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Walls Come Tumbling Down

Stopping and Starting

Day 100of 180
Week 20of 36
15Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Learn to follow start/stop musical instructions

2

Practice marching and rhythmic movement

3

Develop listening and coordination skills

📖 Scripture Connection

Joshua 6:20

“So the people shouted, and the priests blew the trumpets. When the people heard the sound of the trumpet, the people shouted with a great shout, and the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city.”

— Joshua 6:20 (WEB)

Demonstrates God's power through obedience and coordinated action

📦 Materials Needed

  • Rhythm sticks
  • Drums
  • Building blocks
  • Freeze dance music
  • World English Bible
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Review Joshua's story from previous BibleMouse lessons about Jericho

💭 Review Question: What special thing happened to the walls of Jericho?
2Teaching (5 min)

Explain marching, stopping, and shouting like Joshua's army

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God gave Joshua special instructions
  • The army marched quietly around the city
  • On the seventh day, they made a big sound!
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What do you think the soldiers felt?
  • How did they show they trusted God?
3Activity: Jericho Wall Marching (6 min)
movement

Children march, play instruments, then freeze and 'shout' when walls fall

📝 Instructions:
  1. Build a block 'wall'
  2. March around the wall with rhythm sticks
  3. When music stops, freeze
  4. Shout and knock down the wall
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Assist child in marching and wall knocking

Challenge: Let child lead marching and give 'stop/go' signals

4Closing (3 min)

Recap God's amazing power and following instructions

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did we learn about listening?
  • How did Joshua's army show trust?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll explore different ways to make music sounds

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Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

This lesson connects physical movement with biblical storytelling

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Demonstrate movements clearly
  • Encourage enthusiastic participation
  • Praise effort over perfection
🤔 Common Struggles:

Maintaining focus and following multi-step instructions

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's ability to start, stop, and change movement on cue

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Draw a picture of Joshua's wall falling
  • Act out the story with family members
  • Practice marching to different rhythms

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