Exodus

Jesus tells us to love God and others if we want to follow God’s commandments. Includes a teaching guide, class activity, craft, and optional service project. Needed: white board or large paper to write on, drawing paper and crayons or colored pencils Intro Activity: Top Ten As a class, have students think of their Top Ten favorite things in a particular category. As students call out answers, write them down on the board. Not everyone will agree

What is God’s plan for marriage? Includes a lesson, 2 games, and a craft. Needed: drawing paper and crayons or colored pencils Intro Game: Act it Out Divide students into teams of two. Give them each a scenario related to dating or marriage to act out. They’ll have a few minutes to plan their scene. Then, each group will show the class what they came up with. Scenario examples include Asking someone out on a date, Asking

Teach students to respect others’ property and to even avoid coveting it. Includes a teaching guide and 2 games. Needed: soft play balls or paper wads, a snack or other prize Intro Game: Snatch Ball Mark a line down the center of your play area. Place soft play balls on the line. If you don’t have play balls, you can wad up waste paper to play with. Form two teams and tell the students to stand a

How can students spend time with God on this special day? Includes a teaching guide and 3 games. Needed: exercise instruction cards Intro Game: Extreme Exercise Race Have students pair up and complete this race together. All the students will line up by pairs on one side of your play area. Spaced out in a direct line in front of each pair, you’ll place a series of cards. The cards could say things like, “Do 10 Pushups!”

Why does the Lord want us to tell the truth? Includes a lesson and 3 games. Intro Game: Lie Detector This game is similar to Two Truths and a Lie. Tell students that you’re going to tell them a story about what happened to you. Most of it will be true, but someone of it won’t be. It’s their job to call out whenever they think you’re saying something that isn’t true. The story is over when

The Lord gives us the Ten Commandments and other rules because He loves us. Includes a lesson and 3 games. Needed: common items, Bibles, Whiteboard and markers or something else to write on, pieces of paper with phrases from the Ten Commandments written on them Game: Breaking the Rules Play any simple game your kids know. The trick is that you’re going to intentionally break the rules to disrupt the game. You could also have one of

What does it mean to take the Lord’s name in vain? Includes a lesson, 2 games, and a craft. Needed: drawing paper and crayons or colored pencils, optional blindfold Intro Craft: Drawing Out the Hypocrite Give students some drawing supplies and ask them to draw a picture or write a short story about someone who says they’re a Christian, but they’re doing something wrong. When they’re finished, asked students to share what they drew or wrote. Ask,

Why did the Lord give us parents? Why does He want us to listen to them? Includes a lesson, game, and craft. Needed: white board or large piece of paper, drawing paper and crayons or colored pencils Intro Game: Simon Says Students follow your commands and motion when you say, “Simon says” first. If you don’t say, “Simon says” before the command, and they do it anyway, they’re out. If they follow a motion that doesn’t match

How can we live at peace with one another? Includes a teaching guide and 2 games. Needed: soft play balls or paper wads Intro Game: Don’t Hit Dodge Ball Divide students into two teams. They stand at opposite sides of your play area. Their goal is to not hit the other team while making the other team hit them. If someone throws and hits a member of the other team, they’re out. Meanwhile, members of the other

Teach students the importance of the first two of the Ten Commandments. Includes a teaching guide, 2 games, and a craft. Needed: drawing paper and crayons or colored pencils, pictures of various gods, a mask Intro Activity: Drawing God As students come in, give them some drawing supplies and ask them to draw various things. First, they should draw themselves, then their parents, then their best friend. Finally, ask them to draw God. When some try, discuss