Bible School Games

The best Bible school games are ones that can be used to help students learn Bible verses and stories. They're also games that can be used over and over for many different ages.

We think you'll agree that these two games do all of that. Plus, they're fun!

Play this game with a group 10-30 students. Divide the group into teams of 6-8 students. Choose a Bible verse for students to practice. Depending on the ages of the students, verses with 6-10 words work great.

1. Write each word of the verse on a separate index card. Make a set of the same verse for each team. Place each set in its own resealable plastic bag. Label the bag with the verse's reference.

2. To play the game, divide your students into teams.

3. Give each team a plastic bag.

4. On your signal, students remove the word cards and try to put them in the correct order as quickly as possible.

5. Students must stand in a straight line and hold the word cardsso that the words are in the correct order.

7. Play the game again with a different set of word cards and practice a different verse.

Variation: Let the students help you make the word cards for these Bible School games. That's just one more way they can practice!

Here's another fun game to practice Bible verses. This works well with groups of 5-15 students.

1. Choose several key words from the Bible verse you want to practice. Write each of those words on a separate index card. Write the verse without those keywords for yourself. For I John 3:1, for example, you might organize the verse like this:

3. Read the verse aloud, omitting the key words. "How ___ is the ___ the ___ has ___ on us that we should be ___ the ___ of ____"

When a student's word is omitted, he pops up and calls out his word.

4. Continue reading the verse, pausing each time there's a missing word.

5. If the students call out all the right words at the right time, the class gets a point. If they make a mistake, the teacher gets a point.

6. Redistribute the word cards and play again. Or practice other verses in the same manner.

7. At the end of the time period, give the students a small treat or a special privilege if they are the winners. If you are the winner, ask them to do a simple task for you.

As you play these two Bible School games, you'll probably think of more fun variations of your own. Be sure to drop us a line and tell us about them, so that we can share your ideas with others!

You might also enjoy using some of these activities as Bible School Games:

Bible Baseball Batter Up! Test your group's knowledge for Bible Trivia in this fun game for any size group. We've included 30 questions and answers on a pdf for your convenience.

Bible Bingo Game Old Testament Bible Bingo at its best! Play it in Bible school or at a youth group meeting.

Hidden Books of the Bible Try to find the names of 17 books of the Bible, from both the Old and New Testaments. The names are hidden inside of bigger words, or sometimes they are spread across more than one word.