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Joshua 7 · Preschool

Tell the Truth

Name Date

Color Achan's tent. God sees everything, even hidden things.

Can you find these in the picture? Circle each one!

Bible Verse

Achan answered Joshua, and said, “I have truly sinned against Yahweh, the God of Israel, and this is what I have done.

Joshua 7:20 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Say: Achan hid things he took. When we do wrong, we can tell God the truth.

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Joshua 7 · Kindergarten

Do Not Hide Sin

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

TRUTH
HIDE
SIN
SORRY
Achan answered Joshua, and said, “I have truly sinned against Yahweh, the God of Israel, and this is what I have done.

Joshua 7:20 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

TENT
SILVER
GOD SEES
PRAY

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw a heart that tells God the truth.

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for forgiving me when I confess. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What did Achan hide?
  • Who sees everything we do?

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Joshua 7 · Grade 1

Achan's Tent

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

TENT
SILVER
GOLD
TRUTH
Achan answered Joshua, and said, “I have truly sinned against Yahweh, the God of Israel, and this is what I have done.

Joshua 7:20 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

Achan took silver and gold.
He hid them in his tent.
Israel lost the fight at Ai.
Joshua prayed to God.
Achan said, I have sinned.

Achan's Sin

Write the number 1 to 4 in each circle to show the right order.

Joshua tore his clothes

took some of the devoted things

make confession to him

they are hidden in the ground in the middle of my tent

Draw a heart that tells God the truth.

Memory Verse

Achan answered Joshua, and said, “I have truly sinned against Yahweh, the God of Israel, and this is what I have done.

Joshua 7:20 (WEB)

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for forgiving me when I confess. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What should we do when we do something wrong?
  • Who did Joshua talk to when things went wrong?
  • What would you like to say to God about this chapter?

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Joshua 7 · Grade 2

Achan's Hidden Sin

Name Date

Read the Story

God told Israel not to take things from Jericho. They were for Him. But a man named Achan took some. He hid them.

Then Israel went to fight at Ai. They lost. The people were afraid. Joshua tore his clothes. He fell on his face before God.

God said, Israel has sinned. God showed that Achan did it. Achan said that he had sinned. He had hidden a robe, silver, and gold in his tent. Achan's sin brought trouble. He was punished.

Memory Verse

Achan answered Joshua, and said, “I have truly sinned against Yahweh, the God of Israel, and this is what I have done.

Joshua 7:20 (WEB)

Show What You Know

Circle the right answer, or write it on the lines.

  1. Who took things from Jericho?

    AchanAt AiIn his tent

  2. Where did Israel lose a fight?

    At AiAchanIn his tent

  3. What did Joshua do?

  4. What did Achan say?

    AchanThat he had sinnedIn his tent

  5. Where had he hidden the things?

    AchanIn his tentAt Ai

Word Search

Find and circle each word. Words go across and down.

HMGPTAWFSSIAJHCKAAFUDNTHGCPHHDDTAMHSFAUCENVOIFEKUNNNRLCOVETEDOVOULFGOLDEASINNEDMR
  • COVETED
  • HIDDEN
  • SILVER
  • SINNED
  • ACHAN
  • ACHOR
  • TENT
  • GOLD

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for forgiving me when I confess. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why is it important not to hide a wrong thing we did?
  • What can you do when you want something that is not yours?

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Joshua 7 · Grade 3

Sin in the Camp

Name Date

Read the Story

Achan of the tribe of Judah took some of the devoted things from Jericho. Then Joshua sent men to Ai. The spies said only two or three thousand were needed. But Israel fled before the men of Ai, and the hearts of the people melted.

Joshua tore his clothes and fell on his face before the ark until evening. Yahweh said, Get up! Israel has sinned. They had taken devoted things and hidden them among their own stuff. Israel could not stand before their enemies until the devoted thing was taken away.

In the morning the tribes came near, and Achan was taken. Joshua said, My son, please give glory to Yahweh. Achan confessed. He had seen a beautiful Babylonian robe, silver, and a wedge of gold. He coveted them and hid them in the ground in his tent. Achan was punished, and the place was called the valley of Achor.

