Fell on Good Ground
GROWING DISCIPLES | AGES 9-13
10 Stones That Help Israel Remember
Bible Adventure Worksheet | Pictures, puzzles and mini-missions
SS-09-13-GD-L10 | W1 | Rev. 2026-10-15.4 | REVIEW DRAFT
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Name: ________________________ Read together: Joshua 4:4-8, 20-24 (KJV)
1 / FOLLOW THE MEMORY STONES
Match each panel to a clue. Write A, B or C.
Panel 1: ___
Panel 2: ___
Panel 3: ___
A Set stones at Gilgal
B Tell the next generation
C Carry stones from Jordan
Original story clues and applications are teaching aids, not Scripture. Appearances are imagined.
2 / BUILD THE TWELVE-STONE CLUE
Arrange these 12 paper-stone letters by
number. Read left to right.
7:E
2:E
11:R
4:L
9:T
1:T
12:Y
6:H
3:L
10:O
5:T
8:S
____ ___ _____
3 / CHECK THE MEMORIAL FILE
Use Joshua 4:4-8, 20-22. Complete the case
notes.
Carried stones: T _ _ _ _ _
Camp: G _ _ _ _ _
Israel crossed on _ _ _ land.
4 / MAKE A MEMORY MARKER
Modern mini-mission: choose a paper reminder that helps you retell this story.
My paper reminder: ________
I could tell: ______________
5 / REMEMBER | Joshua 4:22 (KJV)
Then ye shall let your children know, saying, Israel came over this Jordan on dry land.
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
10 Stones That Help Israel Remember
Companion Guide | Prepare & Explore
SS-09-13-GD-L10 | CG1 | Rev. 2026-10-15.4 | 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: Joshua 4:4-8, 20-24 (KJV).
Teacher context / optional fuller reading: Joshua 4:1-9, 19-24 (KJV).
Original learning idea: Remember God's mighty work and pass the story on.
Weekly Memory Verse – Joshua 4:22 (KJV)
Then ye shall let your children know, saying, Israel came over this Jordan on dry land.
Hear the full verse; echo short unchanged phrases. No speed or recitation pressure.
Prepare for the Adventure – Quick Checklist
Read the passage; print W1; check this answer key; try the puzzle.
Memorial: a reminder. Gilgal: Israel's camp after crossing. Pitch in 4:20: set up. Fear God:
reverence, not fear of the stones.
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
10 Stones That Help Israel Remember
Companion Guide | Solve, Connect & Encourage
SS-09-13-GD-L10 | CG2 | Rev. 2026-10-15.4 | REVIEW DRAFT
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1 / FOLLOW THE MEMORY STONES
Say: What would help the next generation learn
the story?
Do: Match the panels; describe what the parent
should explain.
Check: Panels 1-3: C, A, B. Carry: vv. 5,8; Gilgal:
v. 20; future teaching: vv. 21-24. Panel 3
imagines that later conversation; picture stones
overlap.
2 / BUILD THE TWELVE-STONE CLUE
Say: Each numbered letter stands for one stone in
our paper puzzle.
Do: Read letters in number order; write the
three-word message.
Check: TELL THE STORY (1-12: T E L L T H E S T O
R Y). Spaces follow 4 and 7. Original activity
message, linked to vv. 21-24; not Scripture.
3 / CHECK THE MEMORIAL FILE
Say: The Bible supplies the count; the drawing is
an illustration.
Do: Use the verses to find the number, place and
crossing clue.
Check: TWELVE (vv. 4,8); GILGAL (v. 20); DRY (v.
22). These are the twelve carried out of Jordan,
not the stones set in Jordan in v. 9.
4 / MAKE A MEMORY MARKER
Say: A reminder helps us tell what God did; it has
no special power.
Do: Choose a reminder and one person you could
tell.
Check: Open response: a paper stone or
bookmark labelled Joshua 4:22; explain that God
dried Jordan for Israel (v. 23). No real stones
needed.
5 / REMEMBER
Say: read the exact W1/CG1 verse.
Do: echo unchanged phrases.
Check: follow the printed KJV words; listening
counts.
PLAY TOGETHER
Write the twelve numbered letter tiles from W1 on
scraps. Partners order them 1-12 and read the
message, then each retells one comic panel.
Check: TELL THE STORY; use activity 1's C-A-B
key. Numbers represent the twelve carried
stones; the message connects to vv. 21-24 and is
not a quotation.
FLEXIBLE LEARNING
For support: Read aloud, pair-read, offer pointing
or a scribe; model one clue. Allow extra time.
Extra challenge, optional: Compare verses 9 and
20. Are the stones set up in the same place?
Answer: No. Verse 9 describes twelve set in the
midst of Jordan; verse 20 describes the twelve
taken out of Jordan and set at Gilgal. Keep those
locations distinct.
SHORT LESSON / HOMESCHOOL
20-minute essentials: welcome 3; reading 5; tasks
1 and 4 for 6; verse 4; recap/prayer 2. Other tasks
optional.
30-60 minutes: add puzzles, game, retelling and
fuller reading; take breaks.
TAKE HOME & CHECK
Show a paper reminder and tell someone why
Israel could cross Jordan on dry land. Read the
memory verse exactly together.
Quick check: How many stones were carried out,
where were they set, and what did they help
people tell?
Optional praise: thank God for today’s learning;
no music needed.
Teacher reflection: Revisit: __________
ACCURACY & CARE
Keep Jordan and the Red sea distinct (v. 23
compares them). Picture 3 is a future teaching
scene. The memorial is a reminder, not an object
to worship or a source of power.