has the entire scripture written on it.
5.
The first person to pick up the card gets to keep it in his pile.
6.
The person with the most cards at the end of the game gets to take a bow.
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Grab Bag
Preparation:
1.
Put "stuff" in brown paper bags. 1 item per bag, one bag per student plus 1 extra. Small stuff like a pencil, chapstick, a pkg of Kool-Aid or Hot Chocolate, a scented candle, a
comb, a bookmark, a few pieces of candy, a highlighter, a rawhide chew, anything from good to the ridiculous! (I always use stuff from around my house...mostly rejects
from my gift box!)
At Seminary:
1.
Put one bag per student in attendance plus one in the middle of the floor. Have all the students put their chair in a circle around the bags.
The chase begins!
Give a SM clue. 1st to get it right chooses a bag and opens it so all can see what is inside. Once you get a bag, you sit out until each person gets one right and therefore gets a bag.
Once everyone has a bag (which they have opened and shown to the others) the real fun begins. The next person who gets the scripture can "steal" a bag from anyone else or take the "extra"
bag from the middle. They leave their original bag in the middle. If they steal a bag, the one who's bag has been stolen takes one from the middle, either the extra one or the one left behind by
the other student. Then you give another clue... this goes on until a pre-appointed time, at which time the students keep the bag they have.
My students love this game. All the students participate, even those that usually don't, and the ones who "always" get the scriptures have to sit out at least for awhile, so the slower
ones aren't intimidated. And, the teacher can "help" the less confident by giving clues that are more familiar after all of the quick students are sitting out. I have discovered that the secret to
this game's success is in not having anything that is worth fighting for!
High Roller
Materials:
1.
A pair of dice/die, two different colors, for each team; (I like to use the kind that have numbers on them instead of dots).
2.
A set of scriptures for each student.
Set-up:
1.
Divide students into groups of two or three and arm each group with a pair of dice. Be sure that they have a place where each person in the group can roll the dice.
Procedure:
1.
Give a key word or phrase from one of the Scripture Mastery verses.
2.
Students find the scripture as quickly as possible.
3.
The first group to have all of their people find the verse starts rolling the dice. The [red] die is the tens place and the [green] die is the ones place. For example, if they rolled a
[red] 3 and a [green] 5, their score would be 35.
4.
They can keep rolling to get a better score, stopping at any time, until the last team gets the scripture.
5.
At that point, the last team rolls the dice and the team with the highest score gets a point.
6.
Other teams besides the first and last simply start rolling the dice whenever all of their people have found the verse and continue rolling until they are happy with their score or
until the last team rolls. After all rounds are completed, the team with the most points is the winner.
Great Train Race
There were 24 chairs arranged in 12 sets of 2 chairs that looked like this:
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Each pair of chairs was actually right next to each other and they all faced into the middle. "The Great Train Race" was on the door; teacher wore a name tag shaped like a Union Pacific
logo that said "Zion Specific"; a train whistle, train sounds on a tape,a sign with "I Think I Can, I Think I Can, etc." with a train, an engineer's hat for the Seminary principal who came in to
help if needed, all added to the theme. The Golden Spike in the middle was a small box of chocolates in a gold box. The games they played included:
1. The teacher gave the scripture in words; each pair of students played against each other; the first to find the scripture moved forward, the second moved backward. They played this a
number of times.
2. Scripture Connection - The students played in teams where they put down SM pictures on top of adding machine tape, writing something that connected them, like If you "Pray always",
you'll "Keep the Sabbath day holy", etc.
Halloween Activities
Here are some of the things I have used over the past few years. I've always made sure that any activity included reinforcing scripture mastery and/or things we're been learning in class. Many
of these riddles are really dumb, but my students love them:
1.
What do Hawaiian pumpkins say? -- “Happy HULA-ween”
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Why did the monster go to the barber? -- To get a new SCARE-do
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Why did the boy carry a clock and a bird on Halloween? -- He was going TICK
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Why do dogs bark on October 31? -- They’re celebrating HOWL-oween
OR TWEETING
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How can you tell if a monster is following you? -- Look in your FEAR-view mirror
3.
