A May Zing
Display the verse on a white board. Children read the verse together several times. Erase the verse. Begin writing it again on the board, but purposely incorrectly. As soon as a child detects an error, he or she calls out “ZING!”. Erase it and begin again. Continue going through the verse several times before you finally write it correctly.
Active Verse
Display the Bible verse and say it together. Then ask the children to say the verse in different ways. Here are some suggestions:
- As a normal pace while standing
- In fast forward while jogging
- Shouting while marching
- In slow motion while jogging in slow motion
- In a normal voice while walking backward
- In a whisper while marching
Bible Pass
As the children stand in a circle, the first person says the first word of the verse. He passes the Bible to the person on the right, and that child must say the second word. He or she then passes to the right until the verse is complete.
Blank Verse
Write the verse on the whiteboard, leaving blanks for words you intentionally leave out. List all the words omitted on the board in random fashion. Ask one child to go and write a word in the proper blank. Repeat until the verse is complete.
Fading Verse
Write the Bible verse on the white board. Erase one important word at a time while repeating the verse each time. Continue until all words are erased and the verse is learned.
Envelope Race
Write each word of the verse on an index card. Place in an envelope. Divide the group into two teams and give an envelope to each team. The first team to arrange the verse in the proper order wins
Hang the Verse
Print each word of the verse on a separate 3×5 card. Stretch a small rope or yarn between two chairs. Use clothespins to pin each word in a jumbled fashion on the rope. Have children alternate to move one word at a time one space per move to put the verse in order.
Memory Magnet
Give each child a clothespin, small pompom; two wiggle eyes and small piece of magnet tape. Place magnet on the back of the clothespin; Make a face with the other materials on the front. Use the pin to hold this week’s memory verse on their refrigerator at home.
On Line
Let the children read the Bible verse together. Hand out index cards of the verse, one word on each card. Ask the children to arrange themselves “on line” in the correct order, each holding his or her flash card in front of him.
Puffy Verse
Use a felt tip marker to write one word of each verse on a marshmallow. Use enough to write the verse twice. Jumble them in the center of the table. Have the children work together in two groups to assemble the verse by sticking the marshmallows together with toothpicks.
