Fell on Good Ground
GROWING DISCIPLES | AGES 9-13
16 Naaman Learns Humility
Bible Adventure Worksheet | Pictures, puzzles and mini-missions
SS-09-13-GD-L16 | W1 | Rev. 2026-10-15.6 | REVIEW DRAFT
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Name: ________________________ Read together: 2 Kings 5:9-15 (KJV)
1 / FOLLOW THE RIVER TRAIL
Match every panel to a clue. Write A, B or C.
Panel 1: ___
Panel 2: ___
Panel 3: ___
A Dip in Jordan
B Return to Elisha
C Hear the messenger
Original story clues and applications are teaching aids, not Scripture. Appearances are imagined.
2 / REBUILD THE STORY TRAIL
Use verses 11, 13-14. Number events 1-3.
___ Naaman dips in Jordan.
___ Naaman goes away angry.
___ His servants speak wisely.
3 / CRACK THE RIVER CLUES
Use verses 10 and 14. Complete each clue.
River: J _ _ _ _ _.
Number: S _ _ _ _.
Result: C _ _ _ _.
4 / LISTEN, THEN TRY
Modern mini-mission: a partner offers a safe way to fix a tricky class puzzle.
I could say: ______________
I could try: ______________
5 / REMEMBER | James 4:10 (KJV)
Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.
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
16 Naaman Learns Humility
Companion Guide | Prepare & Explore
SS-09-13-GD-L16 | CG1 | Rev. 2026-10-15.6 | 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: 2 Kings 5:9-15 (KJV).
Teacher context / optional fuller reading: 2 Kings 5:1-15 (KJV).
Original learning idea: Naaman listens to wise counsel and follows the instruction God gives
through Elisha.
Weekly Memory Verse – James 4:10 (KJV)
Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.
Related passage: not story dialogue.
Echo unchanged phrases: Humble yourselves / in the sight of the Lord, / and he shall lift you
up.
Prepare for the Adventure – Quick Checklist
Read the full passage; print W1; try the puzzle; use CG2 keys. Read aloud as needed.
Wroth: angry. Raiment: clothing. Humility: willingness to learn without pride. Context: an Israelite
captive girl points to the prophet; Naaman travels to Israel (vv. 1-8).
Goals: Match each picture; trace Naaman's change of response; practise receiving safe advice.
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
16 Naaman Learns Humility
Companion Guide | Solve, Connect & Encourage
SS-09-13-GD-L16 | CG2 | Rev. 2026-10-15.6 | REVIEW DRAFT
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1 / FOLLOW THE RIVER TRAIL
Say: Find the instruction, river and return.
Do: Match all panels; point to a visible clue.
Check: Panels 1-3: C, A, B. Messenger brings
Elisha's instruction (v. 10); Naaman dips in Jordan
(v. 14); returns and acknowledges God (v. 15). Art
shows one dip, not seven separate pictures.
Appearance is imagined.
2 / REBUILD THE STORY TRAIL
Say: What changes between anger and action?
Do: Order the events; retell with a partner.
Check: Printed order: 3, 1, 2. Naaman dips (v. 14);
first goes away angry (v. 11); servants reason
with him (v. 13). Listening comes before his
changed action.
3 / CRACK THE RIVER CLUES
Say: Which river, how many times, what result?
Do: Fill the clues or find the Bible words.
Check: JORDAN; SEVEN; CLEAN (vv. 10,14). God
heals Naaman in this account. The river is not
magic, and illness is not proof of pride or weak
faith.
4 / LISTEN, THEN TRY
Say: How can we learn without needing to be
right first?
Do: Offer one short reply and a safe action.
Check: Open response: Please show me your idea.
Then listen and try together. Humility welcomes
useful advice; it does not mean following harmful
instructions.
5 / REMEMBER
Say: read the exact W1/CG1 verse.
Do: echo unchanged phrases.
Check: follow the printed KJV words; listening
counts.
PLAY TOGETHER
Partners make three paper labels: ANGRY,
LISTEN, ACT. Link each to the account, then take
turns explaining one clue. Solve together without
racing.
Check: ANGRY: v. 11; LISTEN: servants' counsel in
v. 13; ACT: Naaman follows the instruction in v.
14. Labels are original summaries.
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: What does Naaman
acknowledge when he returns in verse 15?
Answer: He now knows there is no God in all the
earth but in Israel (summary). His return includes
acknowledging God, not praising river water.
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
Retell the change from anger to listening. Practise
the related verse in its three unchanged phrases.
Quick check: Who sent the washing instruction,
and did he come out himself in verse 10?
Answer: Elisha sent a messenger; he did not come
out to deliver it himself (v. 10).
Optional praise: thank God for today’s learning;
no music needed.
Teacher reflection: Revisit: __________
ACCURACY & CARE
No water reenactment or medical advice. God's
healing here is not a promise that obedience
cures every illness. The related James verse does
not promise wealth or status.