What did the mother ghost say to her children when they got into the car? -- “Put
10. Who is a werewolf’s favorite comedian? -- HAIRY Seinfield
on your SHEET-belts”
11. What did the Klingon say on Halloween? -- “TREK or treat”
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What do monsters do when they hear country music? -- They start SCARE12. What did the pony say on Halloween? -- “Trick or TROT”
dancing
13. Why did the kid avoid Steve Urkel’s house on Halloween? -- He was afraid of the
5.
What do monsters eat for breakfast? -- SCREAM of wheat
DORK
6.
What do monsters call their all-star basketball team? -- The SCREAM Team
High Noon
Write names of students on board. The same names also go on slips of paper into a bowl/bag.
(Decide if you want to have shoot-outs at High Noon by individuals or teams of 2).
For Individuals:
Pull out two names from bowl/bag. They scripture chase against each other. Depending on your time, the winner's name goes back into the bowl and the loser is either wounded (line through
name) or becomes a fatality (erased). Keep mixing the names and pulling two at a time.
For Team of 2:
Pull two names for each team. They must both have the scripture mastery reference before the other team. The losing team is either wounded or killed off.
Hyperventilate
Use any scripture chase rules, but instead of using their hands, students flip through the pages by blowing through a straw. It really works and gets kids laughing. Any touching the book with
hands disqualifies the student.
Jacob's Ladder
This is a game to encourage those students who are trying to memorize the scriptures.
How it Works:
A ladder is drawn on a large poster paper. It is placed in a conspicuous spot in the room where it can be left. (This game works well to motivate students to arrive on time). Student names are
placed on the rungs starting at the bottom. Introduce the game at the end of class one day and explain that to get their name on the ladder, before time to start class the next day any student can
volunteer to recite correctly a scripture mastery verse from memory. After that on any day before class starts a new student may challenge another, whose name is one or two rungs higher up
the ladder, by quoting a passage of scripture. The student whose name is higher must be able to quote the same passage in order to retain his place on the ladder. If he fails to quote the passage,
or is not present to respond, the two names exchange places on the ladder. The three top students on the ladder, at a pre-determined date, are the winners.
Jeopardy
Rules and Comments:
Divide into teams. The way we did it, you can have multiple teams (more than just two). We used an old stuffed animal as the "button" - first one to grab the animal gets to answer
the question. Each team establishes a "batting order", so with each question, whether the person up answers the question or not, there¹s a rotation. I called "switch" or "rotate" before the next
question.
Need two spotters, a scorer (OK at math), and a timer. The spotters arbitrate disputes on who grabbed the buzzer first. As you see it here, we did an inter-class competition, and the
spotters were chosen one from each class to preserve objectivity. We used those who might not normally choose to do anything to fill these "administrative" positions. They get VERY
involved that way.
All responses MUST be in the form of a question. If the person who responds doesn¹t phrase the response as a question, we asked them to rephrase it.
When I read the clue, when someone "grabs the buzzer", I stop reading the answer immediately, even if not completed. If the team opting to go misses the question, I repeat the
answer for the other team(s). If the team opting gets the question right, they select the next category until someone else gets one right (note: the NEXT person up selects the category).
HOWEVER, each member of the team rotates in to answer a question. Team members may counsel together for daily doubles. The daily doubles are selected at random but I usually put them
at 300 and higher so they¹ve had time to build some points.
Time limits: ten seconds after the clue is read - if no answer, kill the clock; no points. Four seconds after opting (grabbing the buzzer):loose points & give opportunity for others to
grab the buzzer.
Round 1 The Smiths
Question: 100 In 1820, wanting to know the true religion, this man prayed in the woods
Question: 300 She met Joseph in 1825 and later married him on January of 1827.
and received a vision of the Godhead. He was visited by the angel Moroni who instructed
Answer: Who was Emma Smith?
him on his work of translating the Book of Mormon.
Question: 400 Joseph assigned this man to supervise the printing of the Book of Mormon
Answer: Who was Joseph Smith Jr.?
in Polymer while he was in Harmony.
