Fell on Good Ground
GROWING DISCIPLES | AGES 9-13
11 Rahab Helps the Spies
Bible Adventure Worksheet | Pictures, puzzles and mini-missions
SS-09-13-GD-L11 | W1 | Rev. 2026-10-15.5 | REVIEW DRAFT
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Name: ________________________ Read together: Joshua 2:8-16, 21 (KJV)
1 / FOLLOW THE WINDOW CLUES
Match every panel to a clue. Write A, B or C.
Panel 1: ___
Panel 2: ___
Panel 3: ___
A Tie the window sign
B Hide under flax
C Let the spies down
Original story clues and applications are teaching aids, not Scripture. Appearances are imagined.
2 / PLAN THE ESCAPE ROUTE
Use verses 15-16. Fill these route clues.
Leave through the W _ _ _ _ _.
Hide in the M _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
Stay there T _ _ _ _ days.
3 / UNLOCK THE FAITH CLUE
Decode the word. Find its reason in verse 11.
R=18 S=19 T=20 U=21
20 18 21 19 20
4 / HELP WITH WISDOM
Modern mini-mission: a classmate is worried about a safe new task. Plan help.
I could say: ______________
I could help by: __________
5 / REMEMBER | Psalm 56:3 (KJV)
What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.
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
11 Rahab Helps the Spies
Companion Guide | Prepare & Explore
SS-09-13-GD-L11 | 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: Joshua 2:8-16, 21 (KJV).
Teacher context / optional fuller reading: Joshua 2:1-21 (KJV).
Original learning idea: Rahab recognises the LORD as God and asks for kindness for her
family.
Weekly Memory Verse – Psalm 56:3 (KJV)
What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.
Related passage: not story dialogue.
Echo unchanged phrases: What time I am afraid, / I will trust in thee.
Prepare for the Adventure – Quick Checklist
Read the full passage; print W1; try the puzzle; use CG2 keys. Read aloud as needed.
Spies: people gathering information secretly. Flax: plant stalks on the roof. Token: a sign. Context:
Joshua sends two men to Jericho; Rahab hides them (vv. 1-7).
Goals: Trace three clues; identify Rahab's faith in v. 11; plan safe help.
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
11 Rahab Helps the Spies
Companion Guide | Solve, Connect & Encourage
SS-09-13-GD-L11 | CG2 | Rev. 2026-10-15.5 | REVIEW DRAFT
Freely Received. Freely Shared.
1 / FOLLOW THE WINDOW CLUES
Say: Find the hiding place, escape and sign.
Do: Match all panels; point to one visible clue.
Check: Panels 1-3: B, C, A. Flax hides the spies (v.
6); cord escape (v. 15); scarlet line tied (v. 21).
Faces and architecture are imagined. Rope and
sign are not proved to be the same cord.
2 / PLAN THE ESCAPE ROUTE
Say: Which route avoids the pursuers?
Do: Complete or say each short answer.
Check: WINDOW (v. 15); MOUNTAIN and THREE
(v. 16). These are Rahab's instructions; their
completed stay is in v. 22, beyond this lesson
selection.
3 / UNLOCK THE FAITH CLUE
Say: What had Rahab learned about God?
Do: Decode, then point to evidence in v. 11.
Check: TRUST. Rahab acknowledges the LORD is
God in heaven and earth (v. 11). TRUST is an
original puzzle word, not a quotation of her
speech.
4 / HELP WITH WISDOM
Say: How can a partner offer safe, practical help?
Do: Give two short ideas; no personal story
needed.
Check: Open response: listen and offer to practise
together or ask the teacher. No climbing, hiding
people or keeping unsafe secrets. A pretend
situation is enough.
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 three paper labels: roof, window,
mountain. Put them in the spies' route order, then
link each to a verse. Swap reader and clue-finder
roles.
Check: ROOF -> WINDOW -> MOUNTAIN; vv. 6,
15, 16. The mountain is the instructed next stop.
Add the window sign separately (v. 21); do not
climb or reenact escape.
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: In verses 18-20, what
must Rahab do besides bind the scarlet line?
Answer: Gather her family into her house, keep
them inside, and not reveal the spies' business.
The oath includes conditions, not magic in a cord.
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 three picture clues to someone at
home. Read the related Psalm together; practise
its unchanged phrases.
Quick check: What did Rahab say about Israel's
God?
Answer: He is God in heaven above and earth
beneath (v. 11, summary).
Optional praise: thank God for today’s learning;
no music needed.
Teacher reflection: Revisit: __________
ACCURACY & CARE
Do not teach deception or risky secrecy as a
child's mission. Rahab's rescue occurs later, not in
2:1-21. The cord has no magic power. Never
require personal disclosures.