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A Big Storm Comes

Jonah Runs Away

Day 163of 180
Week 33of 36
15Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that God is powerful and in control of nature

2

Learn about the story of Jonah and the big storm

3

Practice listening and following simple instructions

📖 Scripture Connection

Jonah 1:4

“Then Yahweh sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty storm in the sea, so that the ship was likely to break.”

— Jonah 1:4 (WEB)

Demonstrates God's power and control over nature

📦 Materials Needed

  • Blue blanket or sheet
  • Toy boat or paper boat
  • Pillow
  • BibleMouse Resource Guide (PK3 Bible)
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

In today's BibleMouse lesson, we're going to learn about a big storm that God sent!

💭 Review Question: Remember how Jonah didn't want to listen to God yesterday?
2Teaching (5 min)

Jonah tried to run away from God, but God sent a huge storm to the boat!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God knows everything
  • We can't hide from God
  • God is powerful
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Have you ever seen a big storm?
  • How do storms make you feel?
3Activity: Stormy Seas Movement (6 min)
movement

Create a stormy sea with movements and sounds

📝 Instructions:
  1. Spread blue blanket on floor to be 'the sea'
  2. Place toy boat on blanket
  3. Parent rocks blanket gently, then more wildly
  4. Child pretends to be on rocking boat
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent does most of the rocking

Challenge: Child helps make storm sounds

4Closing (3 min)

Review the story of Jonah and the big storm

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did Jonah do?
  • Who sent the big storm?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear God, thank You that You are always watching over us

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn what happens when Jonah goes overboard!

💎 Memory Verse

Psalm 139:7

“God is everywhere!”

— Psalm 139:7 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Wave Hands Everywhere Game: Child waves hands up, down, left, right while saying 'God is everywhere!'

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

This lesson introduces God's sovereignty to young children

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use animated voice to keep attention
  • Make sound effects during storm activity
  • Be prepared to repeat instructions
🤔 Common Struggles:

Sitting still and focusing during storytelling

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's engagement with storm movements

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Color a storm picture from BibleMouse Printables Library
  • Sing a storm song from BibleMouse Song Collection

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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