The Wonky Line Club
Icebreaker ·
Early elementary ·
10 min
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Faith Community Lutheran
POWERED BY KIDOLOGY
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ICEBREAKER · Ages 6–8 · 11-18 MIN · Romans 3:23 (WEB)
The Wonky Line Club
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BIG IDEA
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Nobody in the room drew a straight line, and that’s a fine way to meet each other.
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GENERATED WITH 2 EDITOR NOTES · READ THEM AT THE END BEFORE YOU TEACH
SUPPLIES · 4 ITEMS
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Index cards |
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Washable markers |
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Masking tape |
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A Bible |
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SET UP
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Set up the Wonky Wall
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Draw one dot near the left edge and one dot near the right edge of each index card. On one extra index card, write: “for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;” Romans 3:23 (WEB). Put the cards and markers where arriving children can reach them. Mark out a clear, low section of wall as the Wonky Wall. Keep the masking tape there. |
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Leave enough open space near the card table for children to move around holding up their cards. |
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3-5 min |
Grab a card, close your eyes, draw a line
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As children arrive, hand each one a card and a marker. Give the same quick instruction to each late arrival so they can join immediately. |
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Take a card. Put it flat on the table. Close your eyes, and draw one line from this dot to this dot. No peeking, you sneaky spaghetti noodles. |
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Point to the two dots. Let children draw at the same time. If a child draws off the card, hand them another card without making it a big deal. |
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2
1-2 min |
Open your eyes and look at your line
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Open your eyes. Look at that line. Mine would probably look like a sleepy worm riding a skateboard. |
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Let children react to their own cards. Do not ask them to show their line to the whole room or compare whose is best. |
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Hold your card up where you can see it. Is your line mostly climbing, mostly sliding down, or wiggling all over the place? |
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3
5-8 min |
Find three people whose line bends the same way
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Walk around and find three people whose line bends the same way as yours. Hold up your cards, look, and say, “Mine is mostly uphill,” or “Mine is wiggly.” |
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Let children move and talk. A child may choose uphill, downhill, or wiggly; more than one word can fit a line. If only a few children are present, tell them to talk with whoever is there and keep looking as more people arrive. |
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If children crowd around one person or cannot find a match, point out that wiggly lines are welcome too. The goal is talking, not finding an exact twin. |
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There are no perfect lines in the Wonky Line Club. Just find somebody whose line feels like yours. |
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2-3 min |
Tape it to the Wonky Wall
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Bring your card to the Wonky Wall and tape it up anywhere you can reach. |
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Put the tape where children can use it. Let several children tape cards at once. If the wall gets crowded, invite children to make a second row underneath. |
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When the cards are up, open the Bible to Romans 3:23. Read the verse once, then tape the prepared Romans 3:23 card in the middle of the Wonky Wall. |
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Listen to Romans 3:23 (WEB): “for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;” |
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Leave the Wonky Wall up and move to the next part of the gathering. |
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THE PASSAGE · Romans 3:23 (WEB)
Paul says that all people have sinned and fall short of God’s glory.
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STILL BEING FINISHED · 2 EDITOR NOTES
This piece is usable as it stands. An editor has flagged the points below — read them before you teach, and use your judgement where they apply.
NOTE |
This is an icebreaker, but the final step gives a teaching point by having the leader read Romans 3:23 and place a verse card in the middle of the wall. An icebreaker may not end with Scripture or a line explaining its theme. Remove the verse-reading/verse-card ending from the activity itself. |
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The crooked-line activity does not carry the sin topic while children are doing it. Children are asked only to classify and match silly-looking lines; Romans 3:23 is added after the game, so the cards are decoration until the final teaching moment. Revise the existing activity so its connection is present in the experience rather than supplied at the end, while still avoiding an icebreaker teaching point. |
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