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Jonah 1 · Preschool

God Sent a Big Fish

Name Date

Color the big fish and the waves. God took care of Jonah.

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

Bible Verse

“Yahweh prepared a huge fish to swallow up Jonah, and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.”

Jonah 1:17 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: Jonah ran away from God, but God still took care of him. God sent a big fish!

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Jonah 1 · Kindergarten

Jonah and the Storm

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

SHIP
SEA
WIND
FISH
Yahweh prepared a huge fish to swallow up Jonah, and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.

Jonah 1:17 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

SHIP
SEA
WIND
FISH

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw the big fish God sent.

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for caring for me even when I run. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Where did God tell Jonah to go?
  • What would you do if God asked you to go somewhere hard?

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Jonah 1 · Grade 1

Jonah Runs Away

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

JONAH
SHIP
STORM
FISH
He said to them, “I am a Hebrew, and I fear Yahweh, the God of heaven, who has made the sea and the dry land.”

Jonah 1:9 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

God told Jonah to go to Nineveh.
Jonah got on a ship to Tarshish.
God sent a great wind on the sea.
The sailors cried out.
God prepared a huge fish.

Jonah Runs Away

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

Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city

He went down to Joppa, and found a ship going to Tarshish

Yahweh prepared a huge fish to swallow up Jonah

There was a mighty storm on the sea

Draw the big fish God sent.

Memory Verse

He said to them, “I am a Hebrew, and I fear Yahweh, the God of heaven, who has made the sea and the dry land.”

Jonah 1:9 (WEB)

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for caring for me even when I run. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • When do you feel scared, and how can you pray?
  • How can you obey God right away?
  • What would you like to say to God about this chapter?

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Jonah 1 · Grade 2

Jonah Runs from God

Name Date

Read the Story

Yahweh told Jonah to go to Nineveh. It was a great city. But Jonah ran away. He went down to Joppa and got on a ship to Tarshish.

Yahweh sent a great wind. A big storm hit the sea. The sailors were afraid. Jonah was fast asleep. Jonah said the storm came because of him. The men threw him into the sea, and the sea was calm. Then Yahweh sent a huge fish to swallow Jonah.

Memory Verse

“Yahweh prepared a huge fish to swallow up Jonah, and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.”

Jonah 1:17 (WEB)

Show What You Know

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

  1. Where did God tell Jonah to go?

    TarshishNinevehA great wind and a storm

  2. Where did Jonah try to go?

    SleepingNinevehTarshish

  3. What did God send on the sea?

  4. What was Jonah doing during the storm?

    A huge fishTarshishSleeping

  5. What did God send to swallow Jonah?

    SleepingA huge fishNineveh

Word Search

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

AHFTEFMJJNNECRIEDNJIAFRAIDSCFNVSHIPSSVIEFAOJSAKESVNTDTSEABHEJHOCALMENHLRMLCTCITJM
  • NINEVEH
  • AFRAID
  • STORM
  • CRIED
  • SHIP
  • FISH
  • CALM
  • SEA

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for caring for me even when I run. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why is it hard to obey sometimes?
  • Have you ever tried to hide from doing what is right? What happened?

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Jonah 1 · Grade 3

The Storm at Sea

Name Date

Read the Story

Yahweh's word came to Jonah. God told him to go to Nineveh, that great city, and preach against it. But Jonah ran away from the presence of Yahweh. He paid the fare for a ship going to Tarshish.

Yahweh sent a mighty storm. The ship was about to break up. The sailors cried to their gods and threw the cargo into the sea. Jonah was asleep deep inside the ship. The sailors cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah.

Jonah said he feared Yahweh, the God who made the sea and the dry land. He told them to throw him into the sea. The men rowed hard but could not reach land. At last they threw him in, and the sea grew calm. The men feared Yahweh. Then Yahweh prepared a huge fish to swallow Jonah.

Memory Verse

He said to them, “I am a Hebrew, and I fear Yahweh, the God of heaven, who has made the sea and the dry land.”

Jonah 1:9 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. What did Yahweh tell Jonah to do?

  2. Where was Jonah sleeping?

  3. On whom did the lot fall?

  4. What did Jonah say God made?

  5. How long was Jonah in the fish?

Jonah Runs Away

Write what happened in each box.

1
2
3
4

Word Search

Find each word. Words go across, down, and diagonally.

