Leader Guide
Concentration Game
- Bibles or Superbook Bible App
- 22" x 28" poster board
- Print Six Match Card Sheets
- Print Match Card Sheets Backs
- Tape
- Pencil
- Marker
- Six sheets of card stock
Make one copy of each of the six Match Card Sheets, double sided if possible.
Cut out the 24 individual cards.
If using single-sided copies: write a different number from 1–24 on the back of each card in random order. The numbers should be upside-down to the words on reverse so when the card is flipped up along its top edge, the word will be right-side-up.
Use a pencil to write “GOD is KIND and FAITHFUL” in large letters on the poster board, then trace over the penciled letters with marker—see illustration
Tape the top edge of each card on the board with numbered sides showing, in four rows of six cards.
Optional: instead of taping the cards onto the poster board, you may simply lay the poster board flat on a table and place the cards on it.
In our lesson today we learned how Boaz and Ruth were kind and faithful. Let’s say the SuperTruth together: “I will be faithful and kind.”
Behind the cards are the words to the SuperTruth and some images from our Bible story video. There is also a hidden phrase underneath the cards. It will be revealed as cards are matched and removed.
Divide the children into two teams. Teams will alternate turns. A team’s turn consists of one child choosing two cards. Flip over each card as it is guessed to show the children, and read it aloud. If the cards do not match, lay the cards back down on the board. If the cards match, remove them from the board and give them to the player who matched them. On any turn, the player may also attempt to guess the hidden phrase to win a bonus point. Play until all pairs are removed from the board. The team with the most pairs—points—wins.
Conclusion: The story of Ruth is an amazing example of kindness and faithfulness. Ruth was faithful and kind to Naomi. She also showed her faithfulness to God by leaving her homeland to worship the one true God. God showed His never ending faithfulness and kindness to Naomi and Ruth by blessing and caring for them through His faithful servant Boaz.