Elementary

Grades 1-3 Introductory Activity—Shield of Faith Target Materials: poster board, marker, tape, table tennis balls On the poster board, draw a target consisting of three circles. Tape the target to a wall. Line kids up about 10 feet from the target. Allow each child to throw three table tennis balls at the target. If a […]

Grades 1-3 Introductory Activity—Animal Noises Materials: no materials needed Take your children to a large open space or outside and line them up. Instruct the children that they will follow the leader wherever she walks. Tell the leader she will make an animal noise for everyone else to copy. As the line keeps walking, the […]

Grades 1-3 Introductory Activity—For All People Materials: pictures  Before class, search online and print pictures from locations around the world. Ensure the pictures show a famous location or the people of a particular country. In class, show the pictures to your children and ask them to identify the country the picture is from. If you […]

Grades 1-3 Introductory Activity—Obedience Relay No materials needed Form several teams of five kids and take them to an open space. Tell the teams they will compete in a relay race, but each child must follow your instructions to win the relay. The team that finishes first will win! Say the Life Point together. Tell […]

Grades 1-3 Introductory Activity— Country Spelling Bee Materials: alphabet tiles (one set per team), paper, markers Group the kids into teams or play as one group. Tell kids that they can use the tiles to spell the names of countries. They should try to make as many names as possible. Give the signal to start. Choose […]

Grades 1-3 Introductory Activity— Communication Materials: pencil, stone, megaphone, flashlight, scissors, whistle Show each item in turn to the kids. Ask: “How can you use this to communicate with someone? Think of as many different ways as you can.” Tell kids to discuss their ideas with partners nearby. Then call for answers. Think of different ways […]