Fell on Good Ground
GROWING DISCIPLES | AGES 9-13
02 Daniel Chooses Faithfulness
Bible Adventure Worksheet | Pictures, puzzles and mini-missions
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Name: ________________________ Read together: Daniel 1:8-9, 12-15 (KJV)
1 / FOLLOW DANIEL’S PLAN
Match the three panels to these story clues.
Panel 1: ___
Panel 2: ___
Panel 3: ___
A Pulse and water
B Appearance is checked
C A respectful request
Story illustrations: check the account in your KJV Bible; appearances are imagined.
2 / THE TEN-DAY CASE
Use verses 12-15 to complete the case notes.
Requested food: _ _ _ _ _
Requested drink: _ _ _ _ _
Length of test: _ _ _ days
3 / DECODE A GOOD RESPONSE
Decode the word. How does Daniel show it
when he asks?
C=3 E=5 P=16 R=18
S=19 T=20
18 5 19 16 5 3 20
4 / KEEP YOUR CHOICE KIND
A friend wants your answers to copy. Choose a reply; finish it.
___ “I can help you practise, but…”
___ “Let’s check whether anyone can see.”
Finish: __________________________
5 / REMEMBER | Daniel 1:9 (KJV)
Now God had brought Daniel into favour and tender love with the prince of the eunuchs.
Take turns echoing short unchanged phrases. Optional extra challenge is in the guide.
Home practice initials (optional): __________ Date: __________

Fell on Good Ground
GROWING DISCIPLES | AGES 9-13
02 Daniel Chooses Faithfulness
Companion Guide | Prepare & Explore
SS-09-13-GD-L02 | CG1 | Rev. 2026-10-15.3 | REVIEW DRAFT
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Your Classroom Materials – Everything You Need
One W1 per learner; this matching two-page guide per teacher; KJV Bible; pencils. Optional
scrap paper for the game. Print W1, CG1, CG2 together, or use the separate worksheet and
guide PDFs. No extra bought supplies needed.
Read Together & Discover
Shared reading: Daniel 1:8-9, 12-15 (KJV).
Teacher context / optional fuller reading: Daniel 1:8-20 (KJV).
Original learning idea: Choose what is right. Ask respectfully.
Weekly Memory Verse – Daniel 1:9 (KJV)
Now God had brought Daniel into favour and tender love with the prince of the eunuchs.
Hear the full verse; echo short unchanged phrases. No speed or recitation pressure.
Prepare for the Adventure
Purposed: decided. Pulse: food such as beans or lentils. Countenances: faces or appearance.
Goals: recognise the main people or idea; solve the Bible activities with support; choose one helpful
response. Read directions aloud, explain words simply, and welcome partner work.
45-Minute Teaching Plan
0-5 Welcome; introduce the picture and a simple optional prayer.
5-12 Read the short KJV selection together; explain story words.
12-22 Play W1 activities 1-2 in pairs. Model one example if needed.
22-25 Quiet stretch or water break; seated participation welcome.
25-33 Play activities 3-4. Let learners point, speak or write.
33-38 Use the short cooperative game on CG2.
38-43 Take turns echoing the exact weekly verse, task 5.
43-45 Ask the quick check; celebrate learning and optional prayer.
60-minute option: add 5 minutes each for another game round, a partner retell, and optional extra challenge.
Timing is an estimate.

Fell on Good Ground
GROWING DISCIPLES | AGES 9-13
02 Daniel Chooses Faithfulness
Companion Guide | Solve, Connect & Encourage
SS-09-13-GD-L02 | CG2 | Rev. 2026-10-15.3 | REVIEW DRAFT
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1 / FOLLOW DANIEL’S PLAN
Say: Which picture shows each part of the
account?
Do: Write A, B or C beneath each panel.
Check: Panels 1-3: C, A, B. Request: Daniel
1:8,12; pulse/water: v. 12; later appearance
check: v. 15. The image does not prove the exact
clothing, foods or palace appearance.
2 / THE TEN-DAY CASE
Say: You are filling in the plan Daniel proposed.
Do: Complete three notes; point out the verse
that helped.
Check: PULSE; WATER; TEN. These are Daniel’s
request (v. 12); the test is accepted in v. 14 and
appearance checked in v. 15.
3 / DECODE A GOOD RESPONSE
Say: Use the key, then connect the word to the
request.
Do: Decode seven letters; give a brief oral
example.
Check: RESPECT: 18-5-19-16-5-3-20. Daniel
requests permission instead of insulting or
threatening the official (v. 8; vv. 12-13). This word
describes the response; it is not a quotation from
the passage.
4 / KEEP YOUR CHOICE KIND
Say: Can you keep a boundary and still offer help?
Do: Choose the helpful start and add a few words.
Check: Choose I can help you practise, but…; a
suitable ending is I won’t give you my answers to
copy. The alternative avoids the real issue by only
checking who can see. Link to conviction with
respectful speech in v. 8.
5 / REMEMBER
Say: read the exact verse on W1 and CG1.
Do: partners echo one unchanged phrase at a
time; join phrases if ready.
Check: use the printed KJV words. Hearing and
joining in are valid participation.
PLAY TOGETHER
Partners retell one comic panel each, then check
activity 1 and the passage. Swap roles.
Check: Use activity 1’s panel key. Accept faithful
summaries; pictured appearances are not verified
Bible facts.
FLEXIBLE LEARNING
For support: pair-read, read directions aloud, offer
pointing or a scribe; solve the first clue together.
Do not score speed or handwriting.
Extra challenge, optional: How does Daniel
respond to the official’s concern in verses 10-13?
Answer: He proposes a limited test and
comparison of their appearance, addressing the
official’s fear that they would look worse.
SHORT LESSON / HOMESCHOOL
20-minute essentials: welcome/story 3; shared
reading 5; activities 1 and 4 for 6; verse 4;
recap/prayer 2. Other puzzles are optional.
30-60 minutes: add remaining puzzles, partner
retelling, the game and fuller reading; include
breaks.
TAKE HOME & CHECK
Retell Daniel’s decision and respectful request.
Practise the memory verse in short unchanged
phrases.
Quick check: Can the learner name Daniel’s food
and drink request and give a respectful refusal?
Optional praise: a spoken thank-you to God; no
music required.
Teacher reflection: enjoyed / needed help / revisit.
Next time: ______________
ACCURACY & CARE
This is not a diet experiment or a promise of
superior grades or health. Do not ask pupils to
change food or medicine. The passage does not
give the exact reason each food would defile
Daniel.