Youth Ministry Curriculum and Resources

Get ready to time-travel through internet history! Going Viral is the ultimate test of your pop culture memory. Each round, you’ll see a viral video, trend, or meme that once took the internet by storm—your job is to remember when it happened. Four years will be on the screen, and you’ll have to race to the corner you think is right. Guess wrong and you’re out. Guess right? You live to meme another round.

How to Play:
Show a viral sensation of a past internet sensation on the screen along with four possible years. Students must choose the year they believe it went viral by running to the corresponding corner of the room. After everyone has chosen, reveal the correct answer. Anyone who chose incorrectly is out. Keep playing with new viral trends and new sets of years until only one student remains!

Think you know your pop culture endings? In Famous Last Words, students must decide which quote is the real final line spoken by a famous character. Some are legendary... others are totally made up. Only the most observant fans will survive this dramatic showdown!

How to Play:
Each round, two final quotes from a famous character appear—one on the left side of the screen, one on the right. Students move to the side they believe is the real last line. Choose correctly to stay in the game. Choose wrong, and you're out. Last person standing wins!

You know their songs, you know their stage names—but do you know their real names? Stage Names will put your celebrity trivia to the test as you try to match famous artists with their true identities. Each round gives you two names to choose from—one real, one fake—and you’ve got to decide which one belongs to the star. It’s a fast-moving, name-dropping challenge where only the sharpest fans survive!

How to Play:
Display the stage name of a well-known musician along with two possible real names—one correct and one fake. Students must guess which is the musician’s real name by moving to the left side of the room for option one, or the right side for option two. Once everyone has chosen a side, reveal the correct answer. Players who guessed incorrectly are out. Continue with new artists each round until only one player remains!

Sharpen those pencils and your intuition—it’s time for Follow My Lead – Back to School Edition! In this crowd-based guessing game, one brave leader takes the stage and silently chooses between two classic school-related options. The twist? The rest of the group has to guess what the leader picked by choosing a side of the room. From cafeteria food face-offs to subject showdowns, it’s all about reading the leader’s mind. Pick the right side and you survive. Pick wrong… and you're heading back to class (aka you're out)!

How to Play:
Bring one leader or volunteer on stage. Display a slide with two school-themed choices (like “Math” vs. “English” or “Backpack” vs. “Binder”). The leader silently picks one of the options. Then the crowd chooses what they think the leader picked by moving to the left or right side of the room (based on which side each option is listed on). Reveal the leader’s choice. Students who guessed incorrectly are out. Bring up a new leader each round and keep going until one student remains!

Some mascots are fierce. Some are… let’s just say, creatively questionable. In High School or No School – Mascot Edition, you’ll see a parade of mascots flash across the screen—complete with a name and an image. But not all of them are real! Some of these wild mascots are totally made up. Each round, you decide: is it an actual high school mascot somewhere in the world… or is it completely fake? From “The Pretzels” to “The Fighting Pickles,” this game will have your students second-guessing everything they thought they knew about school spirit.

How to Play:
Have students stand in the middle of the room. When a mascot appears on screen, students must decide if it’s real or fake. If they think it’s a real high school mascot, they move to the right side of the room. If they think it’s fake, they move to the left. After everyone makes their choice, reveal the answer on the next slide. Students who get it wrong are out! Keep going until one student remains—or reset each round and just play for fun.

This game is loud, chaotic, and absolutely hilarious. Guess What Now? puts one brave contestant on stage with their back to the screen, while the rest of the crowd sees a wild, animated video of a ridiculous scenario—like a leprechaun playing basketball in a haunted library or a vampire roasting marshmallows on the moon. The video highlights three capitalized words that the contestant has to guess, but here’s the catch: the crowd can’t say any of the words—they can only act them out! From zombies to sports to spooky settings, every round is unpredictable, and the energy is off the charts.

How to Play:
Split the group into two teams. For each round, bring one volunteer from each team to the front. The contestant faces the crowd while a video plays behind them with a wacky scene and three capitalized words. The crowd must act out the scene without using any words or sounds. The first contestant to correctly guess all three words wins the round and earns a point for their team. Play as many rounds as you want, and the team with the most points at the end wins!

Think you know everyday items? Alternative Names will put your creativity to the test as your team races to decode hilarious and unexpected names—shout it out first to win!

How to Play:
In Alternative Names, teams will be shown a quirky, offbeat name for a common item (like “nose towel” for a tissue). Teams must quickly figure out the real name of the item and be the first to shout it out. The fastest team scores a point—get ready for clever clues and quick thinking!

Emoji Bible Stories is a fast, high-energy screen game where 4–5 emojis hint at a famous Bible story and students race to figure it out first. It’s simple to run, hilarious to watch, and perfect for getting the whole room shouting guesses, cheering for teammates, and having those “aha!” moments when the story finally clicks.

Get ready to piece it all together in Brickology! This game is all about epic LEGO builds and wild guesses. Students will see a real LEGO set and must decide if the actual number of pieces is more or less than the number shown. It’s a brick-tastic battle of instincts and imagination!

Fast thumbs win in Express Emojis! In this lightning-paced game, students race to recreate a string of emojis exactly as shown on screen. It’s a test of speed, accuracy, and emoji fluency—perfect for the digital generation!

