[Teachldsseminary] TEACH: SM Field

[Linda Harper]

Now that it's light by 6:30 here in South Carolina, I'm thinking about 
having a SM field day out side next Friday. I have three ideas so far but 
wondered if anyone else has had a field day?   I would like to do 2-3 
activities.  I have 14 students so could even have two going on at once.  I 
meet in my home so don't have the use of a gym.

Linda Harper
Duncan, SC


HUMAN TIC TAC TOE



Here's a version of tic tac toe that we played on Friday and my kids loved 
It.



Set up - 9 chairs in the center of the class in a tic tac toe formation.

x  x  x

x  x  x

x  x  x



Divide into two teams (x's and O’s). Everyone on each team gets a number (we 
had 8 on each team so numbered them from 1-8)



Object - your team makes a tic tac toe before the other team.



The teams stand to the sides. X's on one side of the room and O’s on the 
Other. I called out 3 numbers. (ie. 1, 5 and 8)  people with those numbers 
Would then have to find the SM that I started reading.  Once they find it, 
They put their finger in the book and run to make a tic tac toe.  The other 
Two join them as they find it, trying to block the other team and jumping up 
And moving to try and get the straight line(3 in a row). Whoever gets the 
Straight line first gets a point.  They then go back to the side. I then 
Called out another 3 numbers. (I kept track of who I had called so that 
Everyone would get a few turns)  it took about 20 minutes for everyone to 
Have 4 turns. I let them help each other find the scriptures on the team.

My non participators really got into it.



Really gets the blood going.  I had to make a rule that they couldn't push 
Someone off of a chair, but after that they were good!  We played this 
(without the SM) at a family reunion and had a blast, and I’ve always 
Thought it would make a good seminary game.



FOR SMALLER CLASSES: You could play it easily with a class of 6 (3 per side) 
and every student would just play every time. (Which is all the better in my 
book.) Just divide your class into 2 groups of 5 and call out which ones.



For classes with only 2 students, I would set it up the same way as 
described. Then I'd have the kids find the scripture and choose their seat. 
I'd have some type of a "marker" (a paper plate or a piece of paper with an 
X or 0) that they would then leave on that chair.



It would be like playing regular Tic Tac Toe, except you exactly rotating
turns. We also play a Tic Tac Toe game where I print the answers on 2 
different
colors of paper (which takes the place of X and O). I read a question and 
the
student find the answer and tape it on the board. In our version, only the 
first
student that makes it to the board gets to put up an X or O.



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Run For It

Submitted by Linda Kump, EM BOM, Anaheim CA



Can use chalk and do it outside.



Each team has their own set of scripture mastery cards all 25.  They are 
divided equally between all team members.  Each person being  responsible 
for the scriptures on their card.  We go into the cultural hall each team 
sitting in a chair with their team on the baseline of the basketball court. 
Then on the opposite baseline is the rolling chalkboard with a division for 
each team and  a piece of chalk for each team.  I start reading the actual 
scripture anywhere in the scripture.  When the team member recognizes that 
it is his scripture he or she runs to the chalkboard and writes the 
scripture reference including verse.  (It must be legible)  The first one 
back in their chair is the winner.  Great fun and gets the blood pumping.



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RUN FOR THE MAGIC

 On the chalkboard, have two large empty Magic squares (a 5x5 box square)

 And  two pieces of chalk

 Make four decks of note cards; two sets of key words; two sets of 
scripture

 references. One set of each for each team.

4 containers - 2 for each team, in 4 corners of the room.



Put the cards in containers (shuffle them up a bit) at opposite ends of the 
room. references at one end, key words at the other.

Have two teams do a relay: a runner goes to draw one key word card  back  to 
team and all search the scripture  (once all have found it,) read aloud in 
unison  runner goes to get the corresponding scripture reference card   runs 
to the board to fill in the Magic Square.



First team finishing the square correctly (scripture references in 
numerical  order; with JH-H 1 in the last box) wins.



They have to shuffle through and find the right reference; run it up and
write it in the box. Sometimes they may pick the wrong one (due to haste)
and find they have to go back, such as  the three sm in 130. If they
discover a mistake in their writing later on, they have to fix it right
there - by erasing and correcting. They don't have to go back and get any
cards.