Leader Guide
Active Game
- Survey Cards
- Marker
- Pencils
Make copies of the Survey Card; one per two children plus extras.
Before you cut the survey cards apart, use the marker to write “A” at the top of each of the two surveys on one page. Write “B” on the top of each of the two surveys on the next page. Write “C” on the top of the next two surveys, and so forth, until all of the Survey Cards have a letter on the top. This means each assigned letter of the alphabet will be on only one pair of cards.
Let’s say the SuperTruth together: “God wants everyone to find and know Him.”
Have children spread out along the walls of the classroom, leaving as much space as possible between them.
Have children count off, starting with number 1 and going around the room until you have the correct count of children present. If the count is an odd number, a leader will need to participate.
Select the correct number of Survey card pairs to match the count of the children. (i.e. 20 children will need 10 lettered pairs of Survey Cards).
Shuffle the cards and then give one to each child randomly.
In this activity, you will seek until you find the person with the matching letter written at the top of your Survey Card. You will then get to know each other better by asking the easy and fun questions written on the cards.
Begin the activity and allow children time to locate one another and to ask the survey questions. Once everyone has completed the cards, go through the questions as a group to share what the children learned about their partners.
Raise your hand if you learned something new about your partner. Children respond.
Conclusion: Sometimes we may be near others, like in this classroom, but we know little about each other. God is near to all of us, but sadly, some people never take the time to find Him and know more about Him. We must desire to seek Him, find Him, and spend time in His presence to know Him more deeply. We will never run out of things to know about God. He is the most creative, loving, powerful, and wise being we will ever meet! The more we pray, worship, serve God, and read about Him in the Bible, the more we become aware of just how awesome and wonderful He is. There is no one like our God—not even close!