Leader Guide
Review Game
- True and False Signs Patterns
- True or False Question and Answer List
- Cardstock or paper
- Two identical containers: boxes, buckets, or small trash cans
- Two tennis balls or any small bouncing balls
- Whiteboard and marker, or chalkboard and chalk to keep score
- Painters tape or masking tape
Make three copies each of the True and False Signs Patterns on cardstock if possible.
Make one copy of the Question List.
Tape a True Sign to a container and a False Sign to the other container.
Place the containers on the floor against a wall for bank shots and stability. Leave some space between the two.
Tape a True Sign and False Sign on the floor for each of the two teams, several feet from the containers—see illustration.
For larger classes, create more teams and add additional signs and containers.
Divide the class into two teams. If teams are unequal, allow a visitor to play twice. Demonstrate the game as you describe it. This is a true and false question game where you will have not one, but two chances to score points for your team! You can score a point by answering the question correctly and also by bouncing the ball on the floor so it lands in the correct container.
I will ask the same question to a player for each team. You will answer by standing on either the True sign or the False sign. That’s right; you don’t even have to speak! When both players are standing on their sign choice, I will reveal the answer. Each player will score one point for a correct answer. Then, both players try to bounce their ball into the container of the correct answer. If you chose the wrong sign to stand on, you can still score a point by bouncing your ball into the correct container. Let’s play!
Read a question from the list to each set of players. The team with the most points after all the children have taken a turn wins.
True/False Question/Answer List
- The king of Persia told Nehemiah what was happening in Jerusalem. (False—it was Hanani, Nehemiah’s brother; Nehemiah 1:2–3.)
- When Nehemiah heard the news about Jerusalem, he fasted, prayed, mourned, and wept. (True—Nehemiah 1:4.)
- 3. Nehemiah was the king’s plate-bearer. (False—he was the cup-bearer; Nehemiah 1:11.)
- The king asked Nehemiah to go rebuild the Jerusalem wall. (False—Nehemiah asked the king; Nehemiah 2:4–5.)
- The king wrote letters for Nehemiah instructing the governors to give him safe travel through their territories. (True—Nehemiah 2:7–8.)
- When Nehemiah arrived in Jerusalem, he inspected the wall at night. (True—Nehemiah 2:11–15.)
- Sanballat and Tobiah offered to help rebuild the wall. (False—they mocked him, were angry, and threatened to attack; Nehemiah 2:19; 4:1,8.)
- When Nehemiah heard that Jerusalem might be attacked, he placed guards at the wall. (True—Nehemiah 4:12–13.)
- The laborers held a weapon in one hand and carried their material with the other hand. (True—Nehemiah 4:17.)
- Sanballat sent messages to Nehemiah trying to trick and harm him. (True—Nehemiah 6:2–4.)
- The wall took just 352 days to rebuild; a little less than 1 year. (False—it took only 52 days to complete; Nehemiah 6:15.)
- Ezra stood on a wood platform and read the Book of the Law to the people. (True—Nehemiah 8:1–4.)
- After Ezra read the Law, the people lifted their hands to the Lord and then bowed down to worship Him. (True—Nehemiah 8:6.)
- After the law was read, Sanballat told the people to celebrate. (False—Nehemiah did; Nehemiah 8:10.)
- Nehemiah said that the anger of the Lord is your strength. (False—The joy of the Lord is; Nehemiah 8:10b.)
Conclusion: That was fun, having two chances to score! Nehemiah did the work he was called to do. He never quit, and he trusted God to give him success even when he was mocked and threatened! Will God help us succeed? Step on a True sign.
Yes—it’s true, we can always trust in Him!