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A creative way to learn the books of the bible is a game called "Before and After." Before class, prepare a deck of 66 index cards. On each of them, write a name of one of the books of the Bible. To play, divide the class into two or more teams (depending on your class size). Each team takes turns. Shuffle the cards. Say "before" and draw a card. If the card says "Isaiah", the team must correctly guess the bible book that comes before Isaiah. If the answer is correct, the team receives a point.
After each team has had a turn, move on to the "after" round. This time, each team must guess the book that comes after the name on the card. For the third and final round, have each team attempt to guess the book that comes before and after the name on the card. Award three points for a correct answer in this round. That way, the outcome is in doubt until the end and the children remain excited about the game. -
Bible Jeopardy is similar to the popular game show "Jeopardy." To prepare, develop trivia questions based on your lesson. Prepare some easy, some intermediate and some difficult questions. Divide the questions into categories that are appropriate to the lesson.
Create a game board on a chalkboard or wipe-off board. List the categories in the first column. In the remaining columns, enter point values. The second column is 100 points. The third column is 200 points. The fourth column is 300 points.
To begin, divide the class into two teams and provide each classmate with a bell or other noisemaker. Ask the first question, and allow the first person to ring her bell to answer. If the answer is correct, her team receives the number of points associated with that question. Her team then picks the next category and point value. If she is incorrect, the point total is deducted from their score and the game continues. This is a creative way to excite your class about reinforcing the information you've taught in the lesson. - If your Sunday school has access to a basketball gym, a game of Bible basketball can help your class learn the location of important Bible passages. Divide the class into two teams. Line up each team on opposite sides of the gym, along the baseline. Place two Bibles in the middle of the court. Read a verse of the Bible, and blow a whistle. On your whistle, a representative from each team must race to the middle of the court, grab the Bible and find the verse. The first person to correctly find the verse earns three points for his team. He is allowed to shoot free throws until he misses, earning a point for each free throw that goes in. Continue until a certain time limit has been reached or until each person has had a set number of turns.
