Jonah and the Whale Lapbook for Homeschooling Families

Dive into the Bible story of Jonah and the Whale with this lapbook for elementary students.

In this Jonah and the Whale lapbook learning folder your students will learn all about how Jonah did not want to go to Ninevah to take God’s message to the people there, so he got on a ship and sailed away to Tarshish. Find out how he ends up in the belly of a fish, what happens to the people of Ninevah, and what happened to Jonah.

If this is the first time you and your students have completed a lapbook, be sure to read, How to Fold a Lapbook, to get started.

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Jonah and the Whale Recommended Book List:

Picture Books:

The Book of Jonah by Peter Spier This book by two-time Caldecott winner has a historical & geographical reference section at the back.

Jonah and the Whale by Giuseppe Di Lernia Another nice picture book re-telling of the Bible Story

Lift-the-Flap Bible Stories for Young Children by Andrew J. DeYoung For your youngest listeners; contains Bible stories from Creation to Easter.

Jonah and the Big Fish by Susan Collins Thoms A beautiful board book for your babies and toddlers

Jonah and the Whale by Rachel Elliot Another gorgeous picture book of the Bible story

Readers

The Beginner’s Bible Jonah and the Giant Fish: My First (I Can Read! / The Beginner’s Bible) from Zondervan Level 1 Reader

Jonah, God’s Messenger: Biblical Values, Level 2 (I Can Read! / Dennis Jones Series) from Zondervan Level 2 Reader

Jonah and the Whale: The Brick Bible for Kids by Brendan Powell Smith For your Lego lovers. 2nd grade level

The Hard to Swallow Tale of Jonah and the Whale by Joyce Denham 3rd to 4th grade reader that’s also an amazing picture book that provides a lot of historical details.

Swallowed by a Fish: The adventures of Jonah and the big fish (Defenders of the Faith) by Pip Reid and Bible Pathway Adventures Probably 4th grade level reader

Media

Rabbit Ears Production of Jonah and the Whale, told by Jason Robard. Your library likely has a CD or DVD of this classic tale.

Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie Stream from Amazon Prime or check your local library for a DVD copy

Reference

Kids’ Visual Study Bible by Zondervan. Has over 700 images along with reference notes to help your kids visualize the stories and geography of the Bible. This is a Bible that we are always pulling out to look up something.

Jonah and the Whale Lapbook Activities

After reading several versions of the story of Jonah and the Whale, print out the lapbook printables and complete these activities.

Book of Jonah Fan Fold – Answer questions about the Book of Jonah, and what God wanted Jonah to do.

Map Booklet – Add maps of Nineveh, Tarshish, and Joppa.

Storm Matchbook Fold – Answer: What happened while Jonah was on the ship?

Whale Layered Book – Write about Jonah’s time inside the fish/whale.

Nineveh Tabbed Book – What events happened in Nineveh?

Vine Fan Booklet – Write about what happened to Jonah after he arrived in Nineveh.

Jonah’s Lessons Booklet – Answer the questions about the lessons learned from this story.

The Jonah and the Whale Lapbook Printable Packet includes all of the elements needed to create your own lapbook, plus 4 coloring pages about the story.

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