Sword Drill Tips & Hints

Sword Drills	Instructions	Tips & Hints	Examples

There are a number of important things that you should try to remember when using a Sword Drill. Some of these relate to the age of the children that you are working with and others relate to how you prepare your Sword Drill.

Preparation

• Keep the verses small. Remember that the children will have to read these verses out in front of others.
• Use verses that do not have difficult words that children would struggle to pronounce.
• Remember that there are certain verses that would not be appropriate for children to read out loud.
• Always prepare more verses than the number of finalists you expect to have. You never know what could go wrong.
• Prepare for more than just one translation. Get to know what versions of the Bible the children are using and prepare the verses accordingly.

Application

• Make sure that all the children know what they are supposed to do and explain the instructions clearly to those who are not sure.
• Have the finalists stand in a position where you can watch them as well as the rest of the children.
• While the verses are being read out make sure that the rest of the children are paying attention.
• Have the winner of the final read out the winning verse. Try and make this verse relate to a theme. This could be the theme of a Bible story that you are about to teach.