We have some of our Community Groups on Wednesday night for our 5th and 6th graders. It’s difficult to program for this timeframe for multiple reasons.
- We have tons of adult classes going on, so our pool for volunteers is smaller.
- Preteens have been in school all day, they are ready to rumble (know what I’m sayin)
- It’s 1.25 hours if they follow schedule. Sometimes it ends up being 2 hours for some preteens.
So I’ve been struggling to program for this time. Honestly, on a good night we are getting 15 minutes of conversation with they boys and 20-25 with the girls. So I need at least 40 minutes of time to program for our students.
What we have are iPads, some board games, and recreation materials. The season makes it tough for outdoor activities because of how dark it gets early in the night. Tomorrow we are going to set up tables in the room with a few more board games and pray it works.
Here is what we’ve tried:
- Football (lights and projectors in the room, not such a good idea)
- Ninja
- Duck, Duck Goose (worked suprisingly well)
- iPads every week
So I’ve got some resources that I go to often like YouthLeaderStash that have great game ideas. But I’m looking for some favorites for our preteens.
So I need some help.