Question: 200 Joseph's Smiths younger brother, he was the third person to be baptized in
Answer: Who was Hyrum Smith?
the latter days.
Question: 500 She was the first profit¹s mother.
Answer: Who was Samuel H. Smith?
Answer: Who was Lucy Mack Smith?
Witnesses
Question: 100 One of the three witnesses, this man was a school teacher.
Question: 400 This man took the first 116 pages of the Book of Mormon home to show is
Answer: Who was Oliver Cowdery?
wife and they disappeared.
Question: 200 He took characters from the plates with the translation to New Your for
Answer: Who was Martin Harris?
testing by Charles Anthon and Samuel Mitchill.
Question: 500 One of the Eight Witnesses and a brother-in-law to the Whitmers,
Answer: Who was Martin Harris?
possessed a certain stone through which he received what he called revelation about the
Question: 300 One of the eight, this man was the first missionary in the Church and
building of Zion and the order of the Church.
served several missions.
Answer: Who was Hiram Page?
Answer: Who was Samuel H. Smith?
Travel
Question: 100 Being very light, they were much faster than the heavy wagons.
Answer: Oxen
Answer: What are Handcarts?
Question: 400 This is how fast average the wagons could travel.
Question: 200 The Britannia brought the first forty Saint to New Your City from
Answer: What is 2 1/2 miles/hour.
Liverpool, England, in 1840.
Question: 500 This is the name of the first handcart company that left in 1856.
Answer: What are ships?
Answer: What was the Edmund Ellseworth Company?
Question: 300 These animals were used to pull the wagons because they were stronger
and had more endurance than horses.
In the Beginning
Question: 100 This ancient Profit delivered the Golden Plates to Joseph Smith.
Question: 400 When the Lord reveals his gospel doctrines, ordinances and priesthood, is
Answer: Who is Moroni?
called this.
Question: 200 The Golden Plates were hidden in this secret hiding place.
Answer: What is a dispensation?
Answer: Where is the Hill Commorah?
Question: 500 This is what the Doctrine and Covenants was originally called.
Question: 300 This man helped finance the printing of The Book of Mormon
Answer: What is the Book of Commandments?
Answer: Who was Martin Harris?
The First Vision
Question: When Joseph received the first vision he was a young boy of this age,
Answer: What was the force of Satan?
Answer: What is 14?
Question: 400 Joseph wondered which church was true, he found this passage in the
Question: 200 These two personages appeared to him.
Bible which led him to pray and and God which was the true church.
Answer: Who is God the Father and Jesus Christ?
Answer: What is James 1:5?
Question: 300 As Joseph Smith knelt down and began to offer a prayer, he was seized by
Question: 500 The First Visor occurred in this year of the 1800¹s.
this dark forced.
Answer: What is the year 1840?
Round 2 Temples
Question: 100 This was the first Temple built in this, the last dispensation.
Question: 400 On April 30, 1846 Wilford Woodruff, Orson Hyde, and about twenty
Answer: What is the Kirtland Temple.
others dressed in their temple robes and dedicated this house of the Lord.
Question: 200 This was the first Temple to be completed in the West and was completed
Answer: What is the Nauvoo Temple?
in 1877.
Question: 500 In the spring of 1888, President Woodruff noted that it ³is the finest
Answer: What is the ST. George Temple?
Temple, best finished, and most costly of any building the Latter Day Saints have ever
Question: 300 President Young laid the cornerstones of this Temple on April 6, 1853. It
built since the organization of the Church.²
took 40 years to complete.
Answer: What is the Manti Temple?
Answer: What is the Salt Lake Temple?
Zion¹s Camp
Question: 100 The march covered this many miles.
Answer: What is Cholera?
Answer: What is 1000 miles?
Question: 400 Besides Joseph Smith, another member of ³Zion¹s camp² became a Profit.
Question: 200 The assembly, which eventually totaled this many men, was known as
Answer: Who was Brigham Young?
Zion¹s Cam, which was to ³redeem Zion,² or retrieve considerable property that had been
Question: 500 This great force of nature stopped the Missourians from attacking the
taken from Church members by mobs.
Camp.
Answer: What is 207?
