Jonah and the Big Fish Activity Book

Immerse your children in the famous story of Jonah using our Jonah and the Big Fish Activity Book. Tailored specifically for educators, this resource offers ready-to-use lessons designed to teach the biblical faith in a fun and interactive way. Each lesson is filled with creative activities that will captivate kids, making Bible learning both exciting and engaging. This 88-page PDF is suitable for 3rd through 6th graders and provides everything you need to bring the story of Jonah to life at home or in your classroom.

Lesson One: The runaway prophet
Coloring page: Jonah the prophet
Bible word search puzzle: The runaway prophet
Worksheet: The port of Joppa
Map activity: The Assyrian Empire
Worksheet: What’s the Word?
Worksheet: Jonah runs from God
Bible activity: Jonah sails to Tarshish
Worksheet: The world’s traders
Bible craft: Make a paper boat
Let’s learn Hebrew: Jonah
Worksheet: Discovering the tribe of Zebulun
Worksheet: The land of Zebulun

Lesson Two: Storm at sea
Bible quiz: Jonah and the mighty storm
Bible verse puzzle: Who was Jonah?
Newspaper worksheet: The Bible Times
Worksheet: The runaway prophet
Worksheet: Who were the Phoenicians?
Map activity: Design your own trading route
Worksheet: My Phoenician trade journal
Coloring page: Casting lots
Creative writing: Overboard!
Let’s learn Hebrew: The Hebrew alphabet
Bible craft: Make a rain cloud

**Lesson Three: Swallowed by a fish **
Coloring page: Swallowed by a fish
Bible word search puzzle: Swallowed by a fish
Worksheet: Parts of a fish
Let’s learn Hebrew: Fish
Worksheet: Swallowed by a fish
Worksheet: Understanding the Hebrew day
Coloring worksheet: Jonah and the great fish
Worksheet: Who was Jonah?
Labyrinth: To Nineveh!
Worksheet: City of Nineveh

Lesson Four: Nineveh repents
Coloring page: The king of Nineveh repents
Bible quiz: God’s message to Nineveh
Bible word scramble: How big was Nineveh?
Worksheet: Who was the king of Nineveh?
Worksheet: Write your name in cuneiform
Bible activity: Ancient Nineveh
Worksheet: Sackcloth and ashes
Worksheet: Repentance in action
Coloring activity: Discovering the Assyrian King
Worksheet: Meet the cast

Lesson Five: Jonah and the plant
Coloring page: Jonah and the plant
Newspaper worksheet: Nineveh repents!
Bible crossword puzzle: Jonah in Nineveh
Worksheet: From shade to sun
Worksheet: How do plants grow?
Let’s learn Hebrew: Tola’at
Worksheet: Design a worm
Bible activity: God is merciful
Worksheet: Exploring mercy
Bible quiz: Jonah and the big fish
Story sequencing activity: Jonah’s big adventure
Worksheet: True or false?
Bible story worksheets: Write your own story of Jonah

Bible story cards: The story of Jonah