Leader Guide
Acting Game
- Act Out Acts Pattern
- Timer—clock/watch with second hand, stopwatch, timer app
Copy the Act Out Acts Pattern.
If you want the children to read the items, cut the events listed on the page apart. However, if you plan to read the items to the children, you do not need to cut the page apart.
For this game, the class plays together as one team. For each item, ask the number of children listed in parenthesis to come up front for a turn. If your class is large, you may have more children participate in each event than the number suggested. Give the slip of paper with the event to the children to silently read and act out, or quietly read the event to the children so the class can’t hear.
Allow children about 30 seconds to prepare what they will do, then start the timer to give them 30 seconds to silently act out the event. Children in the audience should immediately begin to describe the event they think the actors are portraying. Give hints as necessary if the volunteers are having difficulty, and be prepared to assist children with special needs. Answers do not need to be exact. Keep the game moving quickly between turns so the activity doesn’t drag. Try to give each child a chance to act at least once. You may lead a small discussion to explain or reinforce the significance of an event after it is acted out.
Paul’s life was filled with both joy and hardship. He didn’t allow anything—good or bad—to distract him from the mission God gave him. Our missions for God will contain joys and hardships, too. But, if we focus on Jesus, we can accomplish all God has for us! Let’s say our SuperTruth together: “I can accomplish God’s mission when I focus on Jesus.”