Answer: What is a storm?
Question: 300 Because of their murmuring and complaining, the Profit warned the camp
that the Lord would send a devastation scourge upon them as a consequence of their
unrighteous complaints. This disease became an epidemic.
Places
Question: 100 This town on the Erie Canal was closest to the Hill Comorah.
Answer: Where is Adam-ondi-Ahman?
Answer: What is Palmyra
Question: 400 This is the river where Joseph and Oliver were baptized.
Question: 200 This is the state and town that the first Temple was built.
Answer: What is the Susquehanna?
Answer: What is Kirtland, and Ohio?
Question: 500 This is the town, County, and state that Joseph Smith was born in.
Question: 300 This is the place where Adam will come to visit his people.
Answer: What is Sharon, Windsor County, Vermont?
CH Characters
Question: 100 This man too on the mantel of Joseph Smith.
Answer: Who was the Whitmer family?
Answer: Who was Brigham Young?
Question: 400 This was Emma¹s Fathers first name.
Question: 200 This man wrote the song ³Come, Come Ye Saints².
Answer: Who was I Isaac?
Answer: Who was William Clayton?
Question: 500 This man was re baptized because he was first baptized in a bathtub.
Question: 300 This family gave Joseph a place to stay so he could finish the Book of
Answer: Who was Spencer W. Kimball?
Mormon.
Jeopardy - Continued
Standard Works
Question: 100 There are this many sections in the Doctrine and Convents.
Question: 300 There are this many books in the Old Testament.
Answer: What is 138?
Answer: What is 39?
Question: 200 This book is where Joseph read that helped him decide to pray.
Question: 400 There are this many books in the Book of Mormon.
Answer: What is the New Testament?
Answer: What is 15?
Round 3 The Martyrdom
Question: 200 This is the town and state where Joseph Smith was martyred.
Question: 800 This is how many bullets struck the Prophets body causing his death.
Answer: What is Carthage, Illinois?
Answer: What is four?
Question: 400 Joseph urged this man to escape but he refused to leave his side.
Question: 1000 Joseph was arrested for this crime causing him to be put in the Carthage
Answer: Who is Hyrum Smith?
jail.
Question: 600 This is another name for the Militia .
Answer: What is treason?
Answer: Who were the Carthage Grays?
Prophets
Question: 200 Having survived being shot five times this man became the 3rd President
Answer: Who was George Albert Smith?
of the Church.
Question: 800 This President was well known for his implementation of the importance
Answer: Who was John Taylor?
of paying tithing.
Question: 400 He became President of the Church just twelve days after the close of
Answer: Who was Lorenzo Snow?
World War I in 1918.
Question: 1000 This President¹s teaching are the work and mind of the Lord for our
Answer: Who was Heber J. Grant?
generation.
Question: 600 This President of the Church born in Utah and was told in his Patriarchal
Answer: Who is Ezra Taft Benson?
Blessing that ³Thou shalt become a mighty prophet in the minds of the sons of Zion² ³and
become a man of might faith before the Lord, even like unto that of the brother of Jared.²
The Mormon Battalion
Question: 200 Two weeks after war with Mexico had been declared, President Poke
Answer: What is two thousand?
learned that perhaps this many Latter-day Saint men could be in enlisted to fight.
Question: 800 The pioneers wanted to build forts along the Oregon Trail as a source
Answer: What is 500?
providing this for the church.
Question: 400 In mid-October, many members of the battalion contracted this dreaded
Answer: What is money?
disease.
Question: 1000 The biggest battle the Mormon Battalion fought was against these wild
Answer: What is malaria?
animals.
Question: 600 After marching this many miles, they arrived in San Diego, California, on
Answer: What are cows?
January 29, 1847.
The Journey West
Question: 200 Between 1847 and 1869, this is approximately how many pioneers began
Answer: What is July 24, 1847?
their journey across the plains toward the Salt Lake Valley.
Question: 800 These two Handcart Company suffered over 200 deaths on it¹s trek.
Answer: What is eighty thousand?
Answer: What was the Martin Handcart Company and the Willie Company?
