Ages 5-11

These materials are provided by Christian organisations to teach children of a primary school age about different aspects of mission.

• Alphabeti Spaghetti
  • Description: An activity sheet which involves writing in an unfamiliar script
  • Aim: To experience using an unfamiliar script and to teach that different scripts are used for Bible translation.
  • Audience: Children in grades 1-6, any size group
  • Time: 20 mins
  • Equipment: Activity sheets (photocopy masters provided), pencils, coloured pens, scissors, gluesticks, card
  • Scripture: Psalm 119:130, Hebrews 4:12
  • Source: Wycliffe Bible Translators
• Global Graffiti
  • Description: Participants write and draw on a world map
  • Aim: To focus on the world and options for missions involvement
  • Audience: Children in grades 1-6, any size group
  • Time: 20-30 mins
  • Equipment: Large outline of the world (example provided), photocopied cards, pens, crayons or chalk, pictures of your missionaries, atlas
  • Scripture: Psalm 67:1-2
  • Source: Wycliffe Bible Translators
• Heavenly Banquet
  • Description: A team game to play before snack or meal
  • Aim: Illustrate need for bible translation
  • Audience: Primary through high school, 8 or more participants
  • Time: 10-15 mins
  • Equipment: 2 pencils, 2 scissors, 2 pieces of paper plus a banquet table of very kid-desirable foods
  • Scripture: Romans 10:8-15, Revelation 5:9 and 7:9-10
  • Source: Wycliffe Bible Translators
• In One Ear, Out the Other
  • Description: A game contrasting participants who pass a whispered and written message
  • Aim: To illustrate the importance of having God's Word in your own written language
  • Audience: Children in grades 1-6, minimum of 10 participants
  • Time: 10 mins
  • Equipment: Pen and paper
  • Scripture: Romans 5:8, 2 Chronicles 34:14-33
  • Source: Wycliffe Bible Translators
• It's Not Impossible
  • Description: One of three seemingly impossible stunts with simple solutions
  • Aim: To focus on the world and options for missions involvement
  • Audience: Primary through adults, any size group
  • Time: 10-15 mins
  • Equipment: 2 paper clips, £5 note
  • Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:10, Matthew 28:19 (the Great Commission, not the Great Optional Activity!)
  • Source: Wycliffe Bible Translators
• Make it Snappy
  • Description: A game that teaches children about different facets of words
  • Aim: To show one part of producing an accurate translation
  • Audience: Children in grades 1-6, any size group
  • Time: 15-20 mins
  • Equipment: Sets of snap cards, for each group of three players you need 6 sets of cards, or use one set of huge cards for a combined game
  • Scripture: Isaiah 1:18
  • Source: Wycliffe Bible Translators
• Pass the Parcel
  • Description: A game in which a package is passed around and unwrapped
  • Aim: To illustrate our responsibility to pass the Good News of Jesus on to others
  • Audience: Children in grades 1-6, any size group
  • Time: 15 mins
  • Equipment: Wrapping paper, sweets, card, Bible, music
  • Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:18, Romans 6:23, John 8:36, 10:10, 12:46
  • Source: Wycliffe Bible Translators
• Prayer Cube
  • Description: A craft that teaches children how to pray for missionaries
  • Aim: To stimulate prayer for missions
  • Audience: Children in grades 1-4, any size group
  • Time: 20-30 mins
  • Equipment: Scissors, glue sticks, colouring pens, copies of prayer cube pattern from master
  • Scripture: Ephesians 6:18-19
  • Source: Wycliffe Bible Translators
• Prayer Games
  • Description: Fun ways to pray in an ice-breaker way, plus a work page
  • Aim: To pray for Bibleless people in a kid-friendly manner
  • Audience: Pre-school through high school, depending on the coolness factor, any size group
  • Time: Various
  • Equipment: The book From Arapesh to Zuni, available from Wycliffe, plus various items listed
  • Scripture: Colossians 4:2-4, Ephesians 2:10
  • Source: Wycliffe Bible Translators
• Taste and See
  • Description: A food-tasting game
  • Aim: To illustrate the impact of the good news when you hear it for the first time in your own language
  • Audience: Primary school through high school, any size group
  • Time: 10 mins
  • Equipment: Apple, cheese, chocolate, food container, blindfold
  • Scripture: Psalm 119:103-104, 1 Peter 2:1-3
  • Source: Wycliffe Bible Translators
• Tug of War
  • Description: A team contest with audience participation
  • Aim: To demonstrate difficulties of Bible translation, the need for a team, and God's power
  • Audience: Children in grades 1-6, 10 or more participants
  • Time: 10-15 mins
  • Equipment: A rope and costumes (signs can replace costumes)
  • Scripture: 2 Chronicles 32:7-8, Jeremiah 17:5-8, 1 Samuel 17:45-47, Ephesians 6:12
  • Source: Wycliffe Bible Translators