Fell on Good Ground
GROWING DISCIPLES | AGES 9-13
12 Deborah Encourages Barak
Bible Adventure Worksheet | Pictures, puzzles and mini-missions
SS-09-13-GD-L12 | W1 | Rev. 2026-10-15.5 | REVIEW DRAFT
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Name: ________________________ Read together: Judges 4:4-10 (KJV)
1 / FOLLOW THE COURAGE TRAIL
Match every panel to a clue. Write A, B or C.
Panel 1: ___
Panel 2: ___
Panel 3: ___
A Speak with Barak
B Go with Barak
C Judge under the palm
Original story clues and applications are teaching aids, not Scripture. Appearances are imagined.
2 / OPEN THE MISSION FILE
Match the clues in verses 6-7. Use A, B or C.
1 Mountain ___
2 Men to take ___
3 River ___
A Kishon
B Tabor
C Ten thousand
3 / RESTORE THE MESSAGE TRAIL
Use verses 6, 8-10. Number the events 1-3.
___ Deborah agrees to go.
___ Deborah calls Barak.
___ Barak asks her to go.
4 / BE AN ENCOURAGING PARTNER
Modern mini-mission: a partner is unsure about reading to the group.
My kind offer: ____________
One useful action: _________
5 / REMEMBER | Psalm 121:2 (KJV)
My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth.
Related memory passage, not story dialogue.
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
12 Deborah Encourages Barak
Companion Guide | Prepare & Explore
SS-09-13-GD-L12 | CG1 | Rev. 2026-10-15.5 | 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: Judges 4:4-10 (KJV).
Teacher context / optional fuller reading: Judges 4:1-10 (KJV).
Original learning idea: Deborah delivers God's command and goes with Barak.
Weekly Memory Verse – Psalm 121:2 (KJV)
My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth.
Related passage: not story dialogue.
Echo unchanged phrases: My help cometh from the LORD, / which made heaven and earth.
Prepare for the Adventure – Quick Checklist
Read the full passage; print W1; try the puzzle; use CG2 keys. Read aloud as needed.
Prophetess: a woman who speaks God's message. Judged: gave judgment and leadership. Host:
army. Context: Israel cries to the LORD under oppression (vv. 1-3).
Goals: Match Deborah's roles; trace the instructions; offer useful encouragement.
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
12 Deborah Encourages Barak
Companion Guide | Solve, Connect & Encourage
SS-09-13-GD-L12 | CG2 | Rev. 2026-10-15.5 | REVIEW DRAFT
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1 / FOLLOW THE COURAGE TRAIL
Say: Which picture shows listening, a message
and support?
Do: Match the panels; name one visible clue.
Check: Panels 1-3: C, A, B. Deborah judges under
the palm (vv. 4-5), calls/instructs Barak (vv. 6-7),
goes with him (vv. 9-10). The small group
represents a much larger army; it is not a count.
2 / OPEN THE MISSION FILE
Say: Separate the mountain, number and river.
Do: Find each clue in the Bible; match it.
Check: 1-B; 2-C; 3-A. Mount Tabor is the
destination (v. 6); ten thousand is the
commanded number (v. 6); Kishon is the river (v.
7).
3 / RESTORE THE MESSAGE TRAIL
Say: How does the conversation unfold?
Do: Number the events and retell in order.
Check: Printed order: 3, 1, 2. Deborah agrees to
go (v. 9); Deborah calls Barak (v. 6); Barak asks
her to go (v. 8).
4 / BE AN ENCOURAGING PARTNER
Say: What could help without taking over?
Do: Write or say a kind offer and one action.
Check: Open response: Would you like to practise
with me? Offer to share a line or ask the teacher.
Encouragement offers support without pressure
or promises of easy success.
5 / REMEMBER
Say: read the exact W1/CG1 verse.
Do: echo unchanged phrases.
Check: follow the printed KJV words; listening
counts.
PLAY TOGETHER
Pairs make paper role cards: Deborah, Barak,
LORD's command. One names a verse clue; the
other connects it to the role. Switch; all clues are
solved together.
Check: Deborah: judges, sends and goes (vv.
4-6,9). Barak: asks, calls men and goes (vv. 8,10).
Command: toward Tabor, ten thousand men (v.
6). Labels are teaching aids.
FLEXIBLE LEARNING
For support: Read aloud; offer oral answers,
pointing, a scribe or partner. Model a clue; allow
time. No personal disclosures required.
Extra challenge, optional: Does 4:9 say the
honour of overcoming Sisera will belong to Barak?
Answer: No. Deborah says the journey will not be
for his honour; the LORD will sell Sisera into a
woman's hand. Her name is not supplied in vv.
1-10.
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
Offer support for one safe task, with permission.
Practise the related Psalm in two unchanged
phrases.
Quick check: Who went with Barak, and where
was he commanded to go?
Answer: Deborah; toward mount Tabor (vv.
6,9-10).
Optional praise: thank God for today’s learning;
no music needed.
Teacher reflection: Revisit: __________
ACCURACY & CARE
This selection ends before the battle. Do not
portray Deborah as queen or claim she is the
woman who defeats Sisera. God's specific battle
command is not a command for learners to fight.