Stacking Cups

I made a set of 30-Up mailing labels with the names of the books of the Bible (I only made one label for numbered books such as I and II Corinthians).  I put one label on each of a series of sturdy plastic cups.  I placed a strip of packaging tape over each label in hopes that they will last for a while or at least not ALL come apart at once.  In the interest of making it easier for teachers to grab just the OT or NT, I used a different color for each.  I am thinking about making a second set where they are all the same color. Here are some ways these can be used:

-Designate one side of the room for OT and the other for NT.  Had children one cup at a time and have them put them in the right section of the room (clearly this works better if they are not color co-ordinated by testament
-Set up 6 tables: History, Law, Epistle, Gospel, Poetry, Prophesy-proceed as in the example above
-Give a child or a pair of children 5 or more cups (based on skill level), instruct children to stack the cups in order; have them check their work using the Table of Contents in their own Bibles

These games can easily be turned into races or relays if you want to have some friendly competition

Books of the Bible Bingo

One of the games in the “Learn the Books of the Bible” Grab and Go Box is Bingo.

Certainly, neither children nor adults will learn the books of the Bible in order by playing Bingo!  Why include it in the box?  Have you ever tried to memorize a list of 66 titles, many including words which are unfamiliar and difficult to pronounce?  I feel that spending time playing games like Bingo is not only fun, it familiarizes the children with the words we are asking them to commit to memory, thereby setting them up for success!

Start small and play for a 5 across or diagonal BINGO.  Later in the year when the children are well on their way to having memorized all the books of the Bible in order, pull Bingo out again but this time, instead of calling names of the books use clues such as, “This book comes between Philemon and James in the New Testament” or “This book is named for a great King who once played the harp and who defeated a mighty soldier single handedly.”

Bible Bingo Resources

Free Resources

Free resource used above:

http://www.bingocardcreator.com/bingo-cards/religion/old-testament-books

Another free resource:

http://www.livingwaterbiblegames.com/biblebooksbingo.html

Free resource 3:

http://www.instantbingocard.com/page/view-document/books-of-the-bible-bingo-cards

Or purchase sets

$1.99 and up, download, print and play:

http://www.uncommoncourtesy.com/bingo-games/religious/christian-games/bible-games/books-of-the-bible-bingo/

I'm sure that if you wanted to you could purchase a pre-made set of Books of the Bible Bingo somewhere, but I have not found it.  

Grab and Go Boxes

Eleven of the twelve Sunday School grades I work with have a memory goal for the year. As I began my third year here a couple of months ago I realized that the teachers and shepherds are always looking for ideas about how to help their students master the goal(s) for the year.  I realized, I don't have to reinvent this wheel every year!  Since the big goals (Books of the Bible, Psalm 23 etc) are the same for each age level from year-to-year, I could put together a resource to be used over and over!  Yes, it took my 2+ years to come to that realization!  At any rate, the "Grab and Go" box was born.  I am a long way from completing them but I'm excited about the possibilities.  Since I'm taking a lengthy block of time to research activities for each specific memory goal, I'm able to include some creative ideas which will appeal to children with different learning styles.  I'll be sharing more about these boxes and the individual items within each of them over the coming weeks.

Pictured above:  Grab and Go Box: Learn the Books of the Bible

Contents and *Cost

Box $8.00

1 Leaders Guide $1.15

2 Dry Erase sleeves with 5 OT and 5 NT worksheets in each $5.00

2 Dry Erase Pens $1.00

1 Set of Bible Bingo $5.50 

2 Hangers $2.00

1 Set OT Clothespins $4.00

1 Set NT Clothespins $3.00

1 Set OT Craft sticks $3.00

1 Set NT Craft sticks $2.00

2 Sets OT Flashcards $29.60     

2 Sets NT Flashcards $21.40

1 Set Books of the Bible Strips $3.25

1 Set Types of Literature in the Bible Strips $2.25

1 Set Books of the Old Testament Stacking Cups $33.75

1 Set Books of the New Testament Stacking Cups $14.50

1 Booklet of alternative games leaders may choose to use $2.50

1 CD (not shown) Books of the Bible Song $15.99

Total Cost of Supplies approximately $157.89

*Costs include the following arbitrary amounts:

Black and white printing/copying $0.05 per copy

Color copying $0.10 per copy

Roller laminating $0.25 per foot

We, like you, had many of the supplies on hand so I didn't actually SPEND $157.89 but I wanted to show a good accounting in case anyone wanted to make any of the contents-or the whole box.  I showed this to the teacher last night and she was VERY excited!  I can't wait to hear what the children think after they get to use it!