[Teachldsseminary] March Madness

Sun Mar 2 18:08:42 MST 2008

Linda,

Thank you for posting your OT March Madness.  My students love it!  Last week I posted signs that say, "Coming Soon - March Madness!"  The new students were curious about it and my previous students were excited to tell them how much fun they have had.

I have played March Madness for 3 years.  I have enough students for 2 teams.  When you have the kids switch seats, do you also have them switch teams?  Somehow our teams usually tie by the end of the month.  There has been no clear winner.  I guess that may be a good thing.  I think that is because the more engaged students end up on both teams for a while and balance the points.   Has that worked that way for you?

Thanks for such a great idea!
Barbara

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From: Linda Harper <lindaharper at bellsouth.net>
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Subject: [Teachldsseminary] March Madness

Our March Madness starts on Monday and I thought I'd share what I do each
year and my OT questions I use in this month long activity.  It's a class
favorite and really helps us  get through the last month before spring
break!

Linda Harper

Duncan, SC

OT  MARCH MADNESS SCRIPTURE CHASE

For the past few years we did a scripture mastery/chase game that I made up
(to wake them up) called March Madness. We did this ongoing for about three
weeks last year during the March Madness basketball tournament.  It's fun
and you can slip it in with as little or as much time as you have around
lessons. You can use this with questions in class or with SM chases. 

They start out on teams (I had two but you can adapt to how many you want,
it doesn't matter) and we kept up with the scores for the teams for the
whole three weeks, but as you will see, they may be trading teams throughout
the time we do this so it wasn't until the last day that they see who wins.
Also, it changes the seating arrangements, sometimes very temporary!

I also at the beginning had them pick which team and they thought would win
and what the points would be and what their favorite candy bar was.  They
put these on a piece of paper that I kept.  At the end, the closest one got
their favorite candy bar.  

The fun part was, if I used any other game that had points, we just added
them to the total points.  For example, I may do a tiddly winks or numbered
chairs game which has big points.  Whatever the team has    at the end, we
would add it to their scores so the scores can get huge!  

Also, I did trivia questions at the beginning of classes and questions about
the lesson at the end.  For some of those questions, I'll go back to some
old review games and ask those questions again.  If they answer correctly,
they could shoot, if not they had to pick from the Madness glass where I had
the strips below. 

No matter what you do, either answering questions from the lesson or using
it with SM this is how we played:

If the team answers correct or first, someone from that team gets a chance
to shoot a nerf ball into a "basket" (my yellow canner is what I used) for
points. I had different free-throw lines at various distances in the room on
the floor with tape (2 point line, 3 point line, 4 point line and 5 point
line) that they can pick where to try from for those points.  I give them
two tries to make a  basket like free throws.

To make the March madness, I plan on having the ones who shoot from each
team but miss (or can't answer a question) to choose a slip of paper with
instructions on it that they have to follow, to keep things stirred up.
(ideas are listed below) This way, they keep changing who is on what team,
changing the points and do a few off the wall things, making it a March
Madness kind of day. You may think of other ideas. Like I said, when we had
time at the beginning or end of a lesson, we'd play and they really looked
forward to the times we did play it. We were silly!  Some days were devoted
to it, some not.  It was always in the background and really helps them get
through March which is the hardest month for my kids usually.

Here is what is on the slips of paper from which they will randomly draw: OT
STRIPS:

Change places with someone wearing blue on the other team.

Change places with someone wearing glasses.

Call on someone from the other team to recite Moses 1:39. If they can't
recite it, change places with them.

Change places with a senior on the other team.

Change places with someone on the other team with a quadruple combination.

Move to chair #4.

Trade with someone in any chair if you can recite Isaiah 1:18.

Recite Genesis 39:9 for 500 extra points for your team.

Change places with someone on the other team who has money in their pockets.

Change places with someone on the other team who was born in August.

If you can recite Exodus 33:11, your teams gets 50 points.

Change places with a member of the school marching band.

Call on someone from the other team to tell something they learned in
yesterday's lesson. If they are correct, change places with them.

Change places with someone on the other team who has a permit. 

If you went to church last Sunday and can tell us one speaker, your team
gets 50 points. Otherwise, change places with chair #2. 

Change places with someone who is wearing jeans.

Ask someone to recite Job 19:25-26, if they cannot do it, trade places with
them.

Change places with a junior on the other team.

The other team gets 500 points.

Change places with someone on the other team who is wearing shorts.

Change places with someone on the other team who is a sophomore.

The teams will switch points.

Your team gets 500 extra points.

Your team will give two of your points to the other team.

If you have read your scriptures this week, your team will get 1000 extra
points.

Change places with someone on the other team who is wearing sandals.

Change places with someone who is wearing stripes on the other team.

