I was teaching the first of our new Junior Church series on the Ten Commandments this morning. We had a great time thinking about Joshua 24 and the people being reminded of all the great things God had done for them before they thought about their choice to worship God or the gods of the various ‘ites they’d come across in their journey to the Promised Land.
I also taught the kids the Ten Commandments using hand signals for each one. I first learnt these a couple of years ago – and now I actually know which commandment is which after years of having only a vague idea about their order. Here’s the Joker showing you the moves:
And we all enjoyed a rather cheesy song: the Ten Commandment Boogie. A good opportunity to practice your signals!
The Vicar's Wife 
Love the hand signals for 10 commandments think I may use them for a school assembly tomorrow 🙂
These hand signs are fantastic! We did the 10 commandments in our Bible Study a couple of years ago and sadly, although we learned a lot about what the commandments tell us about God and how they apply to our attitudes as well as behaviour, we had very little success actually remembering what they all were, let alone the order they come in. With these signs it’s so easy! (My only problem is, having listened to the Colin Buchanan version so many times, I now hear them in my head in a strange rhythm when I read them!)
I’m meant to be doing a church primary school assembly on Monday on “rules” so I might just teach your signs. Makaton signs are a thing in school.
The hand signs seemed to go down really well. Thank you.