Preteen

Grades 1-3 Introductory Activity – Can’t Touch This  No materials needed. Group kids into pairs. Tell kids to face their partners. On your signal, tell kids to try to touch their partners on the knee; but they should try to keep the partner from touch their own knee. After a minute or so, call for […]

Grades 1-3 Introductory Activity – Four Corners  Materials: signs with Matthew, Mark, Luke, John; tape Tape a sign in each corner of the room (or four different areas of the room). Choose a kid to be IT. Tell him to stand in the middle of the room with his eyes covered. Guide other kids to move around […]

Grades 1-3 Introductory Activity – Letter Search Materials: dishpan or larger shallow container with sand, letter tiles or heavyweight paper with letters (h, o, s, a, n, n, a), tablecloth or drop cloth Hid the letters in the pan of sand. Set the pan on a tablecloth or drop cloth. Lead kids to find the […]

Grades 1-3 Introductory Activity – Coin Drop Materials: cups, coins Stand a cup on the floor at a child’s feet. Give the child a coin. Challenge her to hold the coin at her nose and drop the coin into the cup. Allow three tries. Then another kid can attempt to do it. (Provide several cups […]

Grades 1-3 Introductory Activity – Worry Graffiti Materials: large pieces of paper taped around the room, markers, pens Write worry on each piece of paper, leaving room for kids to add words or pictures. Guide kids to draw pictures and write words on the paper about worry. They can write what worry means, draw pictures […]

Grades 1-3 Introductory Activity – Gospel Puzzles  Materials: different colored sheets of paper, scissors, marker, ziplock bags On several sheets of colored paper, write the names of the Gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke, John. Write each on a separate piece of paper. Cut each paper into 6-8 pieces and store each puzzle in a ziplock bag. (Make […]