LEWACGMENSNINEVEHVVYCHKTCTOLBRYFRAROMGPCCKLSSPSTORMMEHAFRAIDYAIFISHESCHPVVUEDANPD
  • NINEVEH
  • AFRAID
  • STORM
  • CRIED
  • SHIP
  • FISH
  • CALM
  • SEA

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for caring for me even when I run. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you be brave and honest about believing in God?
  • When have you tried to run from doing the right thing?

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Jonah 1 · Grade 4

Running from God

Name Date

Read and Think

Yahweh's word came to Jonah the son of Amittai. God told him to arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and preach against it, because its wickedness had come up before him. Instead, Jonah went down to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish, away from the presence of Yahweh.

Yahweh sent out a great wind on the sea, and the ship was about to break up. The mariners were afraid, and each man cried to his own god. Jonah had gone below and was fast asleep. The captain woke him and told him to call on his God. The sailors cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah.

Jonah told them that he was a Hebrew who feared Yahweh, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the dry land. He told them to throw him into the sea so it would be calm. The men rowed hard for land but could not get there. They prayed to Yahweh, then threw Jonah into the sea, and the sea stopped raging. Yahweh prepared a huge fish to swallow up Jonah.

Show What You Know

  1. Why did God send Jonah to Nineveh?

  2. How did Jonah describe Yahweh in verse 9?

  3. What did the sailors try before throwing Jonah into the sea?

  4. What did the sailors do after the sea became calm?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

afraidGodseaNinevehship
  1. God told him to arise, go to , that great city, and preach against it, because its wickedness had come up before him.
  2. Instead, Jonah went down to Joppa and found a going to Tarshish, away from the presence of Yahweh.
  3. Yahweh sent out a great wind on the , and the ship was about to break up.
  4. The mariners were , and each man cried to his own god.
  5. The captain woke him and told him to call on his .

Think About It

  1. Jonah tried to run away from what God asked. When is it hard for you to obey God?

  2. The sailors began to fear Yahweh after the storm. How can God use hard times to help people know him?

Memory Verse

He said to them, “I am a Hebrew, and I fear Yahweh, the God of heaven, who has made the sea and the dry land.”

Jonah 1:9 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for caring for me even when I run. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Can anyone really run away from God?
  • How can your actions help others see how great God is?

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Jonah 1 · Grade 5

You Cannot Outrun God

Name Date

Read and Think

The book of Jonah begins with Yahweh's word coming to Jonah the son of Amittai. God told him to arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and preach against it, for their wickedness had come up before him. Jonah rose up, but he went the opposite way. He went down to Joppa, paid the fare, and boarded a ship to Tarshish to flee from the presence of Yahweh.

Yahweh sent out a great wind on the sea, and the ship was about to break up. The mariners cried to their gods and threw the cargo overboard. Jonah lay fast asleep in the innermost parts of the ship. The ship master asked him to call on his God. When the sailors cast lots to find who was responsible, the lot fell on Jonah. He confessed that he feared Yahweh, the God of heaven, who has made the sea and the dry land, the very God he was trying to escape.

Jonah told them to throw him into the sea so that it would be calm. The sailors rowed hard to avoid it, then prayed to Yahweh not to hold them guilty. When they threw Jonah into the sea, it ceased its raging, and the men feared Yahweh exceedingly and made vows. The chapter ends with mercy: Yahweh prepared a huge fish to swallow up Jonah, and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. In the New Testament, Jesus speaks of the sign of Jonah and his three days in the fish.

Show What You Know

  1. Which direction did Jonah go instead of Nineveh?

  2. What is ironic about Jonah's words in verse 9?

  3. How did the sailors respond after the sea became calm?

  4. How long was Jonah in the fish?

Crossword

4231

Across

  1. Yahweh prepared a huge ____ to swallow up Jonah.
  2. That the ____ may be calm to us.
  3. Then the men were exceedingly ____.

Down

  1. And there was a mighty ____ on the sea.
  2. And found a ____ going to Tarshish.

Think About It

  1. Jonah knew the truth about God but still ran from him. What is the difference between knowing about God and obeying him?

  2. God sent the fish to rescue Jonah, even though Jonah had disobeyed. What does this show you about God's mercy toward you?

Memory Verse

He said to them, “I am a Hebrew, and I fear Yahweh, the God of heaven, who has made the sea and the dry land.”

Jonah 1:9 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for caring for me even when I run. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • When have you felt God was patient with you?
  • How can you obey God quickly when he asks you to do something?
  • 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.