[Bible Text: Numbers 21:1-9, John 3:14]
Maybe
someone could use this [activity]. I am teaching Moses and the brazen
(bronze) serpent in children's church and decided to make snakes for
questions and answers for the review. I made a snake for each two kids
and will give one of the question ends to one child and the answer end
to another. They will have to get together to answer the questions. If
time permits, we might do it two or three times.
As a lead in to this lesson, I chose a small child around three and
asked him to come up and read the Bible to me. When he couldn't I
asked why. (Because he had not yet learned to read)
Then a 3rd grader was asked to tell me the answer to "If x=10 and
if x divided by Y is 2, what is Y?" (Answer, I have not learned
that yet)
A 5th grader I knew took piano lessons was asked to come
play the Messiah on the piano. She said she had not learned that much
yet in music.
Then I pointed out how we have to learn as we walk with the Lord step
by step and used this later to show why Israel did not take Canaan all
at once and how important it is that we study God's Word so we will
grow in our walk.
What you do:
Cut snakes from red card stock, add eyes, mouths and using a different
shade of red or orange, make spots on them. On the back, put a review
question on the head end and the answer to it on the tail end. Cut the
snakes in two and put heads in one envelope, tails in another. Make
one snake for every two children in class.
How to play:
Give each child a part of a snake and have them try to find the other
child with the right answer. If smaller children cannot read well,
give the questions to the older children. When all have been put
together have them share with the rest of the class or you scramble
the pieces and do it again a few times depending on time.
