Variation

Another variation for putting the Books of the Bible in Order. I made cards (one for each book of the Bible) out of 4 X 6"index cards, cut in half, and punched a hole in the center of the top of each card. I wrote one book of the Bible on each card. Then using two large foam poster boards (one white and one yellow) I wrote "Old Testament" on one and "New Testament" on the other. Then I put sticky hooks (the picture hanging hooks that are on white sticky canvas material) spaced out on the board in neat rows...one for each book of the testament (27 for New Testament and 39 for the Old Testament). When we were working on the Old Testament books in order, I would mix up the cards and deal them out to the children. We would sit in a semi-circle around the Old Testament Board, and I would time them on how quickly they could get the cards put in the board in order. I would say Genesis, then whomever had Genesis would come up and place that card on the first hook; then Exodus would place their card on the second hook, etc. I had a poster on the wall that would help them know what book was coming up next. I kept their fastest time on the chalkboard, and the next time we played the game, that was the time to beat. It got the children motivated to learn the books in order...they even got to the point where they would order the books that they had in their hand so that they didn't have to keep looking through all their cards. We still occasionally play with these even though we are no longer on the topic of the Books of the Bible.