Leader Guide
True or False Game
- Sheets of paper—optional colors: green, brown, white, and black—at least four, or as many as one per child if you wish
- Large box, as narrow as possible
- Optional: painters tape or masking tape
- Optional: marker
- A bucket or bag to hold the “food” paper balls
Crumple each piece of paper into a ball and place in a bucket or bag.
Mark or tape a line near one end of the room.
Place the box on the floor about 12 feet from the line.
Optional: write “Feed Box” on the box.
Today, we are going to play a true/false game to review the Bible story. I will read a statement, and you must decide whether it is true or false. Hold up a crumpled paper ball. If you choose correctly, you will be given a chance to try to throw some “food” into the feed box for the animals.
Divide the children into two teams. Have them make two separate lines behind the marked line. Place the bucket or bag with the “food” by the line. Teams alternate turns. Read a True/False question, and allow only the player whose turn it is to answer the question. You may wish to choose easier questions for younger children or those with special needs. Keep track of each team’s points.
For classes with 20 or fewer children: if a child answers correctly, he or she gets to try to throw the “food” paper ball into the feed box to earn one point for the team. For classes with more than 20 children: One child answers the question; if it is correct, another child on that team tries to throw the “food” into the feed box. Then both children go to the end of their team’s line.
Questions
- God thought Noah was one of many righteous people in the world—F
- God told Noah He would destroy the world with a flood—T
- God told Noah that he could build the ark any size that Noah chose—F
- The ark was built out of gophers—F
- God told Noah to bring his family into the ark with him—T
- The ark came to rest on Mt. Ararat exactly five months after the flood began—T
- By faith, Noah believed God’s word was true—T
- Noah had five sons and four daughters—F
- God told Noah to bring pairs of animals into the ark—T
- Noah had to stop building the ark for a while because of all the rain in the area—F
- God was the one who closed the door of the ark—T
- Noah was to bring seven pairs of certain animals into the ark so they could be sacrificed later—T
- God said to bring either two males or two females of each type of animal into the ark—F
- It rained for 40 days and 50 nights while Noah was on the ark—F
- Eight people entered the ark and survived the flood—T
- The flood was 10 miles wide—F
- Noah sent a seagull out of the ark to find dry land—F
- Noah built an altar and made sacrifices to God after he left the ark—T
- The ark had three levels or floors—T
- The ark was waterproofed with pitch or tar—T
You did a good job putting food in the feed box! Can you imagine how much food was needed to feed all of the animals on the ark for about a year? God thought of everything and instructed Noah to gather enough food for his family and every animal.
Optional: read Genesis 6:21–22:
“And be sure to take on board enough food for your family and for all the animals.” So Noah did everything exactly as God had commanded him.
Noah had faith in what God told him to do and followed His instructions completely!