[Teachldsseminary] Game--Chariot Races

[debra storm]

We use old laundry baskets that the kids sit or kneel in; and to protect
their hands from the rope burns, I gave them hot pads from the Church
kitchen. The baskets slid beautifully across the gym floor.

On Nov 29, 2007 8:32 PM, The Spencers <wdcspencer at yahoo.com> wrote:

> We use beach towels instead of cardboard and jump ropes.  But the handles
> of the jump ropes came off, so the students just wrapped them around their
> hands a couple times.  Gloves would have helped.  (I have gloves for the
> next time.)
>
>  We also used 2 horses for every driver.  I would give the drivers the key
> words for a SM and they would take off.  When the drivers got to the other
> end of the gym, they opened their scriptures, looked it up, and began
> reading that SM.  When I was satisfied that they had the right scripture, I
> allowed them to come back to the "stable."  I also allowed the drivers to
> repeat it if they knew it without having them to look it up.  (Since we
> memorize the SM, this is one way to encourage that memorization.  It helps
> games go faster and they earn extra Seminary bucks for knowing that
> scripture.)
>
>  I kept track of the number of SM each team "won," and each team member
> was then paid for the number of total wins.  They will do most anything for
> $$$!!!
>
>  I hope this helps.
>
>  Debbie Spencer
>  Casa Grande, AZ
>
> Oparc10 at aol.com wrote:
>  Could someone who has used the Chariot Race game for scripture mastery
> please clarify some things for me?
>
> I have been trying to use a piece of cardboard for the chariot, but it
> doesn't slide very well on the gym floor at the church. Is there something
> else
> that works better?
>
> Does the rope hurt the students hands when they hold it? Is there some
> trick to using a certain kind of rope?
>
> How do you keep track of whether or not the team found the correct
> scripture
> and how many scriptures they have found.
>
> I want to play this game tomorrow, but the practice runs have not been
> very
> promising....
>
> Thanks for your help!
>
> Karen--EMS 13 years
>
>
>
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