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