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Jonah 3 · Preschool

Nineveh Listened

Name Date

Color the people and the city. The people listened to God.

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

Bible Verse

“The people of Nineveh believed God; and they proclaimed a fast and put on sackcloth, from their greatest even to their least.”

Jonah 3:5 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: The people of Nineveh were sorry for the wrong things they did. God was kind to them!

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Jonah 3 · Kindergarten

A City Says Sorry

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

CITY
KING
SORRY
GOD
“Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and preach to it the message that I give you.”

Jonah 3:2 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

CITY
KING
SORRY
GOD

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw the people of Nineveh praying.

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for giving people a second chance. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Where did Jonah go this time?
  • What did the people of Nineveh do?

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Jonah 3 · Grade 1

Nineveh Listens

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

JONAH
CITY
KING
TURNED
“Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and preach to it the message that I give you.”

Jonah 3:2 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

Jonah went to Nineveh.
Nineveh was a great city.
The people believed God.
The king sat in ashes.
God saw that they turned from evil.

Nineveh Listens

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

God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way

So Jonah arose, and went to Nineveh, according to Yahweh’s word

The news reached the king of Nineveh

The people of Nineveh believed God

Draw the people of Nineveh praying.

Memory Verse

“Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and preach to it the message that I give you.”

Jonah 3:2 (WEB)

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for giving people a second chance. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you give someone a second chance?
  • How can you say sorry when you do wrong?
  • What would you like to say to God about this chapter?

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Jonah 3 · Grade 2

A Second Chance

Name Date

Read the Story

Yahweh spoke to Jonah a second time. He said, go to Nineveh. This time Jonah went. Nineveh was a very big city.

Jonah walked through the city and gave God's warning. The people believed God. They put on sackcloth to show they were sorry. Even the king took off his robe and sat in ashes. The king told everyone to stop doing evil. God saw that they turned from their evil way. God did not send the trouble.

Memory Verse

“God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way. God relented of the disaster which he said he would do to them, and he didn’t do it.”

Jonah 3:10 (WEB)

Show What You Know

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

  1. How many times did God speak to Jonah?

    SackclothA second timeNineveh

  2. Where did Jonah go?

    SackclothNinevehIn ashes

  3. What did the people put on?

    A second timeSackclothIn ashes

  4. Where did the king sit?

    A second timeNinevehIn ashes

  5. What did God see?

Word Search

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

YPSIYGKYKBBELIEVEDGCRHFASTUCYFWLYHITAANINEVEHCKDKCYKJMIPGREATCNTVMYLWVGRYFKINGTYK
  • BELIEVED
  • NINEVEH
  • GREAT
  • CITY
  • FAST
  • KING

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for giving people a second chance. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you show you are sorry?
  • How can you help a friend make a good choice?

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Jonah 3 · Grade 3

A City Turns Back

Name Date

Read the Story

Yahweh's word came to Jonah the second time. God told him to go to Nineveh and preach the message God gave him. So Jonah arose and went. Nineveh was an exceedingly great city, three days' journey across.

Jonah walked a day into the city. He cried out that in forty days Nineveh would be overthrown. The people of Nineveh believed God. From the greatest to the least, they put on sackcloth.

The king rose from his throne and took off his royal robe. He sat in ashes. He told everyone to cry to God and turn from evil and violence. Maybe God would turn from his anger. God saw their works. He relented, and he did not bring the disaster.

Memory Verse

“God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way. God relented of the disaster which he said he would do to them, and he didn’t do it.”

Jonah 3:10 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. How big was Nineveh?

  2. What did Jonah cry out?

  3. Who put on sackcloth?

  4. What did the king take off?

  5. What did God do when he saw their works?

Nineveh Listens

Write what happened in each box.

