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4pm: 3yr - 5/K Teacher Guide

Jonah, Prophet to Nineveh

Bible Passage: Jonah 1-4

Main Point: God made and loves all people!

Memory Verse: 2 Peter 3:9B "God wants everyone to change his heart and life."

3:45 – 4:00

Check-In / Playtime.

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One teacher take control of sign-in:

One tag will go on the child, another will go on the clipboard, and one will be used for checkout. Just place the

Pick Up sticker on the clipboard to check the child out.

If someone is new to the church or not in our database they can fill out a guest tag. Please make sure that you get

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their phone number in case we need to contact them and any special instructions for the care of their child.

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One teacher lead orderly free play:

4:00 – 4:20

Coloring Sheet / Snack / Intro Activity

COLORING SHEET:

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Have the kids color the sheet and ask them questions about the sheet.

SNACK: Animal Crackers & Water

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Give each child animal crackers in a cup & water in a cup with a lid.

Pray over them a simple prayer.

INTRO ACTIVITY: “Build a City”

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Lead preschoolers to use blocks to build a city. Invite them to identify the different buildings such as a school,

stores, restaurants, homes, office buildings, and so forth. As preschoolers build, encourage them to imagine the

people who would live in their city.

Say:

God told Jonah to go to the city of Nineveh and tell them to stop sinning. Jonah did not want to go. The

Ninevites were his enemies. God showed mercy to the Ninevites. God made and loves all people!

• 4:20 – 5:00

Story and Craft

STORY:

Have the children transition to the Jesus rug for story time.

Read the Bible Story provided in the teacher aid bin.

Say:

God showed mercy to the Ninevites. The people of Nineveh did not deserve God’s mercy, but God created the

Ninevites, and He cared about them. God decided not to destroy them when they showed they were sorry for their sin.

God made and loves all people!

Craft: Jonah and the whale

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Items needed: printout of Jonah and the whale, crayons, piece of fabric, stapler

Instructions: (1) Give each child a printout of Jonah and the whale and have them color it. (2) Give each

child a piece of square fabric. Help the child by stapling the piece of fabric over Jonah.

Say:

God told Jonah to go tell his enemies to stop sinning. Jonah did not want to go. After being swallowed

by a fish, Jonah obeyed God. The Ninevites showed God they were sorry, and God showed mercy to the

Ninevites. God made and loves all people!

Gospel Project: Unit 14.2

Jonah And The Whale Coloring Sheet

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