Clubhouse 1st and 2nd Grade Detailed Breakdown
Week 2 (April 27th)
Week 1 (April 20th)
Sermon:
Journey Through The Early Church - Lesson 1
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Activity: Defend The Tower
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Split in the room into 2 teams red and blue, Then on each team designate some to be attackers and some defenders.
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Attackers’ Goal: Knock down the tower by throwing balls at it from outside the defense zone.
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Defenders’ Goal: Each will get a mini lacrosse stick to block or catch the balls to prevent the tower from falling.
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Game Time: Play for 3-5 minutes per round or until the tower falls.
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No Physical Contact: Attackers cannot enter the defense zone or physically touch the tower.
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Zones: On each side, create a zone around the table with the tower on it that nobody can enter, then create another zone around that one; this is the defender's zone. Defenders must stay inside of the defender zone but outside the tower zone. The attackers cannot enter the defender's zone or the tower zone.
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Reset & Switch: After each round, switch roles so everyone gets a turn defending and attacking.
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Order of Service
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Sermon:
Journey Through The Early Church - Lesson 2
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Activity: Ga-Ga Ball
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The goal of Ga-Ga Ball is to hit the ball with your open hand and eliminate other players by striking them below the knees while avoiding being hit yourself. The last player remaining wins!
Starting the Game
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All players stand inside the pit, touching the walls.
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One player tosses the ball in the air, letting it bounce three times, while everyone chants:
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After the third bounce, the ball is in play, and the game begins.
Gameplay Rules
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Players must hit the ball with an open hand (slapping or rolling it).
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If the ball hits another player below the knees, that player is out.
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If the ball hits above the knees, the hit does not count.
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If the ball is hit outside the arena the last player who touched it is out.
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If a player catches the ball in the air that was hit out, they are back in.
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You cannot hit the ball twice in a row, it must first touch a wall or another player before they hit it again (no double touches).
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Players cannot hold, carry, or block the ball intentionally.
All movements must be quick taps or slaps.
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Week 3 (May 4th)
Sermon:
Journey Through The Early Church - Lesson 3
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Activity: Extreme Snowball Battle
Snowball battle is dodgeball but with snowballs.
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Split the room into two teams.
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Make a boundary for each team and some obstructions to use as shields (tables or chairs).
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During the Battle they can go anywhere in the room.
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Once a person gets hit anywhere on their body, including their head, they are out. They must leave the battle zone and line up on the side or go to a designated jail area.
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For jailbreak, they can all go back in.
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A team wins when all the opposing players are knocked out.
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Once you have a winner, switch sides. If no one gets a jailbreak, then the leader can call Jailbreak so no one gets bored.
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Variations: boys vs. girls, leaders vs. kids, free-for-all.
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Order of Service​​
Week 4 (May 11th)
Sermon:
Journey Through The Early Church - Lesson 4
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Activity: Dodgeball Emperor
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Have everyone line up anywhere along the outside boundary of your playing area.
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On "Go," everyone will start to run for a dodgeball and a game of everyone for themselves dodgeball will begin.
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If a player is hit by a dodgeball, they must follow the person who hit them and become a teammate to the person who hit them, making the player who hit them their new "emperor." Players will build their empire by hitting more players.
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Anyone part of an empire can hold onto balls for their "emperor," allowing the emperor to run around to a better spot and keep as many dodgeballs as possible in their possession. The emperor can always ask people in their empire to toss them a new ball.
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If an emperor is hit, they will become a part of the person's empire who hit them, and all of the people in their empire will move with them to the new emperor.
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The goal of the game is for a player to become the only emperor standing.
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Watch Game Tutorial Here