Every child but one brings a chair and puts it in a circle. The child without a chair is “It” and stands in the center of the circle. He or she calls out a color and anyone who is wearing that color has to get up and quickly change seats. The child who is “It” should also try to find a seat. The last child standing is now “It” and calls out the next color. At any point in the game, the teacher can shout “Colorful Coat Shuffle!” and all children have to get up and quickly change seats. Play continues as long as desired.

Divide children into two teams. Choose one person from each team to be “Joseph.” The two Josephs stand at the other end of the room wearing the coats. Give each team one pile of construction paper scraps (make sure the number of scraps are equal). Each person on the team will take turns grabbing a piece of fabric, putting glue or tape on it, and running down to attach it to the back of their team’s coat. Players continue to take turns until the pile of scraps is gone. The first team to finish wins.

Divide children into two teams. Choose one person from each team to be “Joseph.” The two Josephs stand at the other end of the room wearing the coats. Give each team one pile of construction paper scraps (make sure the number of scraps are equal). Each person on the team will take turns grabbing a piece of fabric, putting glue or tape on it, and running down to attach it to the back of their team’s coat. Players continue to take turns until the pile of scraps is gone. The first team to finish wins.

Distribute a sheet of paper and a writing utensil to each child. Ask kids to see how many smaller words can be made from the word Forgiveness. Each letter can only be used as many times as it appears in the word Forgiveness. After a set amount of time, determine which child has created the most words. Have that child read the list to the class.