Free Jonah and the Whale Preschool Printables

This pack of Jonah and the Whale preschool printables will help you extend the learning after reading your favorite version of the Bible story.

Children love the story of Jonah and the Whale. It’s a classic Bible story about fear and obedience. This story fits perfectly with your ocean or fish-themed preschool lessons. And, these story-based activity pages are a great way to extend the learning with your little ones.

Jonah and the Whale Preschool Printables

After you’ve read the story with your preschoolers, choose a fun Jonah and the Whale craft and a snack to extend the experience. The free printable featured below goes right along with the story and pulls out some of the fun learning aspects of the book.

HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES

After reading Jonah and the Whale with your little ones and completing some of the activity pages featured below, choose one or more of these hands-on activities to bring the story to life.

Little ones will strengthen fine motor muscles with this Jonah and the Whale clothespin craft. Modestly Hot

Choose one or more of these Jonah and the Whale activities to do with your children. Affordable Homeschooling

SNACKS AND TREATS

Fill these whale snack cups with Goldfish for a tasty treat that pairs perfectly with this story. Fun 365

Add some Swedish Fish candies to a cup of blue Jello for an instant “ocean” snack.

JONAH AND THE WHALE PRINTABLES

Inside this Jonah and the Whale printable pack, you’ll find the following activities which are perfect for home and Sunday School use:

• Tracing page: Designed to help preschoolers develop hand-eye coordination, kids will trace the line to help Jonah swim away from the whale.

• Tracing page 2: Children will practice tracing from left to write as they guide Jonah to the ship.

• Counting: Identify the number at the beginning of each row and color that many objects.

• Coloring: Preschoolers will color Jonah and the whale. Then, they’ll strengthen their scissor skills as they cut Jonah out and glue him in the belly of the whale.

• Matching: Strengthen visual discrimination skills with a matching page. Kids will draw a line between matching items.

• Handwriting: Kids will practice letter formation and letter recognition as they trace vocabulary words from the story.

• Reading: Build your child’s vocabulary with reading cards featuring key objects from the story.

• Color words: Read the color words to determine how to color the whales.

BOOKS ABOUT JONAH AND THE WHALE

Fill your book basket with a great collection of Jonah and the Whale stories. Most of these books can be found at your local library or used bookstore.

If you have a hard time finding them, you can order them through my Amazon affiliate links by clicking the images below.

Jonah and the Whale – Enjoy this traditional retelling of the classic Biblical story about Jonah and the Whale with beautiful illustrations!

Jonah’s Big Fish Adventure – Uh-oh! Jonah didn’t listen to God, and now he’s in the belly of a big fish! What will happen to Jonah next?

The Hard to Swallow Tale of Jonah and the Whale – The story of Jonah is full of ingredients that children love: a dangerous mission; a man on the run; danger at sea; an incredible whale rescue; and a grand finale about forgiveness.