Think you know the extremes of the world? In More or Less, outrageous world records are put to the test as students guess if the real number is higher or lower than the one shown on screen. It's a fast-moving, brain-busting game of instincts and wild stats!

Wands at the ready! In Seen Scene – Harry Potter Edition, your students will put their wizarding knowledge to the test. Each round, a scene description is revealed—but was it in the book, the movie, both… or neither? It's a magical challenge full of twists, deep cuts, and maybe even a little trickery. Only the sharpest fans will survive!

Where did that saying even come from?! Phrase Craze dives into the weird and wild origins of common phrases. Each round will test your students' knowledge (or guessing skills) as they try to figure out which explanation is the real deal. It’s quirky, surprising, and totally fun!

It’s fall, it’s wild, and it’s time to squad up! Squads – Fall Edition is the ultimate autumn showdown where students have to think fast, move faster, and act their hearts out. Each round, the screen shows three different fall-themed activities like “3 jumping in leaves,” “2 trick-or-treating,” or “4 sitting by the campfire.” Students must quickly form a group with the correct number of people and act out the chosen activity. But here’s the twist—only one of those combos will be eliminated each round. If your group picked the eliminated one… you’re out! Whether you’re pretending to roast marshmallows or diving into invisible leaf piles, this game is full of laughs, energy, and fall vibes.

How to Play:
Split everyone into one big group. When a round begins, show the screen with three different activities and group sizes. Students must quickly form a group of the exact number listed and act out one of the options. After about 10 seconds, reveal which group/activity is eliminated. Any student who chose that combo is out! Keep playing until only a few remain—and crown the last ones standing as the fall squad champions!

Batter up! Total Survival – MLB Edition is the ultimate baseball showdown where your only tools are your gut, your game sense, and your ability to guess higher or lower. From insane home run totals to unbelievable strikeout stats, you’ll see one number at a time and have to decide if the next one is higher or lower. Guess wrong and you’re out. Guess right and survive to play another round. It’s fast, fun, and full of surprises—just like baseball itself!

How to Play:
Display an MLB-themed question on the screen with a number as the answer. For the next round, show a new question—but only the question, not the answer. Students must guess if the correct answer to the new question is higher or lowerthan the previous number. Students who think it’s higher move to the left side of the room; those who think it’s lower move to the right. After everyone chooses, reveal the correct number. Anyone who guessed wrong is out. Keep going until one student is left standing—or see who can survive the longest!

Welcome to Total Survival – College Football Edition, the gridiron guessing game where only the sharpest fans (or luckiest guessers) survive! Whether you're a college football fanatic or just here for the fun, this game will test your instincts as you try to figure out if each new stat is higher or lower than the last. From rushing yards to penalty flags, every round is a new challenge—and one wrong move will send you to the sidelines!

How to Play:
Start by showing a college football–themed question and reveal the number answer. Then display a new question—without the answer—and ask students to guess if the new number is higher or lower than the previous one. Students who think it's higher move to the left side of the room, and those who think it's lower move to the right. Once everyone picks a side, reveal the answer. If you guessed wrong, you're out! Keep playing new rounds until only one student remains—or see how many can survive the whole season!

You’ve seen them driving by—those clever, cringey, and downright confusing church signs that try to grab your attention. But can you tell the real ones from the fake? Show Me a Sign is the hilarious survival game where each round you’re shown a church sign phrase… and you have to decide if an actual church really put that on their marquee or if we made it up. Some are inspiring. Some are ridiculous. All of them will make you second-guess everything.


How to Play:
Show a phrase that may or may not have appeared on a real church sign. Students must guess if it's real or fake by moving to one side of the room—left for real, right for fake. Once everyone has picked a side, reveal the correct answer. Anyone who guessed incorrectly is out. Keep going with new phrases until only one player remains standing!

Get ready for a fast-paced, color-coded challenge that will test your instincts and knowledge! Primary Colors is the ultimate elimination game where every answer is either Red, Yellow, or Blue—but don't be fooled, it’s harder than it sounds. Contestants will dash to one of three sides of the room based on their answer, hoping they picked the right primary color. Think fast, move fast, and don’t get caught out!


How to Play:
Display a question on the screen where the answer is one of the three primary colors: Red, Yellow, or Blue. Players must quickly choose their answer by running to one of three predetermined zones—Left for Red, Middle for Yellow, and Right for Blue. Once everyone is in place, reveal the correct answer. Anyone in the wrong zone is out and sits down. The game continues with new questions until only one player remains standing. That person is crowned the Primary Colorschampion!

Halloween just got spooky competitive! Beat the Screen – Halloween Edition is a fast-paced twist on Rock, Paper, Scissors where everyone plays against the screen at once. Students will choose to act like a vampire, werewolf, or zombie — but only one will survive each round. It’s quick, it’s chaotic, and it will have your whole group howling with laughter!

How to Play

Have everyone stand up and face the screen. When the countdown ends, students must strike one of three poses: Vampire (arms up like a cape), Werewolf (hands as claws), or Zombie (arms out like a zombie). Then reveal the screen’s choice. Vampire beats Werewolf, Werewolf beats Zombie, and Zombie beats Vampire. Anyone who loses to the screen’s choice sits down — winners stay standing and play again. Keep going until only one player remains — they are the Halloween champion!