Change places with someone on other team who made a basket.

If you can name three new temples that have been announced, you may get an
extra point for your team.

Your team trade points with the other team.

Call on someone to tell us the ten commandments are and if they can't,
change places with them. 

Stand up and do the first letters for a SM for Jeremiah 16:16.  If you can,
your team gets 100 points.  If you can't change places with a freshman.

Name one of the Judges in the book of Judges.  If you can't the other team
gives 100 points.

Name your favorite Old Testament prophet and get 50 points.  If you can't
think of one change places with someone on the other team.

Name one of the current 12 apostles.  If you can't, the other team gives 100
points, if you can, you get 100 points.

Change places with someone who has a birthday in an even numbered month.

Name a  woman mentioned in the Old Testament for 100 points.

Name the first three kings of Israel for 100 points.

Change places with someone wearing makeup.

Name a prophet that prophesied of the latter days for 100 points.

Change places on the other team with someone not born in South Carolina.

Change places with someone of your choice on the other team.

Change places with a senior on the other team.

Recite Psalms 24:3-4 for 50 points or trade places with chair #3.

Name someone who went to Egypt in the Old Testament for 100 points.

Name a town in the promised land for 25 points.  If you can't, trade places
with a freshman on the other team.

Trade places with someone wearing sandals.

Recite Amos 3:7 for a change to shoot or change places with someone wearing
glasses.

You get a candy bar and choose which team you want to be on.

Name a missionary from our ward and where they are serving and shoot.

Name one of the ten tribes other than Ephriam and Menassah for 100 points.

Trade points with the other team.

Your team gets 500 points.

Name a food that could be eaten under the law of Moses.

Name a food that was forbidden under the law of Moses.

Name a prophet that comes after Samuel.

Name something found in the tabernacle.

Name one item of furniture found in the tabernacle in either room for 100
points. 

For a 100 point bonus, name its spiritual meaning.

Name one of the objects found in the outer courtyard of the tabernacle for
100 points. For a 100 point bonus, tell its spiritual meaning.

Name one attribute of a Nazarite for 100 points

For a 100 point bonus, name the three s/m references from the pearl of great
price

Your team will give away 200 of your points to the team with the current
lowest score. If your team currently has the lowest score, get 100 points
from each team.

Your team will give away 500 of your points to the team with the current
lowest score. If your team currently has the lowest score, each team will
give you 250 of their points.

Earn for your team 100 points for every SMscripture you have passed off.

Change places with someone wearing blue on the other team.

Change places with someone who has a driver's license.

Change places with someone wearing a hair clips or bow.

Change places with someone of your choice on the other team.

Change places with someone on the other team with a quadruple combination.

Change places with someone on the other team who participates in a school
sport.

Call on the other team to recite a SMof your choice.  If they can recite it,
they get 100 points.  If they can't and your team can, you get the points
instead.

Your whole team has to sing a hymn for 100 points.  If it sounds really
good, you get 200 points.

Ask someone on the other team to name the five books of Moses and if they
can't, then trade places with them.  If they can, their team gets 200
points.

Ask someone to name a country that fought against the Israelites.  If they
can, their team receives 500 points.  If they can't and someone on your team
can, your team receives the points.

If someone on your team was born in January, February or March, ask them to
recite Leviticus 18:18 for 500 points.

If someone in your team was born in March, April or May, ask them to recite
Isaiah 1:18 for 500 points.

Call on someone from the other team to tell something they learned in
yesterday's lesson.  If they are correct, their team receives 500 points.
If they can't think of anything and you can, your team gets the points.

Ask someone to recite 1 Sam 16:7.  If they cannot do it, change places with
them.

The teams will switch points.

Fill out the first row of the SM magic square for 50 points.  Add verse
numbers for another 500 points.

Fill out the second row of the SM magic square for 50 points.  Add verse
numbers for another 500 points.

Fill out the third row of the SM magic square for 50 points.  Add verse
numbers for another 500 points.

Fill out the fourth row of the SM magic square for 100 points.  Add verse
numbers for another 1000 points.

Fill out the fifth row of the SM magic square for 100 points.  Add verse
numbers for another 1000 points.

Say the rhyming keywords for the first row of the SM magic square for 500
points. If you can't trade places with a Sophomore.

Say the rhyming keywords for the second row of the SM magic square for 500
points. If you can't trade places with a Senior.

Say the rhyming keywords for the third row of the SM magic square for 1000
points. If you can't trade places with a Senior.

Say the rhyming keywords for the fourth row of the SM magic square for 1000
points. If you can't trade places with a Junior.

Say the rhyming keywords for the fifth row of the SM magic square for 1000
points.  If you can't trade places with a Junior.

The teams will switch points.

