BOOKS ABOUT JONAH AND THE WHALE. One day God told Jonah that he had a special job for him to do. Free Printable 'David and Goliath' Coloring Pages For Your Little Ones. The diagram proves that God commands over everything in his creation- from whale to weather. That's why God didn't let Jonah hide and that's why He won't let you hide from Him.
We may never run away and hide at the bottom of a ship and get swallowed by a huge fish, but sometimes we do try to hide from God when we are scared, ashamed, embarrassed, or just don't want to do what he says. They thought this was wonderful. We love to hear back about your creative ideas. I punched a hole in the Jonah and tied an 8 inch piece of string to it. Have the children stand facing each other and throw the bean bag back and forth trying to catch Jonah in the milk jug whales. Then I told them they were sinking and not to be afraid because God would save Jonah. Click on the picture to go to the page and learn all about making this craft. I used the lesson on Jonah with a class of about 10 aged 3 to 12 years of age. He was probably happy and surprised to be out of the fish. Here is one of the interesting coloring pages of Jonah and the whale showing the whale devouring Jonah. If you incorporate Bible lessons into your homeschool lessons, Jonah and the Whale is a great one to add to your ocean unit study. But God didn't want Jonah to drown, he just wanted Jonah to obey him.
FREE Noah Color by Number. I did the project as described in the instructions, but incorporated the distressed-looking Jonah cut-out from the "Envelope Shark and Jonah Doll" project. Glue them onto a piece of construction paper. It's so very versatile! Reading comprehension - ensure that you can draw the most important information from the lesson, such as details about events that happen while Jonah is at sea. Create a texture bag with different objects. Older kids can related to being told to do something they don't want to do.
To attach tail, fold the end so you have a tab to attach to the cup. Glue it to the top of the fish. I asked a question to the person who guessed correctly, if he answer correctly; he pulled a slip from the fish's mouth and acted out what was written on the paper. Young children will love this game. Since the children have heard the Jonah story many times, we added the "emotion faces" to get the children involved in the story. Ask your child to feel the object and to explain it. Before class decorate a large coffee can. Cut out the pictures from the story. Face and surprised face. )
What you will need: Paper (Card Stock). Then when we got to the part of fish spitting Jonah out, I whipped the sheet off and they jumped back onto our story time rug. You will definitely want to share with your kids or the kids in your care the story of Jonah. My daughter who is in the class still wants to pull things out of the fish's mouth at home. ) You may have to use some cardboard on the inside corners to reinforce the flaps. I asked questions from the list of Jonah questions.
Inside you'll find 4 in-class activities, prayer time, interactive memory verse and teaching, your bible video and more! The story of Jonah in the whale (or big fish – the bible never clarifies which kind of fish it was) is a wonderful story of obedience. I recommend placing the line from the top piece of the whale (the head) to the tail if possible. My helper was Jonah who went downstairs to sleep in bottom of the boat. What did God want Jonah to do?
Instead, you could have the faces all lined up and have one of the children come up and pick the one that best describes what Jonah felt like at this point and throughout the lesson. ) What happened when Jonah was on the ship? Download the Jonah Accordion book.