Jericho Props (this REALLY works!!!)
Originally posted by member EllenK
The idea: Kids are given a basket of items they must turn into props to retell the story.
Have two laundry baskets each with the following things in them:
- Multiple pairs of sunglasses
- Toy musical instruments
- Blue towel
- White sheet
- 12 pieces of newspaper
- Piece of paper with 10 Commandments written on it
- Assortment of hats
Print the highlights of the story of Joshua on a flip chart. Tell them what they'll be doing with the baskets of "prop materials."
Then, read the story of Joshua and the Battle of Jericho with your students, including God’s call of Joshua and reassurance, the Ark of the Covenant, stopping of the Jordan River, the Remember stones, the spies, the marching around Jericho, and then the fall of Jericho.
Divide the class into two “teams.”
Give the teams the basket of supplies and the instructions that EVERYTHING in it must be used to CREATE PROPS to tell the story. -- How they use them is up to them.
After about 10-15 minutes of planning, have each team put on its story. It helps to have two teachers for the class; one to work with each team.