Question: 400 One of the goals of the pioneer company was to do this in the Great Basin
Question: 1000 Each Handcart could hold approximately this many pounds of food,
since it was well into summer.
clothing and equipment.
Answer: What is planting crops?
Answer: What is 400-500 pounds?
Question: 600 This is when the group led by Brigham Young entered the Salt Lake
Valley.
Kitchen Sink
Question: 200 The name of the Saint¹s newspaper was called this.
Answer: What is the 4th Article of Faith?
Answer: What is The Evening Star?
Question: 800 This is the year the Kirtland Temple was dedicated.
Question: 400 This section o f the Doctrine and Convenants talks about The Word of
Answer: What is 1836?
Wisdom.
Question: 1000 The year when Joseph Smith receive the Book of Mormon plates.
Answer: What is section 89?
Answer: What is 1827?
Question: 600 This Article of Faith talks about the First Principles and Ordinances of the
Gospel.
Final Jeopardy
I am going to record the theme song for Final Jeopardy so that I can play it while they are making their finale wagers.
Question: These many copies of the Book of Mormon were printed in the first printing in
Answer: What is three thousand?
1829.
Master Mind
I make a copy of one scripture master card, the scripture, and enlarge on copier. Cut it up to make a puzzle.
ROUND 1
Each team is given the puzzle to put together, first team done gets one point.
ROUND 2
All team members are given 1 1/2 minutes to review the scripture card with that scripture from the puzzle.
Each person is given a piece of paper and when i say go they must write the scripture down on the piece of paper. The trick comes when i begin to tell them to switch papers. All
persons in their team must switch what they have written with each other and correct that paper and continue writing the scripture. Sometimes i will have them switch 15 times within the 2
minute
Period (shorter time for short scripture longer time for longer scripture). At the end of the 2 minutes one of the papers in the group must contain the correct words and they must be able to read
it, sometimes it takes help from other team members to read what someone else has written.
Now there ready for the final round
ROUND 3
Each team has chalk and board (sometimes if only one board divide board into half with a line). Each team forms a line and when i say go the first person starts writing the scripture on the
board. When i say switch the next person starts writing where the first ended. Eventually 1 team gets the complete scripture written and that team yells "master mind".
Then we all sit down and anyone can try to say the scripture without looking at card or help from other students.
Sometimes they need help with longer sm they are two long to memorize in 2 minutes or 3, so i will give them only part of the scripture.
Mormon Money Auction
I wrote letters to the parents and asked for specifically.. one *good* donation (something everyone would like... things that came in, were: large container of Jelly Belly Beans
from Price Club, Gift Certificates to Gap, Record Stores, Tickets to Movie Theater. I asked for one *nice* donation per child in the program, but did not specify a dollar amount. I also gave
suggestions that, A plate of brownies would be considered a *good* donation), I also asked for whatever *Silly* items that they would like to donate.. the more the merrier. I made some
suggestions, to give them the freedom to do whatever they wanted, and depending on the sense of humor, I got some amazing things. There were note cards, pens, Tee Shirts. There was a
BYU hat, matchbox car, Baseball cards. One of the Highest bid items was a set of musical cassette tapes of Big Band music from the 30's and 40's. Go figure! The child who had the least
amount of money, got the most items, and by all opinions, the best items. He was cagey in his purchases, knew what he wanted, and "worked the system". One boy spent his whole wad
(almost $3000.00) on the jar of Jelly Belly Beans, and he was thrilled. No one went away unhappy. Many had lots of money left over, and I am holding a mini auction the last day of class ..
(and giving some small opportunities to *earn* some more money just to make it a bit more even)
Memory
I do a memory game that the kids love but I only do it about twice a year because it takes a little planning. It's kind of like Concentration.
Prep:
1.
I use 3x5 cards and put a word or phrase on one and a corresponding answer on another.
2.
I use scripture mastery references and key words on some (have also used review info), but the kids love it that I also insert things about them. For example, on one card I put Janie, and
her corresponding card was "Great student who loves Saved By the Bell," or I put Mark and his corresponding card was "Ate the most taquitos at the seminary breakfast". They wonder
how I know some of this stuff, but by being observant and sometimes calling their moms I find out a lot!
