Ready-to-Go Game Shows That Teach Serious Stuff: Bible Edition [Spiral-bound]

Michael Theisen (Author)

Book Description

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The Bible edition of Ready-to-Go Game Shows helps youth learn about the people, places, and stories of the Bible. Complete instructions for these games are included:

Who Wants to Be a Bible Millionaire

Faithful Feud

Bible Jeopardy

Holyword Squares

The Bible Is Right

The Real Fortune

Bible Baseball

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Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 136 pages
• Publisher: Saint Mary's Press (August 29, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0884896897
• ISBN-13: 978-0884896890
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,079,744 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Michael Theisen has been faithfully committed to finding creative ways of engaging young people in their faith for more than 25 years, authoring over fifteen books and numerous articles in the process. His experience reaches from parish to diocesan and national levels, and he is a frequent speaker and trainer throughout the U.S. Michael currently works for the National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry (NFCYM) in Washington DC and resides with his wife Mary and three children (young adults Chris and David and teenager Rachel) in Rochester, NY.

Customer Reviews

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice addition to anyone's strategies, October 1, 2001

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K. Sean Buvala "Business Storyteller and Coach" (Avondale, AZ United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ready-to-Go Game Shows That Teach Serious Stuff: Bible Edition (Spiral-bound)

Think way back to your years in school. Do you remember playing a game of classroom "baseball" to review important information before a big test? I can still remember the question and answer from our government class that gave our team the "grand slam."

Do you remember "Dale's Cone of Learning" from your teacher training? Dale Edgar's model is that students learn best through direct experience, simulations, games and excercises.

If you would like to add fun "game show" style learning to your programs, please get a copy of the latest spiral bound book from St. Mary's Press: "Ready to Go Game Shows that Teach Serious-Stuff-Bible Edition" by Michael Theisen. This little book contains a dozen learning activities modeled after popular current shows such "Who Wants to Be a Millonaire," "Wheel of Fortune" and others. By the way, a variation of the baseball game I mentioned above is in this book.

Preparation for these games is easy and the supply list is, in typical St. Mary's Press style, inexpensive and easy to obtain. A working knowledge of the game shows helps, but is not required. Unless your teens have been raised in a media vacuum, they will recognize and be ready to play these games. If, however, it is you who has been in the media void, Michael explains the games in a clear, easy manner. The included diagrams for the room set up will help you to quickly construct the right environment. Questions and answers are clearly listed for the Bible based subjects and include simple notes for the "teachable moment."

Both classroom school teachers and volunteer teachers will find this volume useful. You will also like the size of this book. It is small and light which makes it easy to put into a book bag. The spiral binding lets the book lay flat for easy reading. We need more spiral bound resources!

I would invite you to encourage your teams to create their own question sets for future games. What a great project for older teens to do- create questions and games for young teens. The old quote, "If you would truly know something, teach it." applies here.

"Who wants to be a better teacher?" You will be when you use your copy of "Ready to Go Game Shows."

And that's my final answer

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good resource, February 15, 2008

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This review is from: Ready-to-Go Game Shows That Teach Serious Stuff: Bible Edition (Spiral-bound)

This is a helpful resource. What I find most useful is the clear structure for each game show. With some tweaking, a catechist could use any of the games in a variety of settings, from a small group to a larger class. Even though the games are clearly explained, it is still time consuming to "stage" any of them because of the supplies the host/teacher needs to assemble. Also, if you want to adapt the questions to your specific curriculum/chapter/unit, you'll have to write the questions yourself. Overall, I think this is a good kick start for your own creative thinking.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for anyone, February 21, 2009

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Darrell R. Williams Jr. "loudpipes01" (usa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ready-to-Go Game Shows That Teach Serious Stuff: Bible Edition (Spiral-bound)

This book was very helpful in teaching the class..It is very good on the information and the kids enjoyed it tremendously..