Got called to teach early-early mornings seminary (6am) this year, and I'm loving it! I've learned lots and thought I would record some of my activities and whether they were successful or not, so that I can possibly use them for future years.
Today, for instance, I'm prepping a ton of categories for SCRIPTURGORIES which is my church-focused version of Scattergories. I've always loved this game and had success with it when I subbed. I did a smaller version last week with my students and they enjoyed it. Some items led to good discussions and fun arguments about whether an answer "counted" or not.
The only issue was that I asked the students to help me come up with some topics based on what we'd been studying. This was the difficult part, and it took up too much time. At 6am their brains weren't ready to think on that big picture level, plus some had never played the game and didn't understand.
So, to solve this, I have written down 137 different categories regarding church related things, scriptures, people, events, modern/ancient, daily church life, etc. What I plan to do it print the master list and in class just pick 10 random numbers and do those categories. That way we can use this list multiple times and each round will be different. Some categories are definitely harder than others. Some have very direct answers, others have very wide answer options, and I like these because it gets them to think about how random stuff can apply and make a case for it. We often vote if the majority thinks it's a good answer, or I am the usual tie-breaker or final decision maker.
It's a game that requires minimal supplies - really just paper and pen and the list of categories. Maybe an Alphabet dice, but even that you can just draw letters out of a hat or ask Siri to give you a random letter.
Here's a few of the categories, to give you an idea:
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Hymn or Primary song title |
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Food mentioned in the scriptures |
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A bad habit someone might be trying to work on |
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A commandment |
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A video you’ve seen at church |
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A Leader in the scriptures |
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A miracle mentioned in the scriptures |
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A name or title of Christ |
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A sport you might play at a youth activity |
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A place you might go for a double date |
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A reason someone might miss church/seminary/activity |