1
2
3
4

Word Search

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

ININEVEHBBMILCVIKEBAMKGCDHLJIFUINYFIHVMEGNOYECITYURGLVOMYHJSEHEOGBRLPGADITIFASTWT
  • BELIEVED
  • NINEVEH
  • GREAT
  • CITY
  • FAST
  • KING

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for giving people a second chance. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What did Jonah do with his second chance?
  • What helps you admit when you have done wrong?

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Jonah 3 · Grade 4

Who Knows Whether God Will Turn?

Name Date

Read and Think

Yahweh's word came to Jonah the second time, with the same call: arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and preach to it the message that I give you. This time Jonah obeyed. Nineveh was an exceedingly great city, three days' journey across.

Jonah went a day's journey into the city and cried out that in forty days Nineveh would be overthrown. The people of Nineveh believed God. They proclaimed a fast and put on sackcloth, from their greatest even to their least. When the news reached the king, he rose from his throne, took off his royal robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.

The king sent out a decree. No one, not even the animals, should eat or drink. Everyone should cry mightily to God and turn from his evil way and from violence. He said, Who knows whether God will not turn and relent? God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way. God relented of the disaster he said he would do, and he didn't do it.

Show What You Know

  1. What was different about Jonah the second time?

  2. What two things did the people do to show they were sorry?

  3. What did the king tell everyone to turn from?

  4. Why did God not bring the disaster?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

GodNinevehkingfast
  1. The people of believed God.
  2. They proclaimed a and put on sackcloth, from their greatest even to their least.
  3. When the news reached the , he rose from his throne, took off his royal robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.
  4. Everyone should cry mightily to and turn from his evil way and from violence.

Think About It

  1. God gave Jonah a second chance. How has God given you a second chance?

  2. The whole city turned from evil, from the king to the least. What does it look like to turn from something wrong?

Memory Verse

“God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way. God relented of the disaster which he said he would do to them, and he didn’t do it.”

Jonah 3:10 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for giving people a second chance. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What does it look like to be truly sorry, not just to say sorry?
  • How can you show mercy to someone who has wronged you?

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Jonah 3 · Grade 5

God Relents

Name Date

Read and Think

Yahweh's word came to Jonah the second time, repeating the call of chapter 1: arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and preach to it the message that I give you. The God who sent the storm and the fish now gives Jonah a second chance, and this time Jonah arose and went according to Yahweh's word. Nineveh was an exceedingly great city, three days' journey across.

Jonah went a day's journey into the city and cried out a short message: in forty days, Nineveh will be overthrown. The response was immediate. The people of Nineveh believed God, proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from their greatest even to their least. The king himself arose from his throne, laid aside his royal robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.

The king's decree called for a fast for people and animals alike. Everyone was to cry mightily to God and turn from his evil way and from the violence in his hands. The king did not presume on God's mercy; he said, who knows whether God will not turn and relent? Then the narrator tells us that God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way, and God relented of the disaster which he said he would do, and he didn't do it. In the New Testament, Jesus says the people of Nineveh repented at the preaching of Jonah.

Show What You Know

  1. How does Jonah 3:1-2 echo chapter 1?

  2. How long was Jonah's message, and what did it say?

  3. What did the king's decree ask people to turn from?

  4. What did God see, and how did he respond?

Crossword

52431

Across

  1. Now ____ was an exceedingly great city.
  2. Now Nineveh was an exceedingly ____ city.

Down

  1. Now Nineveh was an exceedingly great ____.
  2. The people of Nineveh ____ God.
  3. And they proclaimed a ____ and put on sackcloth.

Think About It

  1. The king said, Who knows whether God will not turn and relent? How does God's mercy give you hope when you confess your sin?

  2. Nineveh changed from its greatest to its least. How can one person's change of heart affect a whole family or group?

Memory Verse

“God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way. God relented of the disaster which he said he would do to them, and he didn’t do it.”

Jonah 3:10 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for giving people a second chance. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What is one habit you want to leave behind, and who could help you?
  • Who is someone you could tell about God's love?
  • 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.