3.
Anyway, number the backs of the cards and tape them in rows on the chalkboard or on one of those portable project boards (works great--you can quickly tape them on at home and
you're ready to go the next morning!)
Play:
1.
Divide the class into teams.
2.
Kids on the team take turns choosing two numbers they think will match. The student choosing can get help from other team members, but he is the one to make the final choice. The
two cards are turned over and read (I usually have a "lovely assistant" helping) .
3.
If a team gets a match the cards are turned over so the numbers no longer show, and the team gets a point as well as another turn. If there is no match, the cards are turned back to the
original position and the next team gets a turn.
Mix IT!
For a fun review that gets kids mixing.
Prepare a fill-in-the-blank quiz on any topic--one question per student. Print the answers in large letters and tape an answer to each kid's back. Have them stand in a circle facing
inwards while you tape (clear tape works fine). This way no one gets a head start. Hand them the quiz and say "go!"
Instead of filling in blanks with the answers, students write in the name of the kid who has the correct answer taped to his/her back. The more kids, the merrier as everyone
scrambles to see each others' backs. The first kid to finish and to correctly fill in the answer that's on his own back, wins.
“Pumpkin Pass”
This activity requires some kind of a fake pumpkin. Something that can be thrown without risk of harm to the building or the students. The one I’ve used is made of foam rubber.
1)
Divide the class into teams of at least 4. It’s best to have half boys and half girls.
2)
Have Team 1 “up” first. They put 4 members of their team in the 4 corners of the room.
3)
The other teams have their scriptures on their desks. You read some sort of scripture mastery clue and the “up” team passes the pumpkin from corner to corner (counting 1 point for each
completed--not dropped--pass) until everyone else has found the scripture and has their finger on it. (I have the back person in each row/team stand when their row all has it so I can tell
easier.) The teammates can help each other, but they can’t touch the other person’s scritpures. Sometimes I have it where they can only SHOW a person their scriptures - no talking or
touching!
4)
When all the teams have found the scripture you mark the score for team 1 (1 point for each completed pass) and they sit down and join the activity while the other teams have a turn to
pass the pumpkin.
5)
Each team needs to have the same number of turns to pass since you only score from passing, not from finding the scripture. Your students will be plenty motivated to find the scripture
fast to keep the passing team from scoring too much.
“Pumpkin Hoops”
This is a variation of the Scripture Mastery Basketball game that most of you have played. All you do is substitute the artificial pumpkin for a basketball. Again, the foam one I use works great.
It’s harder to shoot a pumpkin than a basketball, but that’s part of the fun. I have a basketball hoop or garbage can with taped markers for the 1, 2 and 3 point lines. The student is given some
sort of question. If they can answer the question they are given a chance to shoot a basket from whichever line they want. One variation you might want to try, in order to include those who
don’t do well with the questions, is to have a correct answer give them 2 shots instead of 1. That way everyone gets to shoot, and those who answer correctly are still given some sort of reward.
“Scripture Treating”
I have 3 doors in our classroom that open into the hallway. I had a class officer behind each door (in the hall) with a basket of candy. Students would knock on the door. When the
officer opened the door, the student would say “Scripture Treat!”. They were given a treat if they could do what the officer asked them.
You could do a variety of things. Last year I had the officers ask the students to recite one of the scriptures we had memorized. You could have more than one scripture for each
door and they could get a treat for each one they could do. Last year I had only 1 scripture for each door, with a sign on each door with the reference they would be asked to recite. I saw many
students “cramming” to learn the scripture so they could get the treat.
This year I’ll have a door where the students will be given 5 (randomly chosen) key phrases (one at a time) and they must respond with the scripture references that go with them.
When they are done they will be given a small treat for each one they got right.
If you’d rather, you could use “stations” around the room or gym. (Those big v-shaped movable partitions in our building would be great. I am the only teacher in Mesa who uses a
ward building for seminary. All the others have a seminary building. My new school will have one some day.)
You could have any type of question or activity at each door or station. You could include the funny activities that Nancy recently posted.