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Jonah Ran Away

Singing Stories

Day 151of 180
Week 31of 36
15Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that Jonah tried to run away from God

2

Practice fast running movements while singing

3

Learn to listen and follow directions

📖 Scripture Connection

Jonah 1:3

“But Jonah rose up to flee to Tarshish from the presence of Yahweh, and went down to Joppa, and found a ship going to Tarshish; so he paid its fare and went down into it to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of Yahweh.”

— Jonah 1:3 (WEB)

Demonstrates Jonah's attempt to run away from God's instructions

📦 Materials Needed

  • BibleMouse Story Pictures of Jonah
  • Open floor space
  • Optional: whale puppet
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Recap previous lesson about happy songs and remind children about storytelling through music

💭 Review Question: What fun song did we sing yesterday?
2Teaching (5 min)

Introduce Jonah's story using simple language and BibleMouse story pictures

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God asked Jonah to do something special
  • Jonah didn't want to listen
  • Jonah tried to run away
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Have you ever not wanted to do something?
  • What does it mean to listen?
3Activity: Jonah's Running Song (6 min)
narrative song

Create a simple song with running movements

📝 Instructions:
  1. Stand in open space
  2. Sing: 'Jonah ran away, ran away, ran away'
  3. Run in place while singing
  4. Pretend to look scared when singing about running
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Walk slowly while singing

Challenge: Add different movement directions

4Closing (3 min)

Review Jonah's story and running movements

📝 Review Questions:
  • Who tried to run away?
  • What did Jonah do?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about the big fish that swallowed Jonah!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Jonah's story teaches about obedience and God's love

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use exaggerated movements to keep child engaged
  • Repeat song multiple times
  • Demonstrate running movements first
🤔 Common Struggles:

Staying focused and understanding the concept of listening to instructions

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's ability to follow song movements and show interest in the story

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Color Jonah story page from BibleMouse Printables Library
  • Act out the story with a simple puppet show

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