Toddler Bible Lessons – Week 9: Jonah

Posted by Sarah on September 28, 2020

Day 5: Jonah is Angry

*There are 4 activities for this day’s lesson. Feel free to choose one or two of the activities OR spread them out over several days! :)

Materials:
Bible (I like the NirV)
Activity #1: Green monster (green stuffed animal or puppet – I used a brown paper bag painted green that I added a face to)
Activity #2: Lamp (only if it’s not sunny outside), Balls to kick and throw
Activity #3: Plastic tub, Dirt or brown rice, Pipe cleaners, Pony beads, Leaves (real or fake)
Activity #4: Gummy worms, Chocolate pudding, Oreos

Day 5: Lesson and Activities: Open Bible to Jonah 4:1, 4-11. Ask if child wants to touch God’s Word. Touch gently. Then, read the verses.

Activity #1:

Jonah was angry. Show me your angry face. Grr…
The green monster is angry. “I am angry – STOMP, STOMP, STOMP!” Have child stomp along with the green monster.
In your anger, do not sin. Take a deep breath, and think of God.

Activity #2:

Go outside on a sunny day and bring several balls to play with. (If it’s not sunny, set up a lamp on one side of the room.)
Sing while running around in the sun/shade (Tune: London Bridge is Falling Down) Run, run, run into the sun, into the sun, into the sun. Run, run, run into the sun – (speak) Oh! It’s SO hot! Run, run, run into the shade, into the shade, into the shade. Run, run, run into the shade – (speak) Ah! It’s nice and cool!
Talk about how God made the trees to give us shade. Thank You, God! God is in control of all creation.

Activity #3:

Make mud in a plastic tub OR play in brown rice in a tub.
Make “worms” out of pipe cleaners and beads. Bury the worms in the “dirt.”
Make the worms eat leaves. God made worms eat up the plant that gave Jonah shade. Jonah was angry. God was teaching Jonah to think about other people and have a kind heart toward them.