Memory Verse

Joshua said to Achan, “My son, please give glory to Yahweh, the God of Israel, and make confession to him. Tell me now what you have done! Don’t hide it from me!”

Joshua 7:19 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. What tribe was Achan from?

  2. How many men did the spies say were needed for Ai?

  3. Where did Joshua lie on his face until evening?

  4. What three things did Achan take?

  5. What was the place called?

Achan's Sin

Write what happened in each box.

1
2
3
4

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for forgiving me when I confess. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How did Joshua talk to Achan?
  • Why is it better to tell the truth?

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Joshua 7 · Grade 4

Hidden Sin, Public Trouble

Name Date

Read and Think

Joshua 7 begins with a warning: the children of Israel committed a trespass, for Achan took some of the devoted things. Not knowing this, Joshua sent about three thousand men against little Ai. They fled, about thirty-six were struck down, and the hearts of the people melted and became like water.

Joshua tore his clothes and cried out to Yahweh. God's answer was direct: Israel has sinned. One man's hidden act affected the whole nation, because God's people belong together and His holiness is serious.

Joshua brought the tribes near, and Achan was taken. Joshua urged him, My son, please give glory to Yahweh. Achan confessed that he saw the things, coveted them, took them, and hid them. Achan was put to death by stoning as God's judgment, and Yahweh turned from His fierce anger. The place was called the valley of Achor, after Joshua's words, Why have you troubled us?

Show What You Know

  1. Why did Israel lose at Ai?

  2. Why did one man's act affect the whole nation?

  3. What four steps did Achan confess?

  4. What words of Joshua are linked to the name Achor?

Think About It

  1. Achan's sin began with looking and wanting. How can we stop sin before it grows?

  2. Why is confessing sin to God better than hiding it?

Memory Verse

Joshua said to Achan, “My son, please give glory to Yahweh, the God of Israel, and make confession to him. Tell me now what you have done! Don’t hide it from me!”

Joshua 7:19 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for forgiving me when I confess. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How did one man's sin hurt everyone?
  • What does coveting mean?

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Joshua 7 · Grade 5

The Cost of Coveting

Name Date

Read and Think

After Jericho, the narrator warns us before Joshua knows: the children of Israel committed a trespass in the devoted things, for Achan took some of them, and Yahweh's anger burned. Joshua sent about three thousand men to Ai on the spies' advice. Israel fled, about thirty-six men were struck down, and the hearts of the people melted.

Joshua tore his clothes and lay before the ark until evening, asking what Yahweh would do for His great name. God told him to get up, because Israel has sinned. They have taken devoted things, stolen, and deceived. Israel could not stand before its enemies until the devoted thing was removed. The defeat was not about weak soldiers but about broken covenant.

Tribe by tribe, family by family, Achan was taken. Joshua said, My son, please give glory to Yahweh, the God of Israel, and make confession to him. Achan answered, I have truly sinned against Yahweh. His sin followed a clear path: he saw, coveted, took, and hid. Achan was put to death by stoning as God's judgment, a heap of stones marked the valley of Achor, and Yahweh turned from His anger. In the New Testament, If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins (1 John 1:9).

Show What You Know

  1. What does the narrator tell the reader before Joshua knows?

  2. What did Joshua ask about in his prayer?

  3. What was the real reason for the defeat?

  4. What path did Achan's sin follow?

  5. Which New Testament verse promises forgiveness to those who confess?

Crossword

45132

Across

  1. Israel has ____.
  2. I ____ them and took them.

Down

  1. two hundred shekels of ____
  2. He took the devoted things.
  3. They are hidden in the ground in the middle of my ____.

Think About It

  1. Achan's sin hurt many people. How can private sin affect others around us?

  2. Joshua called Achan my son even while confronting him. What does that teach about how to talk to someone who has done wrong?

Memory Verse

Joshua said to Achan, “My son, please give glory to Yahweh, the God of Israel, and make confession to him. Tell me now what you have done! Don’t hide it from me!”

Joshua 7:19 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for forgiving me when I confess. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why does God take sin so seriously?
  • How does God's forgiveness help someone who confesses?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

Scripture: World English Bible, public domain, eBible.org. © 2026 The Daily Rooted. Free to print and copy for church and home use; not for resale. Original line art.