Game: Begin the meeting time by playing the Hunger Games game described in the previous lesson, but with one minor change. In addition to finding the survival items (food and water), students also must fin...

Katniss & Rue Game: The Hunger Games The kids in our youth group developed their own version of The Hunger Games. It is like a big game of tag where the kids run around the church campus trying to...

These activities and lessons were planned for a small youth group but can be adapted easily for larger groups. It may be possible that some of your students have not read The Hunger Games books or seen ...

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