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Bible Drill
Bible drills can be a great way to help students review memory verses they have learned in class. Each student should have a bible and be seated in a row facing you. Tell them to present their "swords"--their Bibles. They should hold the books by the binding at arm's length. This will prevent them from holding a place in the Bible with a finger. Call out a verse. The students then search through their Bibles and the first one to reach the verse stands up and starts reading it. Continue with the next verse.
Bible Review
This game is based on "The Wheel of Fortune." Write a list of people, places, things and verses from the Bible that your students are familiar with. These will be the answers you use during the game. Use a spinner from a board game you already have. Change the point values from 1 to 10. Include "Miss a Turn" and "Skip" on the spinner. Divide your class into three teams. Set three seats in front of your classroom's chalkboard. On the board write in spaces for each letter in the answer, similar to "Hangman." Have a student from each team take a seat up front. They take turns spinning and then calling out a letter if the spinner lands on a point value. Award the points indicated on the spinner for each letter they called out that appears in the answer. If the letter isn't in the answer, it's the next person's turn. When all three have had a turn, they sit down and three more students come up. Continue until you run out of answers. The team with the most points wins.
Decode the Bible Word
On a sheet of paper, write out a code. This code can contain numbers as letters or letters representing other letters. Keep it simple enough for your students to follow. On separate sheets of paper, write out words that pertain to a recent lesson, such as people's names, locations and vocabulary words. Write these words in the code. Divide your class into teams of five. Give each team a sheet with the coded words, scrap sheets of paper and pencils. Tape the code sheet to the board where everyone can see it. If this isn't possible, you can write the code on the board. Have the kids try to decode the first word and then raise their hands when they are done. Call on the team members who raised their hands first and, if they have the correct word, award them a point. Continue playing until they have decoded all the words.
Word by Word
This game can be used after the class has memorized a few verses. Have the students stand in a circle. Read the Bible verse reference aloud. Select a student to say the first word of the verse. The next child will supply the second word and so on. Each child will say the next word of the Bible verse. If a student doesn't know the word, he must sit down. When one verse is completed, give them the next verse. Continue going around the circle until there is only one student left. This student is the winner.