Jonah & the Big Fish

October 18, 2026

Click the Bible Story button to read this week’s story.

This week’s Bible Story video found in the October 18th folder on the TV in your classroom. This would be fun to play after you tell the story with the story cards and felt pieces.

Worship Songs

Three songs have been provided in the October 18th folder along with the Bible Story so that you can worship through singing with your class. Toddlers and preschoolers will sing these three songs for three weeks. LIGHT STICKS will be provided for you to use while you sing “This Little Light of Mine” this month! Instruments and movement scarves are also provided for worship time! Have fun singing together! Click the buttons below to preview the songs.

Active Games

• Whale Bean Bag Toss: Toddlers and Preschoolers take turn tossing bean bags into a blue bucket decorated to be a “whale.” Connection: Who was in the belly of the giant fish in our Bible story today? Yes, Jonah! What did Jonah do inside the belly of the fish? Yes, Jonah prayed for 3 days and 3 nights. Jonah prayed “God forgive me!” Did God forgive Jonah? YES, God loved Jonah! What did the giant fish do? Yes, it spit Jonah out on dry land and Jonah ran to Nineveh to tell them about God’s love! Yay, God! Yay, Jonah! Let’s play a game together! Let’s pretend our bean bags are Jonah and this blue bucket is our giant fish. We will take turns trying to toss Jonah into the big fish. Ready to play?

Craft: Coloring Sheet (18 months-Pre-K 5)