Elementary

Grades 1-3 Introductory Activity – Straw Toss Materials: plastic cups, paper, straws, marker Print the letters PRAY on paper, one letter per page. Lay the letters around the room. Near each letter, set 2-4 cups. Give each child a straw. Show kids how to toss straws like darts or spears. (Hold the straw parallel to […]

Grades 1-3 Introductory Activity – Carrying Grain Materials: popcorn kernels, tweezers or small spoons, bowls Place a bowl with kernels on a table at one end of the game area. Place an empty bowl on a table at the other end of the game area. Guide kids to take turns moving the kernels to the […]

Grades 1-3 Introductory Activity – Word Scramble Materials: index cards with the words of the Life Point printed on them, one word per card Hide the word cards around the room before kids arrive. Lead kids to search for the word cards. Tell them to work together to try and assemble the words in the […]

Grades 1-3 Introductory Activity – Back Writing Materials: paper, pencil Tell kids to sit in a single-file line, with each child facing the back of the person in front of him. Lay the pencil and paper at the front of the line. Tell kids you will send a message from the back of the line […]

Grades 1-3 Introductory Activity – Play Dough Sculpture Materials: play dough (a small ball for each child) Encourage each child to use his ball of play dough to create something. Encourage kids to press, manipulate, and form the dough into their desired shapes. After a few minutes, take a gallery walk. (Kids walk around and […]

Grades 1-3 Introductory Activity – Creation Charades Materials: animal names and other natural world items on strips of paper Guide a child to draw a strip and read the word. Then he can act out the creation item so other children can guess. Repeat with several children as time allows. Tell kids that today’s Bible […]