Joshua & the Battle of Jericho

Preschool Bible Lesson Ideas and Sunday School Activities

© Denise Oliveri

Joshua God's Warrior, Bible View

Is it possible to march around a city, blow trumpets, and watch the city walls crumble? Use these ideas to teach your preschoolers about Joshua and Jericho.

The ideas below may help you when teaching a lesson on Joshua and the Battle of Jericho. Feel free to use these ideas to supplement your current curriculum or to make your own lesson.

Story Suggestion

Joshua 5:13-15; 6:1-27

Game Ideas

The General Says

Directions: The "general" stands in the middle of the circle of chairs or in front of the lined-up group and gives commands to each person. These commands are not to be obeyed unless the command begins with the words, "The general says." Anyone who follows orders without this authority is out of the game and must sit down. Sample commands might include:

Knock Down the Wall

Directions: Make a pyramid of plastic bottles (detergent bottles would work well). Place three on the bottom, two in the middle, and one on top. Provide three bean bags. Players must upset all of the bottles with three chances to win a prize. Play until all of the children have received a small prize.

Snacks

A good snack for this lesson would be:

Kids Party Mix

(Allergy alert: Peanuts)

Ingredients:

Directions: Use equal parts of each ingredient and serve in individual zip-lock snack baggies.

Another good snack for this lesson would be:

Edible Walls

Ingredients:

Directions: Let children build walls with different sized marshmallows, using peanut butter and/or chocolate icing for the cement and toothpicks to hold it together. Then tear it down by eating it!

Art Center Ideas

Warrior Helmet

Materials:

Directions:

Print out the sheets below for directions on completing this craft. They are pretty involved and will need quite a bit of preparation before class. But, they are so cool that the kids will love these helmets. You will find the templates needed, as well as the directions for making the craft below.

Trumpet

Materials:

Directions:

  1. Cut out horn shapes on the construction paper. Each child will need two horn shapes.
  2. Glue the shapes around the paper tube. This gives the horn a nice round shape where they can place their mouths.

Suggested Prayer (or use your own)

God, you are so great and so wonderful. Thank you for giving us courage to be warriors for you. Help us to tell others about you. Amen.

See the full list of Sunday School lesson ideas on both the Old Testament and the New Testament!


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Joshua God's Warrior, Bible View
Warrior Helmet Craft Directions, Denise Oliveri
Helmet Template, Denise Oliveri
   


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