Books of the Bible
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Books of the Bible
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Bible Games and Activities: Using Books
of the Bible Cards:
Book
Race
A very popular game with the kids is to put all 66 books of the Bible cards
face down on the floor. Form two teams, assigning one team the Old Testament
and the other team the New Testament. The object is to retrieve all the
cards for the appropriate testament and put them in correct order on a table.
Each team is timed. Then the game is played again working with the opposite
testament. The two times are added together to determine a winner. Kids
have a great time getting on the floor trying to find the right cards, and
then racing to the finish.
Line Up
Put the six category cards face up on a table and deal the 66 Bible cards
to the children. The player who has Genesis starts by placing it next to
the "Law" category. If the same player has Exodus, he or she can
also play that card by placing it half way over the Genesis card and so
on. For categories that have both Old Testament and New Testament books,
such as 'prophecy,' cards can be placed in both directions, but always
starting with the first book of the category, then in proper order. A player
can only start a category on the first card played during his or her turn, but
a player can build on a category until he or she is no longer able to. Play continues clockwise.
The first player to place all of his or her cards down on the table wins, but
the other players continue until all the books are placed in the proper
order.
Book Concentration
Place 36 cards face down on a table, six across and six down. For Old Testament cards, use four from Law, four from History, four from Poetry, four from Major Prophets, and six from Minor Prophets. For New Testament, use four from the Gospels and eight from Letters. Also include one card for Acts and one for Revelation.
The kids will take turns turning over two cards. For example, if both cards are from Old Testament History, the player will take these cards without making any further moves. The
next player will then take his or her turn. Cards that are turned over and do not match are placed
back on the table, facing down in the same location. Acts and Revelation cards counts
as a match.
Bible Book Bingo
For this game, you can use two sets of cards, or write the names of each
book on a strip of paper instead of using a second set. Give each child nine books of the Bible cards. Have the children lay their cards face up in front of them in three rows of three cards.
The teacher draws one book from the other stack, or picks a slip of paper
and calls out the name of the book. The child with that book card turns over his or her card. The first child to turn over all of his or her cards wins the
game. Continue playing until all the children have turned over all their cards.
Next Card Please
This game works best if you have six or more children. Deal out all the
cards, excluding category cards, to every child. Have the children stand
in a line a few feet away from a table. Explain that the object is to place
all the cards in order on the table as quickly as possible. Use a stopwatch
to determine how long it takes. As the children hold the cards so they can
see them, start the game by asking who has Genesis, and have them run up
to the table and place the card on the far left side. Then he or she will go back to where he or she stood on the line. The child who has Exodus runs up and places
his or her card next. Continue until the children place all of the cards
on the table in the correct order. Record how long it took. Then set a goal
to have kids beat their previous time and play again. |
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