BONUS!  Your team gets 500 points.

BIG BONUS!  Your team gets 1000 points.

GREAT BIG BONUS!  Your team gets 5000 points.

Name a prophet that preached to Israel before they were scattered for 100
points.

Name a prophet who preached to Judah before they were taken into captivity
for 100 points.

For everything that you can name that was in the tabernacle, your team
receives 50 points.

If you can make a basket shooting through your legs from the 100 point line,
your team gets 1000 points.

If you can make a basket shooting over your shoulder from the 100 point
line, your team gets 500 points.

Take one extra shot at a basket, and double the points if you make it.

Let everyone on your team take a shot from the 100 point line.  Your team
receives 200 points for each basket they make.

The other team receives all the points that you have made on baskets today.

The other team trades today's points with your team.

The first team to find Isaiah 53:3-5 can have two people shoot for points.

The first team that can turn to the SM about Missionary work can have
someone shoot for  points.

The first team that can turn to the SM about tithing can have someone shoot
for  points.

The first team that can turn to the SM about sealing power can have someone
shoot for  points.

The first team that can turn to the SM about the clean hand and a pure heart
can have someone shoot for  points.

The first team that can turn to the SM about a stone can have someone shoot
for  points.

The first team that can find Isaiah 29:13-14 in their scriptures gets 50
points.  Name the rhyme words and can have someone shoot for  more points.

If you can name the reference for the SM with the rhyme "Image of the son"
you can shoot for  points.

If you can name the reference for the SM with the rhyme "Chosen to be" you
can shoot for  points.

If you can name the reference for the SM with the rhyme "Glory begun" you
can shoot for  points.

If you can name the reference for the SM with the rhyme "His heart is seen"
you can shoot for  points.

If you can name the reference for the SM with the rhyme "Marriage for
heaven" you can shoot for  points.

If you can name the reference for the SM rhyme "two sticks from heaven" you
can shoot for  points. 

If you can name the reference for the SM rhyme "Book of Mormon divine" you
can shoot for  points.

If you can name the  SM with the rhyme "Christ Saves me" you can shoot for
points.

If you can name the SM with the rhyme "Elijah restores more" you can shoot
for  points.

If you can name the rhyme words for Proverbs 3:5-6, your team will get 50
points.

If you can name the rhyme words for Ezekiel 37:15-17, your team will get 50
points.

If you can name the rhyme words for Daniel 2:44-45, your team will get 50
points.

If you can name the rhyme words for Isaiah 55:8-9, your team will get 50
points.

If you can name the rhyme words for Isaiah 29:13-14, your team will get 50
points.

The first team to find the scripture with the keywords "Image of God" in
their scriptures gets 50 points.

The first team to find the scripture with the keyword "Meditate on the
Scriptures" gets 50 points.

The first team to find the scripture with the keywords "Ten Commandments"
gets 50 points.

Your team will give 100 of your points to the other team.

If you can name the books Moses wrote, your team gets 200 points.

If you have read through the book of Judges in your personal reading
assignment this year, your team will get 500 points, if not trade places
with a senior.

Steal the basket points that the other team makes today.

Ask someone to recite Job 19:25-26.  If they cannot do it, change places
with them.

If you can name a temple in South America, you may get an extra 50 points
for your team.

Ask someone to recite Moses 7:18.  If they cannot do it, change places with
them.

Name the new Apostle which was sustained in the October 2007 General
Conference - receive 50 points for each Apostle you can name.

Trade points with the other team.

Change places with someone on the other team who has their book bag in the
room.

Ask someone to recite Exodus 33:11.  If they can, their team receives 50
points.  If someone on your team can recite it, your team receives the
points.

Ask someone to recite Genesis 39:9.  If they can, their team receives 50
points.  If someone on your team can recite it, your team receives the
points.

Shoot a basket under one leg from any spots in the classroom and double your
points if you make a basket.

Tell what the significance of the number 70 is for 50 points.  

Tell what the significance of the number 40 is for 50 points.  

Shoot a basket with your eyes closed from the 100 point line.  If you sink
it, your team gets 300 points.

Challenge the other team (they will pick a representative) to a race to the
library and back.  The winner gets 300 points for their team.

Each member on both teams shoots from the 100 point line.  The team who gets
the most baskets receives 500 points.

Receive 10 points for every SM you have passed off

Receive 50 points for every SM you have passed off

Receive 10 points for every SM you have passed off

Move to chair #5.

Move to the soft chair.

Move to the couch #1.

Move to the  couch #2.

Move to the soft chair.

Move to chair #10.

Move to chair #9.

Move to chair #8.

Move to chair #7.

Move to chair #6.

Move to chair #1.

Move to chair #2.

Move to chair #3.

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