Children and Families - Scripture Union NZ

A few years back I returned from Israel determined to help my Bible in School's class grasp the daily reality of life in the time of Jesus. I created this game for that purpose. The kids in my class helped me modify it so that it worked well. We loved playing it! Be warned; it is noisy and slightly chaotic (as all good games should be). It takes a little time to make up all the cards, but once you have made it you can use the game over and over.  The aim of the game is to enter the first century market place and trade and sell your goods. The prices are accurate to what they would have cost in Jesus' day, based on what we know from the ancient texts; the Mishnah, the New Testament, and archaeological       discoveries.  However, it is hard to be certain about the exact cost of items. You can see ‘Daily Life at the Time of Jesus’ by Miriam Vamosh for more detail ( to purchase ).   So, when someone goes to the market place to...

I have just created a quick game to play with my Bible in School's class tomorrow. It's a simple fishing game, ideal for my Year 1-2 class. I like to start my lesson with a bit of an activity to get the kids up and moving. This isn't always easy in a classroom with 30 children,  but it is worth it. You will need: Print out the sheet of fish ( use this image below or click here to email me and I will send you the file). Cut up the sheet so you have enough fish for 2 or 3 per child in your class. I found these images on Open Clipart, a free clipart site. Click here to check it out.    How to play the game: When you first arrive at your class hide the fish all around the classroom.  At the beginning of the lesson tell the children we are going fishing!  They need to go fishing around the classroom.  They can only find one fish at a time and bring it up to the front and blue tack it onto the whiteboard (or a sheet of paper with a net drawn on...