Preschool: Jonah Disobeys God

August 17th, 2009

August 16

Our preschoolers are continuing to learn- Why should we do what God says? Because God knows what’s best for me. This week we learned about Jonah. God told Jonah to go to Ninevah but Jonah disobeyed God. He got on a boat and tried to hide from God. After God sent a storm, the men on the boat threw Jonah overboard. But God didn’t want Jonah to drown, so he senta BIG fish to swallow Jonah. Next week, we’ll find out what happened next.

To help us remember our story, we had a lot of fishy fun! We made fish pictures, ate yummy fish shaped cookies, and we played with boats and fish in some water.

Parents, this week we talked about a really fun story in the Bible. Kids love the story of Jonah. This week, get out some blankets and use some furniture to make a fort with your kids. Pretend the fort is a BIG fish. Crawl inside and read the story of Jonah from a children’s Bible. Talk about what it might have been like for Jonah inside the BIG fish.

The kids are really getting to know this month’s memory verse. Be sure to practice it at home too. “God’s (point up) way (spread hands in front of self) is perfect (2 thumbs up).” Psalms 18:30 (hold hands in front of self like a book)

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