coloring page Ages 2–4
Color the picture. Listen and tell.
Memory verse: Jonah 2:9 (KJV)
Free Sunday School lesson · Ages 2–12
Jonah and God's Mercy
Jonah 1:1-17; Jonah 2:1-10; Jonah 3:1-10; Jonah 4:1-11 (KJV)
This free Sunday School lesson teaches the whole book of Jonah, where Jonah flees from the LORD, prays out of the fish's belly, preaches at Nineveh, and is taught about God's mercy. It is written for ages 2 to 12, and children learn where Jonah went, what he prayed, and what God did for Nineveh. Each age group gets six printable activities.
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Sunday School lesson
This lesson at a glance
- Bible passage
- Jonah 1:1-17; Jonah 2:1-10; Jonah 3:1-10; Jonah 4:1-11
- Ages
- 2 to 12, in four age groups
- What is included
- Six activity sheets for each age group and one Teacher Notes and Answer Keys guide
- Memory verse
- Jonah 2:9 (KJV)
- Format
- US Letter PDFs, print-ready, black and white
- Access
- Open to everyone. Free to print and copy for your class
What children learn
Children learn that Jonah fled from the LORD, that he prayed Salvation is of the LORD, and that God spared Nineveh when its people turned. Where the King James says God repented of the evil, the teacher guide explains that He held back the judgment He had announced.
The printables in this lesson
Each age group has six different activities, chosen for what a child of that age can do. Read any one on screen before you print it.
Ages 2–4 All ages 2–4 resources
sequencing activity Ages 2–4
Cut the pictures. Put the first event first. Tell.
Adult help with scissors and glue.
early learner activity Ages 2–4
Color. Draw inside. Fold and tell.
Adult help with folding and scissors.
Ages 5–6 All ages 5–6 resources
early learner activity Ages 5–6
Look carefully. Find. Tell. Explain.
Memory verse: Jonah 2:9 (KJV)
sequencing activity Ages 5–6
Read together. Write 1-3. Cut and retell.
Adult help with scissors.
Scripture memory activity Ages 5–6
Read together. Fill one word. Cut the bookmarks.
Memory verse: Jonah 2:9 (KJV)
Adult help with scissors.
early learner activity Ages 5–6
Cut. Find the pairs. Explain each Bible picture.
Adult help with scissors.
Ages 7–9 All ages 7–9 resources
Scripture memory activity Ages 7–9
Read. Recall the missing words. Locate the verse.
Memory verse: Jonah 2:9 (KJV)
Adult help with scissors.
Bible study worksheet Ages 7–9
Read the references. Record answers. Explain a connection.
comprehension worksheet Ages 7–9
Read. Look at the reminders. Explain the Bible lesson.
Ages 10–12 All ages 10–12 resources
Bible study worksheet Ages 10–12
Read the references. Write discoveries beside the pictures.
Bible study worksheet Ages 10–12
Find each word. Explain its meaning in this passage.
Bible study worksheet Ages 10–12
Read the Scripture. Explain and plan a practical response.
Teacher Notes & Answer Keys
One guide for all four age groups: the lesson objective, teaching guidance, a verified answer for every sheet above, the meaning of the King James words the sheets use, and preparation and safety notes. Each entry names the sheet it answers.
Before you teach it
The fish is a representative creature, not a species identification or anatomical claim about swallowing. Avoid frightening storm, swallowed-body or destruction images. When the KJV says God repented of the evil in 3:10, explain that He relented from announced judgment; it does not mean God sinned. Teach mercy for others rather than resentment. Pictures are visual reminders; species, clothing, exact shapes and small scene details are reconstructions unless the passage states them. Offer pointing, oral answers or a scribe. Supervise all cutting. Read the cited verses before using the activities.
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