Growing Wiser

Growing by giving!

Quick jumps:

	Day 1	Day 2	Day 3
Matthew 6:1-4	What do others see?	What do you see?	What does God see?
Warm-up	Corners warm-up	Push up and run fast	Jumping jacks and high knees running
Move	Burpee preparation	Burpees	Burpee frog jumps
Challenge	Tic-tac-toe	Burpee relay	Burpee dice challenge
Explore	Read the verses and mime a chore	Reread verses and discuss giving	Reread verses and play hide and seek
Play	Generous words	Right hand or left hand	Giving in secret

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Getting started

Help your family to be active this week with three fun sessions:

Involve everyone – anyone can lead!
Adapt for your family
Encourage each other
Challenge yourselves
Don’t exercise if it causes pain

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Day 1: Warm-up

Corners warm-up

Label the corners of the room with the numbers 1-4. Each person starts at a different corner and does a different warm-up. Move around the room to the next number. Do two rounds.

10 jumping jacks
10 back heels kicking
10 sit-ups
10 squats

Rest and talk together.

In what ways do we try to impress others?

Day 1: Move

Burpee preparation

Part of a burpee is pushing off the floor. Do three rounds of 9 push-ups and 12 squats. These movements will help you to build up to a burpee.

Rest between rounds.

Day 1: Challenge

Tic-tac-toe

Make a Tic-Tac-Toe game board on the ground before you start (use tape or rope).

Work in two teams. Each team is given a challenge such as 5 burpees or 10 lunges. When completed, two people run and place their piece on the tic-tac-toe game.

Continue with new challenges until the game is won.

Day 1: Explore

What do others see?

Read Matthew 6:1-4 from the Bible.

In a world where our actions are often posted on social media, Jesus’ upside-down Kingdom teaching about giving in secret is challenging.

Click here to read the passage

Take turns to mime a household chore while others guess. What compliments might you receive for doing something well? Do you complete a task for the reward or because it’s the right thing to do?

Jesus warns us about doing things in order to be seen by others. What could you do to ‘practice your righteousness’ today?

Day 1: Play

Generous words

Tape a sheet of paper to the back of each person and give everyone a pen. Take turns to write positive things about each family member on their paper. Younger ones can draw pictures or ask for help in writing. When everyone is finished remove the papers and sit in a circle to read them.

Day 2: Warm-up

Push-up and run fast

Work in pairs. One partner does three push-ups while the other runs on the spot. Swap movements. Don’t stop until each person completes a total of 15 push-ups.

Rest and talk together.

Tell about a time when you gave something to someone in need.

Day 2: Move

Burpees

Start slowly and use the correct technique. Stand upright and move to the plank position to do a push-up on the floor. Jump your feet in and do a partial squat. Then leap into the air and clap above your head. Try to do it in one fluid movement.

Do three burpees then rest. Do three rounds.

Day 2: Challenge

Burpee relay

Set up a course about 10 meters long.

Do this relay in pairs. One person in each pair does a lap of the course doing a sequence of burpees and long jumps while the other person does superman holds at the start line. Tag and swap places.

Do four to six laps each.

Day 2: Explore

What do you see?

Read Matthew 6:1-4.

Click here to read the passage

Gather the money in your house today and put it on the table. What will it be used for this week? What would it mean for your family if you gave some of this money to a person in need?

Jesus expects us to be generous in our giving. What else can we give, apart from money, to those in need?

Day 2: Play

Right hand or left hand

Get sticky notes or small pieces of paper and a pen. Take turns to write or draw two different exercises or fun body movements on separate pieces of paper. Place one in each hand and ask someone to choose “right hand or left hand”. The whole family does the chosen movement for one minute. Ensure each person has at least one turn.

Day 3: Warm-up

Jumping jacks and high knees running

Do 10 jumping jacks and 20 running on the spot with high knees. Rest one minute between each round. Do three rounds.

Rest and talk together.

Tell about a time you did something in secret for another person.

Day 3: Move

Burpee frog jumps

Start from a standing position and do a normal burpee. Each time after you stand and clap, jump as far forward as you can like a frog.

Take turns and measure how far each person can jump! Have at least five attempts.

Day 3: Challenge

Burpee dice challenge

You will need a dice or small pieces of paper numbered 1-6 in a bowl.

Stand in a circle and take turns to roll the dice or select a piece of paper and do the number of burpees indicated. Add the total number of burpees for your family. What’s your score?

Do four rounds or play for four minutes.

Day 3: Explore

What does God see?

Read Matthew 6:1-4.

Have one person hide and everyone else search until they find them.

Click here to read the passage

Have one person hide and everyone else search until they find them.

In these verses Jesus challenges our motivation for giving. He encourages us to give to others in secret, realizing that nothing is hidden from God. What is the reward Jesus talks about here?

As a family, plan to do something in secret for a neighbor or friend this week.

Day 3: Play

Giving in secret

Write each person’s name on a piece of paper and place in a container. Everyone chooses one name without revealing it to anyone else. If you choose your own name, pick again.

This week, think of ways to secretly give to the person whose name you chose. These could include writing an encouraging note, doing a helpful job, leaving a small gift, and so on.
At the end of the week sit down together and try to guess your secret giver.

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