Fun way to test mastery with the Magic Square

Old Testament Scripture Mastery PIT

OT Scripture Mastery Booklet Letter

Tombstone inscriptions for each of the 25 BM scripture mastery verses.

A way to adapt the action card game Pit for use with Scripture Mastery

I developed this activity once the students were familiar with the SM scriptures, but it could probably also be used earlier in the year.

A Seminary version of Pit

A Seminary version of Snakes and Ladders

A couple versions of Not Bingo

This is a re-make of an old party game.

A fun version of Scripture Chasing

A game that could best be described as Pictionary using play dough!

Scripture Pictionary

Ideas to play Ring That Bell

Use "Split" personality cards to practice Scripture Mastery.

Today I stumbled upon a good way of testing my students that they viewed as “harmless” but turned out to be very effective.

This is a simple variation on the regular "give a clue — get a scripture" contest format. 

Students take turns saying a memorized scripture, one word per student.

A group scripture chase activity

This is a game we have played over the years that is a HUGE hit.

Students get to tap the losing student with a foam bat when the scripture mastery references are found.

‘Sock It to ‘Em’ gets its name from what we use when played indoors: a rolled up soft sock.

A Scripture Mastery twist on the game of Spoons.

The object of this game is to collect as many candies as possible by sucking them up through a straw.

A way to teach or review Scripture Mastery

This activity reviews and drills the SM that have already been covered.

A fun way to review Scripture Mastery

A Scripture Mastery Scavenger Hunt

I discovered a different and fun way to do a scripture chase. Every time a SM is introduced I give the kids an index card. On one side they write the scripture with reference, the other side they draw a picture about it.

Make scripture mastery reviews more artsy with this activity.

So as I was trying to come up with a fun way to work on scripture mastery, the thought came to me to use paper airplanes.

Have students do scripture chase. Each correct answer allows them to secure an item for the recipe.

The object of the game is for each student to score as many “two-point” buckets as possible, while the other students open their scriptures to the scripture mastery scripture.

Wake your class up with Scripture Kickball!

A fun variation on Scripture Chasing

This is a quick, fast-paced game that can be used to review scripture keyword or ideas. 

Scripture Mastery Kickball

We really get well acquainted with the 3 scriptures we are ‘basket ball chasing’, and the kids have fun.

Object of the game: To be the 1st team to match and get all keyword/text/verse papers in their color to the stage.

This game never fails to get everyone involved, having fun, and working on SM recognition.

Here is a game that was designed for a Christmas activity, but can easily be adapted for any time of year. In place of the Christmas stockings, use a container of some kind appropriate to your time or year or holiday. I provided some Old Testament clues, but you can also substitute object clues for other years.

Each team gets a chance to answer a question correctly. If they answer correctly, they can roll the dice and do what’s on the dice.

A quick way to review scripture mastery references

They take turns saying how many words they can "Name that Scripture" in until they don't want to go any lower. Whoever goes lowest gets the clue.

A game that you can do on your first game day and I love it because it forces them to learn the key words and the kids have a ball doing it.  I play with them as well.  It doesn't even matter if they haven't been introduced to the scriptures.

Whoever has the answer from each team runs and sits in the highest numbered chair available.

A version of Pictionary

Here is an easy and fun scripture mastery game.

Based on information from the book "Pioneer Trivia, 1000 and One Questions to Try Your Pioneer Savvy," published by Pioneer Pride, Provo UT.

Pit is a commodities (corn, wheat, rye, etc.) trading game. The object of the game is to collect all the cards of one commodity.

Prove incorrect statement wrong with scripture references.

This is an adaptation of the commercial game, Wise and Otherwise.

A fun way to memorize scriptures.

When the answers to clues are answered, pictures of the boys or girls are "resurrected" one body part at a time. A reverse game of Hangman.

Set up chairs in rows, like a bus. The class scripture chases and only competes against the person sitting beside them.

Once scripture references are found, students get to roll balls earn points.

The scripture reference is read, starting anywhere in the scripture. Once the reference is recognized, a student will run to the chalkboard to write the scripture reference down.

Once the scripture reference is found, the class will chose a number. Students will race to put the numbered item in a square on the floor.

As soon as a team has every member find the scripture, one person from that team can begin to shoot. Point are only given for baskets.

A scripture hunt with an Easter twist

Many ideas for teaching/reviewing Scripture Mastery

Review questions for Scripture Mastery

Allow each team the opportunity to solve the Scripture Mastery clue. When they correctly respond, they will have a chance to "Trick or Treat".

The two servers race against each other to find the correct scripture.  First one to find it serves. Then have fun playing volleyball.

Wake your class up with this scripture chase. They'll need to "rescue" their teammates from "prison".

Tape scripture mastery references to your body parts. Give clues, whereupon, students "search you" and give answers based on the location of the correct reference.

A twist on scripture chasing

This game is non-competitive. On a master sheet, print "Search Warrant" at the top and put blank lines on the page, enough for all students to write their signatures on. Make as many copies as there are students, and write a different scripture mastery clue on each "warrant."

Review scripture mastery in dark!

Have your students scripture chase against one classmate.

Try this activity to scripture chase with your class.

Each team is given set of clues and spreads them on floor, face up in their group. When they hear the clue, they take the answer that matches on the strip in front of them, and RUN to the chairs in the front, or middle wherever you place those chairs.

Use this relay race to review Scripture Mastery references.

A fun way to review the Scripture Mastery references.

A fun variation on scripture chasing

Create several questions for each category. Place the questions in straws. Students take turns picking straws and answering the questions.

A variation on scripture chasing

The students will be interested in what scripture the question covered because the rule is that if they had the answer before the teacher, that was called a "stump".  When the teacher gets "stumped", the student who wrote the question as well as the student who answers, it gets a piece of candy.

Have your students create SM clues, and I, the teacher, have to find the proper reference.

We do regular scripture chase, individual, not teams.  The last person to get the scripture has to draw a paper and do the stunt.

Tombstone inscriptions for each of the 25 BM scripture mastery verses