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Marching in Silence

The Walls Fall Down

Day 98of 180
Week 20of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand how the Israelites obeyed God's unusual instructions

2

Practice following step-by-step directions

3

Learn that God's plans are sometimes different from what we expect

📖 Scripture Connection

Joshua 6:10

“Joshua commanded the people, saying, 'You shall not shout, nor let your voice be heard, neither shall any word proceed out of your mouth, until the day I tell you to shout. Then you shall shout.'”

— Joshua 6:10 (WEB)

Shows the importance of following God's specific instructions, even when they seem strange

📦 Materials Needed

  • Cardboard boxes or building blocks
  • Soft cloth or blanket for 'walls'
  • Trumpet or noisemaker
  • BibleMouse Resource Guide: Grade 1 Bible
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Remember our story about Jericho? Today we'll learn how God's people obeyed His special plan!

💭 Review Question: What did we learn about the walls of Jericho yesterday?
2Teaching (8 min)

In today's BibleMouse lesson, we'll discover how the Israelites showed faith by following God's unusual instructions.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God told Joshua to march around Jericho
  • The people had to be completely quiet
  • They trusted God's plan would work
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Have you ever had to do something that seemed strange?
  • Why is it important to listen carefully?
3Activity: Silent March Game (10 min)
game

Build a Jericho wall with blocks, then march around it silently

📝 Instructions:
  1. Build a 'wall' with blocks or boxes
  2. Line up and march around the wall
  3. No talking or making noise!
  4. Walk carefully and slowly
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: March with parent holding hand

Challenge: Try to march in a perfect circle around the 'walls'

4Closing (3 min)

Review what we learned about obeying God

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did the people do around Jericho?
  • Why was being quiet important?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear God, help us listen and obey You, even when Your plan seems different.

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about the big shout that made the walls fall down!

💎 Memory Verse

Joshua 24:15

“But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.”

— Joshua 24:15 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: March and Repeat: Children march in place, saying one word of the verse with each step. Use hand motions to help remember the words.

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

This lesson teaches obedience and faith through a dramatic biblical story

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use dramatic pauses when telling the story
  • Encourage children to imagine being an Israelite soldier
  • Praise effort in following directions
🤔 Common Struggles:

Young children may find it hard to be completely silent

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's ability to follow multi-step instructions

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a BibleMouse journal drawing of the march
  • Act out the story with family members
  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library coloring page about Jericho

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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